The 2022
Tel Aviv Open
The Tel Aviv Open is an ATP World Tour affiliated tennis tournament. It was played from 1978 through 1981 and 1983 through 1996 and was to be resumed in 2014, marking the end of the tournament in St. Petersburg, however, the 2014 edition was canc ...
(also known as the 2022 Tel Aviv Watergen Open for sponsorship purposes) was a
tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
tournament to be played on indoor
hard court
A hardcourt (or hard court) is a surface or floor on which a sport is played, most usually in reference to tennis courts. It is typically made of rigid materials such as asphalt or concrete, and covered with acrylic resins to seal the surface an ...
s. It was the 1st edition of the
Tel Aviv Open
The Tel Aviv Open is an ATP World Tour affiliated tennis tournament. It was played from 1978 through 1981 and 1983 through 1996 and was to be resumed in 2014, marking the end of the tournament in St. Petersburg, however, the 2014 edition was canc ...
at the
ATP Tour
The ATP Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for men organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals. The second-tier tour is the ATP Challenger Tour and the third-tier is the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour. The equivalent women's organ ...
level since 1996, and part of the
ATP Tour 250 series of the
2022 ATP Tour
The 2022 ATP Tour was the global elite men's professional tennis circuit organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2022 tennis season. The 2022 ATP Tour calendar comprised the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the I ...
. It was played at
Expo Tel Aviv
Expo Tel Aviv (formerly the Israel Trade Fairs and Convention Center ( he, מרכז הירידים והקונגרסים בישראל) and later the Tel Aviv Convention Center ( he, מרכז הירידים - תל אביב), commonly referred to as ...
in
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the ...
,
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
, from 26 September to 2 October 2022.
The event was primarily organized due to the cancellation of tournaments in China during the 2022 season because of the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identi ...
.
Champions
Singles
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Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic ( sr-Cyrl, Новак Ђоковић, translit=Novak Đoković, ; born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has been ranked world No. 1 for a record total 373 weeks, and has finished as the year-end No. 1 ...
def.
Marin Čilić
Marin Čilić (; born 28 September 1988) is a Croatian professional tennis player. Čilić has won 20 ATP Tour singles titles, including a major at the 2014 US Open. He was also runner-up at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships and the 2018 Austral ...
, 6–3, 6–4
* It was Djokovic's 3rd title of the year and the 89th of his career.
Doubles
*
Rohan Bopanna
Rohan Bopanna ( ; born 4 March 1980) is an Indian professional tennis player. His singles career-high ranking was world No. 213 in 2007 and his career-high ranking in doubles was world No. 3 on 22 July 2013. He has been a member of the Indian ...
/
Matwé Middelkoop
Matwé Middelkoop (; born 3 September 1983) is a Dutch professional tennis player who specialises in doubles.
He has won 13 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, most notably the 2022 Rotterdam Open alongside Robin Haase, and reached a career high dou ...
def.
Santiago González /
Andrés Molteni
Andrés Molteni (; ; born 15 March 1988) is a professional tennis player from Argentina who specialises in doubles. He reached his highest ATP doubles ranking of No. 31 on 21 March 2022 and his highest ATP singles ranking of No. 181 in May 2011. H ...
, 6–2, 6–4
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
*
1 Rankings are as of 19 September 2022.
Other entrants
The following players received
wildcard
Wild card most commonly refers to:
* Wild card (cards), a playing card that substitutes for any other card in card games
* Wild card (sports), a tournament or playoff place awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal pla ...
s into the main draw:
*
Hamad Međedović
Hamad Međedović (; born 18 July 2003) is a Serbian tennis player.
On 20 March 2023, Međedović reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 192. On 24 May 2021, he peaked at No. 1267 in the doubles rankings.
Međedović has a ca ...
*
Yshai Oliel
Yshai Oliel ( he, ישי עוליאל; born 5 January 2000) is an Israeli tennis player. He was the No. 1 Israeli singles from October 4, 2021, until October 3, 2022.
