US Open ATP 2026: Draw, Entry List, History and Predictions

Thursday, 27 August 2026 at 18:23

The US Open is due to take place between August 30 - September 13, 2026 and on the ATP side, it will see Carlos Alcaraz as the defending champion albeit there are doubts about the big names.

Jannik Sinner will be the favourite for the title as a result with Alcaraz not playing for a number of months. But Sinner himself has been a doubt with Alexander Zverev the top seed in most tournaments in the run-up.

During the Canadian Open, Sinner and Alcaraz haven't played. Others involved include Felix Auger-Aliassime, Alex de MInaur, Ben Shelton, Novak Djokovic.

Draw

Player 1	v	Player 2
Alexander Zverev [1]	v	Lorenzo Sonego
Quentin Halys	v	Facundo Diaz Acosta
Qualifier/Lucky Loser [Q/LL]	v	Alexei Popyrin
Yannick Hanfmann	v	Alejandro Tabilo [25]
Luciano Darderi [21]	v	Qualifier/Lucky Loser [Q/LL]
Qualifier/Lucky Loser [Q/LL]	v	Valentin Royer
Dane Sweeny [WC]	v	Corentin Moutet
Arthur Fery	v	Lorenzo Musetti [13]
Rafael Jodar [12]	v	Thanasi Kokkinakis
Fabian Marozsan	v	Michael Zheng [WC]
Zachary Svajda	v	Daniel Altmaier
Juan Manuel Cerundolo	v	Casper Ruud [19]
Zizou Bergs [31]	v	Carlos Taberner
Jesper De Jong	v	Qualifier/Lucky Loser [Q/LL]
Jan Choinski	v	Botic Van De Zandschulp
Qualifier/Lucky Loser [Q/LL]	v	Alex De Minaur [6]
Felix Auger-Aliassime [3]	v	Rinky Hijikata
Roman Andres Burruchaga	v	Karen Khachanov
Alex Molcan	v	Benjamin Bonzi
Marcos Giron	v	Ignacio Buse [32]
Jakub Mensik [17]	v	Qualifier/Lucky Loser [Q/LL]
Qualifier/Lucky Loser [Q/LL]	v	Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
Adolfo Daniel Vallejo	v	Gael Monfils [WC]
Nuno Borges	v	Learner Tien [14]
Taylor Fritz [9]	v	Darwin Blanch [WC]
Mattia Bellucci	v	Qualifier/Lucky Loser [Q/LL]
Camilo Ugo Carabelli	v	Jan-Lennard Struff
Filip Misolic	v	Francisco Cerundolo [24]
Alexander Blockx [28]	v	Qualifier/Lucky Loser [Q/LL]
Juncheng Shang	v	Marco Trungelliti
Qualifier/Lucky Loser [Q/LL]	v	Qualifier/Lucky Loser [Q/LL]
Francisco Comesana	v	Flavio Cobolli [5]
Daniil Medvedev [7]	v	Qualifier/Lucky Loser [Q/LL]
Sebastian Gorzny [WC]	v	Raphael Collignon
Jaume Munar	v	Terence Atmane
Sho Shimabukuro	v	Arthur Rinderknech [26]
Valentin Vacherot [22]	v	Aleksandar Kovacevic
Kamil Majchrzak	v	Hamad Medjedovic
Aleksandar Vukic	v	Qualifier/Lucky Loser [Q/LL]
Martin Damm	v	Frances Tiafoe [11]
Brandon Nakashima [16]	v	Sebastian Baez
Alex Michelsen	v	Qualifier/Lucky Loser [Q/LL]
Daniel Merida	v	Marton Fucsovics
Marin Cilic	v	Andrey Rublev [23]
Tomas Martin Etcheverry [27]	v	Vit Kopriva
Martin Landaluce	v	Qualifier/Lucky Loser [Q/LL]
Matteo Berrettini	v	Stan Wawrinka [WC]
Mariano Navone	v	Novak Djokovic [4]
Ben Shelton [8]	v	Tallon Griekspoor
Damir Dzumhur	v	Hubert Hurkacz
Miomir Kecmanovic	v	Denis Shapovalov
Luca Van Assche	v	Cameron Norrie [29]
Jiri Lehecka [18]	v	Pablo Carreno Busta
Qualifier/Lucky Loser [Q/LL]	v	Tomas Machac
Qualifier/Lucky Loser [Q/LL]	v	Jack Kennedy [WC]
Stefanos Tsitsipas	v	Arthur Fils [10]
Alexander Bublik [15]	v	J.J. Wolf [WC]
Thiago Agustin Tirante	v	Adrian Mannarino
Dino Prizmic	v	Aleksandr Shevchenko
Qualifier/Lucky Loser [Q/LL]	v	Tommy Paul [20]
Matteo Arnaldi [30]	v	James Duckworth
Yibing Wu	v	Adam Walton
Jaime Faria	v	Jenson Brooksby
Roman Safiullin	v	Carlos Alcaraz [2]

