Hard · Grand Slam · 30 August – 13 September 2026
US Open 2026
Night sessions, hard courts, and New York deciding how the Grand Slam year ends.
- Dates
- 30 August – 13 September 2026
- Venue
- USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York
- Surface
- Hard
- Stage
- Preview — main draw begins 30 August
The US Open closes the Grand Slam year the way New York does everything: loud, fast, and under lights. Hard courts, night sessions on Arthur Ashe, and two weeks where the season's long summer finally picks its champion. The 2026 main draw runs from Sunday 30 August to Sunday 13 September.
Before the draw
The road to New York
The grass season is still finishing at Wimbledon; after a short break the tour moves onto North American hard courts. The US Open Series builds through late July and August, and qualifying opens Flushing Meadows the week before the main draw.
Updated July 18, 2026
Key dates
How the fortnight runs
- 23–28 AugFan Week & qualifyingFan Week begins before the qualifying draw fights into the main event.
- 30 Aug – 1 SepFirst roundThe main draw opens across the grounds, day and night.
- 2–3 SepSecond roundThe field halves; night sessions on Ashe start to set the tone.
- 4–5 SepThird roundSeeds and qualifiers collide going into the middle weekend.
Singles schedule
US Open 2026 by round
Official dates may shift by weather and court order.
- 23–28 AugFan Week & qualifyingFan Week begins before the qualifying draw fights into the main event.
- 30 Aug – 1 SepFirst roundThe main draw opens across the grounds, day and night.
- 2–3 SepSecond roundThe field halves; night sessions on Ashe start to set the tone.
- 4–5 SepThird roundSeeds and qualifiers collide going into the middle weekend.
- 6–7 SepRound of 16Labor Day weekend tennis — the loudest ticket in the sport.
- 8–9 SepQuarterfinalsEight remain; every match now lives on the two big stadiums.
- 10–11 SepSemifinalsFinal-four nights under the Arthur Ashe lights.
- 12–13 SepFinals weekendThe women's and men's singles champions are decided.
Tour profiles
Players to watch
Profiles from our Wimbledon hub — the same names carry the summer.
A Serbian great whose Wimbledon résumé is built on return quality, balance, and ruthless problem-solving under pressure.
A tall French player whose serve, reach, and first-strike patterns make him dangerous on quicker courts.
A power-based WTA champion whose grass-court growth has made her more than a baseline hitter.
A Latvian shot-maker whose matches often turn on fearless pace, short reaction windows, and sudden momentum swings.
A Canadian athlete with a clean service motion, big forehand, and a game that can look especially fluent on quick courts.
An American player with a college-tennis foundation and a fast-rising professional profile.
The format
How the US Open works
- Singles draw
- 128 players in each of the men's and women's singles
- Match format
- Best of five sets for men, best of three for women
- Seeds
- 32 seeded players in each singles draw
- Deciding set
- A 10-point tie-break is played at 6–6 in the final set
- Courts
- Hard courts under lights, with night sessions on Arthur Ashe Stadium
How to follow
Watch, stream, or track the US Open
Official route
Check the US Open broadcaster page and your local sports rights holder before event week; Grand Slam rights change by country.
Free route
Official highlights, live scores, radio, and qualifying clips are the safest free layer when you cannot watch full matches.
Calendar route
Use August and September to keep the daily rhythm of the hard court swing, even when matches happen overnight.
The calendar
The US Open vs the other Grand Slams
Four majors, four surfaces, one season.
The US Open is the fourth and final Grand Slam of the year, closing the hard-court season in New York. Here is how the four majors sit across the season — each one links to its hub or its month in the calendar.
| Tournament | Surface | When | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | Hard | January | Melbourne |
| Roland-Garros | Clay | May–June | Paris |
| Wimbledon | Grass | June–July | London |
| US OpenThis page | Hard | August–September | New York |
From the calendar
Follow the hard-court swing
FAQs
- When is the US Open 2026?
- The US Open 2026 main draw runs from Sunday 30 August to Sunday 13 September 2026, with Fan Week and qualifying starting the week before. See the September calendar →
- Where is the US Open played?
- The US Open is played at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York, with night sessions on Arthur Ashe Stadium.
- What surface is the US Open played on?
- The US Open is played on hard courts — the fast, loud close to the Grand Slam year after the grass and clay seasons.
- When are the US Open 2026 finals?
- The singles finals close the tournament on the final weekend, 12–13 September 2026.
- How can I follow the US Open 2026 day by day?
- The schedule above tracks each round, and every day of the tournament has its own tennis poster and daily line in our August and September calendars. Open the daily calendar →
- How can I watch the US Open 2026?
- US Open broadcast rights vary by country, so the safest route is to check the official US Open broadcaster information, then use official highlights and live scores as the free follow-along layer. Read the watch guide →
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