2018 Citi Open
The 2018 Washington Open (called the Citi Open for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 50th edition (for the men) and the 8th edition (for the women) of the Washington Open. The event was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2018 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA International tournaments of the 2018 WTA Tour. It took place at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Washington, D.C., United States, from July 30 to August 5, 2018.[1]
| 2018 Citi Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | July 30 – August 5 |
| Edition | 50th (men) / 8th (women) |
| Category | ATP World Tour 500 (men) WTA International (women) |
| Surface | Hard (outdoor) SportMaster Sport Surfaces |
| Location | Washington, D.C., United States |
| Champions | |
| Men's Singles | |
 Alexander Zverev | |
| Women's Singles | |
 Svetlana Kuznetsova | |
| Men's Doubles | |
 Jamie Murray /  Bruno Soares | |
| Women's Doubles | |
 Han Xinyun /  Darija Jurak | |
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 | N/A | N/A | 45 | 25 | |||||
| Women's Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | N/A | 18 | 12 | 1 |
| Women's Doubles | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 641 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's Singles | $384,120 | $188,315 | $94,755 | $48,195 | $25,025 | $13,200 | $7,130 | $1,460 | $745 |
| Men's Doubles * | $115,650 | $56,620 | $28,400 | $14,580 | $7,540 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Women's Singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,500 | $6,200 | $3,420 | $2,220 | N/A | $1,285 | $750 |
| Women's Doubles * | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 64 prize money
* per team
ATP singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| GER |
Alexander Zverev | 3 | 1 |
 USA |
John Isner | 9 | 2 |
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David Goffin | 11 | 3 |
| GBR |
Kyle Edmund | 16 | 4 |
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 FRA |
Lucas Pouille | 19 | 6 |
 JPN |
Kei Nishikori | 20 | 7 |
 KOR |
Chung Hyeon | 23 | 8 |
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Denis Shapovalov | 27 | 9 |
 GRE |
Stefanos Tsitsipas | 32 | 10 |
| USA |
Steve Johnson | 34 | 11 |
| RUS |
Karen Khachanov | 35 | 12 |
| USA |
Frances Tiafoe | 42 | 13 |
| FRA |
Jérémy Chardy | 43 | 14 |
| GER |
Mischa Zverev | 45 | 15 |
| RUS |
Andrey Rublev | 46 | 16 |
- 1 Rankings are as of July 23, 2018
Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
The following player received entry using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
Kevin Anderson → replaced by 
Hubert Hurkacz
Tomáš Berdych → replaced by Mackenzie McDonald
Yuki Bhambri → replaced by James Duckworth
Alexandr Dolgopolov → replaced by 
Ilya Ivashka- Nick Kyrgios → replaced by Jason Kubler
Retirements
ATP doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 AUT |
Oliver Marach | CRO |
Mate Pavić | 5 | 1 |
 FIN |
Henri Kontinen | AUS |
John Peers | 11 | 2 |
| POL |
Łukasz Kubot | BRA |
Marcelo Melo | 19 | 3 |
| GBR |
Jamie Murray | BRA |
Bruno Soares | 27 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of July 23, 2018
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 DEN |
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| USA |
Sloane Stephens | 3 | 2 |
| JPN |
Naomi Osaka | 17 | 3 |
| RUS |
Ekaterina Makarova | 30 | 4 |
 SRB |
Aleksandra Krunić | 44 | 5 |
 SUI |
Belinda Bencic | 45 | 6 |
| CRO |
Donna Vekić | 46 | 7 |
 KAZ |
Yulia Putintseva | 53 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of July 23, 2018
Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
The following players received entry as a special exempt:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Bianca Andreescu → replaced by Mayo Hibi
- Zarina Diyas → replaced by Olivia Rogowska
- Kirsten Flipkens → replaced by Nao Hibino
- Daria Gavrilova → replaced by Natalia Vikhlyantseva
Camila Giorgi → replaced by 
Fanny Stollár
Hsieh Su-wei → replaced by Han Xinyun
Monica Niculescu → replaced by Kristie Ahn
Anastasija Sevastova → replaced by Katie Boulter- Barbora Strýcová → replaced by Andrea Petkovic
- Lesia Tsurenko → replaced by Caroline Dolehide
- Caroline Wozniacki → replaced by Ysaline Bonaventure
- During the tournament
WTA doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TPE |
Chan Hao-ching | CHN |
Yang Zhaoxuan | 44 | 1 |
| JPN |
Shuko Aoyama | CZE |
Renata Voráčová | 87 | 2 |
| CHN |
Han Xinyun | CRO |
Darija Jurak | 182 | 3 |
 CHI |
Alexa Guarachi |  NZL |
Erin Routliffe | 211 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of July 23, 2018
Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Champions
Men's singles
- Alexander Zverev def. Alex de Minaur, 6–2, 6–4
Women's singles
- Svetlana Kuznetsova def. Donna Vekić, 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–2
Men's doubles
- Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares def. Mike Bryan / Édouard Roger-Vasselin, 3–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Women's doubles
- Han Xinyun / Darija Jurak def. Alexa Guarachi / Erin Routliffe, 6–3, 6–2
References
- "Citi Open Overview". atpworldtour.com.