WASHINGTON—The Bryan brothers, the winningest doubles team in the history of tennis and current world No. 1, will return to Washington, D.C., this summer to compete at the Citi Open.
 
The American brothers, Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, both 35, are perhaps playing the best tennis of their illustrious careers. They captured a record-setting 87th title last week in Madrid—their fifth crown of the 2013 season. The Bryans have won the Washington title for three consecutive years (2005-07).
 
"Washington has always been one of our favorite places to play," Bob Bryan said. "The tournament supported us at the beginning of our careers, when we reached the semis as wild-card entrants, and then later on we won the title three times in a row. We always play well in D.C., so Mike and I are excited to be coming back and compete for a fourth title."
 
The chest-bumping identical twins clinched their place in sports history with several recent milestones in their 15-year-long doubles career. Last summer, the pair won gold at the London Olympic Games and finished 2012 as the No. 1 doubles team in the world, a feat they have accomplished a record eight times. In January 2013, they won their 13th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, and in April, they broke the record for career match wins when they defeated Philipp Marx and Florin Mergea in the quarterfinals at the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship in Houston.
 
The Bryan brothers join an already impressive list of early entrants and previously announced players participating in this year’s 2013 field, including former finalists John Isner and Gael Monfils, along with top Australians Bernard Tomic and Lleyton Hewitt.
 
The Citi Open is a longstanding Washington area tradition. This year, the 45th edition of the tournament will be held from July 27-August 4 at the William H.G. Fitzgerald Tennis Stadium in Rock Creek Park. The tournament is one of only 11 ATP World Tour 500-level events worldwide and the only one in the United States. It is recognized by the ATP World Tour as one of the top 20 tournaments in the world. The Citi Open is also a part of the prestigious Emirates Airline US Open Series, the six-week summer tennis season that links nine North American hard-court tournaments to the final Grand Slam of the year, the US Open.

The Citi Open also includes a WTA International Level tournament, offering fans both world-class men’s and women’s competition held simultaneously throughout the nine-day event. Overall, the tournament offers nearly $2 million in player compensation, featuring 48 men’s singles players and 16 doubles teams and 32 women’s singles players and 16 doubles teams.
 
The tournament’s owner and beneficiary, The Washington Tennis & Education Foundation (WTEF), provides underserved children in the D.C. area a safe environment to learn critical life skills both on and off the courts through academic and athletic enrichment. 
 
Ticket pricing and package details are now available at www.citiopentennis.com, or by phone at 202-721-9500. Daily and single-session tickets are available through Ticketmaster.
 
For more information, visit the Citi Open on the web at www.citiopentennis.com. The Citi Open is on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CitiOpen and Twitter @CitiOpen. To receive news and updates about the tournament, join the growing Citi Open Text Club by texting DC to 25973. The 2013 Citi Open is a Lagardère Unlimited production.