title: 2022 İstanbul Cup – Singles
text: # 2022 İstanbul Cup – Singles
  
  Anastasia Potapova defeated Veronika Kudermetova in the final, 6–3, 6–1 to win the singles title at the 2022 İstanbul Cup. It was her maiden WTA Tour title.
  
  Sorana Cîrstea was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Kudermetova.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Elise Mertens (first round, retired)
  * Sorana Cîrstea (semifinals)
  * Veronika Kudermetova (final)
  * Anhelina Kalinina (first round)
  * Jil Teichmann (second round)
  * Ajla Tomljanović (quarterfinals)
  * Sara Sorribes Tormo (quarterfinals)
  * Tereza Martincová (first round)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Yulia Putintseva | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
  | Q | Anastasia Potapova | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | Anastasia Potapova | 2 | 6 | 6 | Q | Anastasia Potapova | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 3 | Veronika Kudermetova | 3 | 1 |
  | 3 | Veronika Kudermetova | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Veronika Kudermetova | 3 | 1 |
  | 2 | Sorana Cîrstea | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | E Mertens | 5 | $1^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Peterson | 7 | 4 | | | R Peterson | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Linette | $6^6$ | 4 | | | Y Putintseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Y Putintseva | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | Y Putintseva | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | L Tsurenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | A Tomljanović | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | AK Schmiedlová | 0 | 2 | | Q | L Tsurenko | 4 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | J Fourlis | 1 | 3 | | 6 | A Tomljanović | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | A Tomljanović | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Y Putintseva | 6 | 2 | 2 |
  | 4 | A Kalinina | 6 | 5 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | Q | A Potapova | 2 | 6 | 6 |
  | | P Martić | 3 | 7 | $7^7$ | | P Martić | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | N Bartůňková | 1 | 4 | | Q | A Potapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Potapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | A Potapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | V Gracheva | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 7 | S Sorribes Tormo | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | | M Bouzková | 3 | 5 | | | V Gracheva | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Q Wang | 3 | 2 | | 7 | S Sorribes Tormo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | S Sorribes Tormo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | T Martincová | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Bondár | 6 | 7 | | | A Bondár | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Párrizas Díaz | $7^8$ | 7 | | | N Párrizas Díaz | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Trevisan | $6^6$ | 5 | | | | | | | | A Bondár | $6^9$ | $6^3$ | | | | |
  | | A Konjuh | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | V Kudermetova | $7^{11}$ | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | Q | A Bogdan | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Bogdan | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Melnikova | 2 | 0 | | 3 | V Kudermetova | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | V Kudermetova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | V Kudermetova | 6 | 6 |
  | 5 | J Teichmann | 6 | $6^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Cîrstea | 3 | 3 |
  | | G Minnen | 3 | $7^7$ | 3 | 5 | J Teichmann | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | J Grabher | 7 | 6 | | Q | J Grabher | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | P Özgen | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | J Grabher | 5 | 1 | | | | |
  | WC | İ Öz | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | S Cîrstea | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | | A Rus | 6 | 6 | | | A Rus | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | K Rakhimova | 4 | 1 | | 2 | S Cîrstea | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | S Cîrstea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (moved to main draw)
  * Ana Bogdan (qualified)
  * Kamilla Rakhimova (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  * Wang Qiang (qualified)
  * Donna Vekić (qualifying competition)
  * Anastasia Potapova (qualified)
  * Lesia Tsurenko (qualified)
  * Yuan Yue (first round)
  * Mariam Bolkvadze (withdrew)
  * Despina Papamichail (qualifying competition)
  * Anastasia Tikhonova (first round)
  * Marina Melnikova (qualified)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Lesia Tsurenko
  * Ana Bogdan
  * Julia Grabher
  * Wang Qiang
  * Marina Melnikova
  * Anastasia Potapova
  
  ### Lucky losers
  
  * Kamilla Rakhimova
  * Jaimee Fourlis
  
  ### Draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Alt | Jaimee Fourlis | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Jesika Malečková | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | Jesika Malečková | 5 | 3 | Alt | Jaimee Fourlis | 2 | 6 | 5 |
  | | | | | 7 | Lesia Tsurenko | 6 | 3 | 7 |
  | | Caty McNally | 3 | 2 | 7 | Lesia Tsurenko | 6 | 3 | 7 |
  | 7 | Lesia Tsurenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Ana Bogdan | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | Zeynep Sönmez | 2 | 1 | | | | |
  | WC | Zeynep Sönmez | 2 | 1 | 2 | Ana Bogdan | 7 | 6 |
  | | | | | WC | Berfu Cengiz | 5 | 3 |
  | WC | Berfu Cengiz | 6 | 6 | WC | Berfu Cengiz | 5 | 3 |
  | 8 | Yuan Yue | 1 | 0 | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Kamilla Rakhimova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | Loïs Boisson | 1 | 2 | | | | |
  | WC | Loïs Boisson | 1 | 2 | 3 | Kamilla Rakhimova | 3 | 1 |
  | | | | | | Julia Grabher | 6 | 6 |
  | | Julia Grabher | 6 | 6 | | Julia Grabher | 6 | 6 |
  | 11 | Anastasia Tikhonova | 3 | 3 | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Wang Qiang | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | Ayla Aksu | 0 | 2 | | | | |
  | WC | Ayla Aksu | 0 | 2 | 4 | Wang Qiang | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | 10 | Despina Papamichail | 1 | 1 |
  | | Ysaline Bonaventure | 4 | $6^3$ | 10 | Despina Papamichail | 1 | 1 |
  | 10 | Despina Papamichail | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  
  **Fifth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Donna Vekić | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | PR | Han Xinyun | 3 | 1 | | | | |
  | PR | Han Xinyun | 3 | 1 | 5 | Donna Vekić | 0 | $6^5$ |
  | | | | | 12 | Marina Melnikova | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | | Anastasia Zakharova | 5 | 4 | 12 | Marina Melnikova | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | 12 | Marina Melnikova | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Sixth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | Anastasia Potapova | 6 | $6^3$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | Dea Herdželaš | 1 | $7^7$ | 2 | | | | |
  | | Dea Herdželaš | 1 | $7^7$ | 2 | 6 | Anastasia Potapova | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | Andrea Lázaro García | 2 | 4 |
  | | Andrea Lázaro García | 6 | 6 | | | Andrea Lázaro García | 2 | 4 |
  | Alt | Natalija Stevanović | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
  