US Open 2026 projected seeds

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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 28 Sep 2026. The move column shows the change against that official ranking.

Seed	Player	Rank	Points	Move
1	Jannik Sinner	1	10,000	level
2	Alexander Zverev	2	9,430	level
3	Ben Shelton	4	4,680	up 1
4	Carlos Alcaraz	3	4,560	down 1
5	Felix Auger-Aliassime	5	3,940	level
6	Flavio Cobolli	7	3,580	up 1
7	Daniil Medvedev	6	3,510	down 1
8	Frances Tiafoe	8	3,380	level
9	Arthur Fils	9	3,200	level
10	Novak Djokovic	11	3,080	up 1
11	Alex De Minaur	10	2,750	down 1
12	Rafael Jodar	13	2,659	up 1
13	Taylor Fritz	12	2,550	down 1
14	Tommy Paul	16	2,375	up 2
15	Valentin Vacherot	18	2,325	up 3
16	Jakub Mensik	14	2,205	down 2
17	Jiri Lehecka	23	2,170	up 6
18	Brandon Nakashima	17	2,135	down 1
19	Luciano Darderi	19	2,125	level
20	Andrey Rublev	24	2,110	up 4
21	Francisco Cerundolo	22	2,080	up 1
22	Casper Ruud	21	1,945	down 1
23	Alejandro Davidovich Fokina	28	1,930	up 5
24	Alexander Bublik	20	1,885	down 4
25	Karen Khachanov	26	1,850	up 1
26	Alexander Blockx	27	1,787	up 1
27	Joao Fonseca	29	1,750	up 2
28	Learner Tien	15	1,695	down 13
29	Lorenzo Musetti	25	1,645	down 4
30	Ugo Humbert	32	1,535	up 2
31	Martin Etcheverry Tomas	30	1,515	down 1
32	Alex Michelsen	34	1,460	up 2

Full ATP live rankings

Women, projected top 32

Based on projected WTA rankings from the official list of 3 Aug 2026.

Seed	Player	Rank	Points	Move
1	Elena Rybakina	1	9,836	level
2	Aryna Sabalenka	2	7,810	level
3	Jessica Pegula	3	6,875	level
4	Coco Gauff	4	6,854	level
5	Mirra Andreeva	5	5,721	level
6	Elina Svitolina	7	4,809	up 1
7	Linda Noskova	6	4,678	down 1
8	Karolina Muchova	8	4,563	level
9	Iga Swiatek	9	3,999	level
10	Marta Kostyuk	10	3,920	level
11	Iva Jovic	13	2,806	up 2
12	Belinda Bencic	12	2,805	level
13	Diana Shnaider	14	2,553	up 1
14	Victoria Mboko	15	2,486	up 1
15	Sorana Cirstea	16	2,429	up 1
16	Amanda Anisimova	11	2,363	down 5
17	Alexandra Eala	18	2,276	up 1
18	Naomi Osaka	17	2,261	down 1
19	Elise Mertens	19	2,130	level
20	Maja Chwalinska	21	2,082	up 1
21	Madison Keys	23	2,029	up 2
22	Anna Kalinskaya	22	2,008	level
23	Jasmine Paolini	20	1,907	down 3
24	Leylah Fernandez	26	1,829	up 2
25	Emma Navarro	24	1,809	down 1
26	Anastasia Potapova	25	1,806	down 1
27	Ekaterina Alexandrova	28	1,776	up 1
28	Marie Bouzkova	27	1,753	down 1
29	Sara Bejlek	29	1,710	level
30	Ann Li	30	1,563	level
31	Diane Parry	31	1,551	level
32	Jelena Ostapenko	32	1,446	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