US Open Tennis 2026 Schedule: Dates, TV and Start Times Today
The US Open Tennis 2026 schedule runs from Sunday, August 23 to Sunday, September 13 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York.
Fan Week opens the grounds on August 23, the singles main draw starts Sunday, August 30, and the finals close the fortnight on September 12 and September 13. At 22 days, the USTA calls it the largest event schedule and most competition days in the tournament’s near 150 year history.
Every session airs in the United States on ESPN, ESPN2 or ABC, with Spanish commentary on ESPN Deportes.
US Open Tennis Today
Play has not started. Fan Week opens Sunday, August 23 with Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day. Qualifying and the Mixed Doubles Championship begin Monday, August 24. The main draw starts Sunday, August 30.
Full US Open Tennis 2026 Schedule
| Date | Day | What plays |
|---|---|---|
| Sun, Aug 23 | Fan Week | Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day. Qualifying Wildcard Challenge |
| Mon, Aug 24 | Fan Week | Qualifying round one. Mixed doubles qualifying |
| Tue, Aug 25 | Fan Week | Qualifying. Mixed doubles first round and quarterfinals. Federer exhibition |
| Wed, Aug 26 | Fan Week | Qualifying. Mixed doubles semifinals and final |
| Thu, Aug 27 | Fan Week | Final qualifying round. Main draw ceremony. Stars of the Open |
| Fri, Aug 28 | Fan Week | Media Day and US Open Block Party |
| Sat, Aug 29 | Fan Week | Player practice sessions on the show courts |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 1 | Singles first round begins |
| Mon, Aug 31 | 2 | First round |
| Tue, Sep 1 | 3 | First round concludes |
| Wed, Sep 2 | 4 | Second round |
| Thu, Sep 3 | 5 | Second round. Women’s doubles begins |
| Fri, Sep 4 | 6 | Third round. Men’s doubles begins |
| Sat, Sep 5 | 7 | Third round |
| Sun, Sep 6 | 8 | Round of 16. Junior main draws begin |
| Mon, Sep 7 | 9 | Round of 16, Labor Day |
| Tue, Sep 8 | 10 | Quarterfinals. Wheelchair events begin |
| Wed, Sep 9 | 11 | Quarterfinals |
| Thu, Sep 10 | 12 | Women’s semifinals. Open for All Day, free grounds entry |
| Fri, Sep 11 | 13 | Men’s semifinals. Women’s doubles final |
| Sat, Sep 12 | 14 | Women’s singles final. Men’s doubles final |
| Sun, Sep 13 | 15 | Men’s singles final |
Eight days carry free grounds admission: the seven Fan Week days plus Open for All Day on Thursday, September 10. That Thursday still has a ticketed Arthur Ashe evening session for the women’s semifinals. Labor Day falls on Monday, September 7, so the middle weekend delivers three straight days of round of 16 tennis.
Fan Week: Free Days and Ticketed Nights
Fan Week runs Sunday, August 23 to Saturday, August 29. Grounds entry is free, but every fan aged 18 and over now needs a free Fan Access Pass from the US Open app. Under 18s enter with a registered adult. Three evenings need a separate ticket.
| Date | Event and time (ET) | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Fri, Aug 21 | The Lumineers in Louis Armstrong Stadium, 8 p.m. | Ticketed |
| Sun, Aug 23 | Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Stadium show 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Free |
| Mon, Aug 24 | Qualifying begins. Mixed doubles qualifying in Grandstand, 11 a.m. Silent Disco, 7 p.m. | Free |
| Tue, Aug 25 | Mixed doubles first round and quarterfinals, 10 a.m. in Armstrong and 11 a.m. in Ashe | Armstrong free |
| Tue, Aug 25 | Roger Federer: An Icon Returns to New York, Arthur Ashe Stadium, 7:30 p.m. | Ticketed |
| Wed, Aug 26 | Mixed doubles semifinals and final, Arthur Ashe Stadium, 7 p.m. | Ticketed |
| Thu, Aug 27 | Final qualifying round. Stars of the Open, Arthur Ashe Stadium, 6 p.m. | Qualifying free |
| Fri, Aug 28 | Media Day, 1 p.m. US Open Block Party, 7 p.m. | Free |
Qualifying runs Monday, August 24 to Thursday, August 27 on the field courts. Fields of 128 men and 128 women play for the last 16 places in each singles main draw. Federer shares the Ashe court on August 25 with Andy Roddick, Andre Agassi and John McEnroe. More detail sits on our Fan Week guide and qualifying page.
