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US Open: Draw, schedule and all you need to know about the year's final Grand Slam

Carlos Alcaraz won the US Open last year
Carlos Alcaraz won the US Open last yearCHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP

The summer hard-court season traditionally culminates in late August and early September with the final Grand Slam of the year. The 146th edition of the US Open gets underway in less than a month, and we bring you a complete overview of this prestigious tournament. You can find the draw date, schedule, and all the essential information in this article.

Basic Information

Date: 24th August – 13th September

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, 27th August. 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, 30th August on 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, 12th September, and the men will battle for the trophy on Sunday, 13th September.

Entry lists: Women | Men

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 24th August will determine the seeding, since the draw takes place on 27th August.

Qualifying

US Open lasts three weeks, and everything starts with the qualifying competition on Monday, 24th August. The 32 players advancing to the main draw will be known on Thursday, 27th August. 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: 24th August – 27th August

Main draw ceremony: 27th August

Main draw: 30th August – 13th September

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

Schedule

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sunday, 13th September: 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