See main article: 2022 French Open.
| Type: | frenchopen2022 |
| Champ: |  Rafael Nadal |
| Runner: |  Casper Ruud |
| Score: | 6–3, 6–3, 6–0 |
| Draw: | 128 |
| Seeds: | 32 |
Rafael Nadal defeated Casper Ruud in the final, 6–3, 6–3, 6–0 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2022 French Open. It was his record-extending 14th French Open title and record-extending 22nd major title overall.[1] [2] It marked the first time in his career that he won the Australian Open and the French Open in the same calendar year.[3] [4] Nadal also became the third man to defeat four top 10 players en route to a major title since the introduction of ATP rankings in 1973 (after Mats Wilander at the 1982 French Open and Roger Federer at the 2017 Australian Open).[5] [6] Ruud became the first Norwegian man to reach a major quarterfinal and beyond (surpassing his father Christian), and the first Scandinavian man to do so since Robin Söderling in 2010.[7]
Novak Djokovic was the defending champion,[8] but lost in the quarterfinals to Nadal.[9] Djokovic was attempting to equal Nadal's all-time record of 21 men's singles major titles and become the first man in history to achieve the triple career Grand Slam, a feat he would achieve the following year.[10] Their quarterfinal match was their record-extending 59th encounter, and their 10th encounter at the French Open, which is an Open Era record for two players in one tournament.[11]
Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev were in contention for the ATP No. 1 singles ranking. Following Djokovic's quarterfinal loss and Zverev's semifinal retirement, Djokovic retained the No. 1 ranking at the end of the tournament. One week later, on 13 June 2022, when points from the previous year's tournament were dropped,[12] Medvedev reclaimed the top ranking, while Zverev reached into the new career high ranking of world No. 2, ending the Big Three's streak in the top 2 spots since 10 November 2003. Additionally, as Roger Federer did not enter the tournament, he fell outside of the top 50 in the ATP rankings for the first time since 5 June 2000.[13] [14] [15]
Stefanos Tsitsipas' fourth-round loss guaranteed a first-time French Open finalist from the bottom half of the draw, with Ruud emerging as that finalist.[16] Holger Rune became the first Danish man to reach a major singles quarterfinal in the Open Era.[17]
This was the first edition of the French Open to feature a tiebreak (10-point) in the fifth set when the match reached 6 games all.[18] [19] [20] Camilo Ugo Carabelli and Aslan Karatsev became the first players to contest this tiebreak in the main draw in their first-round match.[21] This tournament marked the first time since the 2002 Australian Open that Feliciano López failed to qualify for the main draw of a major, ending his record streak of 79 consecutive major appearances.[22] It was also the final professional tournament for former world No. 5 and 2008 Australian Open runner-up Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who lost in the first round to Ruud.[23]
The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of 16 May 2022. Rankings and points before are as of 23 May 2022.
Because the 2022 tournament takes place one week earlier than in 2021, points from the 2020 and 2021 tournaments will not be dropped until 13 June 2022, one week after the end of the 2022 tournament. Those points are accordingly not reflected in the table below. Instead of points from the 2020 and 2021 tournaments, players will be dropping either (a) points from tournaments held during the week of 24 May 2021 (Belgrade 2 and Parma) or (b) their 19th best result.
Note that this is a different rankings adjustment system than the one that the WTA is using for the women's tournament.