Session Times and Entry Rules
Arthur Ashe does not start at the same time as the rest of the grounds, and the time changes after opening day. These are the published 2026 session times.
| Session | Dates | Gates | Play begins |
|---|---|---|---|
| Field courts, Grandstand and Armstrong, day | Aug 30 to Sep 8 | 9:30 a.m. | 11:00 a.m. |
| Arthur Ashe, day, opening Sunday | Aug 30 only | 9:30 a.m. | 12:00 noon |
| Arthur Ashe, day | Aug 31 to Sep 9 | 9:30 a.m. | 11:30 a.m. |
| Evening sessions | Aug 30 to Sep 11 | 6:00 p.m. | 7:00 p.m. |
| Men’s quarterfinal evening | Wed, Sep 9 | 6:00 p.m. | 7:30 p.m. |
| Semifinal and final days | Sep 11 to Sep 13 | 11:00 a.m. | 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. |
Two rules catch people out. A day session ticket is valid for entry only up to 6 p.m. An evening ticket will not admit you before 6 p.m., though evening ticket holders may leave and re-enter until 10 p.m.
Ashe and Armstrong sell day and evening sessions separately. An Ashe ticket adds general admission to every other court, but no other ticket gets you into Ashe. A grounds pass covers general admission to Louis Armstrong Stadium, the Grandstand, Stadium 17 and the field courts, all first come and first served. Prices and free days sit on our US Open tickets guide.
US Open Tennis 2026 Schedule on TV: ESPN and ABC
2026 is year one of ESPN’s 12 year agreement with the USTA, signed in August 2024 and running through 2037.
The deal commits ESPN to more than 260 hours of coverage a year, daily live Fan Week coverage on ESPN2, and annual ABC coverage of Middle Sunday and the final Sunday. The USTA also takes over host broadcaster duties from ESPN this year.
| Channel | What it carries |
|---|---|
| ESPN | Main daily coverage, day and night sessions |
| ESPN2 | Additional courts, Fan Week, qualifying, Mixed Doubles Championship |
| ABC | Middle Sunday, September 6, and the men’s singles final, September 13 |
| ESPN Deportes | Exclusive Spanish language coverage |
| ESPN app | Every court, plus streaming only matches such as the men’s doubles final |
An ESPN Unlimited plan unlocks every court on the ESPN app, with Multiview for up to four matches at once on mobile and connected TVs. Fubo, Hulu + Live TV and YouTube TV all carry the ESPN networks and ABC if you prefer a normal channel guide.
Expected daily TV windows
ESPN has not released its 2026 telecast grid yet. Its 2025 release landed on August 13 and the full grid on August 20, so the 2026 version is due any day. The table below is the 2025 pattern applied to the 2026 dates. Treat it as a guide, not a confirmed listing.
| Date | Likely coverage |
|---|---|
| Mon 24 to Thu 27 Aug | Qualifying on ESPN2, all four days streaming in full |
| Tue, Aug 25 | Mixed doubles first round and quarterfinals from 10 a.m. ET |
| Wed, Aug 26 | Mixed doubles semifinals and final, 7 p.m. ET |
| Sun, Aug 30 | First round, ESPN and ESPN2 |
| Mon 31 Aug to Sat 5 Sep | First to third rounds, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN2 |
| Sun, Sep 6 | Round of 16, ABC afternoon window |
| Mon, Sep 7 | Round of 16, Labor Day, ESPN and ESPN2 |
| Tue 8 to Fri 11 Sep | Quarterfinals and semifinals, ESPN |
| Sat, Sep 12 | Women’s singles final, ESPN |
| Sun, Sep 13 | Men’s singles final, ABC |
What channel is the US Open on?
