2022 Australian Open women’s singles draw in Melbourne as Naomi Osaka defends her title, while world No.1 Ashleigh Barty aims for home glory; Emma Raducanu and Heather Watson fly the UK flag

The full draw for the 2022 Australian Open women’s singles tournament in Melbourne.

Women’s singles draw (rankings in brackets):

Upper half

Ashleigh Barty (Aus) (1) vs. QUALIFICATION

Varvara Gracheva (Rus) vs QUALIFICATION

Tereza Martincova (Cze) v Lauren Davis (United States)

Anastasia Potapova (Rus) v Camila Giorgi (Italy) (30)

Belinda Bencic (Switzerland) (22) v Kristina Mladenovic (Fra)

QUALIFICATION vs Amanda Anisimova (USA)

Dayana Yastremska (United Kingdom) v Madison Brengle (United States)

Maria Camila Osorio Serrano (Col) vs. Naomi Osaka (Jpn) (13)

Ons Jabeur (Tun) (9) vs Nuria Parrizas-Diaz (Spa)

Maryna Zanevska (Bel) vs. Kaja Juvan (Slo)

Bernarda Pera (United States) v Ekaterina Alexandrova (Rus)

Anhelina Kalinina (United Kingdom) v Jessica Pegula (United States) (21)

Veronika Kudermetova (Rus) (28) against Claire Liu (USA)

Elena Gabriela Ruse (Rom) vs. Jasmine Paolini (Ita)

Aliaksandra Sasnovich (Blr) vs QUALIFIER

Tatjana Maria (Gre) v Maria Sakkari (Gre) (5)

Barbora Krejcikova (Cze) (4) v Andrea Petkovic (Germany)

QUALIFICATION vs Xiyu Wang (Chn)

Donna Vekic (Cro) v Alison Riske (United States)

Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (Svk) vs. Jelena Ostapenko (Lat) (26)

Victoria Azarenka (Blr) (24) v Panna Udvardy (Hun)

Petra Martic (Cro) vs. Jil Belen Teichmann (Switzerland)

Yulia Putintseva (Kaz) vs. Harmony Tan (Fra)

Fiona Ferro (Fra) v Elina Svitolina (United Kingdom) (15)

Sofia Kenin (United States) (11) v Madison Keys (United States)

Greet Minnen (Bel) vs. Jaqueline Adina Cristian (Rom)

Alison Van Uytvanck (Bel) vs QUALIFIER

Qiang Wang (Chn) vs. Cori Gauff (United States) (18)

Sara Sorribes Tormo (Spa) (32) vs. Kirsten Flipkens (Belgium)

Diane Parry (Fra) v Marta Kostyuk (United Kingdom)

Saisai Zheng (Chn) against QUALIFICATION

Ajla Tomljanovic (Aus) v Paula Badosa (Spa) (8)

Lower half

Anett Kontaveit (Est) (6) v Katerina Siniakova (Cze)

Clara Tauson (Den) vs. Astra Sharma (Aus)

Ana Konjuh (Cro) v Shelby Rogers (United States)

QUALIFICATION vs Danielle Collins (USA) (27)

Elise Mertens (Bel) (19) v Vera Zvonareva (Rus)

Océane Dodin (Fra) against Irina-Camelia Begu (Rom)

Viktorija Golubic (Switzerland) vs. Shuai Zhang (Chn)

Zarina Diyas (Kaz) vs. Elena Rybakina (Kaz) (12)

Simona Halep (Rom) (14) v Magdalena Frech (Pol)

QUALIFICATION vs Beatriz Haddad Maia (Bra)

QUALIFICATION vs Danka Kovinic (Mne)

Sloane Stephens (United States) vs. Emma Raducanu (Gbr) (17)

Tamara Zidansek (Slo) (29) v Arantxa Rus (Ned)

Heather Watson (Gbr) vs Mayar Sherif (Egy)

Alize Cornet (Fra) vs QUALIFIER

Clara Burel (Fra) v Garbine Muguruza (Spa) (3)

Iga Swiatek (Pol) (7) vs QUALIFICATION

Daria Saville (Aus) vs. Rebecca Peterson (Sweden)

Magda Linette (Pol) v Anastasija Sevastova (Lat)

QUALIFICATION vs Daria Kasatkina (Rus) (25)

Petra Kvitova (Cze) (20) vs Sorana Cirstea (Rom)

Misaki Doi (Jpn) vs. Kristina Kucova (Svk)

Robin Anderson (United States) v Samantha Stosur (Australia)

Anna Bondar (Hun) vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Rus) (10)

Angelique Kerber (Ger) (16) v Kaia Kanepi (East)

Marie Bouzkova (Cze) vs QUALIFICATION

QUALIFICATION vs Caroline Garcia (Fra)

Maddison Inglis (Aus) v Leylah Fernandez (Can) (23)

Marketa Vondrousova (Cze) (31) v Priscilla Hon (Aus)

QUALIFICATION vs Ludmilla Samsonova (Rus)

Ann Li (United States) vs. Xiyu Wang (Chn)

Storm Sanders (Aus) v Aryna Sabalenka (Blr) (2)

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