2012 Citi Open

The 2012 Citi Open (known as such for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 44th edition (for the men) and the 2nd edition (for the women) of the event known that year as the Citi Open (previously known on the men's tour as the Legg Mason Tennis Classic), and was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2012 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA International tournaments of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Washington, D.C., United States, from July 29 to August 5, 2012, running concurrently with the tennis event at the London Summer Olympics.

ATP singles main-draw entrants

The singles field was headlined by Mardy Fish (left) and Alexandr Dolgopolov (right). Fish opted out of the London Olympics to focus on the hardcourt lead-ups to the US Open,^[2] while Dolgopolov was not selected by the Ukrainian tennis federation to compete in the Games.^[3]

Seeds

The following players were seeded in the main singles draw, following the ATP rankings of July 23, 2012:^[4]

Other entrants

The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

ATP doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Rankings are as of July 23, 2012

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry as alternates:

Jamie Delgado / Ken Skupski

Withdrawals

David Marrero (finger injury)

WTA singles main-draw entrants

The singles field was headlined by Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (left) and Chanelle Scheepers (right), neither of whom has been selected for the London Olympics, Pavlyuchenkova because four Russian players had already made the cut, and Scheepers because she chose not to fulfill the Fed Cup requirements to play the Games.^[5]

Seeds

The following players were seeded in the main singles draw, following the WTA rankings of July 23, 2012:^[6]

Other entrants

The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

Ayumi Morita (lower back injury)^[6]
Romina Oprandi
Virginie Razzano (right hip injury)

WTA doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

¹ Rankings are as of July 23, 2012

Other entrants

The following pair received wildcard into the doubles main draw:

Simone Kalhorn / Alessondra Parra

Retirements

Karin Knapp (knee pain)

Finals

Men's singles

Alexandr Dolgopolov defeated Tommy Haas, 6–7^(7–9), 6–4, 6–1

It was Dolgopolov's first singles title of the year, and the second of his career.

Women's singles

Magdaléna Rybáriková defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 6–1, 6–1

It was Rybáriková's first singles title of the year, and the third of her career.

Men's doubles

Treat Conrad Huey / Dominic Inglot defeated Kevin Anderson / Sam Querrey, 7–6^(9–7), 6–7^(9–11), [10–5]

It was Huey's first doubles title of the year, and of his career.
It was Inglot's first doubles title of the year, and of his career.

Women's doubles

Shuko Aoyama / Chang Kai-chen defeated Irina Falconi / Chanelle Scheepers, 7–5, 6–2

It was Aoyama's first doubles title of the year, and of her career.
It was Chang's second doubles title of the year, and the third of her career.

References

^ "2012 Washington – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
^ The Ticker (2012-04-24). "Fish likely won't compete in Olympics". TENNIS.com. Miller Sports Group LLC. Archived from the original on 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ Ubha, Ravi (2012-07-25). "Dolgopolov laments Olympic decision". ESPN. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
^ Clarke, Liz. "Mardy Fish, Sam Querrey headline made over Citi Open". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
^ "Tennis greats bemoan SA duo". sport24.co.za. 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
^ a b "2012 WTA Singles Field". Citi Open. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-27.

External links

Official website