The fourth part of our surface-by-surface breakdown of 2022's best points focuses on the outdoor hard courts of the season's second half, encompassing the summer North American swing as well as autumn tournaments in Asia, Europe and Africa.
Best outdoor hard-court points of 2022 (Jan. to March)
Best clay-court points of 2022
Best grass-court points of 2022
Best indoor points of 2022
Serena and Venus Williams delivered some vintage, high-octane ball-striking, while Laura Siegemund and Ons Jabeur pulled off some miraculous gets from seemingly impossible positions.
Young guns Zheng Qinwen and Linda Noskova demonstrated how to up the power on big points, while Camila Osorio and Sara Sorribes Tormo showed off their defensive prowess.
58. Karolina Pliskova vs. Venus Williams, Cincinnati R1
57. Aliaksandra Sasnovich vs. Sara Sorribes Tormo, Cleveland R2
56. Claire Liu vs. Sara Sorribes Tormo, Toronto R1
55. Bianca Andreescu vs. Alizé Cornet, Toronto R2
54. Leylah Fernandez vs. Beatriz Haddad Maia, Toronto R2
53. Paula Badosa vs. Coco Gauff, San Jose QF
52. Kaia Kanepi vs. Victoria Azarenka, Cincinnati R1
51. Sara Sorribes Tormo vs. Camila Osorio, Cleveland R1
50. Aliaksandra Sasnovich vs. Caty McNally, Cincinnati R1
49. Caty McNally vs. Ons Jabeur, Cincinnati R2
48. Petra Martic vs. Karolina Pliskova, Tokyo R2
47. Paula Badosa vs. Danielle Collins, San Diego QF
46. Lucrezia Stefanini vs. Magda Linette, Monastir R1
45. Marta Kostyuk vs. Jessica Pegula, Cincinnati R1
44. Alizé Cornet vs. Bianca Andreescu, Toronto R2
43. Jil Teichmann vs. Sloane Stephens, San Diego R1
42. Linda Noskova vs. Alizé Cornet, Prague R2
41. Linda Noskova vs. Alizé Cornet, Prague R2
Watch Part 3: Kudermetova raises the intensity, Stephens pulls off a rocket forehand
40. Anastasia Potapova vs. Tamara Zidansek, Monastir QF
39. Veronika Kudermetova vs. Alizé Cornet, Monastir SF
38. Camila Osorio vs. Sofia Kenin, Washington R1
37. Sloane Stephens vs. Aryna Sabalenka, San Diego R2
36. Tatjana Maria vs. Diane Parry, Granby QF
35. Tatjana Maria vs. Diane Parry, Granby QF
34. Jasmine Paolini vs. Kaja Juvan, Portoroz R2
33. Maria Sakkari vs. Sloane Stephens, Toronto R2
32. Ons Jabeur vs. Evgeniya Rodina, Monastir R2
31. Ana Bogdan vs. Ajla Tomljanovic, Portoroz R1
30. Tereza Martincova vs. Nuria Parrizas Diaz, Cincinnati R1
29. Veronika Kudermetova vs. Ajla Tomljanovic, Toronto R1
28. Zheng Qinwen vs. Bianca Andreescu, Toronto R3
27. Zheng Qinwen vs. Bianca Andreescu, Toronto R3
Watch Part 2: Maria and Parry play every shot in the book
26. Marta Kostyuk vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova, Portoroz R1
25. Coco Gauff vs. Elisabetta Cocciaretto, Guadalajara 2 R2
24. Venus Williams vs. Rebecca Marino, Washington R1
23. Camila Osorio vs. Sara Sorribes Tormo, Cleveland R1
22. Camila Osorio vs. Sara Sorribes Tormo, Cleveland R1
21. Kayla Day vs. Eugenie Bouchard, Guadalajara 2 R1
20. Zhang Shuai vs. Caroline Garcia, Tokyo R2
19. Tatjana Maria vs. Diane Parry, Granby QF
18. Tatjana Maria vs. Diane Parry, Granby QF
17. Diane Parry vs. Tatjana Maria, Granby QF
16. Taylor Townsend vs. Ajla Tomljanovic, Cincinnati R1
15. Magda Linette vs. Kristina Mladenovic, Seoul R2
14. Alizé Cornet vs. Kaja Juvan, Portoroz R1
13. Sara Sorribes Tormo vs. Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Cleveland R2
Watch Part 1: How did Siegemund and Jabeur do that?!
12. Mirra Andreeva vs. Anastasia Potapova, Monastir R1
11. Coco Gauff vs. Elena Rybakina, Toronto R2
10. Lulu Sun vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova, Seoul QF
9. Jessica Pegula vs. Emma Raducanu, Cincinnati R3
8. Nadia Podoroska vs. Tatjana Maria, Chennai R2
7. Beatriz Haddad Maia vs. Belinda Bencic, Toronto QF
6. Ons Jabeur vs. Claire Liu, Monastir QF
5. Ons Jabeur vs. Caty McNally, Cincinnati R2
4. Laura Siegemund vs. Elena Rybakina, Portoroz R1
3. Laura Siegemund vs. Elena Rybakina, Portoroz R1
2. Daria Kasatkina vs. Nuria Parrizas Diaz, Granby QF
1. Serena Williams vs. Nuria Parrizas Diaz, Toronto R1
