The Citi Open Washington tournament is one of the oldest events on the ATP Tour, and will be held from August 1-7, 2022 as players prepare for the
US Open.
An ATP 500 event, the Citi Open is also the fourth-longest running pro tennis tournament in the US. With previous distinguished winners like Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick and Juan Martin Del Potro, this year's edition will feature Russian star
Andrey Rublev and Poland's
Hubert Hurkacz.
Joining the field are American
Taylor Fritz and Reilly Opelka, in addition to Canada's
Denis Shapovalov. 2021 champion Jannik Sinner will not be retuning to defend his title, but there will not be a lack of talent as Grigor Dimitrov and Alex De Minaur are scheduled to compete at the event.
The prize pool is a generous $1,953,285 for the 48-man singles field and 16-player doubles event. Below is the breakdown.
Champion $342,800
Final $182,825
Semifinals $94,840
Quarterfinals $49,515
R16 $26,095
R32 $14,280
R48 $7,620