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US Open 2026: Streaming Options and Prize Pool

The 2026 US Open will start with numerous exciting events and memorable moments. Several players will face their opponents on the challenging court. The Grand Slam tournaments include the French Open, Australian Open, Wimbledon, and US Open. The US Open will be the fourth and final Grand Slam tournament of the year.

All the matches will be held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City. The US Open will also feature Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day. This event will take place on August 23rd at the US Open. The event will highlight the future stars of the tennis world. Another notable event for the Class of 2026 will take place on August 29 at the International Tennis Hall of Fame. The event will feature former professional tennis player Roger Federer and producer Mary Carillo.

Event Details

Qualifiers Start: August 24, 2026

Qualifiers End: August 27, 2026

Main Draw Start: August 30, 2026

Quarter-Finals: September 9, 2026

Semi-Finals: September 10–11, 2026

Other Events

Wheelchair Events: September 8–12, 2026

Junior Events

Junior Singles: September 6-12, 2026

Junior Doubles: September 7-12, 2026

Junior Wheelchair Events: September 9-11, 2026

Where can I watch the US Open 2026?

Countries	Broadcasters
United Kingdom	Sky Sport Tennis and via Sky Sports+ Non-Sky subscribers can get a NOW Sports membership on a contract-free basis to stream the tournament.
United States	ESPN, ESPN2, ABC and the ESPN App
France	Eurosport
Spain	Movistar+ (directed by Telefónica).
New Zealand	Disney+
South Africa	Super Sport
India	JioHotstar and Star Sports Network
Turkey	HBO Max and DMAX
Germany	Sporteurope.TV (SETV)
Australia	Stan Sport and 9Now/ Channel Nine
Italy	SuperTennis TV and SuperTenniX
Saudi Arabia	beIN Sports and TOD

US Open 2026: Seedings and Tournament Contenders

ATP Singles

Seed	Player
1	Jannik Sinner
2	Alexander Zverev
3	Carlos Alcaraz
4	Félix Auger-Aliassime
5	Novak Djokovic
6	Alex de Minaur
7	Daniil Medvedev
8	Ben Shelton
9	Flavio Cobolli
10	Taylor Fritz
11	Rafael Jódar
12	Learner Tien
13	Alexander Bublik
14	Lorenzo Musetti
15	Jakub Menšík
16	Jiří Lehečka
17	Casper Ruud
18	Arthur Fils
19	Brandon Nakashima
20	Luciano Darderi
21	Valentin Vacherot
22	Frances Tiafoe
23	Tommy Paul
24	Andrey Rublev
25	Francisco Cerúndolo
26	João Fonseca
27	Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
28	Alejandro Tabilo
29	Arthur Rinderknech
30	Ugo Humbert
31	Tomás Martín Etcheverry
32	Alexander Blockx

Other Entries

Wildcards	Protected Ranking	Withdrawals
Martin Damm	Shang Juncheng	Sebastian Korda-replaced by Aleksandar Vukic
Sebastian Gorzny	Thanasi Kokkinakis	–
Jack Kennedy	Filip Misolic	–
Gaël Monfils	–	–
Alexei Popyrin	–	–
J.J. Wolf	–	–
Michael Zheng	–	–

ATP Doubles Main Draw: Players to Watch

Seed	Player	Player
1	Harri Heliövaara	Henry Patten
2	Marcel Granollers	Horacio Zeballos
3	Marcelo Arévalo	Mate Pavić
4	Simone Bolelli	Andrea Vavassori
5	Christian Harrison	Neal Skupski
6	Kevin Krawietz	Tim Pütz
7	Guido Andreozzi	Manuel Guinard
8	Julian Cash	Lloyd Glasspool
9	Théo Arribagé	Albano Olivetti
10	Sadio Doumbia	Fabien Reboul
11	Orlando Luz	Rafael Matos
12	Hugo Nys	Édouard Roger-Vasselin
13	Lucas Miedler	Marc Polmans
14	Austin Krajicek	Nikola Mektić
15	Francisco Cabral	JJ Tracy
16	Jakob Schnaitter	Mark Wallner

