# 2021 Citi Open > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2021_Citi_Open > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2021_Citi_Open.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Citi_Open > Source revision: 1351821124 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Sports tournament See also: [Washington Open (tennis)](/source/Washington_Open_(tennis)) Tennis tournament 2021 Citi Open Date July 31 – August 8 Edition 52nd Category ATP Tour 500 Draw 48S / 16D Surface Hard (outdoor) SportMaster Sport Surfaces Location Washington, D.C., United States Venue William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center Champions Singles Jannik Sinner Doubles Raven Klaasen / Ben McLachlan ← 2019 · Washington Open · 2022 → The **2021 Washington Open** (called the Citi Open for sponsorship reasons) was a men's [tennis](/source/Tennis) tournament played on outdoor [hard courts](/source/Hard_court). It was the 52nd edition of the [Washington Open](/source/Washington_Open_(tennis)). The event was part of the [ATP Tour 500 series](/source/ATP_World_Tour_500_series) of the [2021 ATP Tour](/source/2021_ATP_Tour) and part of the [US Open Series](/source/US_Open_Series) leading up to the US Open grand slam in September. The Washington Open took place at the [William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center](/source/William_H.G._FitzGerald_Tennis_Center) in Washington, D.C., United States, from July 31 to August 8, 2021. Fifth-seeded [Jannik Sinner](/source/Jannik_Sinner) won the singles title.[1] ## Finals ### Singles Main article: [2021 Citi Open – Singles](/source/2021_Citi_Open_%E2%80%93_Singles) - [Jannik Sinner](/source/Jannik_Sinner) defeated [Mackenzie McDonald](/source/Mackenzie_McDonald) 7–5, 4–6, 7–5 ### Doubles Main article: [2021 Citi Open – Doubles](/source/2021_Citi_Open_%E2%80%93_Doubles) - [Raven Klaasen](/source/Raven_Klaasen) / [Ben McLachlan](/source/Ben_McLachlan) defeated [Neal Skupski](/source/Neal_Skupski) / [Michael Venus](/source/Michael_Venus_(tennis)) 7–6(7–4), 6–4. ## Points and prize money ### Points distribution Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Q Q2 Q1 Singles[2] 500 300 180 90 45 20 0 10 4 0 Doubles[2] 0 —N/a —N/a 45 25 ### Prize money Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Q Q2 Q1 Singles €350,755 €178,500 €91,500 €48,000 €24,400 €13,300 €7,520 —N/a €3,685 1,970 Doubles* €118,700 €60,000 €30,500 €15,970 €8,250 —N/a —N/a —N/a —N/a —N/a *per team ## Singles main-draw entrants ### Seeds Country Player Rank1 Seed ESP Rafael Nadal 3 1 CAN Félix Auger-Aliassime 15 2 AUS Alex de Minaur 18 3 BUL Grigor Dimitrov 21 4 ITA Jannik Sinner 23 5 GBR Dan Evans 27 6 GBR Cameron Norrie 29 7 USA Reilly Opelka 36 8 KAZ Alexander Bublik 39 9 USA Taylor Fritz 42 10 AUS John Millman 44 11 USA Sebastian Korda 47 12 FRA Benoît Paire 49 13 RSA Lloyd Harris 51 14 SRB Miomir Kecmanović 52 15 USA Frances Tiafoe 54 16 - 1 Rankings are as of July 26, 2021 [3] ### Other entrants The following players received wild cards into the singles main draw: - [Jenson Brooksby](/source/Jenson_Brooksby) - [Feliciano López](/source/Feliciano_L%C3%B3pez) - [Rafael Nadal](/source/Rafael_Nadal) - [Brandon Nakashima](/source/Brandon_Nakashima) - [Jack Sock](/source/Jack_Sock) The following players received entry from the singles [qualifying draw](/source/Qualifying_draw_(tennis)): - [Emilio Gómez](/source/Emilio_G%C3%B3mez_(tennis)) - [Prajnesh Gunneswaran](/source/Prajnesh_Gunneswaran) - [Mitchell Krueger](/source/Mitchell_Krueger) - [Illya Marchenko](/source/Illya_Marchenko) - [Ramkumar Ramanathan](/source/Ramkumar_Ramanathan) - [Elias Ymer](/source/Elias_Ymer) ### Withdrawals **Before the tournament** - [Hubert Hurkacz](/source/Hubert_Hurkacz) → replaced by [Emil Ruusuvuori](/source/Emil_Ruusuvuori) - [John Isner](/source/John_Isner) → replaced by [Andreas Seppi](/source/Andreas_Seppi) - [Aslan Karatsev](/source/Aslan_Karatsev) → replaced by [Daniel Elahi Galán](/source/Daniel_Elahi_Gal%C3%A1n) - [Karen Khachanov](/source/Karen_Khachanov) → replaced by [Mackenzie McDonald](/source/Mackenzie_McDonald) - [Dominik Koepfer](/source/Dominik_Koepfer) → replaced by [Ilya Ivashka](/source/Ilya_Ivashka) - [Kwon Soon-woo](/source/Kwon_Soon-woo) → replaced by [James Duckworth](/source/James_Duckworth_(tennis)) - [Jaume Munar](/source/Jaume_Munar) → replaced by [Kevin Anderson](/source/Kevin_Anderson_(tennis)) - [Guido Pella](/source/Guido_Pella) → replaced by [Steve Johnson](/source/Steve_Johnson_(tennis)) - [Albert Ramos Viñolas](/source/Albert_Ramos_Vi%C3%B1olas) → replaced by [Jordan Thompson](/source/Jordan_Thompson_(tennis)) - [Milos Raonic](/source/Milos_Raonic) → replaced by [Ričardas Berankis](/source/Ri%C4%8Dardas_Berankis) - [Denis Shapovalov](/source/Denis_Shapovalov) → replaced by [Egor Gerasimov](/source/Egor_Gerasimov) ## Doubles main-draw entrants ### Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed AUS John Peers SVK Filip Polášek 36 1 GBR Neal Skupski NZL Michael Venus 36 2 IND Rohan Bopanna CRO Ivan Dodig 53 3 RSA Raven Klaasen JPN Ben McLachlan 61 4 - 1 Rankings are as of July 26, 2021 ### Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: - [Nick Kyrgios](/source/Nick_Kyrgios) / [Frances Tiafoe](/source/Frances_Tiafoe) - [Sam Querrey](/source/Sam_Querrey) / [Jack Sock](/source/Jack_Sock) The following pair received entry from the doubles qualifying draw: - [Benoît Paire](/source/Beno%C3%AEt_Paire) / [Jackson Withrow](/source/Jackson_Withrow) ### Withdrawals **Before the tournament** - [Juan Sebastián Cabal](/source/Juan_Sebasti%C3%A1n_Cabal) / [Robert Farah](/source/Robert_Farah_(tennis)) → replaced by [Fabrice Martin](/source/Fabrice_Martin) / [Max Purcell](/source/Max_Purcell) - [Wesley Koolhof](/source/Wesley_Koolhof) / [Jean-Julien Rojer](/source/Jean-Julien_Rojer) → replaced by [Grigor Dimitrov](/source/Grigor_Dimitrov) / [Tommy Paul](/source/Tommy_Paul_(tennis)) - [Łukasz Kubot](/source/%C5%81ukasz_Kubot) / [Marcelo Melo](/source/Marcelo_Melo) → replaced by [Marcus Daniell](/source/Marcus_Daniell) / [Marcelo Melo](/source/Marcelo_Melo) - [Nikola Mektić](/source/Nikola_Mekti%C4%87) / [Mate Pavić](/source/Mate_Pavi%C4%87) → replaced by [Marcelo Arévalo](/source/Marcelo_Ar%C3%A9valo) / [Matwé Middelkoop](/source/Matw%C3%A9_Middelkoop) - [Jamie Murray](/source/Jamie_Murray) / [Bruno Soares](/source/Bruno_Soares) → replaced by [Sebastian Korda](/source/Sebastian_Korda) / [Jannik Sinner](/source/Jannik_Sinner) - [Rajeev Ram](/source/Rajeev_Ram) / [Joe Salisbury](/source/Joe_Salisbury) → replaced by [Alexander Bublik](/source/Alexander_Bublik) / [Andrey Golubev](/source/Andrey_Golubev) ## Women's invitational Between 2011 and 2019, the Citi Open hosted conjoining men and women tournaments. However, amid the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic) in 2020, the [Women's Tennis Association](/source/Women's_Tennis_Association) (WTA) revoked its sanction of the Citi Open for the year's tour and added two events to its provisional calendar instead: the [Top Seed Open](/source/Lexington_Challenger) in [Lexington, Kentucky](/source/Lexington%2C_Kentucky) and the [Prague Open](/source/WTA_Prague_Open).