US Open: Draw, schedule and all you need to know about the final Grand Slam of the season

[h2]Basic Information[/h2][p][b]Date:[/b] August 24th – September 13th[/p][p][b]Location:[/b] New York, USA[/p][p][b]Surface:[/b] Hard[/p][p][b]Category:[/b] Grand Slam[/p][p][b]Total prize money: [/b]To be announced.[/p][h2]Main draw ceremony[/h2][p]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.[/p][h2]Main draw[/h2][p]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.[/p][p][b]Entry lists:[/b] [a href="https://www.usopen.org/pdf/womens-2026-us-open-main-draw-entry-list.pdf.pdf?external=true"]Women[/a] | [a href="https://www.usopen.org/pdf/mens-2026-us-open-main-draw-entry-list.pdf.pdf?external=true"]Men[/a][/p][p][b]Withdrawal list (women):[/b] Victoria Mboko, Hailey Baptiste, Varvara Gracheva, Ajla Tomljanovic[/p][p][b]Withdrawal list (men):[/b] –[/p][embed guid="91730042-e3ea-4f52-8376-d2e25f5cf319" url="https://x.com/usopen/status/2081787771660730780" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Seedings[/h2][p]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.[/p][h2]Qualifying[/h2][p]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.[/p][p][b]Entry lists:[/b] Not available yet.[/p][h2]Wildcards[/h2][p][b]Men's main draw:[/b] To be announced.[/p][p][b]Women's main draw:[/b] To be announced.[/p][embed guid="b8947969-02df-4465-9e80-3acfb3a4ed67" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHo1mw7lj3s" social-type="youtube" /][h2]Where to watch live[/h2][p]More information is available [a href="https://www.usopen.org/en_US/content/watch_listen_live_to_the_us_open.html"]here[/a]. Live streams from betting companies may also be available.[/p][h2]Overview[/h2][p][b]Qualifying:[/b] August 24th – August 27th[/p][p][b]Main draw ceremony:[/b] August 27th[/p][p][b]Main draw:[/b] August 30th – September 13th[/p][p][b]Main draw composition:[/b] 104 direct entrants (fewer if protected ranking is used) + 16 qualifiers + 8 wildcards[/p][h2]Schedule[/h2][p][b]Monday, August 24th:[/b] Men's and women's singles 1st qualifying round[/p][p][b]Tuesday, August 25th:[/b] Men's and women's singles 1st qualifying round[/p][p][b]Wednesday, August 26th:[/b] Men's and women's singles 2nd qualifying round / Mixed doubles final[/p][p][b]Thursday, August 27th:[/b] Men's and women's singles final qualifying round[/p][p][b]Sunday, August 30th:[/b] Men's and women's singles 1st round[/p][p][b]Monday, August 31st:[/b] Men's and women's singles 1st round[/p][p][b]Tuesday, September 1st:[/b] Men's and women's singles 1st round[/p][p][b]Wednesday, September 2nd:[/b] Men's and women's singles 2nd round[/p][p][b]Thursday, September 3rd:[/b] Men's and women's singles 2nd round[/p][p][b]Friday, September 4th:[/b] Men's and women's singles 3rd round[/p][p][b]Saturday, September 5th:[/b] Men's and women's singles 3rd round[/p][p][b]Sunday, September 6th:[/b] Men's and women's singles round of 16[/p][p][b]Monday, September 7th:[/b] Men's and women's singles round of 16[/p][p][b]Tuesday, September 8th:[/b] Men's and women's singles quarter-finals[/p][p][b]Wednesday, September 9th:[/b] Men's and women's singles