Know about the winners of the WTA Citi Open tennis 2022 in women’s singles and doubles and prize money of the year
The 2022 season was the women’s tournament’s 10th edition which was its started in 2019. The competition was a part of the US Open Series leading up to the US Open grand slam in September, the WTA 250 of the 2022 WTA Tour.
WTA Citi Open Tennis Women’s Singles And Doubles 2022 Winners And Winner Prize Money Breakdown
Samsonova reigns in Washington 🏆
In her DC debut, @LiudaSamsonova runs the table to claim a first career hard court title over Kanepi 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.#CitiOpen pic.twitter.com/RCisDF1i2L
— Citi Open (@CitiOpen) August 7, 2022
Leaving the weekend as winners!
Daria Kasatkina took the title at @MubadalaSVC while Liudmila Samsonova won the @CitiOpen 🏆 pic.twitter.com/nZCQJPTh4N
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 8, 2022
WTA Citi Open 2022 Women’s Singles And Doubles Winners
Liudmila Samsonova vs Kaia Kanepi
Liudmila Samsonova defeated No. 6 seed Kaia Kanepi with a score of 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the Hologic WTA Tour final on Sunday to win her second singles championship of her career.
World No. 60 Samsonova beat Kanepi, a former member of the Top 15, in 1 hour and 46 minutes, adding to her victory in the Berlin grass-court tournament she won as a qualifier last year. Samsonova is now 2-0 in tour-level singles finals.
Erin Routliffe/Jessica Pegula vs Anna Kalinskaya and Caty McNally
The No. 1 seeds Jessica Pegula and Erin Routliffe won the doubles match on Saturday by defeating the No. 4 seeds Anna Kalinskaya and Caty McNally with a score of 6-3, 5-7, [12-10].
After 1 hour and 37 minutes of play, Pegula and Routliffe narrowly defeated Kalinskaya and McNally by winning four of the following five points in the match-tiebreak.
Routliffe and Pegula qualified for the championship match by winning three matches throughout the week. The pair defeated Sabrina Santamaria and Heather Watson in straight sets (6-4, 6-1) to start the tournament. In the quarterfinals, they defeated Xiyu Wang and Yue Yuan in three sets (6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (9)). In the semifinals, Routliffe and Pegula had a 6-0, 5-2 lead before winning on a walkover.
WTA Citi Open 2022 Women’s Singles And Doubles
The total prize pool for the women’s division is $251,750, a slight increase of 0.70 per cent from when the competition was previously held in 2019.
The WTA champion namely Liudmila Samsonova will receive a check for $33,200, which is a decrease of -22.79 per cent from 2019. Instead, the earlier rounds experience a pay increase; for instance, a first-round loser will now get $2,835, or 27.70% more than three years ago.
WTA Singles
| 2022 | Prize Money $ USD | Prize Money £ GBP | Prize Money € EUR | % Change vs 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | $33,200 | £27,255 | €32,464 | -22.79% |
| Runner-up | $19,750 | £16,214 | €19,312 | -7.71% |
| Semifinal | $11,000 | £9,030 | €10,756 | -4.35% |
| Quarterfinal | $6,200 | £5,090 | €6,063 | 0.00% |
| Round 2 | $4,100 | £3,366 | €4,009 | 19.88% |
| Round 1 | $2,835 | £2,327 | €2,772 | 27.70% |
| Q2 | $2,360 | £1,937 | €2,308 | 83.66% |
| Q1 | $1,750 | £1,437 | €1,711 | 133.33% |
WTA Doubles
| 2022 | Prize Money $ USD | Prize Money £ GBP | Prize Money € EUR | % Change vs 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | $12,000 | £9,796 | €11,704 | -2.44% |
| Runner-up | $6,700 | £5,469 | €6,535 | 4.69% |
| Semifinal | $3,950 | £3,224 | €3,853 | 14.99% |
| Quarterfinal | $2,350 | £1,918 | €2,292 | 29.12% |
| Round 1 | $1,800 | £1,469 | €1,756 | 87.50% |