Basic Information
Date: August 24th – September 13th
Location: New York, USA
Surface: Hard
Category: Grand Slam
Total prize money: To be announced.
Main draw ceremony
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.
Main draw
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.
Withdrawal list (women): Victoria Mboko, Hailey Baptiste, Varvara Gracheva, Ajla Tomljanovic
Withdrawal list (men): –
Seedings
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.
Qualifying
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.
Wildcards
Men's main draw: To be announced.
Women's main draw: To be announced.
Where to watch live
More information is available here. Live streams from betting companies may also be available.
Overview
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
Schedule
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
Ranking points
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
Prize money (in US dollars)
To be announced.
Defending champions
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
Singles champions in this century
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