Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe, Jack Draper, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Victoria Mboko, Venus Williams and Marta Kostyuk join defending champions Alex de Minaur and Leylah Fernandez among early commitments for the world’s only combined ATP/WTA 500 tournament
(June 11, 2026) WASHINGTON, DC – The Mubadala DC Open, the only combined ATP/WTA 500 tournament in the world, has announced its initial player commitments for the 2026 event, highlighted by three top-10 players, two Grand Slam champions, four Grand Slam finalists and four former DC champions. Additional players will be named in the coming weeks leading up to the official player field announcement in early July.
The 57th edition of the tournament will take place July 25 – August 2 at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C. The Mubadala DC Open is the fifth-largest professional tennis tournament in the United States and has sold out every session since 2019, consistently attracting many of the sport’s biggest players to the nation’s capital.
Fifteen players have already committed to compete in the 2026 Mubadala DC Open. The ATP field is led by defending champion and World No. 6 Alex de Minaur, World No. 9 and 2024 US Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Maryland native and World No. 26 Frances Tiafoe, former World No. 3 and six-time Grand Slam semifinalist Stefanos Tsitsipas, former World No. 4 and 2025 Indian Wells champion Jack Draper, five-time ATP titlist and World No. 28 Tommy Paul and Former World No. 4 and 2015 DC Open champion Kei Nishikori. The WTA field features seven-time Grand Slam champion and former World No. 1 Venus Williams, 2026 Madrid champion and Roland Garros semifinalist and World No.12 Marta Kostyuk, defending champion and World No. 23 Leylah Fernandez, 2021 US Open champion and 2025 DC semifinalist Emma Raducanu and 2022 DC Open champion Liudmila Samsonova.
Three of the sport’s fastest-rising young stars will also compete in Rock Creek Park this summer: 19-year-old World No. 9 Victoria Mboko, 18-year-old World No. 19 Iva Jovic and 20-year-old World No. 19 Learner Tien.
“This year’s initial player field reflects everything that makes the Mubadala DC Open so special, with some of the world’s best players, global star power, fan favorites and the future of the sport all coming together in Washington,” said Mark Ein, Chairman of the Mubadala DC Open. “As we begin an exciting new chapter with Mubadala as our exclusive title sponsor, we are proud to continue building one of the premier events in professional tennis while delivering an unforgettable experience for our fans and the players. The Mubadala DC Open has become one of the highlights of summer in Washington, and we look forward to welcoming everyone back to Rock Creek Park for another memorable week of tennis.”
The Mubadala DC Open’s ATP and WTA 500 competition each include a 32-player singles draw and 16 doubles teams.
“The Mubadala DC Open is one of my favorite events on tour,” said Frances Tiafoe. “The DMV is home, and there’s nothing like competing in front of family, friends and fans who have been watching me play since I was a kid. Washington always shows up for this tournament, and I’m excited to be back this summer.”
ATP and WTA commitments include:
- Alex de Minaur, World No. 6: The reigning DC Open champion and top-ranked Australian will return for his sixth appearance in Washington. He won the 2025 DC Open title with a thrilling comeback victory over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, saving three championship points and overcoming a 4-1 deficit in the final set. De Minaur is an 11-time ATP title winner who has finished the last two seasons inside the Top 10. So far in his 2026 season, he has captured a title in Rotterdam, reached the semifinals in Hamburg and the quarterfinals of the Australian Open and Monte Carlo.
- Taylor Fritz, World No. 9: Fritz will make his sixth DC Open appearance in 2026 after reaching the quarterfinals in Washington in 2025. The American is a 10-time ATP Tour title winner, 2024 US Open finalist and Olympic bronze medalist, earning the medal alongside fellow American Tommy Paul at the 2024 Paris Olympics. During the 2025 season, Fritz captured titles in Stuttgart and Eastbourne, helped Team USA win the United Cup, reached the semifinals at Wimbledon and the quarterfinals of the US Open. He also advanced to the semifinals in Miami and Toronto and finished runner-up in Tokyo. Fritz opened the 2026 season with a fourth-round appearance at the Australian Open and a runner-up finish in Dallas.
- Victoria Mboko, World No. 9: The 19-year-old Canadian enters Washington at a career-high ranking after a breakthrough 2025 season that included titles in Montreal and Hong Kong. Mboko began the 2025 season ranked outside the Top 300 and finished the year at No. 18. She has carried that momentum into the 2026 season, reaching the finals in Adelaide, Doha and Strasbourg, advancing to the quarterfinals at Indian Wells and Miami, and reaching the fourth round of the Australian Open. Mboko broke into the Top 10 for the first time in her career in March. She recently competed in doubles alongside 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams during Williams’ return to professional tennis at the HSBC Championships.
- Marta Kostyuk, World No. 12: The Ukrainian is in the midst of a career-best 2026 season, having already won titles in Madrid and Rouen. Kostyuk’s triumph in Madrid secured the first WTA 1000 title of her career and her biggest to date. Most recently, she reached the semifinals of Roland Garros, her deepest run at a Grand Slam. She will return to Washington for her third DC Open appearance, with a quarterfinal showing in 2023 marking her best result at the tournament. She joined World TeamTennis in 2019 on the Washington Kastles as a teen phenom, playing alongside Williams and Tiafoe.
- Iva Jovic, World No. 19: Jovic will make her DC Open debut in 2026. The 18-year-old American captured her first career WTA title in Guadalajara in 2025. This season, she has reached the semifinals in Auckland and Charleston, the final in Hobart and the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. Her run in Melbourne marked the first Grand Slam quarterfinal appearance of her career and helped her break into the Top 20 for the first time.