Daily coverage is on ESPN and ESPN2. The women’s singles final airs on ESPN on Saturday, September 12. The men’s singles final airs on ABC on Sunday, September 13, so an antenna gets you that match free through your local ABC affiliate. Middle Sunday on September 6 is the other guaranteed ABC window.
No cable? Every streaming option and price sits in our US Open live stream guide.
Finals Weekend Schedule
| Match | Date | Expected start | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women’s semifinals | Thu, Sep 10 | 7:00 p.m. ET | ESPN |
| Women’s doubles final | Fri, Sep 11 | 12:00 noon ET | ESPN2 |
| Men’s semifinals | Fri, Sep 11 | 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. ET | ESPN |
| Men’s doubles final | Sat, Sep 12 | 12:00 noon ET | ESPN app only |
| Women’s singles final | Sat, Sep 12 | 4:00 p.m. ET | ESPN |
| Men’s singles final | Sun, Sep 13 | 2:00 p.m. ET | ABC |
Times match the windows ESPN published in 2025. The USTA confirms exact starts closer to the day.
US Open 2026 Start Time in Your Time Zone
Start times across the United States
| Time zone | Day session | Night session |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern (New York) | 11:00 a.m. | 7:00 p.m. |
| Central (Chicago) | 10:00 a.m. | 6:00 p.m. |
| Mountain (Denver) | 9:00 a.m. | 5:00 p.m. |
| Pacific (Los Angeles) | 8:00 a.m. | 4:00 p.m. |
Start times around the world
| Location | Day session | Night session |
|---|---|---|
| Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa | 11:00 a.m. | 7:00 p.m. |
| Winnipeg | 10:00 a.m. | 6:00 p.m. |
| Calgary and Edmonton | 9:00 a.m. | 5:00 p.m. |
| Vancouver | 8:00 a.m. | 4:00 p.m. |
| London and Dublin | 4:00 p.m. | 12:00 midnight |
| Perth | 11:00 p.m. | 7:00 a.m. next day |
| Adelaide | 12:30 a.m. next day | 8:30 a.m. next day |
| Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane | 1:00 a.m. next day | 9:00 a.m. next day |
| Auckland | 3:00 a.m. next day | 11:00 a.m. next day |
| Delhi and Mumbai | 8:30 p.m. | 4:30 a.m. next day |
Australia and New Zealand get the friendliest viewing anywhere. A New York night session lands mid morning there.
Men’s final start times
| Location | Start |
|---|---|
| Eastern (New York, Toronto) | 2:00 p.m. Sunday |
| Central (Chicago, Winnipeg) | 1:00 p.m. Sunday |
| Mountain (Denver, Calgary) | 12:00 noon Sunday |
| Pacific (Los Angeles, Vancouver) | 11:00 a.m. Sunday |
| London and Dublin | 7:00 p.m. Sunday |
| Perth | 2:00 a.m. Monday |
| Sydney and Melbourne | 4:00 a.m. Monday |
| Auckland | 6:00 a.m. Monday |
| Delhi and Mumbai | 11:30 p.m. Sunday |
The women’s final starts at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, September 12, which is 9 p.m. in London and 6 a.m. Sunday in Sydney.
Order of Play, Draw Dates and Seeds
The USTA publishes the next day’s order of play the evening before. It lists every court, the match order and the session each match sits in. Only the first match on each court has a fixed start time. Everything after runs on a “not before” basis, so a match listed for 3 p.m. can start hours late if the previous one goes five sets.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Rankings used for seeding | Monday, August 24 |
| Qualifying draw | Monday, August 24 |
| Main draw ceremony | Thursday, August 27 |
| Main draw size | 128 men, 128 women |
| Draw make up | 104 direct entries, 16 qualifiers, 8 wild cards |
| Seeds | 32 in each singles draw |
Seeds are spread so no two can meet before the third round, and the top four cannot meet before the semifinals. The ceremony is not broadcast live, the draws are simply released. Once the bracket lands, our draw page and printable bracket go live the same evening.
