2022 Jasmin Open Explained

The 2022 Jasmin Open was a WTA Tour tournament organised for female tennis players on outdoor hardcourts. The event took place at the Skanes Family Hotel in Monastir, Tunisia, from 3 through 9 October 2022.

The $251,750 subsidized tournament belonged to the WTA 250 tournament.[1] The world No. 2, Ons Jabeur from Tunisia, became the highest seeded singles player.[2] As the last direct participant in the singles game, the 90th ranked player Kamilla Rakhimova entered.[3]

The Jasmin Open Monastir was added to the 40th week of the season in May 2022, however, it 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 due to Peng Shuai sexual assault and disappearance controversy, who in November 2021 accused former Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli of sexual violence, and as well as the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] As a result of Russian invasion of Ukraine at the end of February 2022, the ATP, WTA and ITF tennis governing bodies of the Grand Slam tournaments decided that Russian and Belarusian tennis players could continue to compete on the circuits,[5] but not under the flags of Russia and Belarus until further notice.

Belgian Elise Mertens won her seventh singles title on the WTA Tour.[6] The doubles was dominated by the Czech Kateřina Siniaková and the French Kristina Mladenovic, who fulfilled the role of favorites and turned their first joint participation in doubles competitions into a trophy.

Champions

Singles

See main article: article and 2022 Jasmin Open – Singles.

This is Mertens' first title of the year and seventh of her career.

Doubles

See main article: article and 2022 Jasmin Open – Doubles.

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
TunisiaOns Jabeur21
Veronika Kudermetova132
FranceAlizé Cornet373
Petra Martić434
BelgiumElise Mertens445
Anastasia Potapova486
Czech RepublicKateřina Siniaková497
PolandMagda Linette558

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Retirements

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRankSeed
FranceKristina Mladenovic Czech RepublicKateřina Siniaková201
JapanMiyu Kato United StatesAngela Kulikov1252
United StatesKaitlyn ChristianLidziya Marozava1293
SlovakiaViktória Kužmová RomaniaElena-Gabriela Ruse1904

Other entrants

The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament
During the tournament

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ERR . ERR News . 2022-09-09 . Full line-up for WTA 250 Tallinn Open announced . 2022-10-10 . ERR . en.
  2. Web site: 2022-10-07 . Ons Jabeur’s reaction to home crowd support in Tunisia was so heartwarming . 2022-10-10 . GiveMeSport . en-GB.
  3. Web site: 2022-09-30 . 2022 Jasmin Open Monastir Entry List Featuring Jabeur, Kudermetova and Mertens (Last Update - 30-09) . 2022-10-10 . Tennisuptodate.com . en.
  4. Web site: 3 December 2021 . Steve Simon announces WTA’s decision to suspend tournaments in China . wtatennis.com.
  5. Web site: 16 May 2022 . WTA fall calendar update: No tournaments in China, new 1000-level event confirmed in Guadalajara . tennis.com.
  6. Web site: Mertens sweeps to seventh career title in Monastir . 2022-10-10 . Women's Tennis Association . en.