Protected Ranking

Alexander Bublik /Shang Juncheng
Andrey Golubev /Aleksandr Nedovyesov

WTA Singles

Seed	Player
1	Aryna Sabalenka
2	Elena Rybakina
3	Jessica Pegula
4	Coco Gauff
5	Mirra Andreeva
6	Linda Nosková
7	Karolína Muchová
8	Elina Svitolina
9	Iga Świątek
10	Amanda Anisimova
11	Marta Kostyuk
12	Belinda Bencic
13	Naomi Osaka
14	Iva Jovic
15	Diana Shnaider
16	Sorana Cîrstea
17	Alexandra Eala
18	Ekaterina Alexandrova
19	Jasmine Paolini
20	Maja Chwalińska
21	Anna Kalinskaya
22	Elise Mertens
23	Madison Keys
24	Anastasia Potapova
25	Marie Bouzková
26	Emma Navarro
27	Barbora Krejčíková
28	Ann Li
29	Jeļena Ostapenko
30	Leylah Fernandez
31	Maria Sakkari
32	Sára Bejlek

Other Entries

Wildcards	Protected Ranking	Withdrawals
Reese Brantmeier	Loïs Boisson	Victoria Mboko replaced by Mananchaya Sawangkaew
Thea Frodin	Aoi Ito	Hailey Baptiste replaced by Kaitlin Quevedo
Léolia Jeanjean	Jil Teichmann	Varvara Gracheva replaced by Anastasia Zakharova
Carol Young Suh Lee	Mananchaya Sawangkaew	Ajla Tomljanović replaced by Ella Seidel
Taylah Preston	Nadia Podoroska	Irina-Camelia Begu replaced by Elsa Jacquemot
Sloane Stephens	–	Emma Raducanu replaced by Anna Blinkova
Venus Williams	–	Jaqueline Cristian replaced by Darja Vidmanova
–	–	Laura Siegemund replaced by Nadia Podoroska

Main Draw Entrants in WTA Doubles

Seed	Player	Player
1	Kateřina Siniaková	Taylor Townsend
2	Gabriela Dabrowski	Luisa Stefani
3	Anna Danilina	Aleksandra Krunić
4	Hsieh Su-wei	Jeļena Ostapenko
5	Guo Hanyu	Kristina Mladenovic
6	Cristina Bucșa	Nicole Melichar-Martinez
7	Jiang Xinyu	Zhang Shuai
8	Elise Mertens	Diana Shnaider
9	Erin Routliffe	Aldila Sutjiadi
10	Ellen Perez	Demi Schuurs
11	Shuko Aoyama	Liang En-shuo
12	Tereza Mihalíková	Olivia Nicholls
13	Storm Hunter	Desirae Krawczyk
14	Asia Muhammad	Fanny Stollár
15	Ulrikke Eikeri	Quinn Gleason
16	Chan Hao-ching	Maya Joint

Protected Ranking

Marie Bouzková /Sara Sorribes Tormo
Alexa Guarachi/Mayar Sherif
Darija Jurak Schreiber/Antonia Ružić

US Open 2026 Ranking Points Breakdown

Senior Points

Event	Men’s Singles	Men’s Doubles	Women’s Singles	Women’s Doubles
Winner	2000	2 000	2000	2000
Final	1300	1200	1300	1300
Semi-Final	800	720	780	780
Quarter-Final	400	360	430	430
Round of 16	200	180	240	240
Round of 32	100	90	130	130
Round of 64	50	0	70	10
Round of 128	10	N/A	10	N/A
Qualifier	30	N/A	40	N/A
Qualifier 3	16	N/A	30	N/A
Qualifier 2	8	N/A	20	N/A
Qualifier 1	0	N/A	2	N/A

Junior Points

Event	Singles	Doubles
Winner	1000 points	750 points
Final	700 points	525 points
Semi-Final	490 points	367 points
Quarter-Final	300 points	225 points
Round of 16	180 points	135 points
Round of 32	90 points	N/A
Round of 64	N/A	N/A
Round of 128	N/A	N/A
Qualifier	25 points	N/A
Qualifier 3	20 points	N/A
Qualifier 2	N/A	N/A
Qualifier 1	N/A	N/A