Seedings will not be settled until the August 24 rankings publish, the day after the Cincinnati Open final on August 23. Total prize money had still not been announced as of August 19, which is later than usual. Last year the pool was 90 million dollars.
Who Is Playing: Rankings, Wild Cards and Injury Doubts
Both men’s favourites arrive under an injury cloud, and neither has played since Wimbledon.
| Player | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jannik Sinner | No. 1 | Right knee. Skipped Toronto and Cincinnati, in treatment in Turin, travel decision due this week |
| Carlos Alcaraz | No. 2 | Defending champion. Right wrist since April, has not played since Barcelona, entry not confirmed |
| Alexander Zverev | No. 3 | Fit, playing Cincinnati, 70 points behind Alcaraz |
| Aryna Sabalenka | WTA No. 1 | Defending champion, fit |
| Elena Rybakina | WTA No. 2 | 354 points behind Sabalenka |
| Jessica Pegula | WTA No. 3 | Fit |
Main draw wild cards so far: Venus Williams, Sloane Stephens, Carol Young Suh Lee, Reese Brantmeier, Thea Frodin, Taylah Preston and Leolia Jeanjean in the women’s draw, with one place still open while Serena Williams decides. The men’s list has Gael Monfils, Alexei Popyrin, Martin Damm, Michael Zheng, J.J. Wolf, Jack Kennedy and Sebastian Gorzny.
Confirmed withdrawals include Emma Raducanu, Victoria Mboko, Hailey Baptiste and Sebastian Korda. The full field sits on our players page.
FAQ About the US Open Tennis 2026 Schedule
When does the US Open 2026 start?
Fan Week opens Sunday, August 23 with Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day. Qualifying starts Monday, August 24. The singles main draw begins Sunday, August 30 and the tournament ends Sunday, September 13.
What channel is the US Open 2026 on?
ESPN and ESPN2 carry daily coverage in the United States, with ESPN Deportes in Spanish. ABC has Middle Sunday on September 6 and the men’s singles final on September 13. Every court streams on the ESPN app.
When are the US Open 2026 finals?
The women’s singles final is Saturday, September 12 at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN. The men’s singles final is Sunday, September 13 at 2 p.m. ET on ABC. The USTA confirms exact times closer to the day.
What time do US Open matches start each day?
Field courts, Grandstand and Louis Armstrong start at 11 a.m. ET. Arthur Ashe starts at noon on opening Sunday and 11:30 a.m. from August 31. Evening sessions start at 7 p.m., except the men’s quarterfinal evening on September 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Is US Open Fan Week free?
Yes. All seven days of Fan Week, August 23 to August 29, have free grounds admission, but every fan aged 18 and over needs a free Fan Access Pass from the US Open app. The Federer exhibition, Stars of the Open and Ashe mixed doubles nights need a separate ticket.
When is the US Open 2026 draw made?
The main draw ceremony is Thursday, August 27, after the final qualifying round. Seedings come from the ATP and WTA rankings published on Monday, August 24, the day after the Cincinnati final. The draws are released rather than broadcast live.
Can a day session ticket get you into the night session?
No. A day session ticket is valid for entry only up to 6 p.m., and an evening ticket will not admit you before 6 p.m. Evening ticket holders can leave the grounds and re-enter until 10 p.m.
Can the US Open schedule change?
Yes. Rain suspends play on the Grandstand and field courts, though Arthur Ashe and Louis Armstrong have retractable roofs and carry on. Long matches push later matches back, and only the first match on each court has a fixed start time.
Two dates anchor the US Open Tennis 2026 schedule: Sunday, August 30, when the main draw begins, and Sunday, September 13, when the men’s final airs on ABC. We refresh this page every morning through the fortnight with the day’s play, TV windows and results.
For players, prize money and background, start at our US Open Tennis 2026 hub.