# Washington Open (tennis)

The Washington Open (branded as the Mubadala Citi DC Open for sponsorship reasons and sometimes called the DC Open) is an annual professional outdoor hardcourt tennis tournament played at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C. The event is categorized as an ATP 500 event on the ATP Tour and a WTA 500 event on the WTA Tour. The tournament is owned and managed by Mark Ein in partnership with IMG.
Organized annually in the summer schedule of events on North American hardcourts leading up to the US Open, known as the US Open Series, the Washington Open was first held in 1969 as the Washington Star International. It was held on clay courts until 1986, when the surface was changed to hardcourts. In 2011, the event expanded to include its first women's tournament, a WTA International (now WTA 250) competition held in a separate venue in College Park, Maryland. The following year, the men's and women's events were consolidated at the Washington venue.
In 2023, the WTA 500-level Silicon Valley Classic was discontinued and merged into the Washington Open, forming the first and only joint-500-level event on the ATP and WTA tours.

## History

The tournament was first held on the men's tour in 1969, known as the Washington Star International from 1969 to 1981, the Sovran Bank Classic from 1982 to 1992, the Newsweek Tennis Classic in 1993, the Legg Mason Tennis Classic from 1994 to 2011, and the Citi Open from 2012 to 2022. Competition was held on outdoor clay courts until 1986 when it switched to the current hard courts. Co-founders John A Harris and Donald Dell, founder of ProServ International, have since remained closely involved. The location of the event in Washington, D.C., was chosen at the urging of Arthur Ashe, an early supporter.
The women's event was first held in 2011 in College Park, Maryland, as the Citi Open, and for the 2012 season, the ATP and WTA decided to merge their Maryland and Washington spots into a joint tournament, with the women's event moving to the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, and Citi replacing Legg Mason as title sponsor of the joint event.
In 2015, the Washington Open dropped out of the US Open Series because of disagreements with ESPN, which that year took over broadcast rights to the US Open and US Open Series events. ESPN would not commit to air more than four hours of the tournament on its ESPN2 network; the remainer would be relegated to ESPN3 online streaming. (In 2014, coverage was split between ESPN and Tennis Channel.) Donald Dell criticized ESPN for using ESPN3 to acquire sports rights without any intent to broadcast them on television: "If you're running a tournament, and it's $2 million, and sponsorship money in the $6 million-to-$8 million range, you've got sponsors that don't want to be having only four or six hours on television." Citi Open organizers withdrew from the US Open Series so it could establish a new broadcast rights agreement with Tennis Channel. The four-year, $2.1 million deal included funding for additional amenities and 171 hours of television coverage.
In 2019, the Washington Open was acquired by venture capitalist and USTA board member Mark Ein. It returned to the US Open Series, and also signed a five-year extension of its media rights with Tennis Channel. The 2020 tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The men's event returned for 2021, but the women's event remained cancelled; the WTA did not reinstate its sanctioning of the tournament due to conflicts with the 2020 Summer Olympics. The tournament instead organized a women's invitational, featuring Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, and Jennifer Brady.
In June 2023, Ein and IMG announced that the Washington Open would merge with the Silicon Valley Classic to form a single tournament in Washington, D.C.; this therefore promoted the Washington Open from a WTA 250 event to a WTA 500 event. Players had usually been divided between the two tournaments, as the Silicon Valley Classic was more prestigious, but the Washington Open was located closer to the rest of the US Open Series events. As a result of the merger, the Silicon Valley Classic's title sponsor Mubadala Investment Company became a co-title sponsor of the event, and the tournament was renamed the Mubadala Citi DC Open. The tournament is the first-ever joint 500-level event on the ATP and WTA tours.

## Past finals

In the men's singles, Andre Agassi (1990–91, 1995, 1998–99) holds the records for most titles (five) and most finals overall (six, runner-up in 2000). He also shares with Michael Chang (1996–97), Juan Martín del Potro (2008–09) and Alexander Zverev (2017–18) the record for most consecutive titles, with two. In the women's singles, Magdaléna Rybáriková (2012–13) holds the record for most titles (two) and co-holds the record for most finals (two) with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (runner-up in 2012, 2015). In the men's doubles, Marty Riessen (1971–72, 1974, 1979) and the Bryan brothers (2005–07, 2015) hold the record for most titles (four), with the Bryans also holding the record for most consecutive titles (three). The Bryans co-hold the record for most finals (six, runners-up in 2001–02) with Raúl Ramírez (winner in 1976, 1981–82, runner-up in 1975, 1978–79). In the women's doubles, Shuko Aoyama (2012–14) holds alone the record for most titles, most consecutive titles and most finals (three).

