The World’s Greatest Players Return to the Miami Open presented by Itaú

02.22.22

THE MATCH IS SET - Miami Open 2022

Iconic tennis tournament returns bigger and better than ever before!

The best in sports, food, art, and music will be on display at Hard Rock Stadium.

Naomi Osaka, Andy Murray, and Nick Kyrgios granted wildcards.

 

Miami Gardens, FL (February 22, 2022) – The 2022 Miami Open presented by Itaú will once again host the world’s greatest players at Hard Rock Stadium, March 21 – April 3. The iconic tennis and entertainment festival returns with the energy and excitement that has long made it the place to be in March.

The Miami Open received the initial entry lists from the ATP and WTA tours, and the current entries have Grand Slam-level talent including 18 players with a combined 71 career Grand Slam singles titles. Overall, 73 of the top 75 ranked men and 73 of the top 75 ranked women, are entered to compete in Miami.

Defending men’s champion Hubert Hurkacz returns and will have to navigate a stellar list of initial entries to retain his title including reigning US Open champion and current World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev, Olympic Gold Medalist Alexander Zverev, World No. 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas and World No. 5 Rafael Nadal.

Overall, the entry list received boasts several former Grand Slam champions including Marin Cilic, Dominic Thiem, and wildcard entry Andy Murray.

Other players to watch include nine-time ATP singles champion Andrey Rublev, currently No. 7 in the world, who has already claimed an ATP singles title this year in Marseille and World No. 8 Casper Ruud who won his seventh career ATP title this year in Buenos Aires.

Some of the young players looking to make their mark in 2022 include World No. 9 Felix Auger-Aliassime who won his first career singles title earlier this month in Rotterdam and 18-year-old Carlos Alcaraz who became the youngest player to win an ATP 500 level event last week in Rio. Last year’s Miami Open finalist and current World No. 10 Jannik Sinner will be looking to go one step further and claim his first ATP Masters 1000 title in Miami.

In addition to the entry list, the Miami Open has announced it has granted main draw wildcards to three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray and Australian superstar Nick Kyrgios.

The impressive women’s entry list is led by reigning Australian Open and two-time defending Miami Open champion Ashleigh Barty. If the World No. 1 is to win her third consecutive Miami title, she will have to work her way though a field featuring 12 Grand Slam champions including reigning US Open champion Emma Raducanu and current French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova.

The list of former Grand Slam champions that will compete this year is extensive including Iga Swiatek, Garbine Muguruza, Jelena Ostapenko, Victoria Azarenka, Angelique Kerber, Petra Kvitova, Simona Halep, Sloane Stephens and Miami Open wildcard entry Naomi Osaka.

The tournament will also host World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka, Olympic Gold Medalist Belinda Bencic, World No. 4 Paula Badosa, 2019 Miami Open finalist Karolina Pliskova, World No. 6 Maria Sakkari, and World No. 7 Anett Kontaveit who won earlier this month in St. Petersburg.

Many superstars of the future will be on display with the likes of US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez, 17-year-old Coco Gauff and 20-year-old Amanda Anisimova scheduled to compete.

The Miami Open presented by Itaú has granted a main draw wildcard to four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka.

In 2022, fans can expect a greater guest experience that includes the best in art, food, fashion and music. Some new and exciting changes to the site include a new Butch Buchholz Family Stadium with seating for more than 3500, new multi-level structures hosting amazing culinary options, live entertainment, retail stores and more. Guests will have the opportunity to ride the gondola, giving them a unique bird’s eye view perspective of the site. There will also be new green spaces and sponsor activations for everyone to enjoy.

Tickets to the 2022 Miami Open are on sale now and available by phone at 305-943-6736 or online at www.miamiopen.com. Individual session tickets start at $18 so get your tickets today. Ticket packages, mini-plans, group programs, and luxury hospitality offerings are also available.

Qualifying rounds will be March 21-22 and will determine 12 additional slots in each singles’ draw. The Miami Open also will award wildcards to five men and eight women. The women’s main draw begins on Tuesday, March 22, followed by the first round of the men’s main draw on Wednesday, March 23.

 

ATP ENTRY LIST (as of February 21, 2022)

