Alexander Zverev was the reigning champion,[1][2] but withdrew with an ankle injury before the tournament began.
Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev is in contention for the ATP No. 1 ranking at the beginning of the tournament. Medvedev will retain the top ranking unless he fails to reach the quarterfinals and Nadal wins the title.[3]
Seeds
The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.[4]
The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of August 8, 2022. Rank and points before are as of August 15, 2022.
Points for the 2021 tournment were not mandatory and are included in the table below only if they counted towards the player's ranking as of August 15, 2022. Players who are not defending points from the 2021 tournament will instead have their 19th best result replaced by their points from the 2022 tournament.
† This column shows either the player's points from the 2021 tournament or his 19th best result (shown in brackets). Only ranking points counting towards the player's ranking as of August 15, 2022, are reflected in the column.
Withdrawn players
The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began.