title: 2022 Melbourne Summer Set 1 – Men's singles
text: # 2022 Melbourne Summer Set 1 – Men's singles
  
  Rafael Nadal defeated Maxime Cressy in the final, $7–6^{(8–6)},$ 6–3 to win the men's singles title at the 2022 Melbourne Summer Set 1. It was his 89th career ATP title. Cressy entered the tournament as a qualifier and was contesting his first tour-level final.
  
  This was the first edition of the tournament.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
  
  * Rafael Nadal (champion)
  * Reilly Opelka (second round)
  * Grigor Dimitrov (semifinals)
  * David Goffin (second round)
  * Benoît Paire (first round, retired)
  * Ilya Ivashka (withdrew)
  * Dominik Koepfer (first round)
  * Mackenzie McDonald (second 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | Alt | Emil Ruusuvuori | 4 | 5 | | | | |
  | Alt | Emil Ruusuvuori | 4 | 5 | 1 | Rafael Nadal | $7^8$ | 6 |
  | | | | | Q | Maxime Cressy | $6^6$ | 3 |
  | 3 | Grigor Dimitrov | 5 | $6^9$ | Q | Maxime Cressy | $6^6$ | 3 |
  | Q | Maxime Cressy | 7 | $7^{11}$ | | | | |
  
  ### Top 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | R Berankis | 7 | 6 | | Q | R Berankis | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Giron | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | w/o | | | | | |
  | | A Popyrin | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | T Griekspoor | | | | | | |
  | | S Travaglia | $6^5$ | 3 | | | A Popyrin | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Griekspoor | 6 | 6 | | | T Griekspoor | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | D Koepfer | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Nadal | 6 | 7 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Alt | E Ruusuvuori | 4 | 5 |
  | | | | | | 4 | D Goffin | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Molčan | 6 | $6^6$ | 6 | | A Molčan | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Seppi | 4 | $7^8$ | 3 | | | | | | | A Molčan | 2 | 1 | | | | |
  | WC | C O'Connell | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | Alt | E Ruusuvuori | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | J Thompson | 1 | 7 | 6 | | J Thompson | $6^3$ | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | Alt | E Ruusuvuori | $7^7$ | 6 | | Alt | E Ruusuvuori | $7^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | S Báez | $6^2$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | M McDonald | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Gojowczyk | 0 | 3 | | 8 | M McDonald | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Mannarino | 4 | 3 | | | B van de Zandschulp | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B van de Zandschulp | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | B van de Zandschulp | $7^7$ | 0 | 5 | | | | |
  | | F Bagnis | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | G Dimitrov | $6^5$ | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | WC | A Murray | 3 | 7 | 3 | | F Bagnis | 7 | $6^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | G Dimitrov | 5 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | G Dimitrov | 5 | $6^9$ |
  | 5 | B Paire | 6 | 3 | $2^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | Q | M Cressy | 7 | $7^{11}$ |
  | LL | H Laaksonen | 4 | 6 | 5 | LL | H Laaksonen | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Munar | 6 | 6 | | | J Munar | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Anderson | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | J Munar | $6^3$ | 4 | | | | | |
  | Q | M Cressy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | M Cressy | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | R Hijikata | 3 | 0 | | Q | M Cressy | 4 | $7^7$ | $7^{11}$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | R Opelka | 6 | $6^5$ | $6^9$ | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Emil Ruusuvuori (moved to main draw)
  * Henri Laaksonen (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  * Sebastián Báez (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  * Marco Cecchinato (withdrew)
  * Andreas Seppi (qualified)
  * Ričardas Berankis (qualified)
  * Denis Kudla (first round)
  * Maxime Cressy (qualified)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Ričardas Berankis
  * Rinky Hijikata
  * Andreas Seppi
  * Maxime Cressy
  
  ### Lucky losers
  
  * Henri Laaksonen
  * Sebastián Báez
  
  ### Qualifying draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Alt | Altuğ Çelikbilek | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Norbert Gombos | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | Norbert Gombos | 4 | 4 | Alt | Altuğ Çelikbilek | 7 | 2 | 1 |
  | | | | | 6 | Ričardas Berankis | 5 | 6 | 6 |
  | | Tomás Martín Etcheverry | 4 | 2 | 6 | Ričardas Berankis | 5 | 6 | 6 |
  | 6 | Ričardas Berankis | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Henri Laaksonen | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Jozef Kovalík | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | Jozef Kovalík | 4 | 2 | 2 | Henri Laaksonen | 6 | $6^8$ | 4 |
  | | | | | WC | Rinky Hijikata | 4 | $7^{10}$ | 6 |
  | WC | Rinky Hijikata | 6 | 7 | WC | Rinky Hijikata | 4 | $7^{10}$ | 6 |
  | 7 | Denis Kudla | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Sebastián Báez | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | Marc Polmans | 5 | 2 | | | | |
  | WC | Marc Polmans | 5 | 2 | 3 | Sebastián Báez | 5 | $6^1$ |
  | | | | | 5 | Andreas Seppi | 7 | $7^7$ |
  | | Bernabé Zapata Miralles | 4 | $6^3$ | 5 | Andreas Seppi | 7 | $7^7$ |
  | 5 | Andreas Seppi | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Alt | Andrea Vavassori | $6^3$ | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | Lucas Pouille | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | |
  | | Lucas Pouille | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | 3 | Alt | Andrea Vavassori | $6^6$ | $6^{10}$ |
  | | | | | | 8 | Maxime Cressy | $7^8$ | $7^{12}$ |
  | | João Sousa | 2 | 3 | | 8 | Maxime Cressy | $7^8$ | $7^{12}$ |
  | 8 | Maxime Cressy | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  