Alexander Zverev defeated Ben Shelton in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2026 US Open. It was his second major title, following the 2026 French Open. Zverev was the fourth man in the Open Era to win his first two majors in the same year (after Jimmy Connors in 1974, Guillermo Vilas in 1977, and Jannik Sinner in 2024), and the first German man to win the US Open since Boris Becker in 1989.

Carlos Alcaraz was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Shelton. Their quarterfinal match marked the latest finish in tournament history, at 3:33 a.m., surpassing the previous record from the 2022 quarterfinal between Alcaraz and Sinner.

Novak Djokovic's first-round defeat to Mariano Navone marked only his third career loss in the opening round of a major, his first opening-round loss at the US Open, and his earliest loss at a major since the 2006 Australian Open. This marked the first time that none of the Big Three reached the second round of a major since the 2003 French Open. As a result of his loss, Djokovic dropped out of the top 10 in the ATP rankings for the first time since July 2018, marking the first time since October 2002 in which none of the Big Three were ranked in the top 10.

Arthur Géa was the first lucky loser to reach the fourth round since Corentin Moutet in 2022, and the second to do so in the Open Era. With his win over 12th seed Rafael Jódar, Bu Yunchaokete became the first lucky loser to defeat a top 15 seed in the first round of the US Open in the Open Era.

This tournament marked the first absence from a major of world No. 1 Sinner, since making his major debut at the 2019 US Open. It was the first time the reigning world No. 1 did not participate at the US Open.

This tournament marked the final major appearances of 2016 champion, three-time major champion and former world No. 3 Stan Wawrinka, and former world No. 6 and 2016 semifinalist Gaël Monfils. Wawrinka lost in the first round to Matteo Berrettini, while Monfils lost in the second round to Learner Tien.

Seeds

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

Seeded players The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of August 24, 2026. Rankings and points before are as of August 31, 2026.

SeedRankPlayerPoints beforePoints defending Points wonPoints afterStatus 1 2 Alexander Zverev‡ 7,790 100 2,000 9,690 Champion, defeated Ben Shelton 2 3 Carlos Alcaraz 7,160 2,000 400 5,560 Quarterfinals lost to Ben Shelton 3 4 Félix Auger-Aliassime 4,640 800 50 3,890 Second round lost to Karen Khachanov 4 5 Novak Djokovic 3,770 800 10 2,980 First round lost to Mariano Navone 5 6 Flavio Cobolli 3,720 100 100 3,720 Third round lost to Alexander Blockx 6 7 Alex de Minaur 3,650 400 50 3,300 7 8 Daniil Medvedev 3,580 10 200 3,770 Fourth round lost to Frances Tiafoe 8 9 Ben Shelton† 3,480 100 1,300 4,680 Runner-up, lost to Alexander Zverev 9 10 Taylor Fritz 3,475 400 100 3,175 Third round lost to Francisco Cerúndolo 10 11 Arthur Fils 3,140 0 10 3,150 First round lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas 11 12 Frances Tiafoe 2,680 100 800 3,380 Semifinals lost to Ben Shelton 12 13 Rafael Jódar 2,671 (22)∆ 10 2,659 13 14 Lorenzo Musetti 2,605 400 50 2,255 Second round lost to Dane Sweeny [WC] 14 15 Learner Tien 2,565 10 200 2,755 Fourth round lost to Karen Khachanov 15 16 Alexander Bublik 2,525 200 100 2,425 Third round lost to Tommy Paul 16 17 Brandon Nakashima 2,485 50 50 2,485 Second round lost to Alex Michelsen 17 18 Jakub Menšík 2,445 50 100 2,495 Third round lost to Learner Tien 18 19 Jiří Lehečka 2,420 400 100 2,120 Third round lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas 19 20 Casper Ruud 2,385 50 0 2,335 Withdrew due to back injury 20 21 Tommy Paul 2,225 100 200 2,325 Fourth round lost to Carlos Alcaraz 21 22 Luciano Darderi 2,175 100+125 200+50 2,200 Fourth round lost to Alexander Zverev 22 23 Valentin Vacherot 2,168 (12+6)Ω 100+0 2,250 Third round lost to Frances Tiafoe 23 24 Andrey Rublev 2,080 200 50 1,930 Second round lost to Daniel Mérida 24 25 Francisco Cerúndolo 1,980 50 200 2,130 Fourth round lost to Alexander Blockx 25 28 Alejandro Tabilo 1,688 10 100 1,778 Third round lost to Alexander Zverev 26 29 Arthur Rinderknech 1,683 200 100 1,583 Third round lost to Daniil Medvedev 27 32 1,440 50 200 1,590 Fourth round lost to Alex Michelsen 28 34 Alexander Blockx 1,396 8 400 1,788 29 35 Cameron Norrie 1,365 100 10 1,275 First round lost to Luca Van Assche 30 36 Matteo Arnaldi 1,349 10 10 1,349 First round lost to James Duckworth 31 37 Zizou Bergs 1,345 100 100 1,345 Third round lost to Botic van de Zandschulp 32 30 Ignacio Buse 1,550 40+125 50+25 1,460 Second round lost to Benjamin Bonzi ∆ The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2025. Points for his 18th best result will be deducted instead. Ω The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2025. He is defending points from two ATP Challenger Tour events instead.

Withdrawn players The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began. RankPlayerPoints before Points defendingPoints after Withdrawal reason 1 12,800 1,300 11,500 26 1,800 50 1,750 27 1,730 50 1,680 Back injury 31 Ugo Humbert 1,545 10 1,535 Back injury

Other entry information Wildcards

Protected ranking

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Withdrawals The entry list was released based on the ATP rankings for the week of July 20, 2026.

† – withdrew from entry list before qualifying began ‡ – withdrew from entry list after qualifying began § – withdrew from main draw

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Notes

References

External links Official website of the 2026 US Open Tennis Championships - A USTA Event Entry list (archived) Main draw (archived) Qualifying draw (archived) Tournament overview at ATP Official results from the ATP