Top 20 Players Including Tafoe Will Compete At Mubadala Citi DC Open

Top 20 Players Including Tafoe Will Compete At Mubadala Citi DC Open

The 55th edition of Mubadala Citi DC Open will take place July 27 – August 4 in Washington, DC at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Rock Creek Park.

The tournament , which  is the fifth largest professional tennis event in the United States, will feature nine of the world’s top 20 players, five Grand Slam champions, two past DC winners and 14 American players.

We are very proud of the deep player field ready to compete in Washington DC at the 2024 Mubadala Citi DC Open. We have assembled a fantastic group featuring Grand Slam Champions, former World No 1’s, top 10 players and many of the game’s biggest fan favorites. In less than a month, DC will host one of the summer’s largest events, drawing the world’s best players and tennis fans. With record breaking ticket sales, an impressive roster of athletes and an extraordinary fan experience on-site, we are anticipating another unforgettable tournament. – Mark Ein, Mubadala Citi DC Open Chairman.

 

Main draw ATP player highlights include World No. 10, three-time Grand Slam semifinalist and 2023 DC semifinalist Grigor Dimitrov, 2022 US Open semifinalist, former World No. 10 and DMV native Frances Tiafoe, 2023 US Open semifinalist, recent U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships winner and World No.14 Ben Shelton, 2022 DC and 2023 Australian Open quarterfinalist and World No. 21 Sebastian Korda, six-time ATP champion, two-time Grand Slam semifinalist and World No. 22 Karen Khachanov, 2021 DC finalist Mackenzie McDonald and 2021 Wimbledon semifinalist and 2022 Australian Open quarterfinalist Denis Shapovalov.

Player field stats:

  • Nine Top 20 Players: Aryna Sabalenka (No. 3), Ons Jabeur (No. 10), Grigor Dimitrov (No. 10), Daria Kasatkina (No. 12), Madison Keys (No. 13), Ben Shelton (No. 14), Liudmila Samsonova (No. 15), Victoria Azarenka (No. 16) and Anna Kalinskaya (No. 18)
  • Two Former DC Champions: Liudmila Samsonova (2022), Sloane Stephens (2015)
  • Three Former World No. 1’s: Aryna Sabalenka, Victoria Azarenka and Karolína Plíšková
  • Five Grand Slam Champions: Aryna Sabalenka, Victoria Azarenka, Sofia Kenin, Sloane Stephens and Emma Raducanu
  • One Olympic Gold Medalist: Victoria Azarenka (London, Mixed Doubles)
  • 14 American Competitors: Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe, Sebastian Korda, Madison Keys, Sofia Kenin, Sloane Stephens, Alex Michelsen, Caroline Dolehide, Shelby Rogers, Peyton Stearns, Brandon Nakashima, Aleksandar Kovacevic, Mackenzie McDonald and Reilly Opelka
  • Seven 2024 Wimbledon Fourth Round Competitors: Grigor Dimitrov, Ben Shelton, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, Madison Keys, Paula Badosa, Emma Raducanu, Anna Kalinskaya

 

Courtesy – Mubadata DC