Alex de Minaur is the defending champion in Washington but faces a tough challenge against a rejuvenated Stefanos Tsitsipas. I think this will be a close match, the top seed to come out on top.
HTH - Tsitsipas Dominant
Stefanos Tsitsipas has an impressive is 14-2 record against Alex de Minaur, going 10-1 on hard courts.
| Year | Event | Surface | Round | Winner | Score |
| 2026 |
Miami Masters |
Hard |
R64 |
Tsitsipas |
6-3 7-6 |
| 2024 |
Rome Masters |
Clay |
R16 |
Tsitsipas |
6-1 6-2 |
| 2024 |
Acapulco |
Hard |
QF |
De Minaur |
1-6 6-3 6-3 |
| 2023 |
Los Cabos |
Hard |
F |
Tsitsipas |
6-3 6-4 |
| 2023 |
Barcelona |
Clay |
QF |
Tsitsipas |
6-4 6-2 |
| 2022 |
Miami Masters |
Hard |
R32 |
Tsitsipas |
6-4 6-3 |
| 2022 |
Rotterdam |
Hard |
QF |
Tsitsipas |
6-4 6-4 |
| 2021 |
Indian Wells Masters |
Hard |
R16 |
Tsitsipas |
6-7 7-6 6-2 |
| 2021 |
Barcelona |
Clay |
R16 |
Tsitsipas |
7-5 6-3 |
| 2021 |
ATP Cup |
Hard |
RR |
Tsitsipas |
6-3 7-5 |
| 2019 |
Paris Masters |
Hard |
R16 |
Tsitsipas |
6-3 6-4 |
| 2018 |
NextGen Finals |
Hard |
F |
Tsitsipas |
2-4 4-1 4-3 4-3 |
| 2018 |
Tokyo |
Hard |
R16 |
Tsitsipas |
6-3 5-7 6-1 |
| 2017 |
Portoroz Challenger |
Hard |
R32 |
Tsitsipas |
6-2 6-3 |
| 2017 |
Surbiton Challenger |
Grass |
Q1 |
De Minaur |
7-6 6-1 |
| 2017 |
Istanbul |
Clay |
Q1 |
Tsitsipas |
6-4 6-2 |
De Minaur the Defending Champion in Washington
Alex de Minaur had a strong start to the year, beaten by Carlos Alcaraz in the Australian Open quarter-finals and winning the title in Rotterdam.
A poor end to the hard court swing carried over to clay where he went 7-6, his best result coming in a semi-final appearance in Hamburg.
The Australian started the grass court swing in s’Hertogenbosch where he lost the final to Kamil Majchrzak. That was as good as it got, losing to Brandon Nakashima in the Queen's Club quarter-finals and Flavio Cobolli in the fourth round at Wimbledon.
The World No.6 returns to Washington where he reached the final in 2018 before breaking through to win the tournament last year, defeating Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the final.
| Name |
Alex de Minaur |
| Nationality |
Australia |
| Age |
27 (17 February 1999) |
| Height |
6'0" (1.83m) |
| Plays |
Right-Handed |
| Ranking |
6 |
| Career High |
5 (July 2024) |
| ATP Tour Titles |
11 |
| 2026 ATP Tour Titles |
1 |
| Grand Slam Titles |
0 |
| Washington Open Best Result |
Winner (2025) |
Tsitsipas Back to Winning Ways
Stefanos Tsitsipas started the year ranked 34 but dropped as low as 88 to highlight his struggles. He went out in the second round in all three Grand Slams.
The Greek hadn’t reached a quarter-final since February but recently broke through to win the title in Gstaad.
The 27-year-old didn’t face a Top 20 player and did it the hard way, winning his final four matches in 3 sets. He took out Raphael Collignon 6-4 6-7 6-3 in the final, claiming his first title since March 2025.
| Name |
Stefanos Tsitsipas |
| Nationality |
Greece |
| Age |
27 (12 August 1998) |
| Height |
6'4" (1.93m) |
| Plays |
Right-Handed |
| Ranking |
51 |
| Career High |
3 (January 2018) |
| ATP Tour Titles |
13 |
| 2026 ATP Tour Titles |
1 |
| Grand Slam Titles |
0 |
| Washington Open Best Result |
Semi-Finals (2018, 2019) |