### Men's singles

| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
| 1969 | Thomaz Koch | Arthur Ashe | 7–5, 9–7, 4–6, 2–6, 6–4 |
| ↓ Grand Prix circuit ↓ ||||
| 1970 | Cliff Richey | Arthur Ashe | 7–5, 6–1, 6–2 |
| ↓ WCT circuit ↓ ||||
| 1971 | Ken Rosewall | Marty Riessen | 6–2, 7–5, 6–1 |
| 1972 | Tony Roche | Marty Riessen | 3–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
| ↓ Grand Prix circuit ↓ ||||
| 1973 | Arthur Ashe | Tom Okker | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1974 | Harold Solomon | Guillermo Vilas | 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1975 | Guillermo Vilas | Harold Solomon | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Connors | Raúl Ramírez | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1977 | Guillermo Vilas (2) | Brian Gottfried | 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1978 | Jimmy Connors (2) | Eddie Dibbs | 7–5, 7–5 |
| 1979 | Guillermo Vilas (3) | Víctor Pecci Sr. | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| 1980 | Brian Gottfried | José Luis Clerc | 7–5, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 1981 | José Luis Clerc | Guillermo Vilas | 7–5, 6–2 |
| 1982 | Ivan Lendl | Jimmy Arias | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1983 | José Luis Clerc (2) | Jimmy Arias | 6–3, 3–6, 6–0 |
| 1984 | Andrés Gómez | Aaron Krickstein | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1985 | Yannick Noah | Martín Jaite | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1986 | Karel Nováček | Thierry Tulasne | 6–1, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| 1987 | Ivan Lendl (2) | Brad Gilbert | 6–1, 6–0 |
| 1988 | Jimmy Connors (3) | Andrés Gómez | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1989 | Tim Mayotte | Brad Gilbert | 3–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| ↓ ATP Tour 500 ↓ ||||
| 1990 | Andre Agassi | Jim Grabb | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1991 | Andre Agassi (2) | Petr Korda | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1992 | Petr Korda | Henrik Holm | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1993 | Amos Mansdorf | Todd Martin | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 7–5 |
| 1994 | Stefan Edberg | Jason Stoltenberg | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1995 | Andre Agassi (3) | Stefan Edberg | 6–4, 2–6, 7–5 |
| 1996 | Michael Chang | Wayne Ferreira | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1997 | Michael Chang (2) | Petr Korda | 5–7, 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1998 | Andre Agassi (4) | Scott Draper | 6–2, 6–0 |
| 1999 | Andre Agassi (5) | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–1 |
| 2000 | Àlex Corretja | Andre Agassi | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 2001 | Andy Roddick | Sjeng Schalken | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 2002 | James Blake | Paradorn Srichaphan | 1–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–4 |
| ↓ ATP Tour 250 ↓ ||||
| 2003 | Tim Henman | Fernando González | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2004 | Lleyton Hewitt | Gilles Müller | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2005 | Andy Roddick (2) | James Blake | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 2006 | Arnaud Clément | Andy Murray | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–2 |
| 2007 | Andy Roddick (3) | John Isner | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| 2008 | Juan Martín del Potro | Viktor Troicki | 6–3, 6–3 |
| ↓ ATP Tour 500 ↓ ||||
| 2009 | Juan Martín del Potro (2) | Andy Roddick | 3–6, 7–5, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ |
| 2010 | David Nalbandian | Marcos Baghdatis | 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| 2011 | Radek Štěpánek | Gaël Monfils | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2012 | Alexandr Dolgopolov | Tommy Haas | 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, 6–4, 6–1 |
| 2013 | Juan Martín del Potro (3) | John Isner | 3–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| 2014 | Milos Raonic | Vasek Pospisil | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 2015 | Kei Nishikori | John Isner | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2016 | Gaël Monfils | Ivo Karlović | 5–7, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–4 |
| 2017 | Alexander Zverev | Kevin Anderson | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2018 | Alexander Zverev (2) | Alex de Minaur | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 2019 | Nick Kyrgios | Daniil Medvedev | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| 2020 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | Jannik Sinner | Mackenzie McDonald | 7–5, 4–6, 7–5 |
| 2022 | Nick Kyrgios (2) | Yoshihito Nishioka | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 2023 | Dan Evans | Tallon Griekspoor | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 2024 | Sebastian Korda | Flavio Cobolli | 4–6, 6–2, 6–0 |