- Learner Tien, World No. 19: The 20-year-old American returns to Washington after reaching the third round in his DC debut last summer. Tien reached a career-high ranking of World No. 18 in May after capturing his second ATP Tour title and first clay-court title in Geneva. Earlier this season, he reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, Indian Wells and Houston and advanced to the semifinals in Delray Beach. In 2025, Tien won his first ATP Tour title in Metz, becoming the youngest American ATP Tour champion since Andy Roddick captured Houston in 2002 at age 19. He also reached the final in Beijing before capping the season by claiming the Next Gen ATP Finals title.
- Leylah Fernandez, World No. 23: The reigning DC Open champion will make her third appearance in Washington this summer. Canada’s Fernandez is a five-time WTA title winner, former World No. 13 and 2021 US Open finalist. She followed her Washington title run in 2025 by capturing another title later that season in Osaka. This season, she has reached the quarterfinals in Stuttgart, Madrid and Strasbourg.
- Frances Tiafoe, World No. 26: The Maryland native and former World No. 10 will make his 10th appearance at his home tournament this summer. A three-time ATP Tour title winner and two-time US Open semifinalist, Tiafoe has consistently produced strong results in Washington, reaching the semifinals in 2024 and advancing to the quarterfinals in 2022, 2023 and 2025. In 2025, he also reached the final in Houston and the quarterfinals at Roland Garros. This season, Tiafoe has reached the final in Acapulco, the semifinals in Houston, the quarterfinals in Delray Beach and Miami, and the fourth round at Roland Garros.
- Tommy Paul, World No. 28: Five-time ATP Tour title winner and Olympic bronze medalist Tommy Paul will return to Washington for his seventh DC Open appearance. In 2025, Paul reached the semifinals in Adelaide, Dallas, Houston and Rome, and advanced to the quarterfinals at both the Australian Open and Roland Garros. Following his run in Paris, he climbed to a career-high ranking of World No. 8 in June 2025. This season, Paul captured the title in Houston, completing a career set of ATP Tour titles across hard, grass and clay courts. He has also reached the finals in Hamburg and Delray Beach, the semifinals in Adelaide and the quarterfinals in Miami.
- Liudmila Samsonova, World No. 35: The 2022 DC Open champion will make her fourth appearance in Washington this summer. A five-time WTA title winner and former World No. 12, Samsonova reached the final in Strasbourg and advanced to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 2025. This season, she captured the doubles title in Stuttgart and reached the singles quarterfinals in Brisbane and Abu Dhabi.
- Emma Raducanu, World No. 42: Great Britain’s Emma Raducanu, the 2021 US Open champion, will make her fourth DC Open appearance this summer. Raducanu recorded her best result in Washington in 2025, advancing to the semifinals. She also reached the quarterfinals in Miami and London last season. So far in 2026, she has advanced to the quarterfinals in Hobart and reached the final in Cluj-Napoca.
- Stefanos Tsitsipas, World No. 84: The Greek former World No. 3 will return to Washington for the first time since 2019, having reached the semifinals in each of his previous two DC Open appearances in 2018 and 2019. He is coming into form again after battling a back injury for most of the 2025 season. Tsitsipas is a 12-time ATP Tour champion, the 2021 Roland Garros and 2023 Australian Open runner-up and a six-time Grand Slam semifinalist. In 2025, he captured the first ATP 500 title of his career in Dubai. This season, he has advanced to the quarterfinals in Doha.
- Jack Draper, World No. 112: Draper will return to Washington for his second DC Open appearance and first since 2022. The former World No. 4 owns three ATP Tour titles and reached the semifinals of the 2024 US Open. In 2025, he captured the title at Indian Wells and advanced to his first ATP Tour final on clay in Madrid, helping him reach a career-high ranking of No. 4 in June. His 2026 season has gotten off to a slow start with a knee injury keeping him sidelined. He reached the quarterfinals in Indian Wells but has been sidelined since April.
- Venus Williams (WC): The former World No. 1, seven-time Grand Slam singles champion and four-time Olympic gold medalist will return to the DC Open for the third time in her career after accepting a wildcard into the 2026 tournament. Williams is one of the most accomplished players in tennis history, with 49 WTA singles titles and 22 doubles titles. Her career achievements include five Wimbledon singles titles, two US Open singles titles and 16 Grand Slam doubles titles. She chose Washington to begin her return to professional tennis in 2025, competing in both singles and doubles and becoming the second-oldest player to win a WTA Tour-level singles match in the Open Era.
- Kei Nishikori (WC): Former World No. 4 and 2015 DC Open champion Kei Nishikori will return to Washington for the first time since 2021 during the final season of his professional career. A 12-time ATP Tour title winner and 2014 US Open finalist, Nishikori has enjoyed significant success at the DC Open, capturing the title in 2015 and reaching two semifinals and two quarterfinals.
As is tradition at DC’s iconic tennis tournament, daily autograph sessions, meet and greets, family days, tennis talks and more will provide endless opportunities for fans to interact with the stars of the ATP and WTA Tours. In addition, the tournament continues to revolutionize its fan experience by partnering with beloved and award-winning DC restaurateurs and premium sponsors to deliver unparalleled food and beverage offerings.
Founded more than 50 years ago to support Arthur Ashe’s vision of bringing professional tennis to an accessible public park, the Mubadala DC Open remains rooted in that mission while evolving into one of the premier tournaments on the tennis calendar. In 2019, MDE Sports, owned and led by Washington-based venture capitalist, entrepreneur and civic leader Mark Ein, acquired the management rights from the Washington Tennis & Education Foundation (WTEF), securing the tournament’s long-term future in Washington, D.C. and laying the foundation for its continued growth. The WTEF has received approximately $50 million as the tournament’s primary beneficiary since the event was founded in 1969.
