2022 Citi Open – Women's singles

{{Tennis events|2022|Citi Open|

| champ = {{flagicon|}} Liudmila Samsonova

| runner = {{flagicon|EST}} Kaia Kanepi

| score = 4–6, 6–3, 6–3

| before_name = Citi Open – Women's singles

| after_name = Mubadala Citi DC Open – Women's singles

| before_year = 2019

}}

{{main article|2022 Citi Open}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2732645/samsonova-triumphs-in-washington-for-second-career-title|title=Samsonova triumphs in Washington for second career title|publisher=Women's Tennis Association|accessdate=20 November 2024}} 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,{{Cite news |last=Wallace |first=Ava |date=August 4, 2019 |title=Jessica Pegula claims the first WTA title of her career at the Citi Open |work=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/08/04/jessica-pegula-claims-first-wta-title-her-career-citi-open/ |url-status=live |access-date=August 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423110250/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/08/04/jessica-pegula-claims-first-wta-title-her-career-citi-open/ |archive-date=April 23, 2022}} but lost in the second round to Daria Saville.{{Cite web |date=August 3, 2022 |title=Saville upsets Pegula in Washington; ailing Halep retires |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2715128/saville-upsets-pegula-in-washington-ailing-halep-retires |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804031748/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2715128/saville-upsets-pegula-in-washington-ailing-halep-retires |archive-date=August 4, 2022 |access-date=August 3, 2022 |publisher=Women's Tennis Association}}

Seeds

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  1. {{flagicon|USA}} Jessica Pegula (second round)
  2. {{flagicon|GBR}} Emma Raducanu (quarterfinals)
  3. {{flagicon|ROU}} Simona Halep (second round, retired)
  4. {{flagicon|}} Victoria Azarenka (quarterfinals)
  5. {{flagicon|BEL}} Elise Mertens (first round)
  6. {{flagicon|EST}} Kaia Kanepi (final)
  7. {{flagicon|EGY}} Mayar Sherif (first round)
  8. {{flagicon|DEN}} Clara Tauson (first round)

