[h2]Basic Information[/h2]

Date: August 24th – September 13th

Location: New York, USA

Surface: Hard

Category: Grand Slam

Total prize money: To be announced.

[h2]Main draw ceremony[/h2]

The main draw ceremony for both the men's and women's singles will take place on Thursday, August 27th. The main draw ceremony will almost certainly not be broadcast live, and we will only find out the full tournament draws once they are released.

[h2]Main draw[/h2]

Mark Sunday, August 30th in your calendar. That is the day the US Open 2026 main draw action begins. The final matches are scheduled for the first half of September. The women's title clash will take place on Saturday, September 12th, and the men will battle for the trophy on Sunday, September 13th.

Entry lists: Women | Men

Withdrawal list (women): Victoria Mboko, Hailey Baptiste, Varvara Gracheva, Ajla Tomljanovic

Withdrawal list (men): –

[h2]Seedings[/h2]

The top 32 players in both the men's and women's singles draws will be seeded. Seeded players cannot face another seed before the third round. For the 2026 US Open, the rankings of August 24th will determine the seeding, since the draw takes place on August 27th.

[h2]Qualifying[/h2]

US Open lasts three weeks, and everything starts with the qualifying competition on Monday, August 24th. The 32 players advancing to the main draw will be known on Thursday, August 27th. A total of 128 men and 128 women will compete in qualifying.

Entry lists: Not available yet.

[h2]Wildcards[/h2]

Men's main draw: To be announced.

Women's main draw: To be announced.

[h2]Where to watch live[/h2]

More information is available here. Live streams from betting companies may also be available.

[h2]Overview[/h2]

Qualifying: August 24th – August 27th

Main draw ceremony: August 27th

Main draw: August 30th – September 13th

Main draw composition: 104 direct entrants (fewer if protected ranking is used) + 16 qualifiers + 8 wildcards

[h2]Schedule[/h2]

Monday, August 24th: Men's and women's singles 1st qualifying round

Tuesday, August 25th: Men's and women's singles 1st qualifying round

Wednesday, August 26th: Men's and women's singles 2nd qualifying round / Mixed doubles final

Thursday, August 27th: Men's and women's singles final qualifying round

Sunday, August 30th: Men's and women's singles 1st round

Monday, August 31st: Men's and women's singles 1st round

Tuesday, September 1st: Men's and women's singles 1st round

Wednesday, September 2nd: Men's and women's singles 2nd round

Thursday, September 3rd: Men's and women's singles 2nd round

Friday, September 4th: Men's and women's singles 3rd round

Saturday, September 5th: Men's and women's singles 3rd round

Sunday, September 6th: Men's and women's singles round of 16

Monday, September 7th: Men's and women's singles round of 16

Tuesday, September 8th: Men's and women's singles quarter-finals

Wednesday, September 9th: Men's and women's singles quarter-finals

Thursday, September 10th: Women's singles semi-finals / Mixed doubles final

Friday, September 11th: Men's singles semi-finals / Women's doubles final

Saturday, September 12th: Women's singles final / Men's doubles final

Sunday, September 13th: Men's singles final

[h2]Ranking points[/h2]

Men:

Winner: 2,000

Finalist: 1,300

Semi-finalist: 800

Quarter-finalist: 400

Round of 16: 200

Third round: 100

Second round: 50

First round: 10

Qualified for main draw: 30

Qualifying final round: 16

Qualifying 2nd round: 8

Qualifying 1st round: 0

Women:

Winner: 2,000

Finalist: 1,300

Semi-finalist: 780

Quarter-finalist: 430

Round of 16: 240

Third round: 130

Second round: 70

First round: 10

Qualified for main draw: 40

Qualifying final round: 30

Qualifying 2nd round: 20

Qualifying 1st round: 2

[h2]Prize money (in US dollars)[/h2]

To be announced.

[h2]Defending champions[/h2]

Men's singles: Carlos Alcaraz

Women's singles: Aryna Sabalenka

Men's doubles: Marcel Granollers/Horacio Zeballos

Women's doubles: Gabriela Dabrowski/Erin Routliffe

Mixed doubles: Sara Errani/Andrea Vavassori

[h2]Singles champions in this century[/h2]

2025: Carlos Alcaraz / Aryna Sabalenka

2024: Jannik Sinner / Aryna Sabalenka

2023: Novak Djokovic / Coco Gauff

2022: Carlos Alcaraz / Iga Swiatek

2021: Daniil Medvedev / Emma Raducanu

2020: Dominic Thiem / Naomi Osaka

2019: Rafael Nadal / Bianca Andreescu

2018: Novak Djokovic / Naomi Osaka

2017: Rafael Nadal / Sloane Stephens

2016: Stan Wawrinka / Angelique Kerber

2015: Novak Djokovic / Flavia Pennetta

2014: Marin Cilic / Serena Williams

2013: Rafael Nadal / Serena Williams

2012: Andy Murray / Serena Williams

2011: Novak Djokovic / Samantha Stosur

2010: Rafael Nadal / Kim Clijsters

2009: Juan Martin del Potro / Kim Clijsters

2008: Roger Federer / Serena Williams

2007: Roger Federer / Justine Henin

2006: Roger Federer / Maria Sharapova

2005: Roger Federer / Kim Clijsters

2004: Roger Federer / Svetlana Kuznetsova

2003: Andy Roddick / Justine Henin

2002: Pete Sampras / Serena Williams

2001: Lleyton Hewitt / Venus Williams