2022 BWF World Championships – Women's singles

The women's singles tournament of the 2022 BWF World Championships took place from 22 to 28 August 2022 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo.
Defending champion Akane Yamaguchi defeated Chen Yu Fei, 21-12, 10-21, 21-14 to retain her title.

Seeds

The seeding list was based on the World Rankings of 9 August 2022.
Akane Yamaguchi
Tai Tzu-ying '
An Se-young '
Chen Yufei '
Carolina Marín '
Nozomi Okuhara '
P. V. Sindhu '
Ratchanok Intanon '
He Bingjiao '
Pornpawee Chochuwong '
Wang Zhiyi '
Busanan Ongbamrungphan '
Michelle Li '
Sayaka Takahashi '
Mia Blichfeldt '
Beiwen Zhang ''''