US Open Tennis 2026 order of play today, prize money, how to watch

Played on hardcourts, the tournament consists of the headlining men’s and women’s singles competitions, alongside men’s and women’s doubles, mixed doubles events.

For the second year in a row a separate mixed doubles event took place the week before the singles, with Karolína Muchová and Jakub Menšík defeating Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli in the final.

The remainder of the competitions, including men’s and women’s doubles, seniors, juniors, and wheelchair players, all take place from this week.

Last year saw Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka take the singles crowns – and both are back to defend their titles, with Alcaraz returning from a long-term injury.

But he’ll not have to contend with great rival Jannik Sinner, who withdrew from the tournament due to a knee injury.

Here’s what you need to know about this year’s tournament.

This year’s tournament takes place from August 30-September 13. It’s the 146th time the event has been held.

This year there’s an incredible $108 million up for grabs – the biggest prize money package in tennis history and over 20 per cent more than last year.

In the men’s and women’s singles tournaments, that means the following prize money:

• Winner: $5,500,000
• Finalist: $2,800,000
• Semi-finalist: $1,450,000
• Quarter-finalist: $780,000
• Round of 16: $480,000
• Round of 32: $290,000
• Round of 64: $190,000
• Round of 128: $140,000

Meanwhile, in the men’s and women’s doubles tournaments, the prize money is:

• Winner: $1,000,000
• Finalist: $500,000
• Semi-finalist: $250,000
• Quarter-finalist: $125,000
• Round of 16: $80,000
• Round of 32: $50,000
• Round of 64: $35,000

Here’s what’s happening on all the courts today, Friday, September 3, with the men’s and women’s singles at the third round stage. British players in bold.

• [3] Jessica Pegula (USA) vs [31] Leylah Fernandez (CAN)
• Yibing Wu (CHN) vs [2] Carlos Alcaraz (ESP)

• Serena Williams (USA) / Venus Williams (USA) vs [14] Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) / Maya Joint (TPE)
• [8] Ben Shelton (USA) vs Denis Shapovalov (CAN)

• [1] Aryna Sabalenka vs Kamilla Rakhimova (UZB)
• [15] Alexander Bublik (KAZ) vs [20] Tommy Paul (USA)

• [22] Valentin Vacherot (MON) vs [11] Frances Tiafoe (USA)
• [9] Elina Svitolina (UKR) vs [21] Anna Kalinskaya

• [11] Marta Kostyuk (UKR) vs [18] Ekaterina Alexandrova
• [7] Daniil Medvedev vs [26] Arthur Rinderknech (FRA)
• [26] Emma Navarro (USA) vs [7] Karolina Muchova (CZE)

• [18] Jiri Lehecka (CZE) vs Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE)

• [19] Jasmine Paolini (ITA) vs [16] Sorana Cirstea (ROU)

• Taylor Townsend (USA) vs [15] Diana Shnaider
• [29] Ann Li (USA) vs [6] Linda Noskova (CZE)

• Alex Michelsen (USA) vs Daniel Merida (ESP)

• Alexa Guarachi (CHI) / Mayar Sherif (CHI) vs [3] Anna Danilina (KAZ) / Aleksandra Krunic (KAZ)
• [6] Kevin Krawietz (GER) / Tim Puetz (GER) vs Jaime Faria (POR) / Adam Walton (POR)

• Daria Kasatkina (AUS) / Yulia Starodubtseva (AUS) vs Eudice Chong (HKG) / Zhaoxuan Yang (HKG)
• [4] Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) / Jelena Ostapenko (TPE) vs Darija Jurak Schreiber (CRO) / Antonia Ruzic (CRO)

• Nuno Borges (POR) / Rinky Hijikata (POR) vs Robert Cash (USA) / Alexander Erler (USA)
• [12] Hugo Nys (MON) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (MON) vs Jakub Paul (SUI) / Matej Vocel (SUI)

• Simona Waltert (SUI) / Viktorija Golubic (SUI) vs [6] Cristina Bucsa (ESP) / Nicole Melichar-Martinez (ESP)
• Martin Damm (USA) / Mackenzie McDonald (USA) vs Jan Choinski (GBR) / Alexander Donski (GBR)

