FLUSHING, N.Y., July 22, 2026 (Media Release)

The USTA today released the men’s and women’s singles entry lists for the 2026 US Open.

World No. 1s and past US Open Champions Aryna Sabalenka (2024 and 2025) and Jannik Sinner (2024) lead their respective fields, with Sabalenka aiming to become the first woman to win three consecutive US Open singles titles since Serena Williams (2012-2014). They’re followed by world No. 2s Elena Rybakina, the reigning Australian Open champion, and Alexander Zverev, the 2026 French Open champion, and world No. 3s Carlos Alcaraz, a two-time US Open men’s singles champion, and 2024 US Open singles finalist Jessica Pegula.

The field includes 17 total former Grand Slam singles champions (11 women, six men), including 10 former US Open champions.

The United States leads all nations with 28 players (14 women and 14 men) earning direct entry into the main draw.

The American women are led by Pegula, No. 4 Coco Gauff, and No. 9 Amanda Anisimova, while the American men in the field include Top-10 players Ben Shelton and Taylor Fritz.

Eight total players (five women, three men) are using special or protected rankings, including Lois Boisson (No. 38), Juncheng Shang (No. 56), Irina-Camelia Begu (No. 82) and Thanasi Kokkinakis (No. 84).

Both the men’s and women’s entries were based on the July 20 rankings. The women’s cutoff was No. 102, while the men’s cutoff was No. 101.

The 2026 US Open runs Sunday, August 23-Sunday, September 13. The Singles Main Draws begin on Sunday, Aug. 30.

Click to view the full entry lists: Men’s Singles | Women’s Singles