Rank First Last COU
1  Novak Djokovic SRB
2  Daniil Medvedev RUS
3  Alexander Zverev GER
4  Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE
5  Rafael Nadal ESP
6  Matteo Berrettini ITA
7  Andrey Rublev RUS
8  Casper Ruud NOR
9  Felix Auger-Aliassime CAN
10  Jannik Sinner ITA
11  Hubert Hurkacz POL
12  Cameron Norrie GBR
13  Diego Schwartzman ARG
14  Denis Shapovalov CAN
15  Roberto Bautista Agut ESP
16  Taylor Fritz USA
17  Pablo Carreno Busta ESP
18  Reilly Opelka USA
19  Nikoloz Basilashvili GEO
20  Carlos Alcaraz ESP
21  Lorenzo Sonego ITA
22  Aslan Karatsev RUS
23  John Isner USA
24  Marin Cilic CRO
25  Gael Monfils FRA
26  Karen Khachanov RUS
27 (PR)  Borna Coric CRO
27  Cristian Garin CHI
28  Daniel Evans GBR
30  Alexander Bublik KAZ
31  Albert Ramos-Vinolas ESP
32  Alex de Minaur AUS
33  Grigor Dimitrov BUL
34  Frances Tiafoe USA
35  Lloyd Harris RSA
36  Marton Fucsovics HUN
37  Federico Delbonis ARG
38  Fabio Fognini ITA
39  Tommy Paul USA
40  Sebastian Korda USA
41  Ugo Humbert FRA
43  Alejandro Davidovich Fokina ESP
44  Filip Krajinovic SRB
45  Ilya Ivashka BLR
46  Dusan Lajovic SRB
47  Jenson Brooksby USA
48  David Goffin BEL
49  Benoit Paire FRA
50  Botic van de Zandschulp NED
51  Laslo Djere SRB
52  Dominic Thiem AUT
53  Arthur Rinderknech FRA
54  Dominik Koepfer GER
55  Adrian Mannarino FRA
56  Jan-Lennard Struff GER
57  Tallon Griekspoor NED
58  Lorenzo Musetti ITA
59  Marcos Giron USA
60  Soonwoo Kwon KOR
61  Mackenzie McDonald USA
62  Federico Coria ARG
63  Miomir Kecmanovic SRB
64  Benjamin Bonzi FRA
65  James Duckworth AUS
66  Alexei Popyrin AUS
67  Maxime Cressy USA
68  Pablo Andujar ESP
68 (PR)  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga FRA
69  Alex Molcan SVK
69 (PR)  Gilles Simon FRA
70  Hugo Gaston FRA
71  Emil Ruusuvuori FIN
72  Pedro Martinez ESP
73  Richard Gasquet FRA
74  Facundo Bagnis ARG
75 (PR)  Aljaz Bedene SLO
75  Brandon Nakashima USA
76  Francisco Cerundolo ARG
77  Kamil Majchrzak POL
89 (WC) Andy Murray GBR
137 (WC) Nick Kyrgios AUS

PR – Protected Ranking

WC – Wild Card

 

WTA ENTRY LIST (as of February 21, 2022)

Rank First Last COU
1 Ashleigh Barty AUS
2 Aryna Sabalenka BLR
3 Barbora Krejcikova CZE
4 Paula Badosa ESP
5 Karolina Pliskova CZE
6 Maria Sakkari GRE
7 Anett Kontaveit EST
8 Iga Swiatek POL
9 Garbiñe Muguruza ESP
10 Ons Jabeur TUN
11 Danielle Collins USA
12 Emma Raducanu GBR
13 Jelena Ostapenko LAT
14 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS
15 Elina Svitolina UKR
16 Victoria Azarenka BLR
17 Jessica Pegula USA
18 Angelique Kerber GER
19 Leylah Fernandez CAN
20 Elena Rybakina KAZ
21 Petra Kvitova CZE
22 Belinda Bencic SUI
23 Cori Gauff USA
24 Tamara Zidansek SLO
25 Veronika Kudermetova RUS
26 Elise Mertens BEL
27 Simona Halep ROU
28 Daria Kasatkina RUS
29 Madison Keys USA
30 Camila Giorgi ITA
31 Sorana Cirstea ROU
32 Sara Sorribes Tormo ESP
33 Clara Tauson DEN
34 Liudmila Samsonova RUS
35 Marketa Vondrousova CZE
36 Viktorija Golubic SUI
37 Alizé Cornet FRA
38 Ajla Tomljanovic AUS
39 Yulia Putintseva KAZ
40 Amanda Anisimova USA
41 Jil Teichmann SUI
42 Tereza Martincova CZE
43 Jasmine Paolini ITA
44 Camila Osorio COL
45 Shelby Rogers USA
46 Nuria Parrizas Diaz ESP
47 Katerina Siniakova CZE
48 Anhelina Kalinina UKR
49 Ekaterina Alexandrova RUS
50 Ana Konjuh CRO
51 Alison Riske USA
52 Alison Van Uytvanck BEL
53 Marta Kostyuk UKR
54 Irina-Camelia Begu ROU
55 Elena-Gabriela Ruse ROU
57 Sloane Stephens USA
57 (SR) Laura Siegemund GER
58 Ann Li USA
59 Andrea Petkovic GER
60 Madison Brengle USA
61 Aliaksandra Sasnovich BLR
62 Karolina Muchova CZE
63 Kaia Kanepi EST
64 Mayar Sherif EGY
65 Shuai Zhang CHN
66 Arantxa Rus NED
67 Magda Linette POL
68 Danka Kovinic MNE
69 Maryna Zanevska BEL
70 Beatriz Haddad Maia BRA
71 Jaqueline Cristian ROU
72 Varvara Gracheva RUS
73 Rebecca Peterson SWE
74 Clara Burel FRA
75 Kristina Kucova SVK
82 (WC) Naomi Osaka JPN

SR – Secured Ranking

WC – Wild Card