WASHINGTON/7NEWS — The Mubadala Citi DC Open, the world’s only combined ATP-WTA 500-level tennis tournament, has added three Grand Slam champions, including two former World No. 1s, to its already deep player field.
2021 US Open Daniil Medvedev, 2019 and 2021 Australian Open and 2018 and 2020 US Open champion Naomi Osaka, and 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu join a lineup that boasts seven top-10 players across both tours, five past DC champions, and many fan favorites.
The ATP and WTA preliminary main draws will be released the week of June 23 and are set to feature even more of the world’s top-ranked players competing in Washington, DC this summer. The 56th edition of the tournament will take place July 19 – 27 at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Rock Creek Park.
“We are excited to add Daniil, Naomi, and Emma to this year’s already extraordinarily strong Mubadala Citi DC Open player field. Having these three US Open champions, two of which who were No. 1 in the world, brings even more fan favorites to Washington,” tournament chairman Mark Ein said in a press release. “With tickets almost sold out and our strongest player field ever, the 2025 tournament is shaping up to be the event of the summer in DC.”
“I’m looking forward to coming back to Washington and playing the tournament again,” Medvedev said in the release. “I have great memories from 2019 when I reached the final, and I’ve had some strong results there. I really enjoy the city, and it’s a great place to compete during the summer.”
As the fifth-largest professional tennis event in the United States, the Mubadala Citi DC Open consistently draws in the world’s best players to compete in the nation’s capital. Medvedev, Osaka, and Raducanu join an elite field of ATP and WTA talent already committed to the 2025 tournament.
On the ATP side, additional player commitments include World No. 4 and 2024 US Open finalist Taylor Fritz, World No. 7 and 2025 Roland Garros semifinalist Lorenzo Musetti, World No. 8 Tommy Paul, World No. 12 Alex de Minaur, a 2025 Australian Open quarterfinalist, DC native and World No. 13 Frances Tiafoe, a two-time US Open semifinalist and World No. 14 Andrey Rublev, 2015 DC Open champion Kei Nishikori, two-time DC singles (2019 and 2022) champion Nick Kyrgios and defending DC Open champion Sebastian Korda.
The WTA field features World No. 3, 2024 US Open finalist and 2019 DC champion Jessica Pegula, World No. 6 and 2025 Australian Open champion Madison Keys, World No. 9 and 2025 Merida champion Emma Navarro, and World No. 10 and defending DC Open champion Paula Badosa.
“I’m really excited to be heading back to Washington to play the Mubadala Citi DC Open. It’s been seven years since I was last there, and I’ve heard great things from other players about how much the tournament has grown and evolved,” Osaka said in the release. “I’m looking forward to experiencing the atmosphere and the DC crowd again – it should be a great week.”
Featured Player Additions:
Daniil Medvedev, World No. 11: Former World No. 1 and 2021 US Open champion Daniil Medvedev returns to Washington for the first time since reaching the finals in 2019. This will mark his fourth appearance at the DC Open and his first competing as a Grand Slam champion. Medvedev has finished each year ranked in the top 10 of the PIF ATP Rankings for six consecutive years starting in 2019, most recently ending the 2024 season at No. 5. So far in 2025, he has reached the semifinals in Marseille and Indian Wells, and the quarterfinals in Doha, Dubai, Madrid and ‘s-Hertogenbosch.
Emma Raducanu, World No. 36: 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu will return to Washington for a third time to compete in the DC Open, having reached the quarterfinals in both of her previous appearances in 2022 and 2024. Last season, in addition to her strong showing in DC, Raducanu reached the semifinals in Nottingham and made quarterfinal runs in Stuttgart, Eastbourne, and Seoul. In her 2025 season, she has reached the quarterfinals in Miami and London, and the fourth round in Rome.
Naomi Osaka, World No. 57: Former World No. 1 and four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka returns to the DC Open for the second time, having last competed in Washington in 2018. In addition to her US Open titles in 2018 and 2020 and Australian Open victories in 2019 and 2021, Osaka holds three more WTA titles, making her a seven-time WTA singles champion. After stepping away from the tour for maternity leave in September 2022, she returned in 2024, reaching the quarterfinals in Doha and Hertogenbosch, as well as the fourth round in Rome and Beijing. So far in 2025, Osaka has reached the final in Auckland, made fourth-round runs in Miami and Rome.
The Mubadala Citi DC Open’s ATP 500 competition will include a 48-player singles draw and 16 doubles teams, while the WTA 500 tournament will feature 32 singles players and 16 doubles teams. Further player announcements are anticipated ahead of the tournament.
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