The 2022 Tallinn Open event was a professional women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Forus Tennis Centre[1] and held between 26 September and 2 October 2022. It was the first tournament in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA)'s history to be held in Tallinn, Estonia and was organized as a WTA 250 event on the 2022 WTA Tour.[2][3][4]
The event was held for the first time, however, it was one of the six tournaments that were given single-year WTA 250 licenses in September and October 2022 due to the cancellation of tournaments in China during the 2022 season because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the suspension of tournaments in China following former WTA player Peng Shuai's allegation of sexual assault against a Chinese government official.[5][6]
Champions
Singles
Barbora Krejčíková def. 
Anett Kontaveit 6–2, 6–3
This is Krejčíková's first title of the year and fourth of her career.
Doubles
Lyudmyla Kichenok / Nadiia Kichenok def. 
Nicole Melichar-Martinez / 
Laura Siegemund 7–5, 4–6, [10–7]
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's singles | $31,000 | $18,037 | $10,100 | $5,800 | $3,675 | $2,675 | $1,950 | $1,270 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's doubles* | $10,800 | $6,300 | $3,800 | $2,300 | $1,750 | — | — | — |
1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money.
*per team
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank† | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| EST
|
Anett Kontaveit | 3 | 1 |
 SUI
|
Belinda Bencic | 14 | 2 |
 BRA
|
Beatriz Haddad Maia | 16 | 3 |
| USA
|
Madison Keys | 17 | 4 |
 LAT
|
Jeļena Ostapenko[7] | 19 | 5 |
 KAZ |
|||
| CZE
|
Barbora Krejčíková | 25 | 7 |
 CHN
|
Zhang Shuai | 28 | 8 |
| SUI
|
Jil Teichmann | 31 | 9 |
† Rankings are as of 19 September 2022.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following player received entry into the singles main draw with a special ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
- Anhelina Kalinina → replaced by Wang Xiyu
- Elena Rybakina → replaced by
Mirjam Björklund 
Clara Tauson → replaced by Wang Xinyu
Alison Van Uytvanck → replaced by 
Jaqueline Cristian
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA
|
Nicole Melichar-Martinez | GER
|
Laura Siegemund | 51 | 1 |
 NOR
|
Ulrikke Eikeri |  SVK
|
Tereza Mihalíková | 100 | 2 |
| UKR
|
Lyudmyla Kichenok | UKR
|
Nadiia Kichenok | 114 | 3 |
 JPN
|
Miyu Kato | CHN
|
Wang Xinyu | 143 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of 19 September 2022.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Vivian Heisen / Monica Niculescu → replaced by Jaqueline Cristian / Vivian Heisen
References
- ^ Press release, Tallinn Open (20 August 2022)
- ^ "WTA, i tornei in autunno: novità Tallinn e Monastir, un '1000' a Guadalajara. Torna l'Asia (ma non la Cina)". oktennis.it.
- ^ "Tallinn Open Overview". wtatennis.com.
- ^ Čad, Gorazd (7 July 2022). "Tallinn to host a WTA tennis tournament for the first time". Kongres Magazine. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "WTA fall calendar update: No tournaments in China, new 1000-level event confirmed in Guadalajara". tennis.com. 16 May 2022.
- ^ "Steve Simon announces WTA's decision to suspend tournaments in China". wtatennis.com. 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Latvian number 1 Ostapenko to play at Tallinn WTA 250 in September". news.err.ee. 8 August 2022.
