San Diego Open 2022 Players List, Prize Money, Tickets, Draws
After 7 long years, the South Carolina Open for women finally returns to San Diego. Join us as we brief all we currently know about the 2022 San Diego Open.
San Diego Open Tennis Tournament
The San Diego Open is a professional outdoor hard-court tennis tournament. The championship is part of the ATP and WTA Tour, being of the ATP250 and WTA500 categories respectively. The tournament saw a revival after many other tennis tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year marks the 2nd men’s event and 1st women’s event since 2015.
| Location | San Diego, California |
| Venue | Barnes Tennis Centre |
| Tour category | WTA500 |
| Prize Money | $757,900 |
| Draw | 32 Singles, 16 Doubles |
San Diego Open History
The San Diego Open was originally the South Carolina Open, an exclusively WTA tennis tournament. The South Carolina Open originated from the year 1887 and ran till 1978. Throughout the years the tournament has had many names, venues and title sponsors, even being held once in Tokyo. Its most recent edition, in 2015, the tournament was called the Carlsbad Classic, a WTA challenger championship. In 2021, the tournament returned, holding its first ever ATP250 event. After the revival garnered much success and support, it was announced that WTA would finally return to San Diego.
San Diego Open 2022 Champions
In singles championship, Polish star and world no 1 Iga Swiatek wins final battle against Donna Vekic of Croatia. Iga grabs victory in final set (6-3, 3-6, 6-0). Iga wins 8th title of the WTA 2022 season.
In doubles championship, American pair Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula defeated Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada and Giuliana Olmos of Mexico. American pair win match in tie breaker (1-6, 7-5, 10-4).
San Diego Open Prize Money and Points
Since the WTA tournament is a relatively new event, there are not any previous editions we can compare with to gauge how the prize money will be distributed. Instead we will be looking at other WTA500 tournaments and how a $757,900 prize fund is standardly split.
| Stage | Singles Prize Money | Doubles Prize Money | WTA Points |
| Winner | $141500 | $44200 | 470 |
| Finals | $75555 | $23615 | 305 |
| Semi-finals | $40360 | $12905 | 185 |
| Quarter-Finals | $21700 | $6565 | 100 |
| 2nd Round | $11640 | —————– | 55 |
| 1st Round | $7385 | $3570 | 1 |
For the Doubles category, the prize money will be split in half between the two players.
San Diego Players
Even though this is the first year a major WTA tournament has come to San Diego since 2015, the players list is jam-packed with top tennis players. Almost the whole of the top 10, including world no.1 Iga Swiatek will be participating in the tournament.
Singles Top Seeds
| Seed | Player | WTA Ranking |
| 1 | Iga Swiatek (2022 champion | 1 |
| 2 | Paula Badosa | 3 |
| 3 | Anett Kontaveitt | 4 |
| 4 | Jessica Pegula | 5 |
| 5 | Aryna Sabalenka | 6 |
| 6 | Coco Gauff | 8 |
| 7 | Caroline Garcia | 10 |
| 8 | Daria Kasatkina | 11 |
Remaining Players
| Player | WTA Ranking |
| Garbiñe Muguruza | 12 |
| Veronika Kudermetova | 13 |
| Jelena Ostapenko | 17 |
| Danielle Collins | 16 |
| Madison Keys | 18 |
| Beatriz Haddad Maia | 15 |
| Petra Kvitova | 20 |
| Karolina Pliskova | 19 |
| Sofia Kenin | 191 |
Single Wild Card Entries
Rank no. 50 Sloane Stephens is confirmed to be participating in the event as a wild card.
Doubles Top Seeds
| Seed | Player | WTA Ranking (Doubles) |
| 1 | Coco Gauff/Jessica Pegula (2022 champions | 5/6 |
| 2 | Gabriela Dabrowski/Guiliana Olmos | 8/7 |
| 3 | Nicole Melichar-Martinez/Ellen Perez | 10/16 |
| 4 | Deisrae Krawcyzk/Demi Schuurs | 15/12 |
San Diego Open Draws
The tournament have total of 32 Singles and 16 Doubles draws.
San Diego Open Dates
The San Diego Open’s main draw conducted from the 10th of October to the 16th while the qualifying rounds was set through the 8th and 9th.
San Diego Schedule
The official schedule for the tournament has been released.
| Dates | Singles Matches | Doubles Matches |
| 10th October | 1st Round | ———- |
| 11th October | 1st Round | 1st Round |
| 12th October | 1st Round and 2nd Round | 1st Round |
| 13th October | 2nd Round | 1st Round and Quarter Finals |
| 14th October | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals |
| 15th October | Semi Finals | Semi Finals |
| 16th October | Finale | Finale |
Keep in mind this schedule is an estimate and not indicative of the official tournament schedule.
San Diego Open Tickets
Tickets for the Open can be purchased from Seat Geek. To purchase tickets click on the link below to be forwarded to the related Seat Geek page.
2022 San Diego Open Tickets: https://barnessdopen.com/tickets-2
you can also purchase from here: San Diego Open – WTA (Women’s) Tickets – 2022 San Diego
