The 2012 Citi Open (known as such for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 44th edition (for the men) and the 2nd edition (for the women) of the event known that year as the Citi Open (previously known on the men's tour as the Legg Mason Tennis Classic), and was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2012 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA International tournaments of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Washington, D.C., United States, from July 29 to August 5, 2012, running concurrently with the tennis event at the London Summer Olympics.

Finals

Men's singles

Ukraine Alexandr Dolgopolov defeated Germany Tommy Haas, 6–7(7–9), 6–4, 6–1

  • It was Dolgopolov's first singles title of the year, and the second of his career.

Women's singles

Slovakia Magdaléna Rybáriková defeated Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 6–1, 6–1

  • It was Rybáriková's first singles title of the year, and the third of her career.

Men's doubles

Philippines Treat Conrad Huey / United Kingdom Dominic Inglot defeated South Africa Kevin Anderson / United States Sam Querrey, 7–6(9–7), 6–7(9–11), [10–5]

  • It was Huey's first doubles title of the year, and of his career.
  • It was Inglot's first doubles title of the year, and of his career.

Women's doubles

Japan Shuko Aoyama / Chinese Taipei Chang Kai-chen defeated United States Irina Falconi / South Africa Chanelle Scheepers, 7–5, 6–2

  • It was Aoyama's first doubles title of the year, and of her career.
  • It was Chang's second doubles title of the year, and the third of her career.

ATP singles main-draw entrants

The singles field was headlined by Mardy Fish (left) and Alexandr Dolgopolov (right). Fish opted out of the London Olympics to focus on the hardcourt lead-ups to the US Open, while Dolgopolov was not selected by the Ukrainian tennis federation to compete in the Games.

Seeds

The following players were seeded in the main singles draw, following the ATP rankings of July 23, 2012:

CountryPlayerRankingSeeds
USAMardy Fish131
UKRAlexandr Dolgopolov172
RSAKevin Anderson333
GERTommy Haas354
ESPPablo Andújar375
FRAJérémy Chardy466
FRABenoît Paire507
USASam Querrey578

Other entrants

The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

ATP doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
MEXSantiago GonzálezUSAScott Lipsky651
COLRobert FarahPAKAisam-ul-Haq Qureshi732
USAEric ButoracAUSPaul Hanley783
CZEFrantišek ČermákAUTJulian Knowle784
  • Rankings are as of July 23, 2012

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry as alternates:

Withdrawals

WTA singles main-draw entrants

The singles field was headlined by Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (left) and Chanelle Scheepers (right), neither of whom has been selected for the London Olympics, Pavlyuchenkova because four Russian players had already made the cut, and Scheepers because she chose not to fulfill the Fed Cup requirements to play the Games.

Seeds

The following players were seeded in the main singles draw, following the WTA rankings of July 23, 2012:

CountryPlayerRankingSeeds
RUSAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova281
RSAChanelle Scheepers422
USASloane Stephens523
USAVania King564
CZEBarbora Záhlavová-Strýcová605
CZEIveta Benešová616
USACoCo Vandeweghe707
BLROlga Govortsova818

Other entrants

The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

WTA doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
BLROlga GovortsovaRUSAlla Kudryavtseva1051
CZEKarolína PlíškováCZEKristýna Plíšková1932
USALindsay Lee-WatersUSAMegan Moulton-Levy1943
GREEleni DaniilidouITAKarin Knapp2934
  • 1 Rankings are as of July 23, 2012

Other entrants

The following pair received wildcard into the doubles main draw:

Retirements

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