US Open 2026: Schedule

Week	Date	Session	Gates Open (ET)	Play Time (ET)	Event
Week 1 (Fan Week)	August 23, 2026 (Sunday)	FW 1	09:30 AM	10:00 AM	US Open Qualifying Wildcard Challenge
Week 1 (Fan Week)	August 24, 2026 (Monday)	FW 2	10:00 AM	11:00 AM	Men’s & Women’s Singles Qualifying and Mixed Doubles Qualifying
Week 1 (Fan Week)	August 25, 2026 (Tuesday)	FW 3	09:00 AM	10:00 AM	Men’s & Women’s Singles Qualifying and Mixed Doubles 1st & 2nd Rounds
Week 1 (Fan Week)	August 26, 2026 (Wednesday)	FW 4	10:00 AM	11:00 AM	Men’s & Women’s Singles Qualifying
Week 1 (Fan Week)	August 26, 2026 (Wednesday)	FW 4	10:00 AM	07:00 PM	Mixed Doubles Semifinals & Final
Week 1 (Fan Week)	August 27, 2026 (Thursday)	FW 5	10:00 AM	11:00 AM	Men’s & Women’s Singles Qualifying
Week 2	August 30, 2026 (Sunday)	1^st session	09:30 AM	11:00 AM	Men’s & Women’s Singles 1st Round
Week 2	August 30, 2026 (Sunday)	2nd session	06:00 PM	07:00 PM	Men’s & Women’s Singles 1st Round
Week 2	August 31, 2026 (Monday)	3^rd session	09:30 AM	11:00 AM	Men’s & Women’s Singles 1st Round
Week 2	August 31, 2026 (Monday)	4^th session	06:00 PM	07:00 PM	Men’s & Women’s Singles 1st Round
Week 2	September 1, 2026 (Tuesday)	5^th session	09:30 AM	11:00 AM	Men’s & Women’s Singles 1st Round
Week 2	September 1, 2026 (Tuesday)	6^th session	06:00 PM	07:00 PM	Men’s & Women’s Singles 1st Round
Week 2	September 2, 2026 (Wednesday)	7^th session	09:30 AM	11:00 AM	Men’s & Women’s Singles 2nd Round
Week 2	September 2, 2026 (Wednesday)	8^th session	06:00 PM	07:00 PM	Men’s & Women’s Singles 2nd Round
Week 2	September 3, 2026 (Thursday)	9^th session	09:30 AM	11:00 AM	Men’s & Women’s Singles 2nd Round
Week 2	September 3, 2026 (Thursday)	9^th session	09:30 AM	11:00 AM	Women’s Doubles 1st Round
Week 2	September 3, 2026 (Thursday)	9^th session	09:30 AM	11:00 AM	Boys’ and Girls’ Junior Singles Qualifying
Week 2	September 3, 2026 (Thursday)	10^th session	06:00 PM	07:00 PM	Men’s & Women’s Singles 2nd Round
Week 2	September 4, 2026 (Friday)	11^th session	09:30 AM	11:00 AM	Men’s & Women’s Singles 3rd Round
Week 2	September 4, 2026 (Friday)	11^th session	09:30 AM	11:00 AM	Men’s & Women’s Doubles 1st Round
Week 2	September 4, 2026 (Friday)	11^th session	09:30 AM	11:00 AM	Boys’ and Girls’ Junior Singles Qualifying
Week 2	September 4, 2026 (Friday)	12^th session	06:00 PM	07:00 PM	Men’s & Women’s Singles 3rd Round
Week 2	September 5, 2026 (Saturday)	13^th session	09:30 AM	11:00 AM	Men’s & Women’s Singles 3rd Round
Week 2	September 5, 2026 (Saturday)	13^th session	09:30 AM	11:00 AM	Men’s Doubles 1st Round
Week 2	September 5, 2026 (Saturday)	13^th session	09:30 AM	11:00 AM	Women’s Doubles 2nd Round
Week 2	September 5, 2026 (Saturday)	14^th session	06:00 PM	07:00 PM	Men’s & Women’s Singles 3rd Round
Week 3	September 6, 2026 (Sunday)	15^th session	09:30 AM	11:00 AM	Men’s & Women’s Singles Round of 16
Week 3	September 6, 2026 (Sunday)	15^th session	09:30 AM	11:00 AM	Men’s & Women’s Doubles 2nd Round
Week 3	September 6, 2026 (Sunday)	15^th session	09:30 AM	11:00 AM	Boys’ and Girls’ Junior Singles 1st Round
Week 3	September 6, 2026 (Sunday)	16^th session	06:00 PM	07:00 PM	Men’s & Women’s Singles Round of 16
Week 3	September 7, 2026 (Monday)	17^th session	09:30 AM	11:00 AM	Men’s & Women’s Singles Round of 16, Men’s Doubles 2nd Round, Women’s Doubles 3rd Round, Boys’ and Girls’ Junior Singles 1st & 2nd Rounds, and Boys’ and Girls’ Junior Doubles 1st Round
Week 3	September 7, 2026 (Monday)	18^th session	06:00 PM	07:00 PM	Men’s & Women’s Singles Round of 16
Week 3	September 8, 2026 (Tuesday)	19^th session	09:30 AM	11:00 AM	Men’s Doubles 3rd Round, Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals, Men’s & Women’s Wheelchair Doubles Quarterfinals, Quad Wheelchair Doubles Quarterfinals, Boys’ and Girls’ Junior Singles 2nd Round, and Boys’ and Girls’ Junior Doubles 1st Round