Entry List US Open ATP

#	Player	Ctry
1	Jannik Sinner	ITA
2	Alexander Zverev	GER
3	Carlos Alcaraz	ESP
4	Félix Auger-Aliassime	CAN
5	Alex de Minaur	AUS
6	Ben Shelton	USA
7	Novak Djoković	SRB
8	Daniil Medvedev	RUS
9	Flavio Cobolli	ITA
10	Taylor Fritz	USA
11	Alexander Bublik	KAZ
12	Jiří Lehečka	CZE
13	Casper Ruud	NOR
14	Andrey Rublev	RUS
15	Lorenzo Musetti	ITA
16	Learner Tien	USA
17	Frances Tiafoe	USA
18	Jakub Menšík	CZE
19	Valentin Vacherot	MON
20	Alejandro Davidovich Fokina	ESP
21	Luciano Darderi	ITA
22	Francisco Cerúndolo	ARG
23	Arthur Fils	FRA
24	Tommy Paul	USA
25	Rafael Jódar	ESP
26	Karen Khachanov	RUS
27	Arthur Rinderknech	FRA
28	João Fonseca	BRA
29	Ugo Humbert	FRA
30	Alejandro Tabilo	CHI
31	Tomás Martín Etcheverry	ARG
32	Brandon Nakashima	USA
33	Matteo Arnaldi	ITA
34	Zizou Bergs	BEL
35	Ignacio Buse	PER
36	Arthur Fery	GBR
37	Raphaël Collignon	BEL
38	Alexander Blockx	BEL
39	Cameron Norrie	GBR
40	Corentin Moutet	FRA
41	Jan Lennard Struff	GER
42	Matteo Berrettini	ITA
43	Jaume Munar	ESP
44	Alex Michelsen	USA
45	Ethan Quinn	USA
46	Adrian Mannarino	FRA
47	Mariano Navone	ARG
48	Nuno Borges	POR
49	Térence Atmane	FRA
50	Juan Manuel Cerúndolo	ARG
51	Stefanos Tsitsipas	GRE
52	Yannick Hanfmann	GER
53	Tomáš Macháč	CZE
54	Fábián Marozsán	HUN
55	Botic van de Zandschulp	NED
56	Sebastián Báez	ARG
56	Juncheng Shang (PR)	CHN
57	Thiago Agustín Tirante	ARG
58	Miomir Kecmanović	SRB
59	Daniel Mérida	ESP
60	Román Andrés Burruchaga	ARG
61	Daniel Altmaier	GER
62	Martin Landaluce	ESP
63	Adolfo Daniel Vallejo	PAR
64	Sebastian Korda	USA
65	Pablo Carreño Busta	ESP
66	Tallon Griekspoor	NED
67	Denis Shapovalov	CAN
68	Vít Kopřiva	CZE
69	Camilo Ugo Carabelli	ARG
70	Hubert Hurkacz	POL
71	Kamil Majchrzak	POL
72	Hamad Medjedović	SRB
73	Zachary Svajda	USA
74	Jenson Brooksby	USA
75	Valentin Royer	FRA
76	Márton Fucsovics	HUN
77	Lorenzo Sonego	ITA
78	Luca Van Assche	FRA
79	Mattia Bellucci	ITA
80	Holger Rune	DEN
81	Alex Molčan	SVK
82	James Duckworth	AUS
83	Quentin Halys	FRA
84	Aleksandr Shevchenko	KAZ
84	Thanasi Kokkinakis (PR)	AUS
85	Marcos Giron	USA
86	Marin Čilić	CRO
87	Damir Džumhur	BIH
88	Jaime Faria	POR
89	Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard	FRA
90	Jan Choinski	GBR
91	Dino Prižmić	CRO
92	Gabriel Diallo	CAN
93	Aleksandar Kovačević	USA
94	Roman Safiullin	RUS
95	Marco Trungelliti	ARG
96	Rinky Hijikata	AUS
97	Sho Shimabukuro	JPN
98	Jesper de Jong	NED
99	Adam Walton	AUS
100	Emilio Nava	USA
101	Francisco Comesaña	ARG
101	Filip Misolic (PR)	AUT

When is the draw confirmed?

