# 2022 Citi Open – Women's singles

Liudmila Samsonova defeated Kaia Kanepi in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2022 Washington Open. Kanepi was aiming to win her first title since 2013, and to be the oldest player to win a WTA Tour title since Serena Williams in 2020.
Jessica Pegula was the defending champion from when the event was last held in 2019, but lost in the second round to Daria Saville.

## Seeds

* Jessica Pegula (second round)
* Emma Raducanu (quarterfinals)
* Simona Halep (second round, retired)
* Victoria Azarenka (quarterfinals)
* Elise Mertens (first round)
* Kaia Kanepi (final)
* Mayar Sherif (first round)
* Clara Tauson (first round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Daria Saville | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| 6 | Kaia Kanepi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Kaia Kanepi | 6 | 6 | 6 | Kaia Kanepi | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | Liudmila Samsonova | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| LL | Wang Xiyu | 1 | 1 | | Liudmila Samsonova | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | Liudmila Samsonova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | J Pegula | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | H Baptiste | 2 | 2 | | 1 | J Pegula | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Saville | 3 | 7 | 7$^7$ | | D Saville | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Björklund | 6 | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | D Saville | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| Q | R Marino | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | R Marino | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| WC | V Williams | 6 | 1 | 4 | Q | R Marino | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Petkovic | 6 | 6 | | | A Petkovic | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | C Tauson | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Saville | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | S Halep | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | K Kanepi | 6 | 6 |
| Q | C Bucșa | 3 | 5 | | 3 | S Halep | 5 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Brengle | 3 | 0 | | | A Kalinskaya | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kalinskaya | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Kalinskaya | 7$^7$ | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | L Zhu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | K Kanepi | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | H Dart | 4 | 3 | | | L Zhu | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Minnen | 3 | 3 | | 6 | K Kanepi | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | K Kanepi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | M Sherif | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Vekić | 6 | 6 | | | D Vekić | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Xiy Wang | 6 | 7 | | LL | Xiy Wang | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Maria | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | LL | Xiy Wang | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Martincová | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | V Azarenka | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | Xin Wang | 6 | 4 | 4 | | T Martincová | 6$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Yastremska | 4 | 0 | | 4 | V Azarenka | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | LL | Xiy Wang | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | E Mertens | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | L Samsonova | 6 | 6 |
| | L Samsonova | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | L Samsonova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Tomljanović | 6 | 6 | | | A Tomljanović | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stephens | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | L Samsonova | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | |
| WC | S Kenin | 6$^2$ | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | E Raducanu | 6$^6$ | 1 | | | | |
| | C Osorio | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | C Osorio | 6$^5$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Chirico | 4 | 2 | | 2 | E Raducanu | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | E Raducanu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Wang Xiyu (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Rebecca Marino (qualified)
* Heather Watson (qualifying competition)
* Cristina Bucșa (qualified)
* Mirjam Björklund (qualified)
* Yuan Yue (first round)
* Caty McNally (qualifying competition)
* Sachia Vickery (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Louisa Chirico
* Rebecca Marino
* Mirjam Björklund
* Cristina Bucșa

### Lucky losers

* Wang Xiyu

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Wang Xiyu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Loeb | 4 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Loeb | 4 | 1 | | 1 | Wang Xiyu | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| | | | | | | Louisa Chirico | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| | Louisa Chirico | 6 | 2 | 6 | | Louisa Chirico | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Yuan Yue | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Rebecca Marino | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Valentini Grammatikopoulou | 0 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Valentini Grammatikopoulou | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | Rebecca Marino | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 8 | Sachia Vickery | 7$^7$ | 3 | 3 |
| | Sophie Chang | 6$^4$ | 1 | | 8 | Sachia Vickery | 7$^7$ | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Sachia Vickery | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Heather Watson | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Astra Sharma | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Astra Sharma | 4 | 2 | 3 | Heather Watson | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | 5 | Mirjam Björklund | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Christina McHale | 3 | 3 | 5 | Mirjam Björklund | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Mirjam Björklund | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Cristina Bucșa | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | |
| PR | Kimberly Birrell | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| PR | Kimberly Birrell | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | Cristina Bucșa | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | 7 | Caty McNally | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| PR | Han Xinyun | 5 | 1 | | 7 | Caty McNally | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | Caty McNally | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |