WASHINGTON, July 25, 2024 (by Michael Dickens)
With the start of the 55th edition of the Mubadala Citi DC Open – the fifth largest professional tennis event in the United States and the only combined ATP-WTA 500 level tennis tournament in the world – less than a week away, the tournament announced its main draw wild cards on Wednesday.
The Mubadala Citi DC Open has awarded main draw wild cards to World No. 9 Andrey Rublev of Russia, 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu of Great Britain, former World No. 2 Paula Badosa of Spain, 2021 Wimbledon semifinalist and 2022 Australian Open quarterfinalist Denis Shapovalov of Canada, four-time ATP champion Reilly Opelka of the United States, and Washington, D.C. natives and teenagers Robin Montgomery and Clervie Ngounoue.
Another Top 🔟 player is coming to DC!
World No. 9 @AndreyRublev97 has accepted a wild card for this year.#MubadalaCitiDCOpen pic.twitter.com/dum5SF7UmX
— Mubadala Citi DC Open (@mubadalacitidc) July 24, 2024
Two additional ATP main draw wild cards will be announced before the start of the tournament.
The Mubadala Citi DC Open will take place from July 27 to August 4 at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Rock Creek Park, in the nation’s capital city.
Hometown Debuts 🎾
DMV teenagers Robin Montgomery & Clervie Ngounoue will make their maiden DC main draw appearances as wild cards!#MubadalaCitiDCOpen pic.twitter.com/kwef5KDFvg
— Mubadala Citi DC Open (@mubadalacitidc) July 24, 2024
Around the Mubadala Citi DC Open
The men’s and women’s singles qualifying draws will feature 2024 Wimbledon doubles champion Taylor Townsend, former World No. 9 Roberto Bautista Agut and 2021 Roland Garros quarterfinalist Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
Also, 2019 Roland Garros finalist Amanda Anisimova and Louisa Chirico, both of the United States, have accepted qualifying wild cards.
Other notable names in the qualifying draws include last year’s DC quarterfinalist J.J. Wolf of the United States and Washington, D.C. native Hailey Baptiste, who defeated former World No. 1 Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic last year at Rock Creek Park.
Noteworthy
The Mubadala Citi DC Open is sold out for a fourth straight year. Every ticket for all 11 sessions of the tournament has been sold before the gates open for this year’s event, setting a new tournament record. Outer court passes for this year’s tournament are currently available and start at $22.
An outer court pass allows fans access to all outer court matches as well as entertainment around the grounds. In addition to watching top players practice, all tournament attendees will have access to daily autograph sessions and tennis talks, too.
Tickets are now SOLD OUT for the entire 2024 #MubadalaCitiDCOpen 🎟 For the fourth straight year!
A limited number of outer court passes are now available – get yours today! pic.twitter.com/lFGam6cvNP
— Mubadala Citi DC Open (@mubadalacitidc) July 18, 2024
