ATP Tour first-half Schedule 2022

The ATP has declared the 2022 season first-half schedule for the ATP Tour, which will start in January with the third edition of the ATP Cup held in Sydney, Australia, through to the end of the championships at Wimbledon in July.

The 2022 ATP Tour schedule starts with the ATP Cup in cooperation with the Australian Tennis Association from January 1st to 9th. There will be 16 teams participating in the 2022 competition, which will be held in two Sydney stadiums-Kens Rosewall Stadium and Qudos Bank Arena, both located in Sydney Olympic Park.

As part of the opening part of the reconfiguration of this season, two ATP 250 events will be held in Adelaide International and Melbourne Park in parallel with the ATP Cup in week 1. Two ATP 250 events will be held in the second week, including the second event at the Adelaide International and the Sydney Tennis Classic, a new one-off event, as well as the Australian Open qualifier in Melbourne.

The Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha traditionally, held in the first week will be held in the seventh week of 2022, followed by the Dubai Free Tennis Championships. As already announced, due to Covid-19-related complications, the ASB Classic (ATP 250) in Auckland will not be held in 2022.

All other events up to Wimbledon are scheduled in their regular calendar week, and the rest of the calendar details will announce in due course.

ATP Chairman Andrea Gaudenzi said: "We are very pleased to declare the first half of the 2022 ATP Tour season calendar and let our fans see it. Since the pandemic began, tennis has had to adjust to a changing environment. Although we continue to face challenges, today's announcement marks a positive milestone in our further return. We look forward to starting another exciting season and returning to the calendar with events that were, unfortunately, couldn't organize last year. "I want to appreciate the hard work of our players and the tournaments that have allowed us to get to that point."