### Women's singles

| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
| 2011 | Nadia Petrova | Shahar Pe'er | 7–5, 6–2 |
| 2012 | Magdaléna Rybáriková | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 2013 | Magdaléna Rybáriková (2) | Andrea Petkovic | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ |
| 2014 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Kurumi Nara | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 2015 | Sloane Stephens | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 2016 | Yanina Wickmayer | Lauren Davis | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 2017 | Ekaterina Makarova | Julia Görges | 3–6, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–0 |
| 2018 | Svetlana Kuznetsova (2) | Donna Vekić | 4–6, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 6–2 |
| 2019 | Jessica Pegula | Camila Giorgi | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 2020 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| ↓ Exhibition (WTA revoked sanction) ↓ ||||
| 2021 | Jessica Pegula | Coco Gauff | 4–6, 7–5, [10-8] |
| ↓ WTA 250 ↓ ||||
| 2022 | Liudmila Samsonova | Kaia Kanepi | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| ↓ WTA 500 ↓ ||||
| 2023 | Coco Gauff | Maria Sakkari | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 2024 | Paula Badosa | Marie Bouzková | 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 |

### Men's doubles

| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
| 1969 | Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol | Robert Lutz Stan Smith | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| ↓ Grand Prix circuit ↓ ||||
| 1970 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac | 7–5, 6–0 |
| ↓ WCT circuit ↓ ||||
| 1971 | Tom Okker Marty Riessen | Bob Carmichael Ray Ruffels | 7–6, 6–2 |
| 1972 | Tom Okker (2) Marty Riessen (2) | John Newcombe Tony Roche | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| ↓ Grand Prix circuit ↓ ||||
| 1973 | Ross Case Geoff Masters | Dick Crealy Andrew Pattison | 2–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1974 | Tom Gorman Marty Riessen (3) | Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol | 7–5, 6–1 |
| 1975 | Robert Lutz Stan Smith | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez | 7–5, 2–6, 6–1 |
| 1976 | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez | Arthur Ashe Jimmy Connors | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1977 | John Alexander Phil Dent | Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart | 7–5, 7–5 |
| 1978 | Arthur Ashe Bob Hewitt (2) | Fred McNair Raúl Ramírez | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1979 | Marty Riessen (4) Sherwood Stewart | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1980 | Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez | Gene Mayer Sandy Mayer | 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1981 | Raúl Ramírez (2) Van Winitsky | Pavel Složil Ferdi Taygan | 5–7, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ |
| 1982 | Raúl Ramírez (3) Van Winitsky (2) | Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez | 7–5, 7–6 |
| 1983 | Mark Dickson Cássio Motta | Paul McNamee Ferdi Taygan | 6–2, 1–6, 6–4 |
| 1984 | Pavel Složil Ferdi Taygan | Drew Gitlin Blaine Willenborg | 7–6, 6–1 |
| 1985 | Hans Gildemeister (2) Víctor Pecci | David Graham Balázs Taróczy | 6–3, 1–6, 6–4 |
| 1986 | Hans Gildemeister (3) Andrés Gómez (2) | Ricardo Acioly César Kist | 6–3, 7–5 |
| 1987 | Gary Donnelly Peter Fleming | Laurie Warder Blaine Willenborg | 6–2, 7–6 |
| 1988 | Rick Leach Jim Pugh | Jorge Lozano Todd Witsken | 6–3, 6–7, 6–2 |
| 1989 | Neil Broad Gary Muller | Jim Grabb Patrick McEnroe | 6–7, 7–6, 6–4 |
| ↓ ATP Tour 500 ↓ ||||
| 1990 | Grant Connell Glenn Michibata | Jorge Lozano Todd Witsken | 6–3, 6–7, 6–2 |
| 1991 | Scott Davis David Pate | Ken Flach Robert Seguso | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1992 | Bret Garnett Jared Palmer | Ken Flach Todd Witsken | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1993 | Byron Black Rick Leach (2) | Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith | 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1994 | Grant Connell (2) Patrick Galbraith | Jonas Björkman Jakob Hlasek | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 1995 | Olivier Delaître Jeff Tarango | Petr Korda Cyril Suk | 1–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1996 | Grant Connell (3) Scott Davis (2) | Doug Flach Chris Woodruff | 7–6, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 1997 | Luke Jensen Murphy Jensen | Neville Godwin Fernon Wibier | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1998 | Grant Stafford Kevin Ullyett | Wayne Ferreira Patrick Galbraith | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1999 | Justin Gimelstob Sébastien Lareau | David Adams John-Laffnie de Jager | 7–5, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 6–3 |
| 2000 | Alex O'Brien Jared Palmer (2) | Andre Agassi Sargis Sargsian | 7–5, 6–1 |
| 2001 | Martin Damm David Prinosil | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–3 |
| 2002 | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett (2) | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| ↓ ATP Tour 250 ↓ ||||
| 2003 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Sargis Sargsian | Chris Haggard Paul Hanley | 7–5, 4–6, 6–2 |
| 2004 | Chris Haggard Robbie Koenig | Travis Parrott Dmitry Tursunov | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–1 |
| 2005 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 2006 | Bob Bryan (2) Mike Bryan (2) | Paul Hanley Kevin Ullyett | 6–3, 5–7, [10–3] |
| 2007 | Bob Bryan (3) Mike Bryan (3) | Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 3–6, [10–7] |
| 2008 | Marc Gicquel Robert Lindstedt | Bruno Soares Kevin Ullyett | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–3 |
| ↓ ATP Tour 500 ↓ ||||
| 2009 | Martin Damm (2) Robert Lindstedt (2) | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski | 7–5, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| 2010 | Mardy Fish Mark Knowles | Tomáš Berdych Radek Štěpánek | 4–6, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, [10–7] |
| 2011 | Michaël Llodra Nenad Zimonjić | Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, [10–7] |
| 2012 | Treat Conrad Huey Dominic Inglot | Kevin Anderson Sam Querrey | 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 6–7$^{(9–11)}$, [10–5] |
| 2013 | Julien Benneteau Nenad Zimonjić (2) | Mardy Fish Radek Štěpánek | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 7–5 |
| 2014 | Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău | Sam Groth Leander Paes | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 2015 | Bob Bryan (4) Mike Bryan (4) | Ivan Dodig Marcelo Melo | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 2016 | Daniel Nestor Édouard Roger-Vasselin | Łukasz Kubot Alexander Peya | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| 2017 | Henri Kontinen John Peers | Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–4 |
| 2018 | Jamie Murray Bruno Soares | Mike Bryan Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 3–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
| 2019 | Raven Klaasen Michael Venus | Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău | 3–6, 6–3, [10–2] |
| 2020 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | Raven Klaasen (2) Ben McLachlan | Neal Skupski Michael Venus | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–4 |
| 2022 | Nick Kyrgios Jack Sock | Ivan Dodig Austin Krajicek | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 2023 | Máximo González Andrés Molteni | Mackenzie McDonald Ben Shelton | 6–7, 6–2, [10-8] |
| 2024 | Nathaniel Lammons Jackson Withrow | Rafael Matos Marcelo Melo | 7–5, 6–3 |