The 2026 US Open draw will typically be revealed the week before the main tournament kicks off. It is expected on Thursday, August 27, 2026, ahead of main draw matches starting on Sunday, August 30, 2026

When is the schedule confirmed?

The schedule will be confirmed the days prior to the tournament starting. Albeit the top half will start the tournament and the bottom half the day after.

Carlos Alcaraz is defending champion.

History US Open

Year	Country	Champion	Runner-up	Score in the final[15]
1968	USA	Arthur Ashe (1/1)	Tom Okker	14–12, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1969	AUS	Rod Laver (2/2)	Tony Roche	7–9, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
1970	AUS	Ken Rosewall (2/2)	Tony Roche	2–6, 6–4, 7–6(5–2), 6–3[g]
1971	USA	Stan Smith (1/1)	Jan Kodeš	3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 7–6(5–3)
1972	ROU	Ilie Năstase (1/1)	Arthur Ashe	3–6, 6–3, 6–7(1–5), 6–4, 6–3
1973	AUS	John Newcombe (2/2)	Jan Kodeš	6–4, 1–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
1974	USA	Jimmy Connors (1/5)	Ken Rosewall	6–1, 6–0, 6–1
1975	ESP	Manuel Orantes (1/1)	Jimmy Connors	6–4, 6–3, 6–3
1976	USA	Jimmy Connors (2/5)	Björn Borg	6–4, 3–6, 7–6(11–9), 6–4
1977	ARG	Guillermo Vilas (1/1)	Jimmy Connors	2–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 6–0
1978	USA	Jimmy Connors (3/5)	Björn Borg	6–4, 6–2, 6–2
1979	USA	John McEnroe (1/4)	Vitas Gerulaitis	7–5, 6–3, 6–3
1980	USA	John McEnroe (2/4)	Björn Borg	7–6(7–4), 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 5–7, 6–4
1981	USA	John McEnroe (3/4)	Björn Borg	4–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–3
1982	USA	Jimmy Connors (4/5)	Ivan Lendl	6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
1983	USA	Jimmy Connors (5/5)	Ivan Lendl	6–3, 6–7(2–7), 7–5, 6–0
1984	USA	John McEnroe (4/4)	Ivan Lendl	6–3, 6–4, 6–1
1985	TCH	Ivan Lendl (1/3)	John McEnroe	7–6(7–1), 6–3, 6–4
1986	TCH	Ivan Lendl (2/3)	Miloslav Mečíř	6–4, 6–2, 6–0
1987	TCH	Ivan Lendl (3/3)	Mats Wilander	6–7(7–9), 6–0, 7–6(7–4), 6–4
1988	SWE	Mats Wilander (1/1)	Ivan Lendl	6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
1989	FRG	Boris Becker (1/1)	Ivan Lendl	7–6(7–2), 1–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
1990	USA	Pete Sampras (1/5)	Andre Agassi	6–4, 6–3, 6–2
1991	SWE	Stefan Edberg (1/2)	Jim Courier	6–2, 6–4, 6–0
1992	SWE	Stefan Edberg (2/2)	Pete Sampras	3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5), 6–2
1993	USA	Pete Sampras (2/5)	Cédric Pioline	6–4, 6–4, 6–3
1994	USA	Andre Agassi (1/2)	Michael Stich	6–1, 7–6(7–5), 7–5
1995	USA	Pete Sampras (3/5)	Andre Agassi	6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
1996	USA	Pete Sampras (4/5)	Michael Chang	6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
1997	AUS	Patrick Rafter (1/2)	Greg Rusedski	6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
1998	AUS	Patrick Rafter (2/2)	Mark Philippoussis	6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–0
1999	USA	Andre Agassi (2/2)	Todd Martin	6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–2
2000	RUS	Marat Safin (1/1)	Pete Sampras	6–4, 6–3, 6–3
2001	AUS	Lleyton Hewitt (1/1)	Pete Sampras	7–6(7–4), 6–1, 6–1
2002	USA	Pete Sampras (5/5)	Andre Agassi	6–3, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
2003	USA	Andy Roddick (1/1)	Juan Carlos Ferrero	6–3, 7–6(7–2), 6–3
2004	SUI	Roger Federer (1/5)	Lleyton Hewitt	6–0, 7–6(7–3), 6–0
2005	SUI	Roger Federer (2/5)	Andre Agassi	6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–1
2006	SUI	Roger Federer (3/5)	Andy Roddick	6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
2007	SUI	Roger Federer (4/5)	Novak Djokovic	7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2), 6–4
2008	SUI	Roger Federer (5/5)	Andy Murray	6–2, 7–5, 6–2
2009	ARG	Juan Martín del Potro (1/1)	Roger Federer	3–6, 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2
2010	ESP	Rafael Nadal (1/4)	Novak Djokovic	6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2
2011	SRB	Novak Djokovic (1/4)	Rafael Nadal	6–2, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–1
2012	GBR	Andy Murray (1/1)	Novak Djokovic	7–6(12–10), 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 6–2
2013	ESP	Rafael Nadal (2/4)	Novak Djokovic	6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
2014	CRO	Marin Čilić (1/1)	Kei Nishikori	6–3, 6–3, 6–3
2015	SRB	Novak Djokovic (2/4)	Roger Federer	6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
2016	SUI	Stan Wawrinka (1/1)	Novak Djokovic	6–7(1–7), 6–4, 7–5, 6–3
2017	ESP	Rafael Nadal (3/4)	Kevin Anderson	6–3, 6–3, 6–4
2018	SRB	Novak Djokovic (3/4)	Juan Martín del Potro	6–3, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
2019	ESP	Rafael Nadal (4/4)	Daniil Medvedev	7–5, 6–3, 5–7, 4–6, 6–4
2020	AUT	Dominic Thiem (1/1)	Alexander Zverev	2–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
2021	RUS	Daniil Medvedev (1/1)	Novak Djokovic	6–4, 6–4, 6–4
2022	ESP	Carlos Alcaraz (1/2)	Casper Ruud	6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–3
2023	SRB	Novak Djokovic (4/4)	Daniil Medvedev	6–3, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
2024	ITA	Jannik Sinner (1/1)	Taylor Fritz	6–3, 6–4, 7–5
2025	ESP	Carlos Alcaraz (2/2)	Jannik Sinner	6–2, 3–6, 6–1, 6–4