Week 3	September 8, 2026 (Tuesday)	19^th session	09:30 AM	11:30 AM	Men’s & Women’s Singles Quarterfinals
Week 3	September 8, 2026 (Tuesday)	20^th session	06:00 PM	07:00 PM	Men’s & Women’s Singles Quarterfinals
Week 3	September 9, 2026 (Wednesday)	21^st session	09:30 AM	11:00 AM	Men’s Doubles Quarterfinals, Women’s Doubles Semifinals, Men’s & Women’s Wheelchair Singles 1st Round, Quad Wheelchair Singles 1st Round, Boys’ and Girls’ Junior Wheelchair Singles Quarterfinals, Boys’ and Girls’ Junior Singles 3rd Round, and Boys’ and Girls’ Junior Doubles 1st Round
Week 3	September 9, 2026 (Wednesday)	21^st session	09:30 AM	11:30 AM	Men’s & Women’s Singles Quarterfinals
Week 3	September 9, 2026 (Wednesday)	22^nd session	06:00 PM	07:30 PM	Men’s Singles Quarterfinal
Week 3	September 10, 2026 (Thursday)	23^rd session	11:00 AM	12:00 PM	Men’s Doubles Semifinals, Men’s & Women’s Wheelchair Singles Quarterfinals, Men’s & Women’s Wheelchair Doubles Semifinals, Quad Wheelchair Singles Quarterfinals, Quad Wheelchair Doubles Semifinals, Boys’ and Girls’ Junior Wheelchair Singles Semifinals, Boys’ and Girls’ Junior Wheelchair Doubles Semifinals, Boys’ and Girls’ Junior Singles Quarterfinals, and Boys’ and Girls’ Junior Doubles Quarterfinals
Week 3	September 10, 2026 (Thursday)	23^rd session	11:00 AM	07:00 PM	Women’s Singles Semifinals
Week 3	September 11, 2026 (Friday)	24^th session	11:00 AM	12:00 PM	Women’s Doubles Final, Men’s & Women’s Wheelchair Singles Semifinals, Men’s & Women’s Wheelchair Doubles Finals, Quad Wheelchair Singles Semifinals, Quad Wheelchair Doubles Final, Boys’ and Girls’ Junior Wheelchair Singles Finals, Boys’ and Girls’ Junior Wheelchair Doubles Finals, Boys’ and Girls’ Junior Singles Semifinals, and Boys’ and Girls’ Junior Doubles Semifinals
Week 3	September 11, 2026 (Friday)	24^th session	11:00 AM	03:00 PM	Men’s Singles Semifinal
Week 3	September 11, 2026 (Friday)	25^th session	06:00 PM	07:00 AM	Men’s Singles Semifinal
Week 3	September 12, 2026 (Saturday)	26^th session	11:00 AM	12:00 PM	Men’s Doubles Final, Men’s & Women’s Wheelchair Singles Finals, Quad Wheelchair Singles Final, Boys’ and Girls’ Junior Singles Finals, and Boys’ and Girls’ Junior Doubles Finals
Week 3	September 12, 2026 (Saturday)	26^th session	11:00 AM	04:00 PM	Women’s Singles Final
Week 3	September 13, 2026 (Sunday)	27^th session	11:00 AM	02:00 PM	Men’s Singles Final

US Open 2026: Complete Prize Money Breakdown

Event	Singles	Doubles (per team)	Mixed Doubles (per team)
Winner	$5,500,000	$1,000,000	$1,000,000
Final	$2,800,000	$500,000	$500,000
Semi-final	$1,450,000	$250,000	$250,000
Quarter-final	$780,000	$125,000	$120,000
Round of 16	$480,000	$80,000	$40,000
Round of 32	$290,000	$50,000	N/A
Round of 64	$190,000	$35,000	N/A
Round of 128	$140,000	N/A	N/A
Q3	$66,000	N/A	N/A
Q2	$48,000	N/A	$20,000
Q1	$32,000	N/A	$10,000

What to Expect from the US Open 2026 Qualifying Round

The US Open 2026 will feature a qualifying round, with several newcomers playing in the event. The US Open 2026 features singles, doubles, and mixed doubles in both men’s and women’s categories. Several notable players will compete in the qualifying rounds to reach the next round of the US Open. Meanwhile, Aryna Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic will receive direct entry into the Mixed Doubles event. Fans can expect the front-runners to develop new tactics as they aim to make an impact at the tournament. The tournament will determine who lifts the trophy and makes their nation proud at the US Open.

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