US Open 2026 WTA Results, Draw, Scores & Schedule

The US Open 2026 WTA tournament centre provides women’s live scores, match results, draws, schedules and daily updates from New York. Follow every round from qualifying to the final as players compete on the outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows.

Last updated on August 25, during the first round of women’s qualifying.

Scroll down to see how the US Open 2026 women’s singles championship plays out.

The women’s qualifying tournament runs from August 24–27, with 128 players competing for 16 places in the main draw.
The 128-player women’s singles main draw begins on August 30, while the championship match is scheduled for September 12 at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Tournament Evolution – US Open

• 1887: The first U.S. women’s singles championship is held.
• 1968: The tournament enters the Open Era, allowing professional players to compete alongside amateurs. Virginia Wade wins the first US Open women’s singles title of the Open Era.
• 1973: The US Open becomes the first Grand Slam tournament to award equal prize money.
• 1975: The tournament switches from grass to Har-Tru clay at Forest Hills. Night tennis also makes its Grand Slam debut.
• 1978: The US Open moves from Forest Hills to the newly opened USTA National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows and changes to hard courts.
• 1997: Arthur Ashe Stadium opens as the US Open’s new centre court.
• 2025: The singles tournament expands to 15 competition days, with the main draw beginning on a Sunday for the first time in the Open Era.

US Open 2026 WTA Draw & Bracket

Main Draw

The US Open 2026 women’s singles draw features 128 players competing across seven rounds.

Unlike the 96-player WTA 1000 tournaments in Toronto and Cincinnati, there are no first-round byes at a Grand Slam. Every player must win seven matches to become US Open champion.

The field is made up of direct acceptances and replacements, eight wildcards and 16 qualifiers. The initial direct-entry cutoff was No. 102 in the WTA rankings.

The official women’s singles bracket is not yet available. The US Open has confirmed that the 2026 women’s singles draw will be revealed on Thursday, August 27.

Projected Seeded Players

The US Open uses 32 seeds in the 128-player women’s singles draw. The August 24 WTA rankings determine the seedings, but the official seeded list and bracket remain subject to confirmation when the draw is released on August 27.

Based on the August 24 rankings and the players currently entered, the projected seeds are:

1. Aryna Sabalenka
2. Elena Rybakina
3. Jessica Pegula
4. Coco Gauff
5. Iga Swiatek
6. Mirra Andreeva
7. Karolina Muchova
8. Linda Noskova
9. Elina Svitolina
10. Amanda Anisimova
11. Marta Kostyuk
12. Belinda Bencic
13. Naomi Osaka
14. Diana Shnaider
15. Jasmine Paolini
16. Iva Jovic
17. Ekaterina Alexandrova
18. Sorana Cirstea
19. Alexandra Eala
20. Anna Kalinskaya
21. Elise Mertens
22. Maja Chwalinska
23. Madison Keys
24. Anastasia Potapova
25. Barbora Krejcikova
26. Marie Bouzkova
27. Emma Navarro
28. Ann Li
29. Jelena Ostapenko
30. Leylah Fernandez
31. Maria Sakkari
32. Donna Vekic

The list remains provisional until the draw because any late withdrawal can alter the seedings.

Aryna Sabalenka is expected to enter as the No. 1 seed and two-time defending champion. The World No. 1 is bidding to become the first woman since Serena Williams from 2012–14 to win three consecutive US Open singles titles.

Elena Rybakina remains in the field as of August 24 despite the ankle problem that forced her to retire from her Cincinnati quarterfinal against Iga Swiatek. Rybakina has since arrived in New York, but no official update has confirmed the full extent of the injury.

Wildcards

• Venus Williams
• Sloane Stephens
• Sofia Kenin
• Carol Young Suh Lee
• Reese Brantmeier
• Thea Frodin
• Leolia Jeanjean
• Taylah Preston

The eight main-draw wildcards include three former Grand Slam champions. Venus Williams won the US Open in 2000 and 2001, Sloane Stephens was champion in 2017 and Sofia Kenin won the 2020 Australian Open.

