The 2022 Chennai Open was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts.[1] [2] [3] A part of the 2022 WTA Tour, this tournament marked the return of a WTA tournament in India for the first time since 2008.
The event 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.
See main article: 2022 Chennai Open – Singles.
Linda Fruhvirtová def. 
Magda Linette, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4This was Fruhvirtová's first WTA Tour singles title.
See main article: 2022 Chennai Open – Doubles.
Gabriela Dabrowski / 
Luisa Stefani def. Anna Blinkova / 
Natela Dzalamidze, 6–1, 6–2| 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 |
| 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.
| Country | Player | Rank† | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States | Alison Riske-Amritraj | 29 | 1 | |
| Varvara Gracheva | 72 | 2 | ||
| Poland | Magda Linette | 73 | 3 | |
| Tatjana Maria | 85 | 4 | ||
 Sweden | Rebecca Peterson | 92 | 5 | |
 China | Wang Qiang | 102 | 6 | |
| Canada | Rebecca Marino | 106 | 7 | |
 France | Chloé Paquet | 111 | 8 |
† Rankings are as of 29 August 2022.
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:
Caroline Garcia → replaced by Despina Papamichail
Elise Mertens → replaced by 
Nadia Podoroska| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Gabriela Dabrowski | Brazil | Luisa Stefani | 105 | 1 | |
| United States | Kaitlyn Christian | Lidziya Marozava | 126 | 2 | ||
| Georgia | Oksana Kalashnikova |  Ukraine | Nadiia Kichenok | 153 | 3 | |
| China | Han Xinyun | Poland | Katarzyna Kawa | 155 | 4 |
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva / Nadia Podoroska → replaced by 
Rutuja Bhosale / Karman Thandi
Miyu Kato / Asia Muhammad → replaced by 
Justina Mikulskytė / 
Emily Webley-Smith
Astra Sharma → replaced by Astra Sharma / Ekaterina Yashina