Oliel is a two-time Junior Orange Bowl champion, having won in 2012 and 201 ...
*
Dominic Thiem
Dominic Thiem (; born 3 September 1993) is an Austrian professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 3 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals, which he first achieved in March 2020. He is the second-highest ...
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
*
Liam Broady
Liam Tarquin Broady (born 4 January 1994) is a tennis player and current British No. 6. In 2010, he won the Boys' Doubles at Wimbledon with Tom Farquharson, and the Boys' Doubles at the Australian Open with Joshua Ward-Hibbert, as well as reac ...
*
Marius Copil
Marius Copil (born 17 October 1990) is a Romanian professional tennis player playing on the ATP World Tour and ATP Challenger Tour. He is a member of the Romanian Davis Cup team. Copil is known for his extremely fast, powerful, and consiste ...
*
Cem İlkel
Cem İlkel (born 21 August 1995) is a Turkish tennis player.
İlkel has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 144 achieved on 29 November 2021. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 299 achieved on 27 August 2018. He has won o ...
*
Edan Leshem
Edan Leshem ( he, עידן לשם; born March 19, 1997) is an Israeli tennis player. In 2015, he began playing for the Israel Davis Cup team at the age of 17.
His career-high ranking in singles is World No. 249, which Leshem achieved on 18 Dece ...
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
*
Vasek Pospisil
Vasek Pospisil ( ; cs, Vašek Pospíšil, ; known in born June 23, 1990) is a Canadian professional tennis player. Pospisil has a career-high world singles ranking of No. 25, and No. 4 in doubles. Along with partner Jack Sock, he won the 2014 ...
Withdrawals
*
Benjamin Bonzi → replaced by
Hugo Grenier
Hugo Grenier (born 23 March 1996) is a French tennis player.
Grenier has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 95 achieved on 12 September 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 362 achieved on 21 February 202 ...
*
Karen Khachanov
Karen Abgarovich Khachanov (russian: Каре́н Абга́рович Хача́нов; born 21 May 1996) is a Russian professional tennis player. Khachanov has won four ATP Tour singles titles, including a Masters 1000 title at the 2018 Paris ...
→ replaced by
J. J. Wolf
*
Alex Molčan
Alex Molčan (born 1 December 1997) is a Slovak professional tennis player. Molčan has a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 38 achieved on 23 May 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 268 achieved on 14 June 2021 ...
→ replaced by
Tomás Martín Etcheverry
Tomás Martín Etcheverry (born 18 July 1999) is an Argentine tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 72, achieved on 25 July 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 241, achieved on 28 Febru ...
*
Tommy Paul
Tommy Paul (4 March 1909 – 28 April 1991) was a world featherweight boxing champion from Buffalo, New York. He won the world featherweight championship in May 1932, defeating Johnny Pena in a boxing tournament in Detroit. He was inducted in ...
→ replaced by
Constant Lestienne
Constant Lestienne (; born 23 May 1992) is a French professional tennis player. He competes mainly on the ITF Men's Circuit and ATP Challenger Tour. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 61 on 3 October 2022 and his highest doub ...
*
Albert Ramos Viñolas
Albert Ramos Viñolas (; born 17 January 1988) is a Spanish professional tennis player. He is currently ranked in the top 40 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), and has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 17, ...
→ replaced by
Vasek Pospisil
Vasek Pospisil ( ; cs, Vašek Pospíšil, ; known in born June 23, 1990) is a Canadian professional tennis player. Pospisil has a career-high world singles ranking of No. 25, and No. 4 in doubles. Along with partner Jack Sock, he won the 2014 ...
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
*
1 Rankings are as of 19 September 2022.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
*
Daniel Cukierman /
Edan Leshem
Edan Leshem ( he, עידן לשם; born March 19, 1997) is an Israeli tennis player. In 2015, he began playing for the Israel Davis Cup team at the age of 17.
