The Washington Open (currently sponsored by Citi bank) is a joint professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, and held annually in late July or early August at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Rock Creek Park, Washington, D.C., United States. The Citi Open is part of the ATP World Tour 500 series on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour, and of the WTA International tournaments on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour. Until 2015,[1] the men's competition was part of the US Open Series, a North American lead-up of events to the last Grand Slam tournament of the season, the US Open, in New York City. The 2016 edition will take place from July 16 to July 24.[2]
History
The tournament was first held on the men's tour in 1969, known as the Washington Star International between 1969 and 1981, as the Sovran Bank Classic from 1982 to 1992, as the Newsweek Tennis Classic in 1993, and as the Legg Mason Tennis Classic from 1994 to 2011. Competition was held on outdoor clay courts until 1986, when it switched to the current hard courts. Throughout its existence, the tournament has been closely associated with Donald Dell, founder of ProServ International, who was instrumental in its creation. 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 taking over Legg Mason as title sponsor of the joint event.[3]
Past finals
In the men's singles, Andre Agassi (1990–91, 1995, 1998–99) holds the records for most titles (with five) and most finals overall (with six, an additional lost final in 2000). He also shares with Michael Chang (1996–97) and Juan Martín del Potro (2008–09) the record for most consecutive titles, with two.
Men's singles
![Inside the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, which is home to the Citi Open.](../I/m/FitzGerald_Tennis_Center.jpg)
Inside the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, which is home to the Citi Open.
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
1969 |
Thomaz Koch |
Arthur Ashe |
7–5, 9–7, 4–6, 2–6, 6–4 |
1970 |
Cliff Richey |
Arthur Ashe |
7–5, 6–1, 6–2 |
1971 |
Ken Rosewall |
Marty Riessen |
6–2, 7–5, 6–1 |
1972 |
Tony Roche |
Marty Riessen |
3–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
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 |
Brian Gottfried |
6–4, 7–5 |
1978 |
Jimmy Connors |
Eddie Dibbs |
7–5, 7–5 |
1979 |
Guillermo Vilas |
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 |
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 |
1987 |
Ivan Lendl |
Brad Gilbert |
6–1, 6–0 |
1988 |
Jimmy Connors |
Andrés Gómez |
6–1, 6–4 |
1989 |
Tim Mayotte |
Brad Gilbert |
3–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
1990 |
Andre Agassi |
Jim Grabb |
6–1, 6–4 |
1991 |
Andre Agassi |
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 |
Stefan Edberg |
6–4, 2–6, 7–5 |
1996 |
Michael Chang |
Wayne Ferreira |
6–2, 6–4 |
1997 |
Michael Chang |
Petr Korda |
5–7, 6–2, 6–1 |
1998 |
Andre Agassi |
Scott Draper |
6–2, 6–0 |
1999 |
Andre Agassi |
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 |
2003 |
Tim Henman |
Fernando González |
6–3, 6–4 |
2004 |
Lleyton Hewitt |
Gilles Müller |
6–3, 6–4 |
2005 |
Andy Roddick |
James Blake |
7–5, 6–3 |
2006 |
Arnaud Clément |
Andy Murray |
7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
2007 |
Andy Roddick |
John Isner |
6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
2008 |
Juan Martín del Potro |
Viktor Troicki |
6–3, 6–3 |
2009 |
Juan Martín del Potro |
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 |
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 |
Women's singles
Men's doubles
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
1969 | Patricio Cornejo
Jaime Fillol | Robert Lutz
Stan Smith | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
1970 | Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan | Ilie Năstase
Ion Țiriac | 7–5, 6–0 |
1971 | Tom Okker
Marty Riessen | Bob Carmichael
Ray Ruffels | 7–6, 6–2 |
1972 | Tom Okker
Marty Riessen | John Newcombe
Tony Roche | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
1973 | Ross Case
Geoff Masters | Dick Crealy
Andrew Pattison | 2–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
1974 | Tom Gorman
Marty Riessen | 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 | Fred McNair
Raúl Ramírez | 6–3, 6–4 |
1979 | Marty Riessen
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
Van Winitsky | Pavel Složil
Ferdi Taygan | 5–7, 7–6, 7–6 |
1982 | Raúl Ramírez
Van Winitsky | 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
Víctor Pecci | David Graham
Balázs Taróczy | 6–3, 1–6, 6–4 |
1986 | Hans Gildemeister
Andrés Gómez | Ricardo Acioly
Cesar 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 |
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 | Grant Connell
Patrick Galbraith | 6–4, 7–5 |
1994 | Grant Connell
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
Scott Davis | 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, 6–3 |
2000 | Alex O'Brien
Jared Palmer | Andre Agassi
Sargis Sargsian | 7–5, 6–1 |
2001 | Martin Damm
David Prinosil | Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan | 7–6, 6–3 |
2002 | Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett | Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan | 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
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, 6–1 |
2005 | Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan | Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett | 6–4, 6–2 |
2006 | Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan | Paul Hanley
Kevin Ullyett | 6–3, 5–7, [10–3] |
2007 | Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan | Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram | 7–6, 3–6, [10–7] |
2008 | Marc Gicquel
Robert Lindstedt | Bruno Soares
Kevin Ullyett | 7–6, 6–3 |
2009 | Martin Damm
Robert Lindstedt | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski | 7–5, 7–6 |
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(7–5), 6–7(7–9), [10–5] |
2013 | Julien Benneteau
Nenad Zimonjić | Mardy Fish
Radek Štepánek | 7–6(7–5), 7–5 |
2014 | Jean-Julien Rojer
Horia Tecău | Sam Groth Leander Paes | 7–5, 6–4 |
2015 | Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan | Ivan Dodig Marcelo Melo | 6–4, 6–2 |
Women's doubles
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