}}

Draw

{{Draw key}}

=Finals=

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|RD1=Semifinals

|RD2=Final

|team-width=175

|RD1-seed1= 

|RD1-team1={{flagicon|AUS}} Daria Saville

|RD1-score1-1=3

|RD1-score1-2=1

|RD1-score1-3=

|RD1-seed2=6

|RD1-team2={{flagicon|EST}} Kaia Kanepi

|RD1-score2-1=6

|RD1-score2-2=6

|RD1-score2-3=

|RD1-seed3=LL

|RD1-team3={{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Xiyu

|RD1-score3-1=1

|RD1-score3-2=1

|RD1-score3-3=

|RD1-seed4= 

|RD1-team4={{flagicon|}} Liudmila Samsonova

|RD1-score4-1=6

|RD1-score4-2=6

|RD1-score4-3=

|RD2-seed1=6

|RD2-team1={{flagicon|EST}} Kaia Kanepi

|RD2-score1-1=6

|RD2-score1-2=3

|RD2-score1-3=3

|RD2-seed2=

|RD2-team2={{flagicon|}} Liudmila Samsonova

|RD2-score2-1=4

|RD2-score2-2=6

|RD2-score2-3=6

}}

=Top half=

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Quarterfinals

| RD4=Semifinals

| RD1-seed01=1

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|USA}} J Pegula

| RD1-score01-1=6

| RD1-score01-2=6

| RD1-score01-3=

| RD1-seed02=WC

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|USA}} H Baptiste

| RD1-score02-1=2

| RD1-score02-2=2

| RD1-score02-3=

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} D Saville

| RD1-score03-1=3

| RD1-score03-2=7

| RD1-score03-3=77

| RD1-seed04=Q

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|SWE}} M Björklund

| RD1-score04-1=6

| RD1-score04-2=5

| RD1-score04-3=64

| RD1-seed05=Q

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|CAN}} R Marino

| RD1-score05-1=4

| RD1-score05-2=6

| RD1-score05-3=6

| RD1-seed06=WC

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|USA}} V Williams

| RD1-score06-1=6

| RD1-score06-2=1

| RD1-score06-3=4

| RD1-seed07=

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|GER}} A Petkovic

| RD1-score07-1=6

| RD1-score07-2=6

| RD1-score07-3=

| RD1-seed08=8

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|DEN}} C Tauson

| RD1-score08-1=2

| RD1-score08-2=2

| RD1-score08-3=

| RD1-seed09=3

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|ROU}} S Halep

| RD1-score09-1=6

| RD1-score09-2=7

| RD1-score09-3=

| RD1-seed10=Q

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|ESP}} C Bucșa

| RD1-score10-1=3

| RD1-score10-2=5

| RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|USA}} M Brengle

| RD1-score11-1=3

| RD1-score11-2=0

| RD1-score11-3=

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|}} A Kalinskaya

| RD1-score12-1=6

| RD1-score12-2=6

| RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13=

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|CHN}} L Zhu

| RD1-score13-1=6

| RD1-score13-2=6

| RD1-score13-3=

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|GBR}} H Dart

| RD1-score14-1=4

| RD1-score14-2=3

| RD1-score14-3=

| RD1-seed15=

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|BEL}} G Minnen

| RD1-score15-1=3

| RD1-score15-2=3

| RD1-score15-3=

| RD1-seed16=6

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|EST}} K Kanepi

| RD1-score16-1=6

| RD1-score16-2=6

| RD1-score16-3=

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|USA}} J Pegula

| RD2-score01-1=5

| RD2-score01-2=4

| RD2-score01-3=

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} D Saville

| RD2-score02-1=7

| RD2-score02-2=6

| RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03=Q

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|CAN}} R Marino

| RD2-score03-1=6

| RD2-score03-2=3

| RD2-score03-3=6

| RD2-seed04=

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|GER}} A Petkovic

| RD2-score04-1=3

| RD2-score04-2=6

| RD2-score04-3=1

| RD2-seed05=3

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|ROU}} S Halep

| RD2-score05-1=5

| RD2-score05-2=0r

| RD2-score05-3=

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|}} A Kalinskaya

| RD2-score06-1=7

| RD2-score06-2=2

| RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|CHN}} L Zhu

| RD2-score07-1=6

| RD2-score07-2=4

| RD2-score07-3=4

| RD2-seed08=6

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|EST}} K Kanepi

| RD2-score08-1=4

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD2-score08-3=6

| RD3-seed01=

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} D Saville

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=7

| RD3-score01-3=

| RD3-seed02=Q

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|CAN}} R Marino

| RD3-score02-1=1

| RD3-score02-2=5

| RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|}} A Kalinskaya

| RD3-score03-1=77

| RD3-score03-2=4

| RD3-score03-3=3

| RD3-seed04=6

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|EST}} K Kanepi

| RD3-score04-1=64

| RD3-score04-2=6

| RD3-score04-3=6

| RD4-seed01=

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} D Saville

| RD4-score01-1=3

| RD4-score01-2=1

| RD4-score01-3=

| RD4-seed02=6

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|EST}} K Kanepi

| RD4-score02-1=6

| RD4-score02-2=6

| RD4-score02-3=

