Women's tennis returns to DC as part of Citi Open
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Women's professional tennis will return to Washington as part of a combined ATP-WTA event at the Citi Open this year.
The hard-court tournament will be played from July 30 to Aug. 7 at the Rock Creek Park Tennis Center.
The WTA 250 event will have a 32-player singles field and 16 doubles teams.
The women's portion of the Citi Open was held first in 2011 and most recently in 2019.
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