Lee earned her place through the US Open Wild Card Challenge, Brantmeier won the American Collegiate Player Wild Card Playoff and 17-year-old Frodin earned her place by winning the USTA Girls’ 18s National Championship. Jeanjean and Preston received reciprocal French and Australian wildcards respectively.

Full Original Tournament Bracket

to be confirmed

The official 128-player US Open 2026 women’s singles draw will be released on Thursday, August 27. The complete original bracket will be added here once the draw is made.

US Open 2026 Women’s Qualifying Results

The US Open qualifying tournament is considerably larger than qualifying at a regular WTA event.

A total of 128 women compete across three rounds for 16 places in the main draw. A player therefore needs three consecutive victories to qualify for the US Open.

Qualifying runs from Monday, August 24 through Thursday, August 27. All qualifying matches can be attended free during US Open Fan Week with a Fan Access Pass.

Polina Kudermetova is the No. 1 seed in the women’s qualifying draw. Other notable players attempting to qualify include Zheng Qinwen, Bianca Andreescu, Rebecca Marino, Sofia Costoulas, Kristina Liutova, Claire Liu and former world No. 1 junior Jeline Vandromme.

Qualifying First Round ⬅️

August 24–25

Andreeva E. (Wrl) – Bolkvadze M. (Geo) 4-6, 6-7(5)
Sramkova R. (Svk) – Ibragimova A. (Wrl) 2-6, 4-6
Marino R. (Can) – Ferro F. (Fra) 6-1, 6-4
Burel C. (Fra) – Ma Y. (Chn) 6-4, 6-2

Zheng Q. (Chn) – You X. (Chn) 6-3, 6-2
Masarova R. (Sui) – Shymanovich I. (Wrl) 4-6, 6-3, 4-6
Day K. (Usa) – Pareja J. (Usa) 3-6, 1-6
Pridankina E. (Wrl) – Falei A. (Wrl) 6-1, 6-3

Aksu A. (Tur) – Stefanini L. (Ita) 2-6, 3-6
Hontama M. (Jpn) – Gjorcheska L. (Mkd) 7-6(1), 6-3
Brengle M. (Usa) – Gasanova A. (Wrl) 6-4, 6-1
Avanesyan E. (Arm) – Lazaro Garcia A. (Esp) 3-6, 6-7(3)

Klimovicova L. (Pol) – Pigato L. (Ita) 6-3, 6-3
Koevermans A. (Ned) – Monnet C. (Fra) 6-4, 7-6(4)
Iatcenko P. (Wrl) – Struplova J. (Cze) 6-2, 6-1
Bronzetti L. (Ita) – Giovannini L. (Arg) retired 5-0

Ristic M. (Srb) – Akli A. (Usa) 6-3, 1-6, 6-4
Liu C. (Usa) – Watson H. (Gbr) 6-4, 2-6, 4-6
Jimenez Kasintseva V. (And) – Jorge F. (Por) 3-6, 3-6
Fita Boluda A. (Esp) – Zhu L. (Chn) 6-4, 7-6(7)

Minnen G. (Bel) – Vandromme J. (Bel) 1-6, 3-6
Ortenzi J. (Arg) – Sakatsume H. (Jpn) 3-6, 1-6
Montgomery R. (Usa) – Cross K. (Can) 6-1, 6-1
Branstine C. (Can) – Ngounoue C. (Usa) 6-2, 7-6(3)

Kudermetova P. (Uzb) – Fruhvirtova L. (Cze) 1-6, 3-6
Broadus S. (Usa) – Grant T. C. (Usa) 2-6, 4-6
Salkova D. (Cze) – Urhobo A. (Usa) 3-6, 6-3, 7-5
Knutson G. (Cze) – Lepchenko V. (Usa) 6-1, 7-5

