WASHINGTON, June 26, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Last July, the Mubadala Citi DC Open, the only ATP/WTA combined 500-series event on the pro tennis calendar, went head-to-head with the Paris Olympic Games. Fast forward 12 months, and what has been […]
WASHINGTON, August 7, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) Mark Ein fought long odds to make this year’s Mubadala Citi DC Open a success. Every session at this year’s tournament, come rain or shine, sold out – just as they have since […]
WASHINGTON, August 8, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) The 53rd edition of the Citi Open wrapped up at Rock Creek Park Tennis Center in northwest Washington, D.C. Sunday night with red, white and blue confetti showering down upon doubles champions Nick […]
WASHINGTON, July 31, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Citi Open Chairman Mark D. Ein announced Saturday that his foundation and the tournament will match a pledge made earlier this year by three-time Grand Slam winner – and UNICEF Ambassador – Andy […]
WASHINGTON, June 18, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) “Tennis Restarts In DC!” exclaims a Citi Open image that is posted on the tournament’s social media channels. The ATP Tour will restart the locked down 2020 season with the Citi Open at the […]
WASHINGTON, June 12, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) The Citi Open has been a summer fixture in Washington, D.C., the nation’s capital city, for the past 50 years – going all the way back to its founding in 1969 by Donald […]
WASHINGTON, April 2, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Mark Ein has a simple, long-term vision for the Citi Open. The Washington, D.C.-area native and venture capitalist, whose MDE Tennis company took over Citi Open management a year ago, wants the only […]
WASHINGTON, July 28, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) When the news broke on Friday afternoon that American teen sensation Cori “Coco” Gauff had earned a berth in the qualifying draw for the 2019 Citi Open, there was hearty applause from spectators […]