• [8] Orlando Luz (BRA) / Rafael Matos (BRA) vs Brandon Carpico (USA) / Nikita Samuel Filin (USA)
• Romain Arneodo (MON) / Adrian Mannarino (MON) vs Matteo Arnaldi (ITA) / Jan-Lennard Struff (ITA)
• [16] Asia Muhammad (USA) / Fanny Stollar (HUN) vs Alycia Parks (USA) / Iryna Shymanovich (USA)
• Daria Snigur (UKR) / Hanne Vandewinkel (BEL) vs [8] Elise Mertens (BEL) / Diana Shnaider (BEL)

• Sander Arends (NED) / David Pel (NED) vs N.Sriram Balaji (IND) / Evan King (IND)
• [7] Xinyu Jiang (CHN) / Shuai Zhang (CHN) vs Sofia Kenin (USA) / Anastasia Potapova (USA)
• Petr Nouza (CZE) / Neil Oberleitner (CZE) vs Ignacio Buse (PER) / Marco Trungelliti (PER)
• Nicole Fossa Huergo (ARG) / Tamara Korpatsch (ARG) vs Jesika Maleckova (CZE) / Miriam Skoch (CZE)

• [14] Constantin Frantzen (GER) / Robin Haase (GER) vs Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) / Andres Molteni (ARG)
• [1] Harri Heliovaara (FIN) / Henry Patten (FIN) vs Francisco Cerundolo (ARG) / Juan Manuel Cerundolo (ARG)
• Rajeev Ram (USA) / Joe Salisbury (GBR) vs Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) / John-Patrick Smith (AUS)

• [27] Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG) vs Mariano Navone (ARG)

• Bella Pevne (USA) / Sara Shumate (USA) vs Eri Hozumi (JPN) / Andreja Klepac (JPN)
• [13] Lucas Miedler (AUT) / Marc Polmans (AUT) vs Brandon Nakashima (USA) / Bryce Nakashima (USA)

• [4] Simone Bolelli (ITA) / Andrea Vavassori (ITA) vs Quentin Halys (FRA) / Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA)
• Sara Errani (ITA) / Lilli Tagger (ITA) vs Annika Penickova (USA) / Kristina Penickova (USA)

• Robert Galloway (USA) / Andre Goransson (USA) vs Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) / Theodore Winegar (NED)

• Nikola Bartunkova (CZE) / Camila Osorio (CZE) vs Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR) / Nadiia Kichenok (UKR)
• Alexander Blockx (BEL) / Dino Prizmic (BEL) vs Sander Gille (BEL) / Sem Verbeek (BEL)
• Alina Korneeva / Darja Vidmanova vs Anna Bondar (HUN) / Anhelina Kalinina (HUN)

• James Duckworth (AUS) / Miomir Kecmanovic (AUS) vs Marcelo Melo (BRA) / John Peers (BRA)
• Petra Marcinko (CRO) / Oleksandra Oliynykova (CRO) vs Harriet Dart (GBR) / Maia Lumsden (GBR)
• Tatjana Maria (GER) / Zeynep Sonmez (GER) vs Ekaterina Alexandrova / Talia Gibson
• Miyu Kato (JPN) / Fang-Hsien Wu (JPN) vs [12] Tereza Mihalikova (SVK) / Olivia Nicholls (SVK)

Here’s how the competition will pan out:

• August 30-September 1: First round men’s and women’s singles matches
• September 2-3: Second round men’s and women’s singles matches
• September 4-5: Third round men’s and women’s singles matches
• September 6-7: Men’s and women’s round of 16
• September 8-9: Men’s and women’s quarterfinals
• September. 10: Women’s semifinals
• September 11: Men’s semifinals
• September 12: Women’s final
• September 13: Men’s final

In the UK the US Open is available to watch on Sky Sports Tennis, with any match available via Sky Sports+.

You don’t have to be a subscriber to watch – you can buy a daily pass on the NOW TV platform for £14.99, or a monthly pass for £34.99.

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz is the 6/4 favourite to win, followed by Alexander Zverev (7/2), Taylor Fritz (10/1) and Ben Shelton (12/1).

In the women’s tournament defending champion Aryna Salalenka is the player to beat, priced at 3/1, followed by Coco Gauff (4/1), Iga Swiatek (6/1), and Jessica Pegula (10/1).

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