Gorgodze E. (Geo) – Kawa K. (Pol) 3-6, 7-6(2), 6-2
Pigossi L. (Bra) – Papamichail D. (Gre) 5-7, 2-6
Dolehide C. (Usa) – Podrez V. (Ukr) 2-6, 6-0, 3-6
Vedder E. (Ned) – Andreescu B. (Can) 1-6, 2-6

Astakhova D. (Wrl) – Bassols Ribera M. (Esp) 6-4, 5-4*
Kubka M. (Pol) – Penickova A. (Usa)
Radivojevic L. (Srb) – Rinaldo Persson K. (Swe) 6-4, 6-3
Liutova K. (Wrl) – Prozorova T. (Wrl) 6-4, 4-6, 1-1*

Tan H. (Fra) – Stoiana M. (Usa)
Swan K. (Gbr) – Scott K. (Usa)
Avdeeva J. (Wrl) – Sebov K. (Can)
Yuan Y. (Chn) – Guo H. (Chn)

Burrage J. (Gbr) – Maristany Zuleta de Reales G. (Esp) 6-7(1), 4-6
Samson L. (Cze) – Zidansek T. (Slo) 6-7(5), 4-6, 5-7
Galfi D. (Hun) – Sasnovich A. (Wrl)
Valdmannova V. (Cze) – Carle M. L. (Arg)

Costoulas S. (Bel) – Ruggeri J. (Ita)
Kalieva E. (Usa) – Mladenovic K. (Fra)
Hazelitt J. (Usa) – Dart H. (Gbr) 0-6, 7-6(1), 1-6
Mandlik E. (Usa) – Penickova K. (Usa) 5-7, 2-6

Lamens S. (Ned) – Jones E. (Aus) 7-5, 6-7(7), 6-2
Rus A. (Ned) – Kostovic T. (Srb) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
Hruncakova V. (Svk) – Riera J. (Arg) 6-3, 6-4
Charaeva A. (Arm) – Bandecchi S. (Sui) 4-6, 4-6

Hunter S. (Aus) – Inglis M. (Aus)
Ku Y. W. (Kor) – Sharma A. (Aus)
Sobolieva A. (Ukr) – Shubladze A. (Wrl)
Semenistaja D. (Lat) – Kinoshita H. (Jpn)

Garland J. (Tpe) – Romero Gormaz L. (Esp) 4-6, 3-3*
Tubello A. (Fra) – Hon P. (Aus) 4-6, 6-4*
Osuigwe W. (Usa) – Barthel M. (Ger) 3-6, 4-4*
Jones F. (Gbr) – Brancaccio N. (Ita) 6-3, 5-2*

Cancelled Sorribes Tormo S. (Esp) – Noha Akugue N. (Ger)
Preston J. (Usa) – Hibino N. (Jpn) 6-7(4), 1-6
Havlickova L. (Cze) – Yaneva E. (Bul) 6-2, 7-5
Uchijima M. (Jpn) – Hercog P. (Slo) 6-3, 6-3

Qualifying Second Round

August 25–26

Confirmed matchups so far:

Fruhvirtova L. (Cze) v Branstine C. (Can)
Montgomery R. (Usa) v Vandromme J. (Bel)

Bandecchi S. (Sui) v Hruncakova V. (Svk)
Rus A. (Ned) v Lamens S. (Ned)
Watson H. (Gbr) v Fita Boluda A. (Esp)
Penickova K. v (Usa) v Dart H. (Gbr)

Bronzetti L. (Ita) v Iatcenko P. (Wrl)
Hontama M. (Jpn) v Lazaro Garcia A. (Esp)

Pareja J. (Usa) v Shymanovich I. (Wrl)
Brengle M. (Usa) v Stefanini L. (Ita)
Zidansek T. (Slo) v Maristany Zuleta de Reales G. (Esp)
Andreescu B. (Can) v Podrez V. (Ukr)

