US Open 2026 projected seeds

Seeds confirmed when the draw is made

The thirty two players in line for a seed on each side, worked out from live rankings rather than last Monday's official list. Seeds are only fixed when the draw is made in the days after qualifying ends on 27 August. Until then this is what the order looks like.

Read this before you use the numbers These are projections, not confirmed seeds. They come from our live rankings model, which starts from the official ranking and adjusts for points dropping off and points won at the tournaments running this week. Withdrawals shift everything below them, and seven players have already pulled out. The official seed list appears when the USTA publishes the draw.

Men, projected top 32

Based on projected ATP rankings from the official list of 2026-08-03. The move column shows the change against that official ranking.

Seed	Player	Rank	Points	Move
1	Jannik Sinner	1	12,800	level
2	Alexander Zverev	3	7,370	up 1
3	Carlos Alcaraz	2	7,160	down 1
4	Felix Auger-Aliassime	4	4,610	level
5	Novak Djokovic	5	3,790	level
6	Daniil Medvedev	7	3,580	up 1
7	Ben Shelton	6	3,470	down 1
8	Alex De Minaur	8	3,430	level
9	Flavio Cobolli	10	3,280	up 1
10	Rafael Jodar	11	3,071	up 1
11	Taylor Fritz	9	2,980	down 2
12	Learner Tien	12	2,865	level
13	Brandon Nakashima	22	2,735	up 9
14	Jakub Mensik	16	2,545	up 2
15	Alexander Bublik	13	2,525	down 2
16	Lorenzo Musetti	15	2,435	down 1
17	Jiri Lehecka	14	2,420	down 3
18	Luciano Darderi	20	2,375	up 2
19	Casper Ruud	17	2,355	down 2
20	Arthur Fils	21	2,340	up 1
21	Valentin Vacherot	19	2,246	down 2
22	Tommy Paul	24	2,125	up 2
23	Frances Tiafoe	23	1,980	level
24	Francisco Cerundolo	25	1,950	up 1
25	Andrey Rublev	18	1,910	down 7
26	Joao Fonseca	26	1,890	level
27	Arthur Rinderknech	28	1,813	up 1
28	Alejandro Tabilo	29	1,758	up 1
29	Alejandro Davidovich Fokina	27	1,650	down 2
30	Ugo Humbert	30	1,565	level
31	Alexander Blockx	32	1,456	up 1
32	Martin Etcheverry Tomas	31	1,450	down 1

Full ATP live rankings

Women, projected top 32

Based on projected WTA rankings from the official list of 2026-08-03.

Seed	Player	Rank	Points	Move
1	Aryna Sabalenka	1	8,640	level
2	Elena Rybakina	2	8,251	level
3	Jessica Pegula	3	6,735	level
4	Coco Gauff	4	5,974	level
5	Mirra Andreeva	6	5,388	up 1
6	Iga Swiatek	5	5,364	down 1
7	Linda Noskova	8	5,046	up 1
8	Karolina Muchova	7	4,863	down 1
9	Elina Svitolina	9	4,774	level
10	Amanda Anisimova	10	4,353	level
11	Marta Kostyuk	11	3,735	level
12	Belinda Bencic	12	3,145	level
13	Diana Shnaider	14	3,008	up 1
14	Iva Jovic	16	2,756	up 2
15	Ekaterina Alexandrova	18	2,631	up 3
16	Sorana Cirstea	19	2,472	up 3
17	Alexandra Eala	20	2,391	up 3
18	Naomi Osaka	13	2,346	down 5
19	Jasmine Paolini	15	2,088	down 4
20	Maja Chwalinska	23	2,084	up 3
21	Elise Mertens	22	2,003	up 1
22	Anna Kalinskaya	21	1,933	down 1
23	Anastasia Potapova	25	1,866	up 2
24	Marie Bouzkova	27	1,809	up 3
25	Barbora Krejcikova	26	1,746	up 1
26	Ann Li	29	1,706	up 3
27	Emma Navarro	28	1,669	up 1
28	Madison Keys	24	1,609	down 4
29	Leylah Fernandez	31	1,594	up 2
30	Jelena Ostapenko	30	1,477	level
31	Victoria Mboko	17	1,465	down 14
32	Maria Sakkari	32	1,445	level

Full WTA live rankings

Confirmed withdrawals

Verified as of 4 August 2026. Every name here is a player who would otherwise have been in the draw, and each withdrawal pushes the players below them up a seed.

Player	Reason
Emma Raducanu	right shin stress fracture
Sebastian Korda	back surgery
Victoria Mboko	knee injury
Hailey Baptiste	knee injury
Ajla Tomljanovic	not stated
Varvara Gracheva	ACL tear
Irina Camelia Begu	not stated

Source: Tennis365 withdrawal list

Who the seeding matters for

Aryna Sabalenka arrives as the two time defending champion and is trying to become the first woman to win three US Open titles in a row since Serena Williams took three between 2012 and 2014. Carlos Alcaraz defends the men title after a 2026 that included the Australian Open and a wrist injury that cost him Roland Garros and Wimbledon.

The 2026 major winners are all in the field: Elena Rybakina, Mirra Andreeva and Linda Noskova on the women side, Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev on the men side. Novak Djokovic, at 39, is chasing a 25th major, and his last one was here in 2023. Twenty eight American men earned direct entry, more than any other country, and no American man has won a major since Andy Roddick at this tournament in 2003. Yahoo Sports entry list report

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Questions people ask

How many seeds are there at the US Open?

Thirty two in each singles draw, out of 128 players. The top two seeds cannot meet before the final, the top four cannot meet before the semi finals, and so on down the bracket.

How are US Open seeds decided?

Straight off the ATP and WTA singles rankings shortly before the main draw. Unlike Wimbledon, which used to apply a grass court formula to the men, the US Open does not adjust the ranking order. Whoever is ranked highest among the entrants is the top seed.

Are these the confirmed US Open 2026 seeds?

No. Nothing is confirmed until the draw is made, which happens between the end of qualifying on 27 August and main draw play starting on 30 August. The tables above are projections built from our own live rankings, which take the official ranking and adjust it for points being defended and won at the events running this week. They are the best available estimate, not an official list.

Which players have withdrawn from the US Open 2026?

Seven withdrawals were confirmed as of 4 August 2026: Emma Raducanu, Sebastian Korda, Victoria Mboko, Hailey Baptiste, Ajla Tomljanovic, Varvara Gracheva and Irina Camelia Begu. Late withdrawals are common in the fortnight before a slam and every one of them moves the seeding down by a place. Tennis365

How big is the US Open main draw?

128 players in each singles draw. Roughly 104 get in on their ranking, 16 come through qualifying and 8 receive wild cards. WTA