2022 Credit One Charleston Open – Singles
# 2022 Credit One Charleston Open – Singles

Belinda Bencic defeated Ons Jabeur in the final, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4, to win the singles tennis title at the 2022 Charleston Open. Her victory made her the first Swiss player to win the title since Martina Hingis in 1999 and earned her the distinction of holding titles across all three major surfaces.

Veronika Kudermetova was the defending champion, but she withdrew before the tournament began.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

    01. Aryna Sabalenka (third round)
    02. Paula Badosa (quarterfinals)
    03. Karolína Plíšková (third round)
    04. Ons Jabeur (final)
    05. Elena Rybakina (second round)
    06. Jessica Pegula (third round)
    07. Leylah Fernandez (second round)
    08. Veronika Kudermetova (withdrew)
    09. Madison Keys (third round)
    10. Belinda Bencic (champion)
    11. Petra Kvitová (first round, retired)
    12. Alizé Cornet (third round)
    13. Sloane Stephens (first round)
    14. Ajla Tomljanović (second round)
    15. Amanda Anisimova (semifinals)
    16. Zhang Shuai (second round)

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | Amanda Anisimova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | CoCo Vandeweghe | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | CoCo Vandeweghe | 1 | 2 | | 15 | Amanda Anisimova | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Ons Jabeur | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Ons Jabeur | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Ons Jabeur | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Anhelina Kalinina | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anhelina Kalinina | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | Ons Jabeur | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Belinda Bencic | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | Magda Linette | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Belinda Bencic | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6 | 6 | | | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Belinda Bencic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Belinda Bencic | 2 | $7^7$ | 6 | 10 | Belinda Bencic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Paula Badosa | 6 | $6^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1/WC | A Sabalenka | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Riske | 7 | 6 | | | A Riske | $6^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C McNally | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 1/WC | A Sabalenka | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Y Putintseva | 6 | $7^{11}$ | | | | | | | 15 | A Anisimova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | R Anderson | 2 | $6^9$ | | | Y Putintseva | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Vickery | 0 | 5 | | 15 | A Anisimova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | A Anisimova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | A Anisimova | 6 | 6 |
| LL | C Vandeweghe | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | LL | C Vandeweghe | 1 | 2 |
| | A Gasanova | 3 | 6 | 3 | LL | C Vandeweghe | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bolkvadze | 2 | 3 | | | L Davis | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Davis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | LL | C Vandeweghe | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | G Lee | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 6 | J Pegula | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | J Paolini | 6 | 6 | | | J Paolini | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | J Pegula | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 4 | O Jabeur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | E Navarro | $6^4$ | 6 | 3 | WC | E Navarro | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Brengle | $7^7$ | 2 | $0^r$ | | | | | | 4 | O Jabeur | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Xin Wang | $6^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | I-C Begu | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | I-C Begu | $7^7$ | 6 | | | I-C Begu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Chang | 5 | 4 | | 14 | A Tomljanović | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | A Tomljanović | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | O Jabeur | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | A Cornet | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Kalinina | 3 | 2 |
| | A Parks | 0 | 5 | | 12 | A Cornet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E-G Ruse | 3 | 0 | | | H Baptiste | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Baptiste | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | A Cornet | $6^5$ | 5 | | | | |
| | A Sasnovich | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | A Kalinina | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | |
| | A Kalinina | 6 | 6 | | | A Kalinina | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | E Rybakina | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 7 | L Fernandez | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Linette | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ | | M Linette | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Volynets | 6 | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | M Linette | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | |
| | S Rogers | $7^7$ | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | K Kanepi | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | |
| | K Kanepi | $6^2$ | 7 | 6 | | K Kanepi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Fręch | $7^8$ | 3 | | | M Fręch | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | P Kvitová | $6^6$ | $2^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | M Linette | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | S Stephens | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | E Alexandrova | 6 | 6 |
| | Q Zheng | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Q Zheng | 6 | 5 | $2^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Kiick | 1 | 1 | | | E Alexandrova | 2 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Alexandrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Alexandrova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| PR | K Zavatska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | Ka Plíšková | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | Y Yuan | 4 | 2 | | PR | K Zavatska | 7 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Ka Plíšková | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 9 | M Keys | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | U Eikeri | 5 | 6 | 6 | Q | U Eikeri | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Kichenok | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 9 | M Keys | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | A Konjuh | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 10 | B Bencic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | L Fruhvirtová | 4 | 6 | 6 | WC | L Fruhvirtová | 1 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Xiy Wang | 6 | $6^5$ | 3 | 10 | B Bencic | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | B Bencic | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | B Bencic | 2 | $7^7$ | 6 |
| 16 | S Zhang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | P Badosa | 6 | $6^2$ | 4 |
| Q | F Di Lorenzo | 2 | 4 | | 16 | S Zhang | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | H Watson | 4 | 2 | | | C Liu | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Liu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Liu | 6 | $6^8$ | 1 | | | | | |
| | A Hartono | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | P Badosa | 3 | $7^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Bondár | 6 | 6 | | | A Bondár | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | P Badosa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Seeds