}}

=Bottom half=

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Quarterfinals

| RD4=Semifinals

| RD1-seed01=7

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|EGY}} M Sherif

| RD1-score01-1=4

| RD1-score01-2=1

| RD1-score01-3=

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|CRO}} D Vekić

| RD1-score02-1=6

| RD1-score02-2=6

| RD1-score02-3=

| RD1-seed03=LL

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|CHN}} Xiy Wang

| RD1-score03-1=6

| RD1-score03-2=7

| RD1-score03-3=

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|GER}} T Maria

| RD1-score04-1=2

| RD1-score04-2=5

| RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|CZE}} T Martincová

| RD1-score05-1=0

| RD1-score05-2=6

| RD1-score05-3=6

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|CHN}} Xin Wang

| RD1-score06-1=6

| RD1-score06-2=4

| RD1-score06-3=4

| RD1-seed07=

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|UKR}} D Yastremska

| RD1-score07-1=4

| RD1-score07-2=0

| RD1-score07-3=

| RD1-seed08=4

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|}} V Azarenka

| RD1-score08-1=6

| RD1-score08-2=6

| RD1-score08-3=

| RD1-seed09=5

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|BEL}} E Mertens

| RD1-score09-1=64

| RD1-score09-2=4

| RD1-score09-3=

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|}} L Samsonova

| RD1-score10-1=77

| RD1-score10-2=6

| RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|AUS}} A Tomljanović

| RD1-score11-1=6

| RD1-score11-2=6

| RD1-score11-3=

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|USA}} S Stephens

| RD1-score12-1=1

| RD1-score12-2=4

| RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13=WC

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|USA}} S Kenin

| RD1-score13-1=62

| RD1-score13-2=1

| RD1-score13-3=

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|COL}} C Osorio

| RD1-score14-1=77

| RD1-score14-2=6

| RD1-score14-3=

| RD1-seed15=Q

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|USA}} L Chirico

| RD1-score15-1=4

| RD1-score15-2=2

| RD1-score15-3=

| RD1-seed16=2

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|GBR}} E Raducanu

| RD1-score16-1=6

| RD1-score16-2=6

| RD1-score16-3=

| RD2-seed01=

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|CRO}} D Vekić

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score01-2=5

| RD2-score01-3=1

| RD2-seed02=LL

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|CHN}} Xiy Wang

| RD2-score02-1=4

| RD2-score02-2=7

| RD2-score02-3=6

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|CZE}} T Martincová

| RD2-score03-1=67

| RD2-score03-2=2

| RD2-score03-3=

| RD2-seed04=4

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|}} V Azarenka

| RD2-score04-1=79

| RD2-score04-2=6

| RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05=

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|}} L Samsonova

| RD2-score05-1=4

| RD2-score05-2=6

| RD2-score05-3=6

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} A Tomljanović

| RD2-score06-1=6

| RD2-score06-2=3

| RD2-score06-3=2

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|COL}} C Osorio

| RD2-score07-1=65

| RD2-score07-2=64

| RD2-score07-3=

| RD2-seed08=2

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|GBR}} E Raducanu

| RD2-score08-1=77

| RD2-score08-2=77

| RD2-score08-3=

| RD3-seed01=LL

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|CHN}} Xiy Wang

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score01-3=

| RD3-seed02=4

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|}} V Azarenka

| RD3-score02-1=1

| RD3-score02-2=3

| RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|}} L Samsonova

| RD3-score03-1=78

| RD3-score03-2=6

| RD3-score03-3=

| RD3-seed04=2

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|GBR}} E Raducanu

| RD3-score04-1=66

| RD3-score04-2=1

| RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01=LL

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|CHN}} Xiy Wang

| RD4-score01-1=1

| RD4-score01-2=1

| RD4-score01-3=

| RD4-seed02=

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|}} L Samsonova

| RD4-score02-1=6

| RD4-score02-2=6

| RD4-score02-3=

}}

Qualifying

=Seeds=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|

  1. {{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Xiyu (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  2. {{flagicon|CAN}} Rebecca Marino (qualified)
  3. {{flagicon|GBR}} Heather Watson (qualifying competition)
  4. {{flagicon|ESP}} Cristina Bucșa (qualified)
  5. {{flagicon|SWE}} Mirjam Björklund (qualified)
  6. {{flagicon|CHN}} Yuan Yue (first round)
  7. {{flagicon|USA}} Caty McNally (qualifying competition)
  8. {{flagicon|USA}} Sachia Vickery (qualifying competition)

}}

=Qualifiers=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|

  1. {{flagicon|USA}} Louisa Chirico
  2. {{flagicon|CAN}} Rebecca Marino
  3. {{flagicon|SWE}} Mirjam Björklund
  4. {{flagicon|ESP}} Cristina Bucșa

