The2022 Wimbledon Championships was aGrand Slam tiertennis tournament that took place at theAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club inWimbledon, London, United Kingdom.Novak Djokovic successfully defended his gentlemen's singles title to claim his 21stmajor title, defeatingNick Kyrgios in the final.[1][2]Ashleigh Barty was the reigning ladies' champion, but did not defend her title after retiring from professional tennis in March 2022.[3] The ladies' singles title was won byElena Rybakina, who defeatedOns Jabeur in the final.[4]
This year, the AELTCbarred Russian and Belarusian players from competing because of theRussian invasion of Ukraine. In reaction, theWTA,ATP, andITF withdrew ranking points from the tournament.
The tournament was played ongrass courts, with all main draw matches played at theAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon from 27 June to 10 July 2022. Initial wild card entries were first announced on 14 June 2022.[5] Qualifying matches were played from 20 June to 23 June 2022 at theBank of England Sports Ground inRoehampton.[citation needed]
The 2022 championships were the 135th edition, the 128th staging of the ladies’ singles championship event, the 54th in theOpen Era, and the thirdGrand Slam tournament of the year. The tournament was being run by theInternational Tennis Federation (ITF) and included in the2022 ATP Tour and the2022 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category, as well as the 2022 ITF tours for junior and wheelchair competitions respectively. The tournament consisted of men's (singles and doubles), women's (singles and doubles), mixed doubles, boys' (under 18 – singles and doubles, under 14 – singles), girls' (under 18 – singles and doubles, under 14 – singles), which were a part of the Grade A category of tournaments for under 18, and singles & doubles events for men's and women'swheelchair tennis players. This edition marked the return of the gentlemen's and ladies' invitational doubles competitions for the first time since2019, along with the introduction of a new mixed invitational doubles draw.[citation needed]
This was the tournament's first edition with a scheduled order of play on the first Sunday during the event, dubbed "Middle Sunday". Prior to the 2022 edition, the tournament had seen only four exceptions to the tradition of withholding competition on Middle Sunday to accommodate delayed matches during championships that were heavily disrupted by rain.[6] Additionally, this was the first edition of the tournament to have a championstie break rule in the final set. Unlike in 2019 and 2021, which had a standard seven-point tie break at 12 games all in the final set, this tie break was played up to 10 points when a match reaches 6 games all, to be won by two clear points to win the match.[7]
To commemorate the centenary of the opening ofCentre Court in 1922 and to mark the inauguration of middle Sunday play, several former singles champions were invited to a special celebration on Sunday 3 July 2022. The event was hosted bySue Barker andClare Balding withJohn McEnroe, who paid tribute to Barker's thirty years as the BBC's Wimbledon presenter. The champions were presented first by the number of singles titles won and then chronologically within that category from furthest to most recent winners. In order of presentation the champions were: one-time winners –Angela Mortimer,Ann Jones,Stan Smith,Jan Kodeš,Patrick "Pat" Cash,Conchita Martínez,Martina Hingis,Goran Ivanišević,Lleyton Hewitt,Marion Bartoli,Angelique Kerber andSimona Halep; two-time winners –Stefan Edberg,Rafael Nadal,Petra Kvitová andAndy Murray; three-time winners –Margaret Smith Court,John Newcombe,Chris Evert and John McEnroe; four-time winnerRod Laver; five-time winnersBjörn Borg andVenus Williams; six-time winnersBillie Jean King andNovak Djokovic; and eight-time winnerRoger Federer. The only nine-time singles champion,Martina Navratilova, cancelled her appearance after contractingCOVID-19 on the morning of the event. British former playerTim Henman was also presented to reminisce about his matches on the court as a member of the Wimbledon Committee of Management.[8]
Novak Djokovic def.
Nick Kyrgios, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Elena Rybakina def.
Ons Jabeur, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2Matthew Ebden /Max Purcell def.
Nikola Mektić /Mate Pavić, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(3–7), 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(10–2)
Barbora Krejčíková /Kateřina Siniaková def.
