Overview
- The Mubadala Citi DC Open runs July 27–August 2 at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center and will serve as a lead-in to the North American hard-court swing.
- Tournament chairman Mark Ein confirmed the men’s main draw has been reduced from 48 to 32 to raise the ranking cutoff and concentrate higher-ranked matchups early.
- Jessica Pegula is the top seed on the WTA side with defending champion Leylah Fernandez entered, while the ATP entry list includes top players such as Alex de Minaur and Taylor Fritz.
- Several WTA players have withdrawn — including Marta Kostyuk, Jasmine Paolini and Iva Jovic — and have been replaced on the 28-player women’s list; the men’s event has also seen late pullouts, notably Felix Auger-Aliassime and Daniil Medvedev.
- Organizers confirmed high-profile men’s wildcards and prize changes, with main-draw wildcards to players such as Ben Shelton and Jack Draper and the WTA champion’s cheque raised to $252,000, altering players’ scheduling and ranking choices for the hard-court lead-up.