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Citi Open organizers withdrew from the US Open Series so it could establish a new broadcast rights agreement with Tennis Channel. The four-year, $2.1 million deal included funding for additional amenities and 171 hours of television coverage. [3] [4] In 2019, the Washington Open was acquired by venture capitalist and USTA board member Mark Ein.
The 2024 Washington Open (called the Mubadala Citi DC Open for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts.It was the 55th edition of the Washington Open for the men, and the 12th edition for the women.
Paula Badosa defeated Marie Bouzková in the final, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2024 Washington Open. [1] It was her fourth career WTA Tour title, and her first since January 2022. Badosa was the second wildcard to win the tournament, after Nadia Petrova in 2011.
[1] [8] Ein bought the Washington City Paper in 2017 and became chairman and CEO of the DC Open tennis tournament in 2019. [9] [10] He is the chairman of the board for Kastle Systems, a security company, and CEO of Capitol Investment Corp. [7] Ein founded the Washington Justice of the esports Overwatch League in 2018. [11]
Asia Muhammad and Taylor Townsend defeated Jiang Xinyu and Wu Fang-hsien in the final, 7–6 (7–0), 6–3 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2024 Washington Open. Muhammad and Townsend played only two matches to win the title, as their quarterfinal and semifinal opponents both withdrew.
Sebastian Korda won the title.. Sebastian Korda defeated Flavio Cobolli in the final, 4–6, 6–2, 6–0 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2024 Washington Open. It was Korda's second ATP Tour title, first ATP 500 title, first title since 2021, and first hardcourt title after previous five hardcourt runner-up finishes.
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The event was part of the ATP Tour 500 series of the 2022 ATP Tour, WTA 250 of the 2022 WTA Tour and part of the 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 in Washington, D.C., United States, from August 1 to August 7, 2022. [1]