2022 Guadalajara Open Akron
In 2022, the WTA calendar was still being affected by the cancellation of women's professional tennis tournaments in China and Russia due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and concerns about the security and well-being of tennis player Peng Shuai after her allegations of sexual assault against Chinese Communist Party leader Zhang Gaoli. As a result, a WTA 1000 tournament was announced to be held in Guadalajara to compensate for it.[1][2] This was one of the biggest women's tournaments ever hosted by Mexico, held on outdoor hard courts in October 2022.
| 2022 Guadalajara Open Akron | |
|---|---|
| Date | 17 – 23 October |
| Edition | 1st |
| Category | WTA 1000 |
| Draw | 56S / 28D |
| Prize money | $2,527,250 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Guadalajara, Mexico |
| Venue | Panamerican Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Jessica Pegula | |
| Doubles | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Storm Sanders /  Luisa Stefani | |
Champions
Singles
- Jessica Pegula def.
Maria Sakkari, 6–2, 6–3
This is Pegula's first title of the year and second of her career.
Doubles
- Storm Sanders / Luisa Stefani def.
Anna Danilina / Beatriz Haddad Maia 7–6(7–4), 6–7(2–7), [10–8]
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 56 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 56 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $412,000 | $242,800 | $125,000 | $57,440 | $28,730 | $16,340 | $11,725 | $6,880 | $3,580 |
| Doubles* | $120,300 | $67,630 | $37,180 | $18,750 | $10,620 | $7,120 | — | — | — |
*per team
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank† | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 ESP |
Paula Badosa | 4 | 1 |
| Aryna Sabalenka | 5 | 2 | |
| USA |
Jessica Pegula | 6 | 3 |
| GRE |
Maria Sakkari | 7 | 4 |
| USA |
Coco Gauff | 8 | 5 |
 FRA |
Caroline Garcia | 10 | 6 |
| Daria Kasatkina | 11 | 7 | |
| Veronika Kudermetova | 12 | 8 | |
 CZE |
Barbora Krejčiková | 14 | 9 |
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Belinda Bencic | 15 | 10 |
| BRA |
Beatriz Haddad Maia | 16 | 11 |
 LAT |
Jeļena Ostapenko | 17 | 12 |
| USA |
Madison Keys | 18 | 13 |
| USA |
Danielle Collins | 19 | 14 |
| Ekaterina Alexandrova | 20 | 15 | |
| CZE |
Petra Kvitová | 21 | 16 |
† Rankings are as of 10 October 2022.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following player received entry into the singles main draw with a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Elisabetta Cocciaretto- Lauren Davis
- Kayla Day
- Caroline Dolehide
Magdalena Fręch- Linda Fruhvirtová
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Rebecca Marino- Asia Muhammad
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Amanda Anisimova → replaced by Sloane Stephens
- Sofia Kenin → replaced by Ann Li
Anett Kontaveit → replaced by 
Anna Kalinskaya
Petra Martić → replaced by Magda Linette- Garbiñe Muguruza → replaced by
Marta Kostyuk - Shelby Rogers → replaced by
Nao Hibino - Alison Riske-Amritraj → replaced by Laura Pigossi
Zhang Shuai → replaced by Elina Avanesyan- Zheng Qinwen → replaced by Tereza Martincová
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CZE |
Barbora Krejčíková | CZE |
Kateřina Siniaková | 3 | 1 |
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Elise Mertens | 7 | 2 | |
| USA |
Coco Gauff | USA |
Jessica Pegula | 11 | 3 |
| CAN |
Gabriela Dabrowski |  MEX |
Giuliana Olmos | 15 | 4 |
| UKR |
Lyudmyla Kichenok | LAT |
Jeļena Ostapenko | 19 | 5 |
| USA |
Nicole Melichar-Martinez | AUS |
Ellen Perez | 28 | 6 |
| USA |
Desirae Krawczyk |  NED |
Demi Schuurs | 30 | 7 |
| CHN |
Xu Yifan | CHN |
Yang Zhaoxuan | 37 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of 10 October 2022.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- Victoria Azarenka / Bethanie Mattek-Sands
- Fernanda Contreras Gómez /
Camila Osorio
The following pairs received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
Anna Bondár / Kimberley Zimmermann → replaced by Nadiia Kichenok / Kimberley Zimmermann- Caroline Dolehide / CoCo Vandeweghe → replaced by Marta Kostyuk / Tereza Martincová
- Asia Muhammad / Zhang Shuai → replaced by Elisabetta Cocciaretto / Martina Trevisan
References
- Auto, Hermes (2021-11-18). "Show proof that missing Chinese star Peng Shuai is safe, says Women's Tennis Association head | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
- WTA fall calendar update: No tournaments in China, new 1000-level event confirmed in Guadalajara