Events at the 2022 BWF World Championships
Singles	men	women
Doubles	men	women	mixed

The women's singles tournament of the 2022 BWF World Championships took place from 22 to 28 August 2022 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo.

Defending champion Akane Yamaguchi defeated Chen Yu Fei, 21-12, 10-21, 21-14 to retain her title.

The seeding list was based on the World Rankings of 9 August 2022.^[1]

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Akane Yamaguchi	21	21
	3	An Se-young	19	12
								1	Akane Yamaguchi	21	10	21
								4	Chen Yufei	12	21	14
	4	Chen Yufei	15	21	21
	2	Tai Tzu-ying	21	14	18

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarter-finals
								1	A Yamaguchi	21	21
									G M Tunjung	12	15
		K Gilmour	22	7
		G M Tunjung	24	21
															1	A Yamaguchi	21	21
															14	S Takahashi	18	7
								14	S Takahashi	9	21	21
									Kim G-e	21	16	13
		Kim G-e	21	21
		L Kjærsfeldt	13	7
																						1	A Yamaguchi	21	21
																						5	C Marín	17	17
								5	C Marín	21	21
									WY Zhang	16	14
		Thet Htar T	7	21	19
		WY Zhang	21	11	21
															5	C Marín	16	21	22
															9	He BJ	21	15	20
								9	He BJ	21	21
									I Wang	13	7
		K Polikarpova	5	13
		I Wang	21	21

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarter-finals
								3	An S-y	21	21
									Nguyễn T L	18	10
		A Ohori	21	19	11
		Nguyễn T L	10	21	21
															3	An S-y	21	21
															16	BW Zhang	12	10
								16	BW Zhang	21	21
									L Huet	8	14
		K Kuuba	18	16
		L Huet	21	21
																						3	An S-y	21	15	22
																							Han Y	14	21	20
								7	P. V. Sindhu
									Han Y	w	/	o
		Han Y	21	21
		Qi XF	14	15
																Han Y	21	21
															11	Wang ZY	11	13
								11	Wang ZY	21	21
									L Christophersen	15	14
		M Bansod	14	12
		L Christophersen	21	21

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarter-finals
		L Tan	14	20
		Yip P Y	21	22
									Yip P Y	19	13
								13	M Li	21	21
															13	M Li	25	16	21
															8	R Intanon	23	21	13
		P Chaiwan	21	21
		Pai Y-p	18	13
									P Chaiwan	17	17
								8	R Intanon	21	21
																						13	M Li	18	17
																						4	Chen YF	21	21
		Yeo J M
		Sim Y-j	w	/	o
									Sim Y-j	21	16	10
								10	P Chochuwong	18	21	21
															10	P Chochuwong	17	21	10
															4	Chen YF	21	17	21
		S Cheah S Y	21	21
		P K Wardani	19	18
									S Cheah S Y	17	15
								4	Chen YF	21	21

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarter-finals
		D Hany	10	10
		Y Li	21	21
									Y Li	22	16	20
								12	B Ongbamrungphan	20	21	22
															12	B Ongbamrungphan	21	16	21
																S Nehwal	17	21	13
		S Nehwal	21	21
		Cheung N Y	19	9
									S Nehwal	w	/	o
								6	N Okuhara
																						12	B Ongbamrungphan	16	9
																						2	Tai T-y	21	21
		Vũ T T	21	21
		Kisona S	10	17
									Vũ T T	21	16	21
								15	M Blichfeldt	18	21	18
																Vũ T T	15	10
															2	Tai T-y	21	21
		M Repiská	21	12	21
		M Ulitina	16	21	17
									M Repiská	9	12
								2	Tai T-y	21	21