2022 Citi Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2022 Citi Open
Final
Champion Liudmila Samsonova
Runner-upEstonia Kaia Kanepi
Score4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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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.

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

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  1. United States Jessica Pegula (second round)
  2. United Kingdom Emma Raducanu (quarterfinals)
  3. Romania Simona Halep (second round, retired)
  4. Victoria Azarenka (quarterfinals)
  5. Belgium Elise Mertens (first round)
  6. Estonia Kaia Kanepi (final)
  7. Egypt Mayar Sherif (first round)
  8. Denmark Clara Tauson (first round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
  Australia Daria Saville 3 1
6 Estonia Kaia Kanepi 6 6
6 Estonia Kaia Kanepi 6 3 3
Liudmila Samsonova 4 6 6
LL China Wang Xiyu 1 1
  Liudmila Samsonova 6 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 United States J Pegula 6 6
WC United States H Baptiste 2 2 1 United States J Pegula 5 4
Australia D Saville 3 7 77 Australia D Saville 7 6
Q Sweden M Björklund 6 5 64 Australia D Saville 6 7
Q Canada R Marino 4 6 6 Q Canada R Marino 1 5
WC United States V Williams 6 1 4 Q Canada R Marino 6 3 6
Germany A Petkovic 6 6 Germany A Petkovic 3 6 1
8 Denmark C Tauson 2 2 Australia D Saville 3 1
3 Romania S Halep 6 7 6 Estonia K Kanepi 6 6
Q Spain C Bucșa 3 5 3 Romania S Halep 5 0r
United States M Brengle 3 0 A Kalinskaya 7 2
A Kalinskaya 6 6 A Kalinskaya 77 4 3
China L Zhu 6 6 6 Estonia K Kanepi 64 6 6
United Kingdom H Dart 4 3 China L Zhu 6 4 4
Belgium G Minnen 3 3 6 Estonia K Kanepi 4 6 6
6 Estonia K Kanepi 6 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 Egypt M Sherif 4 1
Croatia D Vekić 6 6 Croatia D Vekić 6 5 1
LL China Xiy Wang 6 7 LL China Xiy Wang 4 7 6
Germany T Maria 2 5 LL China Xiy Wang 6 6
Czech Republic T Martincová 0 6 6 4 V Azarenka 1 3
China Xin Wang 6 4 4 Czech Republic T Martincová 67 2
Ukraine D Yastremska 4 0 4 V Azarenka 79 6
4 V Azarenka 6 6 LL China Xiy Wang 1 1
5 Belgium E Mertens 64 4 L Samsonova 6 6
L Samsonova 77 6 L Samsonova 4 6 6
Australia A Tomljanović 6 6 Australia A Tomljanović 6 3 2
United States S Stephens 1 4 L Samsonova 78 6
WC United States S Kenin 62 1 2 United Kingdom E Raducanu 66 1
Colombia C Osorio 77 6 Colombia C Osorio 65 64
Q United States L Chirico 4 2 2 United Kingdom E Raducanu 77 77
2 United Kingdom E Raducanu 6 6

Qualifying

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Seeds

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  1. China Wang Xiyu (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  2. Canada Rebecca Marino (qualified)
  3. United Kingdom Heather Watson (qualifying competition)
  4. Spain Cristina Bucșa (qualified)
  5. Sweden Mirjam Björklund (qualified)
  6. China Yuan Yue (first round)
  7. United States Caty McNally (qualifying competition)
  8. United States Sachia Vickery (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

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Lucky losers

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Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
1 China Wang Xiyu 6 6
  United States Jamie Loeb 4 1
1 China Wang Xiyu 1 6 5
  United States Louisa Chirico 6 3 7
  United States Louisa Chirico 6 2 6
6 China Yuan Yue 4 6 2

Second qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Canada Rebecca Marino 6 4 6
  Greece Valentini Grammatikopoulou 0 6 2
2 Canada Rebecca Marino 65 6 6
8 United States Sachia Vickery 77 3 3
  United States Sophie Chang 64 1
8 United States Sachia Vickery 77 6

Third qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
3 United Kingdom Heather Watson 6 6
  Australia Astra Sharma 4 2
3 United Kingdom Heather Watson 2 3
5 Sweden Mirjam Björklund 6 6
WC United States Christina McHale 3 3
5 Sweden Mirjam Björklund 6 6

Fourth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Spain Cristina Bucșa 6 3 7
PR Australia Kimberly Birrell 3 6 5
4 Spain Cristina Bucșa 1 6 7
7 United States Caty McNally 6 4 5
PR China Han Xinyun 5 1
7 United States Caty McNally 7 6

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
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