2022 Sanremo Challenger – Singles

Singles
Singles
2022 Sanremo Challenger
Final
Champion	Holger Rune
Runner-up	Francesco Passaro
Score	6–1, 2–6, 6–4
Events
Singles	Doubles

Last updated November 06, 2023

This was the first edition of the tournament since it was discontinued in 2011.^[1]

Seeds

Holger Rune (champion)
Gianluca Mager (semifinals)
Radu Albot (second round)
Pierre-Hugues Herbert (first round)
Hugo Grenier (first round)
Flavio Cobolli (first round)
Thomas Fabbiano (quarterfinals)
Alexandre Müller (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals				Final

1	Holger Rune	6	6

	Andrea Arnaboldi	4	1
				1	Holger Rune	6	2	6

				Q	Francesco Passaro	1	6	4
Q	Francesco Passaro	6	6

2	Gianluca Mager	1	1

Top half

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

1	H Rune	6	7¹⁴
	E Tiurnev	3	6¹²		1	H Rune	6	6
	G Zeppieri	4	2			N Fatić	3	2
	N Fatić	6	6							1	H Rune	6	6
	G Blancaneaux	3	0^r							WC	M Gigante	3	0
Q	M Martineau	6	4		Q	M Martineau	3	5
WC	M Gigante	2	6	6	WC	M Gigante	6	7
6	F Cobolli	6	4	3											1	H Rune	6	6
4	P-H Herbert	6	3	3												A Arnaboldi	4	1
	M Zekić	4	6	6		M Zekić	7	2	4
	R Haase	5	6	2		A Vatutin	5	6	6
	A Vatutin	7	2	6							A Vatutin	2	6	6⁷
WC	M Arnaldi	5	5								A Arnaboldi	6	3	7⁹
	R Bonadio	7	7			R Bonadio	6	2	3
	A Arnaboldi	6	6			A Arnaboldi	4	6	6
5	H Grenier	3	2

Bottom half

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

8	A Müller	6	6
	L Miedler	3	4		8	A Müller	1	2
	B Gojo	4	2		Q	F Passaro	6	6
Q	F Passaro	6	6							Q	F Passaro	4	6	6
Q	M Valkusz	6	6							Q	M Valkusz	6	3	2
WC	M Donati	1	2		Q	M Valkusz	6	1	6
Q	K Sultanov	2	6	1	3	R Albot	3	6	2
3	R Albot	6	3	6											Q	F Passaro	6	6
7	T Fabbiano	7	1	6											2	G Mager	1	1
	J Sels	5	6	2	7	T Fabbiano	7	3	7
	V Sachko	6	6			V Sachko	5	6	5
Q	Edoardo Lavagno	3	4							7	T Fabbiano	4	3
Q	V Vacherot	1	7⁷	6²						2	G Mager	6	6
	E Karlovskiy	6	6⁵	7⁷		E Karlovskiy	1	4
	F Forti	2	4		2	G Mager	6	6
2	G Mager	6	6

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