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 5 Oct 2026. The move column shows the change against that official ranking.

Seed	Player	Rank	Points	Move
1	Jannik Sinner	1	9,950	level
2	Alexander Zverev	2	9,870	level
3	Carlos Alcaraz	3	5,310	level
4	Ben Shelton	4	4,700	level
5	Daniil Medvedev	5	3,810	level
6	Novak Djokovic	11	3,810	up 5
7	Felix Auger-Aliassime	6	3,790	down 1
8	Flavio Cobolli	7	3,580	down 1
9	Alex De Minaur	9	3,550	level
10	Frances Tiafoe	8	3,450	down 2
11	Arthur Fils	10	3,425	down 1
12	Rafael Jodar	13	2,859	up 1
13	Jiri Lehecka	19	2,590	up 6
14	Tommy Paul	17	2,575	up 3
15	Taylor Fritz	12	2,550	down 3
16	Jakub Mensik	15	2,415	down 1
17	Francisco Cerundolo	20	2,370	up 3
18	Andrey Rublev	23	2,325	up 5
19	Brandon Nakashima	18	2,255	down 1
20	Alexander Bublik	22	2,205	up 2
21	Luciano Darderi	21	2,180	level
22	Karen Khachanov	27	2,120	up 5
23	Casper Ruud	24	2,115	up 1
24	Alejandro Davidovich Fokina	26	1,980	up 2
25	Hubert Hurkacz	34	1,975	up 9
26	Alexander Blockx	28	1,817	up 2
27	Joao Fonseca	29	1,750	up 2
28	Lorenzo Musetti	25	1,740	down 3
29	Valentin Vacherot	14	1,700	down 15
30	Learner Tien	16	1,695	down 14
31	Alejandro Tabilo	30	1,655	down 1
32	Ugo Humbert	32	1,605	level

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	9,451	level
2	Aryna Sabalenka	2	7,290	level
3	Mirra Andreeva	3	6,836	level
4	Elina Svitolina	6	5,359	up 2
5	Jessica Pegula	4	5,250	down 1
6	Karolina Muchova	7	4,923	up 1
7	Coco Gauff	5	4,704	down 2
8	Linda Noskova	8	4,029	level
9	Iga Swiatek	9	3,999	level
10	Marta Kostyuk	10	3,845	level
11	Iva Jovic	11	2,945	level
12	Elise Mertens	14	2,840	up 2
13	Diana Shnaider	13	2,783	level
14	Belinda Bencic	12	2,650	down 2
15	Victoria Mboko	15	2,457	level
16	Naomi Osaka	18	2,371	up 2
17	Sorana Cirstea	16	2,334	down 1
18	Alexandra Eala	19	2,251	up 1
19	Maja Chwalinska	22	2,198	up 3
20	Nikola Bartunkova	29	2,116	up 9
21	Madison Keys	20	2,110	down 1
22	Anna Kalinskaya	21	2,098	down 1
23	Ekaterina Alexandrova	24	1,976	up 1
24	Leylah Fernandez	25	1,864	up 1
25	Ann Li	31	1,813	up 6
26	Anastasia Potapova	26	1,731	level
27	Sara Bejlek	30	1,725	up 3
28	Marie Bouzkova	28	1,708	level
29	Jelena Ostapenko	34	1,667	up 5
30	Maria Sakkari	35	1,642	up 5
31	Diane Parry	32	1,586	up 1
32	Emma Navarro	27	1,584	down 5

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