[4] After the Citi Open returned in 2021 from the event's eventual cancellation in the prior year,[5] the WTA stayed its revocation of the event's sanction, so the women's tournament did not return as many women's players had scheduling conflicts with the [2020 Summer Olympics](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics).[6] In its place, event officials created the inaugural women's invitational as a three-day exhibition during the [US Open Series](/source/US_Open_Series). [Coco Gauff](/source/Coco_Gauff), [Jessica Pegula](/source/Jessica_Pegula), and [Jennifer Brady](/source/Jennifer_Brady) were the three original headliners,[7][8] though Brady was later replaced by [Victoria Azarenka](/source/Victoria_Azarenka).[9] The players played in a round-robin format; the winner of each pair in their first matches would then play each other in the final match.[9][10] The games were played in a best-of-three set format with regular scoring and a 10-point "super tiebreak" to decide the third set. The player with the best record would be crowned the champion and in the case of a tie, the winner would be decided by the player who won the most sets or games. Because the tournament was not sanctioned by the WTA, the players would not accrue or lose any points. The prize money for the inaugural champion was set at $25,000.[11] On August 5, Gauff defeated Azarenka in the first match, 6–3, 6–1.[9][10] Azarenka was scheduled to play Pegula the following day, after Brady withdrew from the tournament, to decide the final match, but Azarenka herself later withdrew from the invitational after suffering an ankle injury.[12] On August 7, Pegula defeated Gauff in the final match, 4–6, 7–5, [10-8], to win the invitational.[13] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["ATP Citi Open Overview"](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/washington/418/overview). *atptour.com*. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ATP_points_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ATP_points_2-1) ["Rankings explained"](http://www.atpworldtour.com/Rankings/Rankings-FAQ.aspx). atpworldtour.com. Retrieved February 25, 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Rafael Nadal Will Compete at the Citi Open Tennis Tournament in DC"](https://washingtonian.com/2021/07/08/rafael-nadal-will-compete-at-the-citi-open-tennis-tournament-in-dc/). washingtonian.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Maake, Katishi (July 9, 2020). ["Citi Open will not host women's tennis tournament this year"](https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2020/07/09/no-womens-tennis-tournament-at-citi-open-in-2020.html). *Washington Business Journal*. Retrieved August 7, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Fendrich, Howard (July 21, 2020). ["Washington tennis tournament canceled; US Open still planned"](https://apnews.com/article/health-virus-outbreak-tennis-sports-general-sports-f3809433233ed3b5fe944463a20c5d58). [Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press). Retrieved August 7, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Clarke, Liz (June 10, 2021). ["Citi Open to return at 50 percent capacity after tournament was canceled in 2020"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/06/10/citi-open-return-50-percent-capacity-after-tournament-was-canceled-2020/). *[The Washington Post](/source/The_Washington_Post)*. Retrieved August 7, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Malet, Jeff (August 2, 2021). ["D.C.'s Citi Open Tennis Tournament Underway After Two-Year Hiatus (photos)"](https://georgetowner.com/articles/2021/08/02/citi-open-gets-underway-in-dc-after-one-year-hiatus-photos/). *The Georgetowner*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210808050418/https://georgetowner.com/articles/2021/08/02/citi-open-gets-underway-in-dc-after-one-year-hiatus-photos/) from the original on August 8, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Byrum, Tyler (August 6, 2021). 