His career-high ranking in singles is World No. 249, which Leshem achieved on 18 Dece ...
*
Hamad Međedović
Hamad Međedović (; born 18 July 2003) is a Serbian tennis player.
On 20 March 2023, Međedović reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 192. On 24 May 2021, he peaked at No. 1267 in the doubles rankings.
Međedović has a ca ...
/
Yshai Oliel
Yshai Oliel ( he, ישי עוליאל; born 5 January 2000) is an Israeli tennis player. He was the No. 1 Israeli singles from October 4, 2021, until October 3, 2022.
Oliel is a two-time Junior Orange Bowl champion, having won in 2012 and 201 ...
The following pair received entry as alternates:
*
Marco Bortolotti
Marco Bortolotti (born 21 January 1991) is an Italian tennis player.
Bortolotti has a career high doubles ranking of 103 achieved on 22 August 2022. He also has a career high ATP singles ranking of 355 achieved on 25 April 2016.
Bortolotti has ...
/
Sergio Martos Gornés
Sergio Martos Gornés (born 19 October 1994) is a Spanish tennis player.
Martos Gornés has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 726 achieved on 20 July 2015. He also has a career high doubles ranking of World No. 106 achieved on 6 Feb ...
Withdrawals
*
Benjamin Bonzi /
Arthur Rinderknech → replaced by
Marco Bortolotti
Marco Bortolotti (born 21 January 1991) is an Italian tennis player.
Bortolotti has a career high doubles ranking of 103 achieved on 22 August 2022. He also has a career high ATP singles ranking of 355 achieved on 25 April 2016.
Bortolotti has ...
/
Sergio Martos Gornés
Sergio Martos Gornés (born 19 October 1994) is a Spanish tennis player.
Martos Gornés has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 726 achieved on 20 July 2015. He also has a career high doubles ranking of World No. 106 achieved on 6 Feb ...
*
Tomás Martín Etcheverry
Tomás Martín Etcheverry (born 18 July 1999) is an Argentine tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 72, achieved on 25 July 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 241, achieved on 28 Febru ...
/
Albert Ramos Viñolas
Albert Ramos Viñolas (; born 17 January 1988) is a Spanish professional tennis player. He is currently ranked in the top 40 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), and has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 17, ...
→ replaced by
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic ( sr-Cyrl, Новак Ђоковић, translit=Novak Đoković, ; born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has been ranked world No. 1 for a record total 373 weeks, and has finished as the year-end No. 1 ...
/
Jonathan Erlich
Jonathan Dario "Yoni" Erlich ( he, יונתן דאריו "יוני" ארליך, born 5 April 1977) is an Israeli former professional tennis player. During his career, he was mainly a doubles specialist, having won the men's doubles title at the ...
References
External links
Official websiteTournament page at ATPWorldTour.com
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Tel Aviv Open
Tel Aviv Open
The Tel Aviv Open is an ATP World Tour affiliated tennis tournament. It was played from 1978 through 1981 and 1983 through 1996 and was to be resumed in 2014, marking the end of the tournament in St. Petersburg, however, the 2014 edition was canc ...
Tel Aviv Open
The Tel Aviv Open is an ATP World Tour affiliated tennis tournament. It was played from 1978 through 1981 and 1983 through 1996 and was to be resumed in 2014, marking the end of the tournament in St. Petersburg, however, the 2014 edition was canc ...
September 2022 events in Israel
October 2022 events in Israel
Tel Aviv Open
The Tel Aviv Open is an ATP World Tour affiliated tennis tournament. It was played from 1978 through 1981 and 1983 through 1996 and was to be resumed in 2014, marking the end of the tournament in St. Petersburg, however, the 2014 edition was canc ...
Tel Aviv Open
The Tel Aviv Open is an ATP World Tour affiliated tennis tournament. It was played from 1978 through 1981 and 1983 through 1996 and was to be resumed in 2014, marking the end of the tournament in St. Petersburg, however, the 2014 edition was canc ...