See main article: 2022 US Open (tennis).
| Champ: |  Iga Świątek |
| Runner: |  Ons Jabeur |
| Score: | 6–2, 7–6(7–5) |
| Draw: | 128 (16 / 8) |
| Seeds: | 32 |
Iga Świątek defeated Ons Jabeur in the final, 6–2, 7–6(7–5) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2022 US Open. It was her first US Open title, third major title overall and second of the season, making Świątek the first player since Angelique Kerber in 2016 to win multiple majors in a season. Świątek became the first Polish woman in the Open Era to reach the US Open quarterfinals and beyond. Świątek also became the youngest woman to win three majors since Maria Sharapova in 2008.[1] [2]
Emma Raducanu was the defending champion,[3] but lost in the first round to Alizé Cornet.[4] It was the third time the defending US Open champion lost in the first round, after Svetlana Kuznetsova in 2005 and Kerber in 2017. This marked the second consecutive major where Cornet defeated a reigning major champion (following her victory over reigning French Open champion and world No. 1 Świątek at Wimbledon). Cornet made her 63rd consecutive major appearance, surpassing the all-time record she had jointly held with Ai Sugiyama.[5]
This tournament marked the final professional appearance for 23-time singles major champion, Olympic singles gold medalist, and former world No. 1 Serena Williams; she lost to Ajla Tomljanović in the third round.[6] It was the longest match at a major tournament in her career, lasting three hours and five minutes.[7] With her victory over second-ranked Anett Kontaveit in the second round, Williams became the oldest player to defeat a top-three player on the WTA Tour.
This tournament marked the first time in the Open Era that four Chinese women reached the third round.[8] Elena Rybakina lost in the first round to Clara Burel; that marked the first time that the reigning Wimbledon champion had lost in the first round of the US Open since Petra Kvitová in 2011.[9] Elise Mertens had her streak of 18 consecutive major third-rounds broken after losing in the first round to Irina-Camelia Begu.
This was the first edition of the US Open to feature a 10-point tie-break, when the score reaches six games all in the deciding set.[10] Karolína Plíšková defeated Magda Linette in the first round in the first women's singles main-draw 10-point tie-break at the US Open.
| Category | Świątek | Jabeur | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st serve % | 57/72 (79%) | 47/75 (63%) | |
| 1st serve points won | 33 of 57 = 58% | 25 of 47 = 53% | |
| 2nd serve points won | 7 of 15 = 47% | 9 of 28 = 32% | |
| Total service points won | 40 of 72 = 55.56% | 34 of 75 = 45.33% | |
| Aces | 1 | 0 | |
| Double faults | 2 | 4 | |
| Winners | 19 | 14 | |
| Unforced errors | 30 | 33 | |
| Net points won | 11 of 16 = 69% | 7 of 15 = 47% | |
| Break points converted | 5 of 12 = 42% | 3 of 9 = 33% | |
| Return points won | 41 of 75 = 55% | 32 of 72 = 44% | |
| Total points won | bgcolor=98FB989 | 81 | 66 |
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The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of August 22, 2022. Rankings and points are as before August 29, 2022.