Elise Mertens /
Zhang Shuai, 6–2, 6–4
Neal Skupski /
Desirae Krawczyk def.Matthew Ebden /Samantha Stosur, 6–4, 6–3
Shingo Kunieda def.Alfie Hewett, 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(10–5)
Diede de Groot def.Yui Kamiji, 6–4, 6–2Sam Schröder def.Niels Vink, 7–6(7–5), 6–1
Gustavo Fernandez /Shingo Kunieda def.Alfie Hewett /Gordon Reid, 6–3, 6–1Yui Kamiji /Dana Mathewson def.Diede de Groot /Aniek van Koot, 6–1, 7–5Sam Schröder /Niels Vink def.Andy Lapthorne /David Wagner, 6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–3Mili Poljičak def.Michael Zheng, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3)Liv Hovde def.
Luca Udvardy, 6–3, 6–4Sebastian Gorzny /Alex Michelsen def.
Gabriel Debru / Paul Inchauspé, 7–6(7–5), 6–3Rose Marie Nijkamp /
Angella Okutoyi def.
Kayla Cross /Victoria Mboko, 3–6, 6–4, [11–9]
Cho Se-hyuk def. Carel Aubriel Ngounoue, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Alexia Ioana Tatu def. Andreea Diana Soare, 7–6(7–2), 6–4Bob Bryan /Mike Bryan def.Xavier Malisse /
Marcos Baghdatis, 6–3, 6–4Kim Clijsters /
Martina Hingis def.
Daniela Hantuchová /Laura Robson, 6–4, 6–2Nenad Zimonjić /Marion Bartoli def.Todd Woodbridge /
Cara Black, 7–6(7–1), 6–1The Wimbledon Championships total prize money for 2022 is a record£40,350,000, an increase of 15.23% compared to 2021 and 6.18% vs 2019 when the event was last played with a full capacity crowd.[9]
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 1281 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | £2,000,000 | £1,050,000 | £535,000 | £310,000 | £190,000 | £120,000 | £78,000 | £50,000 | £32,000 | £19,000 | £11,000 |
| Doubles * | £540,000 | £270,000 | £135,000 | £67,000 | £33,000 | £20,000 | £12,500 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| Mixed Doubles * | £124,000 | £62,000 | £31,000 | £16,000 | £7,500 | £3,750 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| Wheelchair Singles | £51,000 | £26,000 | £17,500 | £12,000 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| Wheelchair Doubles * | £22,000 | £11,000 | £6,500 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| Quad Singles | £51,000 | £26,000 | £17,500 | £12,000 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| Quad Doubles * | £22,000 | £11,000 | £6,500 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
*per team
In April 2022, the AELTC announced that players representing Russia or Belarus would not be allowed to enter the upcoming Championships as a consequence ofRussia's invasion of Ukraine, stating that "it would be unacceptable for the Russian regime to derive any benefits from the involvement of Russian or Belarusian players",[10] and citing guidance given by the British government.[11] TheLawn Tennis Association (LTA) also banned players representing Russia and Belarus from other tennis tournaments taking place in the UK.[12] Outside of theDavis Cup and theBillie Jean King Cup, players from these countries were allowed to compete in other tournaments, including at the Grand Slam level at the year'sFrench Open andUS Open, as neutral players without national flags.[13]
The ban attracted criticism from many players, including from defending and six-time champion Novak Djokovic, who described it as "crazy".[14]Andrey Rublev, one of the players affected by the ban, accused the AELTC of making an "illogical" and "discriminatory" decision.[15] Others, such as UkrainiansMarta Kostyuk andSergiy Stakhovsky, came out in support of the ban.[16] The three international governing bodies of tennis—theATP,WTA, andITF—criticised the decision, and on 20 May 2022 they stripped the tournament of its ranking points, on the bases that participation should be based on merit rather than nationality and that the unilateral decision by the AELTC contrasts with the remainder of the tour.[17] This decision received criticism as well, with two-time men's singles championAndy Murray commenting that the removal of ranking points will likely not affect participation in the event and has frustrated players.[18]
The WTA and the ATP each levied $1 million in fines against the AELTC and the LTA as a consequence of the ban.[19][20]
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