Predictions US Open ATP 2026

Samuel Gill, Head Editor for TennisUpToDate.com picks Alexander Zverev to win it.

I see Zverev winning it. He has pounced before in France and with no Sinner and Alcaraz a question mark. I see him claiming it.

Also joined in the estimation by Arthur Fils, Flavio Cobolli, Novak Djokovic and Felix Auger-Aliassime. The most open it has been in years.

*** Alexander Zverev

** Arthur Fils, Flavio Cobolli

* Novak Djokovic, Felix Auger-Aliassime

Cristhian Avila, Editor for TennisUpToDate sees Arthur Fils shocking the world.

The men's draw looks particularly open this year, with the biggest question surrounding the level Carlos Alcaraz can produce as the defending champion but without any competitive rhythm. With the field so closely matched, I find it difficult to see him maintaining his best level for several weeks, particularly if he faces difficult opponents early or is dragged into long matches before he has fully settled into the tournament.

I am going for a surprise: Arthur Fils to win his first Grand Slam title and finally establish himself as a genuine threat to Sinner and Alcaraz over the next few years. Mentally, the Frenchman has shown that he can handle pressure and perform on the biggest stages, and he arrives full of confidence after winning Cincinnati. If he is physically fit, there are very few players who can comfortably beat him in a best-of-five match.

Novak Djokovic is another name we cannot leave out, and he has another opportunity to make a deep run if he gets a favorable draw. If Djokovic can avoid overexerting himself in the early rounds, he could once again go for the miracle in Flushing Meadows. I would also add Ben Shelton and Rafael Jodar to the equation. I can see both going deep, but I still have doubts about whether they would be ready to seize the opportunity if they reach a potential semifinal or even final.

*** Arthur Fils, Novak Djokovic

** Carlos Alcaraz, Ben Shelton, Rafael Jodar

* Jakub Mensik, Alexander Zverev

Samuel GillEditor-in-Chief

Samuel Gill is the Chief Content Officer (CCO) of TennisUpToDate.com, a role he has held since 2020. He is responsible for editorial governance across the platform, including setting content standards, overseeing accuracy and consistency, and guiding long-term editorial strategy. Since joining, he has contributed more than 10,000 articles and editorial pieces across the TennisUpToDate network, playing a central role in the daily operation and development of the site.

Based in Leicester, Samuel has a broad background in tennis media. In his current role, he works closely with editors and writers to ensure coverage meets clear journalistic standards, with particular attention to verification, consistency, and timely updates when new information becomes available.

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