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Iga Świątek | 8,605 | 240 | 2,000 | 10,365 | Champion, defeated Ons Jabeur [5] | |
| 2 | 2 |  Anett Kontaveit | 4,360 | 130 | 70 | 4,300 | Second round lost to  Serena Williams (PR) | |
| 3 | 3 | Maria Sakkari | 4,190 | 780 | 70 | 3,480 | Second round lost to  Wang Xiyu | |
| 4 | 4 |  Paula Badosa | 3,980 | 70 | 70 | 3,980 | Second round lost to Petra Martić | |
| 5 | 5 | Ons Jabeur | 3,920 | 130 | 1,300 | 5,090 | Runner-up, lost to Iga Świątek [1] | |
| 6 | 6 | Aryna Sabalenka | 3,470 | 780 | 780 | 3,470 | Semifinals lost to Iga Świątek [1] | |
| 7 | 7 |  Simona Halep | 3,255 | 240 | 10 | 3,025 | First round lost to  Daria Snigur (Q) | |
| 8 | 8 | Jessica Pegula | 3,201 | 130 | 430 | 3,501 | Quarterfinals lost to Iga Świątek [1] | |
| 9 | 10 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 2,886 | 240 | 130 | 2,776 | Third round lost to  Petra Kvitová [21] | |
| 10 | 9 | Daria Kasatkina | 3,015 | 130 | 10 | 2,895 | First round lost to  Harriet Dart | |
| 11 | 11 | Emma Raducanu | 2,756 | 2,040 | 10 | 726 | First round lost to  Alizé Cornet | |
| 12 | 12 | Coco Gauff | 2,687 | 70 | 430 | 3,047 | Quarterfinals lost to Caroline Garcia [17] | |
| 13 | 13 | Belinda Bencic | 2,635 | 430 | 130 | 2,335 | Third round lost to Karolína Plíšková [22] | |
| 14 | 14 |  Leylah Fernandez | 2,540 | 1,300 | 70 | 1,310 | Second round lost to Liudmila Samsonova | |
| 15 | 15 |  Beatriz Haddad Maia | 2,317 | (96+96)† | 70+43 | 2,238 | Second round lost to Bianca Andreescu | |
| 16 | 16 | Jeļena Ostapenko | 2,316 | (1)‡ | 10 | 2,325 | First round lost to Zheng Qinwen | |
| 17 | 17 | Caroline Garcia | 2,220 | 70 | 780 | 2,930 | Semifinals lost to Ons Jabeur [5] | |
| 18 | 18 | Veronika Kudermetova | 2,206 | 10 | 240 | 2,436 | Fourth round lost to Ons Jabeur [5] | |
| 19 | 19 | Danielle Collins | 2,167 | 130 | 240 | 2,277 | Fourth round lost to Aryna Sabalenka [6] | |
| 20 | 20 | Madison Keys | 2,128 | 10 | 130 | 2,248 | Third round lost to Coco Gauff [12] | |
| 21 | 21 | Petra Kvitová | 2,077 | 130 | 240 | 2,187 | Fourth round lost to Jessica Pegula [8] | |
| 22 | 22 | Karolína Plíšková | 2,007 | 430 | 430 | 2,007 | Quarterfinals lost to Aryna Sabalenka [6] | |
| 23 | 23 | Barbora Krejčíková | 2,003 | 430 | 70 | 1,643 | Second round lost to  Aleksandra Krunić | |
| 24 | 24 | Amanda Anisimova | 1,900 | 70 | 10 | 1,840 | First round lost to  Yulia Putintseva | |
| 25 | 25 | Elena Rybakina | 1,850 | 130 | 10 | 1,730 | First round lost to Clara Burel (Q) | |
| 26 | 26 | Victoria Azarenka | 1,841 | 130 | 240 | 1,951 | Fourth round lost to Karolína Plíšková [22] | |
| 27 | 27 |  Martina Trevisan | 1,771 | 70+95 | 10+20 | 1,636 | First round lost to Evgeniya Rodina (PR) | |
| 28 | 28 | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 1,750 | 70 | 70 | 1,750 | Second round lost to Lauren Davis | |
| 29 | 29 | Alison Riske-Amritraj | 1,525 | 10 | 240 | 1,755 | Fourth round lost to Caroline Garcia [17] | |
| 30 | 30 | Jil Teichmann | 1,517 | 70 | 10 | 1,457 | First round lost to Zhang Shuai | |
| 31 | 31 | Shelby Rogers | 1,516 | 240 | 130 | 1,406 | Third round lost to Ons Jabeur [5] | |
| 32 | 33 |  Elise Mertens | 1,435 | 240 | 10 | 1,205 | First round lost to Irina-Camelia Begu |
Source:[11]
See main article: 2022 US Open – Women's singles qualifying.
The entry list was released by the United States Tennis Association based on the WTA rankings for the week of July 18.[12] – not included on entry list
& – withdrew from entry list