Salkova D. (Cze) v Knutson G. (Cze)
Papamichail D. (Gre) v Gorgodze E. (Geo)
Jorge F. (Por) v Ristic M. (Srb)
Grant T. C. (Usa) v Sakatsume H. (Jpn)

Zheng Q. (Chn) v Burel C. (Fra)
Pridankina E. (Wrl) v Marino R. (Can)
Ibragimova A. (Wrl) v Bolkvadze M. (Geo)
Koevermans A. (Ned) v Klimovicova L. (Pol)

Remaining second-round paths:

Uchijima M. (Jpn) v Havlickova L. (Cze) / Yaneva E. (Bul)
Preston J. (Aus) / Hibino N. (Jpn) v Sorribes Tormo S. (Esp) / Noha Akugue N. (Ger)

Jones F. (Gbr) / Brancaccio N. (Ita) v Osuigwe W. (Usa) / Barthel M. (Ger)
Tubello A. (Fra) / Hon P. (Aus) v Garland J. (Tpe) / Romero Gormaz L. (Esp)

Semenistaja D. (Lat) / Kinoshita H. (Jpn) v Sobolieva A. (Ukr) / Shubladze A. (Wrl)
Ku Y. W. (Kor) / Sharma A. (Aus) v Hunter S. / Inglis M. (Aus)

Kalieva E. (Usa) / Mladenovic K. (Fra) v Costoulas S. (Bel) / Ruggeri J. (Ita)
Valdmannova V. (Cze) / Carle M. L. (Arg) v Galfi D. (Hun) / Sasnovich A. (Wrl)

Yuan Y. (Chn) / Guo H. (Chn) v Avdeeva J. (Wrl) / Sebov K. (Can)
Swan K. (Gbr) / Scott K. (Usa) v Tan H. (Fra) / Stoiana M. (Usa)

Liutova K. (Wrl) / Prozorova T. (Wrl) v Radivojevic L. (Srb)
Kubka M. (Pol) / Penickova A. (Usa) v Astakhova D. (Wrl) / Bassols Ribera M. (Esp)

The remaining names will be filled in as the first round is completed on August 24–25.

Qualifying Finals

August 24–25

To be confirmed.

The 16 winners of the qualifying finals will advance to the US Open women’s singles main draw.

US Open 2026 Women’s Singles 1st Round Results

August 30–September 1

to be confirmed

The opening round contains 64 matches, with all 128 players beginning their main-draw campaigns at this stage.

Unlike Toronto and Cincinnati, nobody receives a bye. Every woman in the draw must win seven matches to become US Open champion.

The first round is spread across Sunday, Monday and Tuesday as part of the 15-day singles format introduced in 2025.

US Open 2026 Women’s Singles 2nd Round Results

September 2–3

to be confirmed

Thirty-two matches will reduce the field from 64 players to 32.

US Open 2026 Women’s Singles 3rd Round Results

September 4–5

to be confirmed

Sixteen matches will determine the players advancing to the second week of the tournament.

US Open 2026 Women’s Singles Round of 16 Results

September 6–7

to be confirmed

Eight matches will determine the women’s quarterfinalists.

US Open 2026 Women’s Singles Quarterfinal Results

September 8–9

to be confirmed

The four women’s quarterfinals are played across Tuesday and Wednesday at Flushing Meadows.

US Open 2026 Women’s Singles Semifinal Results

September 10

to be confirmed

Both women’s singles semifinals are scheduled for Thursday evening, with the session beginning at 7:00 PM local time in Arthur Ashe Stadium.

US Open 2026 Women’s Singles Final

September 12

to be confirmed

When Will the US Open Women’s Final Be Played? Global Start Times Revealed

Saturday, September 12, 2026 — 4:00 PM local time in New York.

