The 2022 Washington Open/Citi Open was held on August 1-7, 2022 at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Washington, D.C., United States (US). It was the 53rd edition for men and 10th for women.

Key Points

  • It is a tennis tournament which is played on outdoor hard courts.

  • It was part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour 500 series of the 2022
    ATP Tour, Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) 250 of the 2022 WTA Tour and part of the US
    Open Series leading up to the US Open grand slam in September.

Prize Money:

The total prize money for the tournament was $1,953,285.

Winners

  • The Men’s singles title was won by Nick Kyrgios (Australia) by defeating Yoshihito Nishioka (Japan) by 6-4, 6-3.

  • It was his 7th career singles title.

  • The Women’s Singles title was grabbed by Liudmila Samsonova (Russia) by defeating Kaia Kanepi (Estonia) by 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.

  • This was her second WTA Tour title, and first of the year.

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