2022 Kobe Challenger – Singles

Singles

2022 Kobe Challenger
Final
Champion|  Yosuke Watanuki
Runner-up|  Frederico Ferreira Silva
Score| 6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–4
Events
| Singles | Doubles

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2022 tennis event results

Main article: 2022 Kobe Challenger

Yosuke Watanuki was the defending champion[1] and successfully defended his title, defeating Frederico Ferreira Silva 6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–4 in the final.

## Seeds

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1. Christopher O'Connell (semifinals)
2. John Millman (quarterfinals)
3. Rinky Hijikata (second round)
4. Kaichi Uchida (first round)
5. James Duckworth (first round)
6. Damir Džumhur (second round)
7. Yosuke Watanuki (champion)
8. Li Tu (first round)

## Draw

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### Key

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* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* ITF = ITF entry
* PR = Protected ranking
* SR = Special ranking
* SE = Special exempt
* JE = Junior exempt
* JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
* CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
* NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted

### Finals

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| Semifinals | | | Final |

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| 1 |  Christopher O'Connell | 4 | 66 |  | |
| 7 |  Yosuke Watanuki | 6 | 78 |  |
| | 7 |  Yosuke Watanuki | 63 | 7 | 6 |
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| | |  |  Frederico Ferreira Silva | 77 | 5 | 4 |
|  |  Frederico Ferreira Silva | 6 | 3 | 6 |

|  |  Nino Serdarušić | 4 | 6 | 3 |

### Top half

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| First round | | | Second round | | | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals |

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| 1 |  C O'Connell | 67 | 712 | 77 | | | |
| Q |  C Sinclair | 79 | 610 | 63 | | | 1 |  C O'Connell | 6 | 65 | 6 |
| PR |  Y Sugita | 6 | 4 | 4 | | |  |  B Zhukayev | 2 | 77 | 1 |
|  |  B Zhukayev | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 |  C O'Connell | 7 | 77 |  |
|  |  Z Kolář | 6 | 2 |  | | | | | Q |  M Polmans | 5 | 63 |  |
| PR |  T Ito | 3 | 0r |  | | |  |  Z Kolář | 1 | 4 |  | | | |
| Q |  M Polmans | 63 | 6 | 6 | | | Q |  M Polmans | 6 | 6 |  |
| 8 |  L Tu | 77 | 2 | 3 | | | | 1 |  C O'Connell | 4 | 66 |  |
| 4 |  K Uchida | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 7 |  Yo Watanuki | 6 | 78 |  |
|  |  R Ramanathan | 6 | 4 | 6 | | |  |  R Ramanathan | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | |
| Q |  J Jung | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | Q |  J Jung | 6 | 0 | 0r |
|  |  R Noguchi | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | |  |  R Ramanathan | 5 | 1 |  |
|  |  S Shimabukuro | 5 |  |  | | | | | 7 |  Yo Watanuki | 7 | 6 |  |
|  |  Y Uchiyama | 1r |  |  | | |  |  S Shimabukuro | 4 | 2 |  | |
| Q |  Y-s Chung | 2 | 2 |  | | | 7 |  Yo Watanuki | 6 | 6 |  |
| 7 |  Yo Watanuki | 6 | 6 |  | |

### Bottom half

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| First round | | | Second round | | | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals |

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| 5 |  J Duckworth | 4 | 4 |  | | | |
| WC |  S Hazawa | 6 | 6 |  | | | WC |  S Hazawa | 6 | 6 |  |
| Q |  S Mochizuki | 4 | 2 |  | | | Q |  N Nakagawa | 4 | 4 |  |
| Q |  N Nakagawa | 6 | 6 |  | | | | | | WC |  S Hazawa | 6 | 3 | 64 |
|  |  NH Lý | 2 | 4 |  | | | | |  |  F Ferreira Silva | 2 | 6 | 77 |
|  |  F Ferreira Silva | 6 | 6 |  | | |  |  F Ferreira Silva | 6 | 6 |  | | | |
|  |  D Sweeny | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | 3 |  R Hijikata | 4 | 2 |  |
| 3 |  R Hijikata | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | |  |  F Ferreira Silva | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 |  D Džumhur | 6 | 6 |  | | | | | |  |  N Serdarušić | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| WC |  T Ichikawa | 4 | 3 |  | | | 6 |  D Džumhur | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | |
|  |  N Serdarušić | 6 | 67 | 6 | | |  |  N Serdarušić | 4 | 6 | 6 |
|  |  ND Ionel | 3 | 79 | 2 | | | | | |  |  N Serdarušić | 77 | 7 |  |
| WC |  Shintaro Imai | 6 | 6 |  | | | | | 2 |  J Millman | 62 | 5 |  |
|  |  H Moriya | 4 | 3 |  | | | WC |  S Imai | 1 | 4 |  | |
|  |  FC Jianu | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | 2 |  J Millman | 6 | 6 |  |
| 2 |  J Millman | 6 | 3 | 6 | |

## References

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1. ^ "Watanuki Wins Maiden Challenger Crown On Home Soil". November 10, 2019.

## External links

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* Main draw
* Qualifying draw