Liudmila Samsonova defeated Kaia Kanepi in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2022 Washington Open. Kanepi was aiming to win her first title since 2013, and to be the oldest player to win a WTA Tour title since Serena Williams in 2020.
| Women's singles | |
|---|---|
| 2022 Citi Open | |
| Champion |  Liudmila Samsonova |
| Runner-up |  Kaia Kanepi |
| Score | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Jessica Pegula was the defending champion from when the event was last held in 2019,[1] but lost in the second round to Daria Saville.[2]
Seeds edit
Jessica Pegula (second round)
Emma Raducanu (quarterfinals)
Simona Halep (second round, retired)
Victoria Azarenka (quarterfinals)
Elise Mertens (first round)
Kaia Kanepi (final)
Mayar Sherif (first round)
Clara Tauson (first round)
Draw edit
Key edit
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals edit
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
 Daria Saville
| 3 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Kaia Kanepi
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Kaia Kanepi
| 6 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| Liudmila Samsonova
| 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| LL |  Wang Xiyu
| 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Liudmila Samsonova
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
Top half edit
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  J Pegula
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | H Baptiste
| 2 | 2 | 1 | J Pegula
| 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| D Saville
| 3 | 7 | 77 | D Saville
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  M Björklund
| 6 | 5 | 64 | D Saville
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  R Marino
| 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | R Marino
| 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | V Williams
| 6 | 1 | 4 | Q | R Marino
| 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 A Petkovic
| 6 | 6 | A Petkovic
| 3 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  C Tauson
| 2 | 2 | D Saville
| 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  S Halep
| 6 | 7 | 6 | K Kanepi
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  C Bucșa
| 3 | 5 | 3 | S Halep
| 5 | 0r | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M Brengle
| 3 | 0 | A Kalinskaya
| 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Kalinskaya
| 6 | 6 | A Kalinskaya
| 77 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| L Zhu
| 6 | 6 | 6 | K Kanepi
| 64 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 H Dart
| 4 | 3 | L Zhu
| 6 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 G Minnen
| 3 | 3 | 6 | K Kanepi
| 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | K Kanepi
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half edit
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  M Sherif
| 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 D Vekić
| 6 | 6 | D Vekić
| 6 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| LL | Xiy Wang
| 6 | 7 | LL | Xiy Wang
| 4 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| T Maria
| 2 | 5 | LL | Xiy Wang
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 T Martincová
| 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | V Azarenka
| 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Xin Wang
| 6 | 4 | 4 | T Martincová
| 67 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 D Yastremska
| 4 | 0 | 4 | V Azarenka
| 79 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | V Azarenka
| 6 | 6 | LL | Xiy Wang
| 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | E Mertens
| 64 | 4 | L Samsonova
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| L Samsonova
| 77 | 6 | L Samsonova
| 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Tomljanović
| 6 | 6 | A Tomljanović
| 6 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Stephens
| 1 | 4 | L Samsonova
| 78 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | S Kenin
| 62 | 1 | 2 | E Raducanu
| 66 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 C Osorio
| 77 | 6 | C Osorio
| 65 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | L Chirico
| 4 | 2 | 2 | E Raducanu
| 77 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | E Raducanu
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Qualifying edit
Seeds edit
Wang Xiyu (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
Rebecca Marino (qualified)- Heather Watson (qualifying competition)
Cristina Bucșa (qualified)
Mirjam Björklund (qualified)- Yuan Yue (first round)
- Caty McNally (qualifying competition)
- Sachia Vickery (qualifying competition)
Qualifiers edit
Lucky losers edit
Qualifying draw edit
First qualifier edit
| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Wang Xiyu
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Jamie Loeb
| 4 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Wang Xiyu
| 1 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||
| Louisa Chirico
| 6 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Louisa Chirico
| 6 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Yuan Yue
| 4 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||
Second qualifier edit
| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Rebecca Marino
| 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||
 Valentini Grammatikopoulou
| 0 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Rebecca Marino
| 65 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 8 | Sachia Vickery
| 77 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| Sophie Chang
| 64 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Sachia Vickery
| 77 | 6 | ||||||||||
Third qualifier edit
| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Heather Watson
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Astra Sharma
| 4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Heather Watson
| 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Mirjam Björklund
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| WC | Christina McHale
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Mirjam Björklund
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
Fourth qualifier edit
| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Cristina Bucșa
| 6 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||
| PR | Kimberly Birrell
| 3 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||
| 4 | Cristina Bucșa
| 1 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||
| 7 | Caty McNally
| 6 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
| PR | Han Xinyun
| 5 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Caty McNally
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
References edit
- ^ Wallace, Ava (August 4, 2019). "Jessica Pegula claims the first WTA title of her career at the Citi Open". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on April 23, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
- ^ "Saville upsets Pegula in Washington; ailing Halep retires". Women's Tennis Association. August 3, 2022. Archived from the original on August 4, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.