The WTA returns to the United States this week with the San Diego Open 2022. The WTA 500 event is taking place from 10-16 October at the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego, California. The field will be star-packed by the world’s top tennis stars, including world no. 1 Iga Swiatek. Here you can follow the San Diego Open 2022, players, women’s singles main draw, schedule, prize money, and where to watch live.
- Competition: San Diego Open 2022
- Category: WTA 250
- Surface: Hard
- Dates: 10-16 Oct.
- Venue: Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego, California
Players and Top Seeds
If you plan to watch exciting tennis matches this week, the San Diego Open is for you. The field will be star-studded by the world’s top tennis stars.
This year’s French Open and U.S. Open Grand Slam champion and world no. 1 Iga Swiatek headlines the field and will play as the top seed.
All the top 8 seeds are among the top 11 players in the world. World no. 4 Paula Badosa, world no. 5 Aryna Sabalenka, and world no 6 Jessica Pegula complete the top 4 seeds. The top 4 seeds will get a bye into the Second Round (Round of 16).
Top 4 Seeds
- Iga Swiatek (Rank 1)
- Paula Badosa (Rank 4)
- Aryna Sabalenka (Rank 5)
- Jessica Pegula (Rank6)
Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff, Madison Keys, and Danielle Collins will spearhead the home of hopes in the competition.
WTA San Diego Open 2022 Main Draw
Iga Swiatek (1) and Jessica Pegula (4) anchor the top half of the draw and could face off in the semi-finals.
World No. 1 Pole star Swiatek awaits this year’s Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina or Garbine Muguruza, to begin her tournament in the Second Round.
World no. 8 American Coco Gauff will take on compatriot Robin Montgomery in the First Round. The winner could meet Iga Swiatek in the last 8.
Jessica Pegula awaits one of her compatriots, Coco Vandeweghe or Sofia Kenin, to begin her tournament. Pegula could meet Daria Kasatkina (8) in the last 8.
Paula Badosa (2) and Aryna Sabalenka (3) have landed in the bottom half of the draw and could meet in the semi-finals.
Badosa awaits the home hopes of Louisa Chirico or Alison Riske-Amritraj to begin her tournament in the Round of 16. The Spaniard could meet Caroline Garcia (7) in the last 8.
On the other hand, Sabalenka could collide with Maria Sakkari (5) and Karolina Pliskova in the last 8.
Schedule
The main draw of the San Diego Open 2022 will begin on Monday, 10 Oct. Quarter-finals and Semifinals will be held on Friday and Saturday, respectively. The tournament will wrap up with the women’s singles final on Sunday.
| Date | Competition Stage |
|---|---|
| October 10 | Round of 32 |
| October 11 | Round of 32 |
| October 12 | Round of 16 |
| October 13 | Round of 16/Quarter-finals |
| October 14 | Quarter-finals |
| October 15 | Semi-finals |
| October 16 | Final |
How to Watch WTA San Diego Open 2022 on TV and Online
Tennis Channel will broadcast the matches live in the United States. Fans in the UK can watch the live stream via Amazon Prime.
TSN will broadcast the matches live in Canada. The Aussie tennis fans can enjoy the tournament live on beIN Sports.
Viewers from the following countries can catch the action live on these respective channels and sites:
- Amazon Prime Video – United Kingdom, Ireland.
- beIN SPORTS – Australia, France.
- Canal+ – Poland.
- DAZN – Spain, Canada, Japan.
- DigiSport – Romania.
- Network4 – Hungary.
- iQIYI – China.
- Now TV – Hong Kong.
- Nova Sports – Greece & Cyprus.
- O2 TV – Czech Republic.
- Starhub – Singapore.
- Super Tennis – Italy.
- Tennis Channel – USA, Germany & Austria.
- Tennis Channel / SRG – Switzerland.
- Tennis Channel / Ziggosport – Netherlands.
Prize Money
The total prize money for this year’s competition is $757,900. The winner of the women’s singles will take home a lucrative $116,340 with 470 ranking points.
| Round | ATP ranking points | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | 470 | $116,340 |
| Runner-up | 305 | $71,960 |
| Semi-finals | 185 | $42,010 |
| Quarter-finals | 100 | $20,505 |
| Round of 16 | 55 | $11,185 |
| First round | 1 | $8,080 |
