The Citi Open in Washington, D.C. is combining with the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic to become the Mubadala Citi DC Open. Har-Tru was the official court surface provider for both the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic and the Citi Open in Washington, D.C.
Har-Tru Sports Coatings will once again cover the courts in Championship Green and Blue as the official playing surface of the tournament.
The Mubadala Citi DC Open is the fifth largest pro tennis event in the United States. It will take place July 29 – August 6, 2023, at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Rock Creek
The Mubadala Citi DC Open tournament was founded in 1969 to support Arthur Ashe’s vision of playing professional tennis in a public park, making tennis accessible to everyone. The Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic was founded 52 years ago by Billie Jean King as the first event of the 1971 professional women’s tour that has now become the WTA.
The move elevates the women’s event from a WTA 250 level to a WTA 500 level, making the Mubadala Citi DC Open the only combined ATP-WTA 500 tournament on the tour calendar. The tournament will remain a 28-player field and presents a rare opportunity for a combined 500-level event the same week, allowing WTA players to compete in front of a larger audience with a more convenient tour schedule in proximity to the next major WTA events and then the U.S. Open in New York City later that month. Tennis fans, meanwhile, will be able to enjoy the highest levels of men’s and women’s professional tennis during the same week.
Tournament Beneficiary: The Washington Tennis & Education Foundation (WTEF) is a premier educational and tennis organization for underserved children in Washington, D.C. The mission of WTEF is to improve the life prospects of low-income, underserved children and youth in the District of Columbia through athletic and academic enrichment. WTEF seeks to keep children off city streets during out-of-school time in a safe environment they can trust. We also engage them in productive activities that teach discipline, build confidence, improve school performance, and encourage a healthy lifestyle. WTEF empowers students to achieve their highest potential by helping them develop meaningful values and critical life skills that will lead them to make constructive life choices. WTEF builds life champions. For more information, visit wtef.org.
Join us for the Mubadala Citi DC Open
July 29-August 6, 2023
At the Rock Creek Park Tennis Center
Har-Tru vice president of sales and marketing, Tracy Lynch, tosses the coin at the Citi Open, 2022.
Join us as this exciting tournament makes history again! https://www.mubadalacitidcopen.com/
