Co-founded by Arthur Ashe, Donald Dell, and John A. Harris, the Mubadala Citi DC Open in Washington, DC, is one of the oldest and most prestigious tournaments in tennis and is the only combined ATP & WTA 500 tournament in the world. Held annually in Rock Creek Park since its founding, the Mubadala Citi DC Open is also the longest-running pro tennis event to be held in an equal-access public park. American Andre Agassi holds the record for most titles in the US capital, winning five (1990-91, 1995, 1998-99.) Past champions also include Ken Rosewall, Jimmy Connors, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Ivan Lendl, Yannick Noah, Monica Selles, Martina Hingis, Andy Roddick, Kim Clijsters, Venus and Serena Williams, and many more.
The 2025 Washington Open (called the Mubadala Citi DC Open for sponsorship reasons) is a tennis tournament to be played on outdoor hard courts. It will be the 56th edition of the Washington Open for the men, and the 13th edition for the women. The event an ATP 500 tournament on the 2025 ATP Tour and a WTA 500 tournament on the 2025 WTA Tour. The Washington Open will take place at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Washington, D.C., United States, from 21 to 27 July 2025.
The 2025 WTA 500 Washington Open delivers a spectacular early round lineup – highlighted by Venus Williams’s return and matchups featuring Raducanu, Pegula, Rybakina, and Osaka. With a deep field and nearly $2.4 M up for grabs in both points and prize money, it’s a key stop in the hard-court swing toward the US Open.
MEN’S SINGLES SEEDS (rankings are as of 14 July 2025)
| Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 USA | Taylor Fritz | 4 | 1 |
 ITA | Lorenzo Musetti | 7 | 2 |
 DEN | Holger Rune | 8 | 3 |
| USA | Ben Shelton | 9 | 4 |
| Andrey Rublev | 10 | 5 | |
| USA | Frances Tiafoe | 11 | 6 |
 AUS | Alex de Minaur | 12 | 7 |
| Daniil Medvedev | 14 | 8 | |
| ITA | Flavio Cobolli | 19 | 9 |
| AUS | Alexei Popyrin | 24 | 10 |
 CZE | Jiří Lehečka | 25 | 11 |
 ESP | Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | 26 | 12 |
| USA | Alex Michelsen | 30 | 13 |
| USA | Brandon Nakashima | 31 | 14 |
 CAN | Gabriel Diallo | 38 | 15 |
| ITA | Lorenzo Sonego | 40 | 16 |
Taylor Fritz, Lorenzo Musetti, Holger Rune, and Ben Shelton headline ATP draw.
Fritz could meet big-serving Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in round two following their epic Wimbledon showdown.
Sebastian Korda, the defending champion, has withdrawn.
Tour veterans like Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev, Frances Tiafoe, and Alex de Minaur bring depth.
WOMEN’S SINGLES SEEDS (rankings are as of 14 July 2025)
| Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Jessica Pegula | 4 | 1 |
| USA | Emma Navarro | 11 | 2 |
 KAZ | Elena Rybakina | 13 | 3 |
| DEN | Clara Tauson | 19 | 4 |
 POL | Magdalena Fręch | 24 | 5 |
| USA | Sofia Kenin | 26 | 6 |
 UKR | Marta Kostyuk | 27 | 7 |
| POL | Magda Linette | 28 | 8 |
Paula Badosa was the reigning champion, but withdrew before the start of the tournament.
Jessica Pegula leads the draw, defending US Open build-up.
Emma Navarro anchors the bottom half, fresh off strong Wimbledon run Mubadala Citi DC Open.
Elena Rybakina and rising Clara Tauson headline the top half together.
A return for legend Venus Williams after 16 months, playing first-round vs. Peyton Stearns — focusing on joy over outcomes.
Grand Slam winners Naomi Osaka and Emma Raducanu add star power.
Local favorite Hailey Baptiste gets a shot vs. Sofia Kenin in round one.
Osaka begins vs. Yulia Putintseva, while Raducanu is drawn against Marta Kostyuk.
PRIZE MONEY AND RANKING POINTS
| Round | Points | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | 500 | $420,525 |
| Finalist | 330 | $224,275 |
| Semifinalist | 200 | $116,340 |
| Quarter-finalist | 100 | $60,740 |
| Round of 16 | 50 | $32,005 |
| Round of 32 | 25 | $17,525 |
| Qualifiers | — | $9,345 |