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[Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210808050418/https://tennisuptodate.com/wta/victoria-azarenka-joins-wta-citi-open-invitational-field) from the original on August 8, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Chura, Nate. ["Gauff Earns Win in Washington Return"](https://www.citiopentennis.com/news/gauff_earns_win_in_washington_return/?pg=1). [Citi Open](/source/Washington_Open_(tennis)). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210808050417/https://www.citiopentennis.com/news/gauff_earns_win_in_washington_return/?pg=1) from the original on August 8, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Citi Open [@CitiOpen] (August 6, 2021). [""Unfortunately, I have to withdraw from the Citi Open Women's Invitational here in D.C. Earlier today, I rolled my ankle and need to rest prior to the start of Montreal. I love D.C. and enjoyed playing in front of you all last night. See you soon!" @vika7"](https://twitter.com/CitiOpen/status/1423742905114578950) ([Tweet](/source/Tweet_(social_media))) – via [Twitter](/source/Twitter). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Citi Open [@CitiOpen] (August 8, 2021). ["Our Citi Open Women's Invitational champion is crowned Crown Flag of United States @JLPegula gets past Coco Gauff 4-6, 7-5, \[10-8\]. #CitiOpen"](https://twitter.com/CitiOpen/status/1424212231328239616) ([Tweet](/source/Tweet_(social_media))) – via [Twitter](/source/Twitter). ## External links - [Official website](http://www.citiopentennis.com/) v t e Washington tournaments 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 NH 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 v t e 2021 ATP Tour « 2020 2022 » Grand Slam events Australian Open (S, D, X)† French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X) ATP Tour Masters 1000 Miami (S, D) Monte Carlo (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Rome (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Indian Wells (S, D)† Shanghai† Paris (S, D) ATP Tour 500 Rotterdam (S, D) Dubai (S, D) Acapulco (S, D) Barcelona (S, D) Halle (S, D) London (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Washington (S, D) Beijing† Tokyo† Vienna (S, D) Basel† ATP Tour 250 Delray Beach (S, D)† Antalya (S, D)† Melbourne 1 (S, D)* Melbourne 2 (S, D)* Montpellier (S, D) Córdoba (S, D) Singapore (S, D)* Buenos Aires (S, D) Doha (S, D) Marseille (S, D) Santiago (S, D) Marbella (S, D)* Cagliari (S, D)* Belgrade 1 (S, D) Estoril (S, D) Munich (S, D) Geneva (S, D) Lyon (S, D) Belgrade 2 (S, D)* Parma (S, D)* Stuttgart (S, D) Rosmalen† Eastbourne (S, D) Mallorca (S, D) Newport (S, D) Båstad (S, D) Los Cabos (S, D) Umag (S, D) Gstaad (S, D) Kitzbühel (S, D) Atlanta (S, D) Winston-Salem (S, D) Metz (S, D) Nur-Sultan (S, D)* San Diego (S, D)* Sofia (S, D) Moscow (S, D) Antwerp (S, D) St. Petersburg (S, D) Stockholm (S, D) Team events ATP Cup† Davis Cup Finals Laver Cup † – Tournaments are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic * – Tournaments are introduced due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic Summer Olympic Games, Tokyo (S, D, X) ATP Finals, Turin (S, D) Next Generation ATP Finals, Milan --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [2021 Citi Open](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Citi_Open) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Citi_Open?action=history)). 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