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2012 Citi Open
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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.
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ATP singles main-draw entrants
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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,[2] while Dolgopolov was not selected by the Ukrainian tennis federation to compete in the Games.[3]
Seeds
The following players were seeded in the main singles draw, following the ATP rankings of July 23, 2012:[4]
Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
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ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
- 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
David Marrero (finger injury)
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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.[5]
Seeds
The following players were seeded in the main singles draw, following the WTA rankings of July 23, 2012:[6]
Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
Ayumi Morita (lower back injury)[6]
Romina Oprandi
Virginie Razzano (right hip injury)
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
- 1 Rankings are as of July 23, 2012
Other entrants
The following pair received wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Simone Kalhorn / Alessondra Parra
Retirements
Karin Knapp (knee pain)
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Finals
Men's singles
Alexandr Dolgopolov defeated 
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
Magdaléna Rybáriková defeated 
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
Treat Conrad Huey / 
Dominic Inglot defeated 
Kevin Anderson / 
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
Shuko Aoyama / 
Chang Kai-chen defeated Irina Falconi / 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.
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