Washington Open: women's singles champions

WTA 500 · Hard · William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, Washington DC

Alexandra Eala won the 2026 title, beating Jessica Pegula 4-6 6-4 6-0 in the final. Our archive has 30 editions since 1972; Martina Navratilova has won it most often, 9 times.

Most titles

Martina Navratilova91975, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990
Hana Mandlikova21984, 1987
Magdalena Rybarikova22012, 2013
Svetlana Kuznetsova22014, 2018

Titles by country

United States15
Russia5
Australia2
Spain2
Slovakia2
Germany1
Belgium1
Canada1

Youngest and oldest champions

Youngest: Tracy Austin, 16 in 1979
Oldest: Martina Navratilova, 33 in 1990

Age when the tournament began.

Every final

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
2026	Alexandra Eala	Jessica Pegula	4-6 6-4 6-0	Draw
2025	Leylah Fernandez	Anna Kalinskaya	6-1 6-2	Draw
2024	Paula Badosa	Marie Bouzkova	6-1 4-6 6-4	Draw
2023	Coco Gauff	Maria Sakkari	6-2 6-3	Draw
2022	Liudmila Samsonova	Kaia Kanepi	4-6 6-3 6-3	Draw
2019	Jessica Pegula	Camila Giorgi	6-2 6-2	Draw
2018	Svetlana Kuznetsova	Donna Vekic	4-6 7-6(7) 6-2	Draw
2017	Kate Makarova	Julia Goerges	3-6 7-6(2) 6-0	Draw
2016	Yanina Wickmayer	Lauren Davis	6-4 6-2	Draw
2015	Sloane Stephens	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	6-1 6-2	Draw
2014	Svetlana Kuznetsova	Kurumi Nara	6-3 4-6 6-4	Draw
2013	Magdalena Rybarikova	Andrea Petkovic	6-4 7-6(2)	Draw
2012	Magdalena Rybarikova	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	6-1 6-1	Draw
2011	Nadia Petrova	Shahar Peer	7-5 6-2	Draw
1991	Arantxa Sanchez Vicario	Katerina Maleeva	6-2 7-5	Draw
1990	Martina Navratilova	Zina Garrison	6-1 6-0	Draw
1989	Steffi Graf	Zina Garrison	6-1 7-5	Draw
1988	Martina Navratilova	Pam Shriver	6-0 6-2	Draw
1987	Hana Mandlikova	Barbara Potter	6-4 6-2	Draw
1986	Martina Navratilova	Pam Shriver	6-1 6-4	Draw
1985	Martina Navratilova	Manuela Maleeva Fragniere	6-3 6-2	Draw
1984	Hana Mandlikova	Zina Garrison	6-1 6-1	Draw
1983	Martina Navratilova	Sylvia Hanika	6-1 6-1	Draw
1982	Martina Navratilova	Anne Smith	6-2 6-3	Draw
1979	Tracy Austin	Martina Navratilova	6-3 6-2	Draw
1978	Martina Navratilova	Betty Stove	7-5 6-4	Draw
1977	Martina Navratilova	Chris Evert	6-2 6-3	Draw
1975	Martina Navratilova	Kerry Reid	6-3 6-1	Draw
1974	Billie Jean King	Kerry Reid	6-0 6-2	Draw
1972	Nancy Richey	Chris Evert	7-6(1) 6-2	Draw

Finals of the tour-level event in our match archive, matched by tournament across name changes. Every champion is checked against an independent record; a year where the two disagree is left out until it is resolved, and a missing year means the event was not held or is not in the archive.