quarter-finals[/p][p][b]Thursday, September 10th:[/b] Women's singles semi-finals / Mixed doubles final[/p][p][b]Friday, September 11th:[/b] Men's singles semi-finals / Women's doubles final[/p][p][b]Saturday, September 12th:[/b] Women's singles final / Men's doubles final[/p][p][b]Sunday, September 13th:[/b] Men's singles final[/p][embed guid="98bb19c7-c7d2-46ef-93e1-39b4f7371b51" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clVU6bPiwbY" social-type="youtube" /][h2]Ranking points[/h2][p][i]Men:[/i][/p][p][b]Winner:[/b] 2,000[/p][p][b]Finalist:[/b] 1,300[/p][p][b]Semi-finalist:[/b] 800[/p][p][b]Quarter-finalist:[/b] 400[/p][p][b]Round of 16:[/b] 200[/p][p][b]Third round: [/b]100[/p][p][b]Second round:[/b] 50[/p][p][b]First round:[/b] 10[/p][p][b]Qualified for main draw:[/b] 30[/p][p][b]Qualifying final round:[/b] 16[/p][p][b]Qualifying 2nd round:[/b] 8[/p][p][b]Qualifying 1st round:[/b] 0[/p][p][i]Women:[/i][/p][p][b]Winner:[/b] 2,000[/p][p][b]Finalist:[/b] 1,300[/p][p][b]Semi-finalist:[/b] 780[/p][p][b]Quarter-finalist:[/b] 430[/p][p][b]Round of 16:[/b] 240[/p][p][b]Third round:[/b] 130[/p][p][b]Second round:[/b] 70[/p][p][b]First round:[/b] 10[/p][p][b]Qualified for main draw:[/b] 40[/p][p][b]Qualifying final round:[/b] 30[/p][p][b]Qualifying 2nd round:[/b] 20[/p][p][b]Qualifying 1st round:[/b] 2[/p][h2]Prize money (in US dollars)[/h2][p]To be announced.[/p][h2]Defending champions[/h2][p][b]Men's singles:[/b] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alcaraz-garfia-carlos/UkhgIFEq/"]Carlos Alcaraz[/a][/p][p][b]Women's singles:[/b] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sabalenka-aryna/vyhksgUB/"]Aryna Sabalenka[/a][/p][p][b]Men's doubles:[/b] Marcel Granollers/Horacio Zeballos[/p][p][b]Women's doubles:[/b] Gabriela Dabrowski/Erin Routliffe[/p][p][b]Mixed doubles:[/b] Sara Errani/Andrea Vavassori[/p][h2]Singles champions in this century[/h2][p][b]2025:[/b] Carlos Alcaraz / Aryna Sabalenka[/p][p][b]2024: [/b]Jannik Sinner / Aryna Sabalenka[/p][p][b]2023: [/b]Novak Djokovic / Coco Gauff[/p][p][b]2022: [/b]Carlos Alcaraz / Iga Swiatek[/p][p][b]2021: [/b]Daniil Medvedev / Emma Raducanu[/p][p][b]2020: [/b]Dominic Thiem / Naomi Osaka[/p][p][b]2019: [/b]Rafael Nadal / Bianca Andreescu[/p][p][b]2018: [/b]Novak Djokovic / Naomi Osaka[/p][p][b]2017: [/b]Rafael Nadal / Sloane Stephens[/p][p][b]2016: [/b]Stan Wawrinka / Angelique Kerber[/p][p][b]2015: [/b]Novak Djokovic / Flavia Pennetta[/p][p][b]2014: [/b]Marin Cilic / Serena Williams[/p][p][b]2013: [/b]Rafael Nadal / Serena Williams[/p][p][b]2012: [/b]Andy Murray / Serena Williams[/p][p][b]2011: [/b]Novak Djokovic / Samantha Stosur[/p][p][b]2010: [/b]Rafael Nadal / Kim Clijsters[/p][p][b]2009: [/b]Juan Martin del Potro / Kim Clijsters[/p][p][b]2008: [/b]Roger Federer / Serena Williams[/p][p][b]2007: [/b]Roger Federer / Justine Henin[/p][p][b]2006: [/b]Roger Federer / Maria Sharapova[/p][p][b]2005: [/b]Roger Federer / Kim Clijsters[/p][p][b]2004: [/b]Roger Federer / Svetlana Kuznetsova[/p][p][b]2003: [/b]Andy Roddick / Justine Henin[/p][p][b]2002: [/b]Pete Sampras / Serena Williams[/p][p][b]2001: [/b]Lleyton Hewitt / Venus Williams[/p]