### Women's doubles

| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
| 2011 | Sania Mirza Yaroslava Shvedova | Olga Govortsova Alla Kudryavtseva | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 2012 | Shuko Aoyama Chang Kai-chen | Irina Falconi Chanelle Scheepers | 7–5, 6–2 |
| 2013 | Shuko Aoyama (2) Vera Dushevina | Eugenie Bouchard Taylor Townsend | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 2014 | Shuko Aoyama (3) Gabriela Dabrowski | Hiroko Kuwata Kurumi Nara | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 2015 | Belinda Bencic Kristina Mladenovic | Lara Arruabarrena Andreja Klepač | 7–5, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$ |
| 2016 | Monica Niculescu Yanina Wickmayer | Shuko Aoyama Risa Ozaki | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 2017 | Shuko Aoyama (4) Renata Voráčová | Eugenie Bouchard Sloane Stephens | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 2018 | Han Xinyun Darija Jurak | Alexa Guarachi Erin Routliffe | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 2019 | Caty McNally Coco Gauff | Maria Sanchez Fanny Stollar | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 2020–21 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| ↓ WTA 250 ↓ ||||
| 2022 | Jessica Pegula Erin Routliffe | Anna Kalinskaya Caty McNally | 6–3, 5–7, [12–10] |
| ↓ WTA 500 ↓ ||||
| 2023 | Laura Siegemund Vera Zvonareva | Alexa Guarachi Monica Niculescu | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2024 | Asia Muhammad Taylor Townsend | Jiang Xinyu Wu Fang-hsien | 7–6$^{(7–0)}$, 6–3 |