The 2022 Citi Open tennis tournament is back this weekend, starting on Saturday and running through Aug. 7 at the Rock Creek Park Tennis Center.

The Citi Open is the second oldest professional tennis tournament in the country, behind the U.S. Open in New York. Founded by Donald Dell and John Harris, the event started out in July 1969 as the Washington Star International, after tennis player and Richmond native Arthur Ashe proposed to Dell that they begin a tournament in one of the District’s integrated neighborhoods.

Since then, for more than 50 years, D.C.’s premiere tennis tournament has been held in Rock Creek Park. The Citi Open serves as a warm-up for the U.S. Open, which starts at the end of August. Top contenders typically skip the event, but the tournament still draws big names. Past high-profile players have included Naomi Osaka, Cori “Coco” Gauff, and Spanish star Rafael Nadal, who fell in love with the city last summer.

This year, the men’s side of the tournament will feature Wimbledon finalist and past Citi Open champion Nick Kyrgios, former world no. 1 Andy Murray, and Prince George’s County star Frances Tiafoe, who is currently ranked no. 29 in the world.

This will be the first time in two years that there is a women’s tournament in D.C., after a COVID hiatus. That side of the lineup will feature big names as Venus Williams, and last year’s women’s U.S. Open winner Emma Raducanu.

Tickets start at $25 for this weekend and will increase in price as the tournament progresses, selling at $55 for the final on August 7, according to SeatGeek. As of Tuesday afternoon, there are a few dozen tickets available for the opening matches, but hundreds of seats are still unsold for the final. Tickets for individual sessions and the entire tournament are available to purchase online here.

The court has a seating capacity of 7,500 people, and has wheelchair accessible ramps, as well as wheelchair and companion seats. There are also parking spaces and restrooms on-site. Food and drink will be available for purchase throughout the site.

Proceeds from the Citi Open go to the Washington Tennis & Education Foundation, which provides athletic and educational activities to children in the District’s lower-income communities.