}}

=Lucky losers=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|

  1. {{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Xiyu

}}

=Qualifying draw=

==First qualifier==

{{4TeamBracket-Tennis3-v2

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Qualifying competition

|team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=1

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Xiyu

| RD1-score1-1=6

| RD1-score1-2=6

| RD1-score1-3=

| RD1-seed2= 

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|USA}} Jamie Loeb

| RD1-score2-1=4

| RD1-score2-2=1

| RD1-score2-3=

| RD1-seed3= 

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|USA}} Louisa Chirico

| RD1-score3-1=6

| RD1-score3-2=2

| RD1-score3-3=6

| RD1-seed4=6

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|CHN}} Yuan Yue

| RD1-score4-1=4

| RD1-score4-2=6

| RD1-score4-3=2

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Xiyu

| RD2-score1-1=1

| RD2-score1-2=6

| RD2-score1-3=5

| RD2-seed2= 

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|USA}} Louisa Chirico

| RD2-score2-1=6

| RD2-score2-2=3

| RD2-score2-3=7

}}

==Second qualifier==

{{4TeamBracket-Tennis3-v2

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Qualifying competition

|team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=2

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|CAN}} Rebecca Marino

| RD1-score1-1=6

| RD1-score1-2=4

| RD1-score1-3=6

| RD1-seed2= 

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|GRE}} Valentini Grammatikopoulou

| RD1-score2-1=0

| RD1-score2-2=6

| RD1-score2-3=2

| RD1-seed3= 

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|USA}} Sophie Chang

| RD1-score3-1=64

| RD1-score3-2=1

| RD1-score3-3=

| RD1-seed4=8

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|USA}} Sachia Vickery

| RD1-score4-1=77

| RD1-score4-2=6

| RD1-score4-3=

| RD2-seed1=2

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|CAN}} Rebecca Marino

| RD2-score1-1=65

| RD2-score1-2=6

| RD2-score1-3=6

| RD2-seed2=8

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|USA}} Sachia Vickery

| RD2-score2-1=77

| RD2-score2-2=3

| RD2-score2-3=3

}}

==Third qualifier==

{{4TeamBracket-Tennis3-v2

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Qualifying competition

|team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=3

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|GBR}} Heather Watson

| RD1-score1-1=6

| RD1-score1-2=6

| RD1-score1-3=

| RD1-seed2= 

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|AUS}} Astra Sharma

| RD1-score2-1=4

| RD1-score2-2=2

| RD1-score2-3=

| RD1-seed3=WC

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|USA}} Christina McHale

| RD1-score3-1=3

| RD1-score3-2=3

| RD1-score3-3=

| RD1-seed4=5

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|SWE}} Mirjam Björklund

| RD1-score4-1=6

| RD1-score4-2=6

| RD1-score4-3=

| RD2-seed1=3

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|GBR}} Heather Watson

| RD2-score1-1=2

| RD2-score1-2=3

| RD2-score1-3=

| RD2-seed2=5

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|SWE}} Mirjam Björklund

| RD2-score2-1=6

| RD2-score2-2=6

| RD2-score2-3=

}}

==Fourth qualifier==

{{4TeamBracket-Tennis3-v2

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Qualifying competition

|team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=4

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|ESP}} Cristina Bucșa

| RD1-score1-1=6

| RD1-score1-2=3

| RD1-score1-3=7

| RD1-seed2=PR

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|AUS}} Kimberly Birrell

| RD1-score2-1=3

| RD1-score2-2=6

| RD1-score2-3=5

| RD1-seed3=PR

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|CHN}} Han Xinyun

| RD1-score3-1=5

| RD1-score3-2=1

| RD1-score3-3=

| RD1-seed4=7

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|USA}} Caty McNally

| RD1-score4-1=7

| RD1-score4-2=6

| RD1-score4-3=

| RD2-seed1=4

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|ESP}} Cristina Bucșa

| RD2-score1-1=1

| RD2-score1-2=6

| RD2-score1-3=7

| RD2-seed2=7

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|USA}} Caty McNally

| RD2-score2-1=6

| RD2-score2-2=4

| RD2-score2-3=5

}}

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