The official tournament schedule lists the US Open women’s singles final for 4:00 PM at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Los Angeles, San Francisco, Vancouver — 13:00
Miami, New York, Toronto — 16:00
Buenos Aires, São Paulo — 17:00
Dublin, London — 21:00
Amsterdam, Berlin, Brussels, Madrid, Paris, Prague, Rome, Stockholm — 22:00
Athens, Bucharest, Helsinki, Kyiv, Moscow — 23:00
New Delhi — 01:30 on Sunday, September 13
Beijing, Manila, Singapore — 04:00 on Sunday, September 13
Melbourne, Sydney — 06:00 on Sunday, September 13

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US Open 2026 Withdrawals

Nine women from the original main-draw entry list have withdrawn as of August 24:

• Victoria Mboko — replaced by Mananchaya Sawangkaew
• Hailey Baptiste — replaced by Kaitlin Quevedo
• Jaqueline Cristian — replaced by Darja Vidmanova
• Emma Raducanu — replaced by Anna Blinkova
• Ajla Tomljanovic — replaced by Ella Seidel
• Laura Siegemund — replaced by Nadia Podoroska
• Varvara Gracheva — replaced by Anastasia Zakharova
• Jil Teichmann — replaced by Julia Grabher
• Irina-Camelia Begu — replaced by Elsa Jacquemot

Victoria Mboko is the highest-ranked confirmed withdrawal. The Canadian has been sidelined by the knee injury she suffered earlier in the summer.

Emma Raducanu, the 2021 champion, will also miss New York because of the stress fracture that has kept her out of the North American hard-court swing.

Elena Rybakina is not on the withdrawal list as of this update. Her participation nevertheless remains worth monitoring following the left-ankle injury that ended her Cincinnati Open campaign.

Lucky Losers

• None as of August 24

Qualifying is still in its opening round. Lucky losers, if required, will only be known after the qualifying competition progresses and any further main-draw withdrawals occur.

US Open Prize Money & Points

The 2026 US Open has announced a record $108 million in total player compensation, up 20 percent from the previous record of $90 million in 2025.

The women’s and men’s singles champions will each receive $5.5 million, the largest winner’s cheque in tennis history.
A player losing in the first round of the singles main draw will receive $140,000.

Women’s Singles Prize Money

Champion: $5,500,000 + 2,000 ranking points
Finalist: $2,800,000 + 1,300 points
Semifinalist: $1,450,000 + 780 points
Quarterfinalist: $780,000 + 430 points
Round of 16: $480,000 + 240 points
Third round: $290,000 + 130 points
Second round: $190,000 + 70 points
First round: $140,000 + 10 points

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The official prize-money breakdown confirms $5.5 million for the champion, $2.8 million for the runner-up, $1.45 million for semifinalists and $780,000 for quarterfinalists.

Grand Slam ranking points are considerably higher than at regular WTA tournaments. The champion receives 2,000 points, compared with 1,000 at a WTA 1000, 500 at a WTA 500 and 250 at a WTA 250.

Previous US Open Results

Looking for the previous edition’s results? Explore the US Open 2025 women’s singles results, featuring the final, complete match scores and draw progression from Flushing Meadows.

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Amanda Anisimova in the 2025 women’s singles final to successfully defend her title.

The victory made Sabalenka the first woman since Serena Williams in 2014 to win consecutive US Open singles championships. She now returns in 2026 attempting to complete a three-peat, something no woman has achieved in New York since Williams won from 2012 through 2014.

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About the US Open 2026

The US Open is the fourth and final Grand Slam tournament of the tennis season. The women’s championship dates back to 1887, while the modern US Open entered the Open Era in 1968.

Since 1978, the tournament has been staged at Flushing Meadows in Queens, New York, where Arthur Ashe Stadium serves as its centre court. The event is played on outdoor hard courts and has awarded equal prize money to the men’s and women’s competitions since 1973.

The 2026 women’s singles championship starts on August 30 and concludes on September 12. With a 128-player field, seven matches required to win the title, 2,000 ranking points for the champion and a record $5.5 million winner’s prize, it remains the biggest event of the North American hard-court season.