* Heather Watson (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Christina McHale (first round)
* CoCo Vandeweghe (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Robin Anderson (qualified)
* Caroline Dolehide (first round)
* Grace Min (qualifying competition)
* Jamie Loeb (qualifying competition)
* Francesca Di Lorenzo (qualified)
* Marcela Zacarías (first round)
* Sachia Vickery (qualified)
* Gabriela Lee (qualified)
* Whitney Osuigwe (first round)
* Allie Kiick (qualified)
* Catherine Harrison (qualifying competition)
* Ulrikke Eikeri (qualified)
* Carol Zhao (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Ulrikke Eikeri
* Nadiia Kichenok
* Gabriela Lee
* Robin Anderson
* Sophie Chang
* Sachia Vickery
* Allie Kiick
* Francesca Di Lorenzo

### Lucky losers

* Heather Watson
* CoCo Vandeweghe

### Qualifying draw

**First qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Heather Watson | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Alt | Elizabeth Halbauer | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| Alt | Elizabeth Halbauer | 3 | 1 | 1 | Heather Watson | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | 15 | Ulrikke Eikeri | 6 | 6 |
| Alt | Demi Schuurs | 1 | 0 | 15 | Ulrikke Eikeri | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | Ulrikke Eikeri | 6 | 6 | | | | |

**Second qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Christina McHale | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| Alt | Nadiia Kichenok | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| Alt | Nadiia Kichenok | 6 | 4 | 6 | Alt | Nadiia Kichenok | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 14 | Catherine Harrison | 1 | 0 |
| WC | Bianca Fernandez | 3 | 1 | | 14 | Catherine Harrison | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Catherine Harrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

**Third qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | CoCo Vandeweghe | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Jessie Aney | 5 | 0 | | | | |
| WC | Jessie Aney | 5 | 0 | 3 | CoCo Vandeweghe | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | 11 | Gabriela Lee | 6 | 6 |
| | Ellie Douglas | $6^5$ | 4 | 11 | Gabriela Lee | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Gabriela Lee | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |

**Fourth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Robin Anderson | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Elvina Kalieva | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | Elvina Kalieva | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Robin Anderson | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 16 | Carol Zhao | 3 | 1 |
| Alt | Chan Hao-ching | $6^3$ | $6^2$ | | 16 | Carol Zhao | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Carol Zhao | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | |

**Fifth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Caroline Dolehide | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | |
| | Louisa Chirico | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | |
| | Louisa Chirico | 6 | 3 | 6 | Louisa Chirico | $6^6$ | 2 |
| | | | | | Sophie Chang | $7^8$ | 6 |
| | Sophie Chang | 7 | 6 | | Sophie Chang | $7^8$ | 6 |
| 12 | Whitney Osuigwe | 5 | 3 | | | | |

**Sixth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Grace Min | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Sofia Shapatava | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | Sofia Shapatava | 2 | 1 | 6 | Grace Min | 3 | 1 |
| | | | | 10 | Sachia Vickery | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Katarina Jokić | 3 | 1 | 10 | Sachia Vickery | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Sachia Vickery | 6 | 6 | | | | |

**Seventh qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Jamie Loeb | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Alexa Graham | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | Alexa Graham | 3 | 4 | | 7 | Jamie Loeb | 4 | 1 |
| | | | | | 13 | Allie Kiick | 6 | 6 |
| Alt | Desirae Krawczyk | 6 | 5 | 3 | 13 | Allie Kiick | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | Allie Kiick | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | |

**Eighth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | Francesca Di Lorenzo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Alt | Tereza Mihalíková | 2 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Alt | Tereza Mihalíková | 2 | 0 | | 8 | Francesca Di Lorenzo | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Alt | Lyudmyla Kichenok | $7^7$ | 4 | 4 |
| Alt | Lyudmyla Kichenok | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | 6 | Alt | Lyudmyla Kichenok | $7^7$ | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | Marcela Zacarías | $7^7$ | $6^3$ | 2 | | | | | |
