The 2019 Washington Open (called the Citi Open for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 51st edition (for the men) and the 9th edition (for the women) of the Washington Open. The event was part of the ATP Tour 500 series of the 2019 ATP Tour, and of the WTA International tournaments of the 2019 WTA Tour.[1] It took place at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Washington, D.C., United States, from July 29 to August 4, 2019.[2]
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | 500 | 300 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles | 0 | — | — | 45 | 25 | |||||
| Women's singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | — | 18 | 12 | 1 |
| Women's doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 641 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | $365,390 | $183,780 | $92,980 | $48,670 | $24,400 | $12,845 | $7,205 | $2,710 | $1,355 |
| Men's doubles * | $123,000 | $60,200 | $30,190 | $15,500 | $8,000 | — | — | — | — |
| Women's singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,500 | $6,200 | $3,420 | $2,220 | — | $1,285 | $750 |
| Women's doubles * | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 | — | — | — | — |
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 64 prize money
* per team
ATP singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 GRE
|
Stefanos Tsitsipas | 6 | 1 |
 RUS
|
Karen Khachanov | 8 | 2 |
| RUS
|
Daniil Medvedev | 9 | 3 |
 RSA |
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 USA
|
John Isner | 14 | 5 |
 CRO
|
Marin Čilić | 17 | 6 |
 BEL
|
David Goffin | 18 | 7 |
 CAN
|
Milos Raonic | 21 | 8 |
| CAN
|
Félix Auger-Aliassime | 23 | 9 |
 FRA
|
Benoît Paire | 28 | 10 |
| FRA
|
Gilles Simon | 33 | 11 |
 AUS
|
Alex de Minaur | 34 | 12 |
 GBR
|
Kyle Edmund | 35 | 13 |
 GER
|
Jan-Lennard Struff | 36 | 14 |
| FRA
|
Pierre-Hugues Herbert | 39 | 15 |
| USA
|
Frances Tiafoe | 41 | 16 |
- Rankings are as of July 22, 2019
Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
- Kevin Anderson → replaced by
Norbert Gombos 
Tomáš Berdych → replaced by 
Marius Copil- Ugo Humbert → replaced by
Ilya Ivashka - Gaël Monfils → replaced by
Alexander Bublik 
Kei Nishikori → replaced by Bradley Klahn- Sam Querrey → replaced by
Malek Jaziri - Denis Shapovalov → replaced by Lloyd Harris
- Bernard Tomic → replaced by Peter Gojowczyk
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 COL
|
Juan Sebastián Cabal | COL
|
Robert Farah | 2 | 1 |
 POL
|
Łukasz Kubot |  BRA
|
Marcelo Melo | 9 | 2 |
| RSA
|
Raven Klaasen |  NZL
|
Michael Venus | 20 | 3 |
| CRO
|
Mate Pavić | BRA
|
Bruno Soares | 24 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of July 22, 2019
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank 1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA
|
Sloane Stephens | 8 | 1 |
| USA
|
Madison Keys | 17 | 2 |
| USA
|
Sofia Kenin | 28 | 3 |
 TPE
|
Hsieh Su-wei | 31 | 4 |
 UKR
|
Lesia Tsurenko | 36 | 5 |
| CZE
|
Kateřina Siniaková | 41 | 6 |
| RUS
|
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 44 | 7 |
 PUR
|
Monica Puig | 45 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of July 22, 2019
Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Bianca Andreescu → replaced by Lauren Davis
Belinda Bencic → replaced by Zarina Diyas- Margarita Gasparyan → replaced by Anna Blinkova
- Barbora Strýcová → replaced by Shelby Rogers
- Vera Zvonareva → replaced by Kirsten Flipkens
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUS
|
Anna Blinkova | CZE
|
Kateřina Siniaková | 72 | 1 |
 CHN
|
Wang Yafan | CHN
|
Yang Zhaoxuan | 139 | 2 |
| RUS
|
Anna Kalinskaya | JPN
|
Miyu Kato | 156 | 3 |
| USA
|
Maria Sanchez |  HUN
|
Fanny Stollár | 171 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of July 22, 2019
Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Hayley Carter (medical condition)
- During the tournament
- Allie Kiick (ankle injury)
Champions
Men's singles
- Nick Kyrgios def. Daniil Medvedev, 7−6(8−6), 7−6(7−4)
Women's singles
- Jessica Pegula def.
Camila Giorgi, 6–2, 6–2
Men's doubles
- Raven Klaasen / Michael Venus def.
Jean-Julien Rojer / Horia Tecău, 3−6, 6−3, [10−2]
Women's doubles
- Cori Gauff / Caty McNally def. Maria Sanchez / Fanny Stollár, 6–2, 6–2
References
- ^ "WTA Citi Open Overview". wtatennis.com.
- ^ "ATP Citi Open Overview". atptour.com.