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Jamie Braidwood

When is the US Open draw? Confirmed seeds, wildcards, withdrawn players and more

Emma Raducanu Jannik Sinner US Open Venus Williams Aryna Sabalenka Jack Draper the US Open Carlos Alcaraz Grigor Dimitrov Nick Kyrgios

Jannik Sinner is the defending men’s champion in 2025 - (Getty Images)

Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka are the defending champions as the US Open returns in New York.

Both World No 1s triumphed against American opponents in last year’s singles finals, with Sinner defeating Taylor Fritz and Sabalenka beating Jessica Pegula.

Britain’s Jack Draper enjoyed his career-best run at a grand slam by reaching last year’s semi-finals, while Emma Raducanu has shown flashes of form on the hard-courts as she returns to the scene of her stunning 2021 title.

US Open draw live: Draper, Raducanu and Djokovic discover first round opponents

As well as Novak Djokovic’s latest bid for a 25th major title and Carlos Alcaraz’s attempt to stop Sinner’s winning streak, the return of Venus Williams as a 45-year-old wildcard adds to the storylines ahead of the final grand slam tournament of the year.

In what is usually an unpredictable tournament, teenager Victoria Mboko announced herself as one to watch by winning the Canadian Open title, while Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff will be out to dethrone Sabalenka too. Here’s everything you need to know

When is the US Open draw?

The draw for the men’s and women’s singles will take place on Thursday 21 August. The start time of the draw will be around 5pm BST / 12pm local.

Women’s singles

Seeds

1. Aryna Sabalenka

2. Coco Gauff

3. Iga Swiatek

4. Jessica Pegula

5. Mirra Andreeva

6. Madison Keys

7. Jasmine Paolini

8. Amanda Anisimova

9. Elena Rybakina

10. Emma Navarro

11. Karolína Muchová

12. Elina Svitolina

13. Ekaterina Alexandrova

14. Clara Tauson

15. Daria Kasatkina

16. Belinda Bencic

17. Liudmila Samsonoval

18. Beatriz Haddad Maia

19. Elise Mertens

20. Diana Shnaider

21. Linda Nosková

22. Victoria Mboko

23. Naomi Osaka

24. Veronika Kudermetova

25. Jelena Ostapenko

26. Sofia Kenin

27. Marta Kostyuk

28. Magdalena Frech

29. Anna Kalinskaya

30. Dayana Yastremska

31. Leylah Fernandez

32. McCartney Kessler

Brits in the draw

Emma Raducanu, the 2021 champion, Katie Boulter and Sonay Kartal will enter the draw as unseeded players.

Emma Raducanu in action against Aryna Sabalenka in Cincinnati (Getty)

Wildcards

Alyssa Ahn
Caroline Garcia
Talia Gibson
Valerie Glozman
Caty McNally
Clervie Ngounoue
Julieta Pareja
Venus Williams

Venus Williams has entered the draw as a wildcard (AP)

Qualifiers

The qualifying tournament has yet to conclude after rain forced many matches to be suspended.

Withdrawn players

Zheng Qinwen (6)
Paula Badosa (10)
Ons Jabeur (71)
Danka Kovinić (95 PR)

Protected ranking

Petra Kvitová (14)
Sorana Cîrstea (37)
Zhu Lin (50)
Anastasija Sevastova (65)
Wang Yafan (71)

Men’s singles

Seeds

Jannik Sinner
Carlos Alcaraz
Alexander Zverev
Taylor Fritz
Jack Draper
Ben Shelton
Novak Djokovic
Alex de Minaur
Karen Khachanov
Lorenzo Musetti
Holger Rune
Casper Ruud
Daniil Medvedev
Tommy Paul
Andrey Rublev
Jakub Mensik
Frances Tiafoe
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Francisco Cerúndolo
Jirí Lehecka
Tomás Machác
Ugo Humbert
Alexander Bublik
Flavio Cobolli
Félix Auger-Aliassime
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Denis Shapovalov
Alex Michelsen
Tallon Griekspoor
Brandon Nakashima
Gabriel Diallo
Luciano Darderi

Draper reached the semi-finals in 2024, losing to Sinner (Getty Images)

Other Brits in the draw

As well as Jack Draper, the fifth seed and 2024 semi-finalist, both Cameron Norrie and Jacob Fearnley will take their place in the draw, although as unseeded players.

Wildcards