Tuesday 2 August 2022

WTA - Washington 1R start

First round commenced in Washington.

2022 Citi Open, a WTA 250 tournament, on Hard, in Washington, D.C., USA, 1-7 August 2022.
Not held for women since 2019.

Defending champion (2019):
Jessica Pegula who defeated Camila Giorgi 6-2 6-2

Marie Bouzkova withdrew after the main draw was published due to change in schedule, and was replaced by lucky loser Wang Xiyu.
Qualifier Louisa Chirico took the place in the draw previously occupied by Bouzkova.
Wang Xiyu took the place in the draw previously allocated to a qualifier, and would play Tatjana Maria.

First round results:
- Jessica Pegula (1) defeated wildcard Hailey Baptiste 6-2 6-2
- Daria Saville defeated qualifier Mirjam Bjorklund 3-6 7-5 7-6(4)
- Qualifier Rebecca Marino defeated wildcard Venus Williams 4-6 6-1 6-4
- Simona Halep (3) defeated qualifier Cristina Bucsa 6-3 7-5
- Zhu Lin defeated Harriet Dart 6-4 6-3
- Kaia Kanepi (6) defeated Greet Minnen 6-3 6-3
- Donna Vekic defeated Mayar Sherif (7) 6-4 6-1
- Liudmila Samsonova defeated Elise Mertens (5) 7-6(4) 6-4

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