2022 Mubadala World Tennis Championship – Men's singles

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Men's singles
2022 Mubadala World Tennis Championship
Final
Champion Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Tsitsipas
Runner-upFlag placeholder.svg Andrey Rublev
Score6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  2021  · Mubadala World Tennis Championship ·  2023  

Stefanos Tsitsipas won the title, defeating the defending champion Andrey Rublev [1] [2] in the final.

Contents

Seeds

  1. Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Alcaraz (semifinals) (fourth place)
  2. Flag of Norway.svg Casper Ruud (semifinals) (third place)
  3. Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Tsitsipas (champion)
  4. Flag placeholder.svg Andrey Rublev (final) (runner-up)
  5. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cameron Norrie (quarterfinals) (fifth place)
  6. Flag of Croatia.svg Borna Ćorić (quarterfinals) (sixth place)

Draw

Key

Draw

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Alcaraz 2 1
4 Flag placeholder.svg Andrey Rublev 66
6 Flag of Croatia.svg Borna Ćorić 644
4 Flag placeholder.svg Andrey Rublev 776
4 Flag placeholder.svg Andrey Rublev 2 62
3 Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Tsitsipas 64 6
3 Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Tsitsipas 66
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cameron Norrie 1 4
3 Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Tsitsipas 66Third Place Match
2 Flag of Norway.svg Casper Ruud 2 2
1 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Alcaraz 1 4
2 Flag of Norway.svg Casper Ruud 66

Play-offs

Fifth Place Match
     
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cameron Norrie 67
6 Flag of Croatia.svg Borna Ćorić 3 5

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