2022 Monterrey Open

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2022 Monterrey Open
Date28 February – 6 March
Edition14th
Category WTA 250
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$235,238
Surface Hard
Location Monterrey, Mexico
VenueClub Sonoma
Champions
Singles
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Leylah Fernandez
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Catherine Harrison / Flag of the United States.svg Sabrina Santamaria
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The 2022 Monterrey Open (also known as the Abierto GNP Seguros for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 14th edition of the Monterrey Open and a WTA 250 tournament on the 2022 WTA Tour. It took place at the Club Sonoma in Monterrey, Mexico, from February 28 to March 6, 2022. [1] During this tournament, the WTA and other international governing bodies of tennis including the ATP did not have players of Russia and Belarus compete under their country flags as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [2]

Contents

Champions

Singles

Doubles

Points and prize money

Point distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ2Q1
Singles2801801106030118121
Doubles1

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q2Q1
Singles$31,000$18,037$10,100$5,800$3,675$2,675$1,950$1,270
Doubles*$10,800$6,300$3,800$2,300$1,750

*per team

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRanking1Seed
Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Elina Svitolina 151
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Leylah Fernandez 192
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Madison Keys 293
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Sara Sorribes Tormo 324
Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Camila Osorio 455
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Nuria Párrizas Díaz 476
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sloane Stephens 577
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ann Li 588

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following player received a special exempt into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of France.svg  FRA Elixane Lechemia Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ingrid Neel 1461
Flag placeholder.svg Anastasia Potapova Flag placeholder.svg Kamilla Rakhimova 1612
Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Nao Hibino Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Miyu Kato 1723
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kaitlyn Christian Flag placeholder.svg Lidziya Marozava 1834

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

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