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points dropping (or 19th best result)† | data-sort-type=number style="width:75px;" | Points won | Points after | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Novak Djokovic | 8,660 | 250 | 360 | 8,770 | Quarterfinals lost to Rafael Nadal [5] | |
| 2 | 2 | Daniil Medvedev | 7,980 | (0) | 180 | 8,160 | Fourth round lost to Marin Čilić [20] | |
| 3 | 3 | Alexander Zverev | 7,075 | (0) | 720 | 7,795 | Semifinals retired against Rafael Nadal [5] due to ankle injury | |
| 4 | 4 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 5,965 | (45) | 180 | 6,100 | Fourth round lost to Holger Rune | |
| 5 | 5 | Rafael Nadal | 5,525 | (0) | 2,000 | 7,525 | Champion, defeated Casper Ruud [8] | |
| 6 | 6 | Carlos Alcaraz | 4,648 | (3) | 360 | 5,005 | Quarterfinals lost to Alexander Zverev [3] | |
| 7 | 7 | Andrey Rublev | 3,945 | (45) | 360 | 4,260 | Quarterfinals lost to Marin Čilić [20] | |
| 8 | 8 | Casper Ruud | 3,940 | (90) | 1,200 | 5,050 | Runner-up, lost to Rafael Nadal [5] | |
| 9 | 9 |  Félix Auger-Aliassime | 3,820 | (45) | 180 | 3,955 | Fourth round lost to Rafael Nadal [5] | |
| 10 | 11 |  Cameron Norrie | 3,455 | (45) | 90 | 3,500 | Third round lost to Karen Khachanov [21] | |
| 11 | 12 |  Jannik Sinner | 3,185 | (10) | 180 | 3,355 | Fourth round retired against Andrey Rublev [7] due to knee injury | |
| 12 | 13 |  Hubert Hurkacz | 3,095 | 17 | 180 | 3,258 | Fourth round lost to Casper Ruud [8] | |
| 13 | 14 |  Taylor Fritz | 2,920 | (45) | 45 | 2,920 | Second round lost to Bernabé Zapata Miralles [Q] | |
| 14 | 15 | Denis Shapovalov | 2,531 | (10) | 10 | 2,531 | First round lost to Holger Rune | |
| 15 | 16 |  Diego Schwartzman | 2,505 | (90) | 180 | 2,595 | Fourth round lost to Novak Djokovic [1] | |
| 16 | 18 | Pablo Carreño Busta | 2,135 | (10) | 10 | 2,135 | First round lost to  Gilles Simon [WC] | |
| 17 | 17 | Reilly Opelka | 2,180 | (45) | 10 | 2,145 | First round lost to Filip Krajinović | |
| 18 | 21 | Grigor Dimitrov | 1,740 | (0) | 90 | 1,830 | Third round lost to Diego Schwartzman [15] | |
| 19 | 20 |  Alex de Minaur | 1,838 | (23) | 10 | 1,825 | First round lost to Hugo Gaston | |
| 20 | 23 | Marin Čilić | 1,695 | (45) | 720 | 2,370 | Semifinals lost to Casper Ruud [8] | |
| 21 | 25 | Karen Khachanov | 1,620 | (45) | 180 | 1,755 | Fourth round lost to Carlos Alcaraz [6] | |
| 22 | 24 |  Nikoloz Basilashvili | 1,628 | (10) | 45 | 1,663 | Second round lost to Mackenzie McDonald | |
| 23 | 26 | John Isner | 1,616 | (10) | 90 | 1,696 | Third round lost to Bernabé Zapata Miralles [Q] | |
| 24 | 27 | Frances Tiafoe | 1,599 | (23) | 45 | 1,621 | Second round lost to  David Goffin | |
| 25 | 28 | Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | 1,400 | (10) | 10 | 1,400 | First round lost to Tallon Griekspoor | |
| 26 | 29 | Botic van de Zandschulp | 1,344 | (26) | 90 | 1,408 | Third round lost to Rafael Nadal [5] | |
| 27 | 30 | Sebastian Korda | 1,326 | 250 | 90 | 1,166 | Third round lost to Carlos Alcaraz [6] | |
| 28 | 31 | Miomir Kecmanović | 1,316 | (20) | 90 | 1,386 | Third round lost to Daniil Medvedev [2] | |
| 29 | 32 | Dan Evans | 1,232 | 63 | 45 | 1,214 | Second round lost to  Mikael Ymer | |
| 30 | 33 | Tommy Paul | 1,218 | 90 | 10 | 1,138 | First round lost to Cristian Garín | |
| 31 | 34 | Jenson Brooksby | 1,207 | (0) | 10 | 1,217 | First round lost to Pablo Cuevas | |
| 32 | 35 | Lorenzo Sonego | 1,190 | (20) | 90 | 1,260 | Third round lost to Casper Ruud [8] |
† This column shows either (a) the player's points from tournaments held during the week of 24 May 2021 (Belgrade 2 and Parma) or (b) his 19th best result (in brackets). Points from the 2020 and 2021 French Open will not be dropped until 13 June 2022, one week after the end of the 2022 tournament, and are accordingly not shown in this table.
The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began.
| Rank | Player | Points before | Points dropping (or 19th best result) | Points after | Withdrawal reason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Matteo Berrettini | 3,805 | (0) | 3,805 | Right hand injury | |
| 19 | Roberto Bautista Agut | 1,903 | (23) | 1,880 | Wrist injury | |
| 22 | Gaël Monfils | 1,715 | (0) | 1,715 | Right foot injury |
See main article: 2022 French Open – Men's singles qualifying.
– not included on entry list
& – withdrew from entry list
Rank date: 11 April 2022
Sources:[27] [28]