US Open 2025: Dates, schedule, seeds, how to watch on TV & other details

The US Open is set to begin on August 24 and will go on till Septemeber 11. The tournament, first held in 1881 as the US National Championships, is a hard court Grand Slam organised by the United States Tennis Association. It is the year's fourth and final major tennis event of the year.

The 145th edition of the high-profile tournament will be held in Flushing Meadows, New York. The three main showcourts are the Arthur Ashe Stadium, Louis Armstrong Stadium and Grandstand.

Top-ranked players automatically qualify for the main draw, with 32 seeds announced prior to the draw, to ensure they do not meet in the early rounds. Seedings are based on world rankings determined by the points players collect on the tour.


Italian Jannik Sinner, who clinched his fourth Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in July, is the men's world number one. He will look to defend his US Open title. Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, a three-times Grand Slam winner, is the top-ranked women's player and the defending champion.

Novak Djokovic is also in the fray in his attempt to clinch record 25th men's Grand Slam singles title, while Spanish world number two and 2022 champion Carlos Alcaraz chases a sixth major crown.

This year, a new format in the mixed doubles is being introduced. The event features several big-name singles players as it will be taking place over two days in the week before the main competition starts. Former singles champions Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu are among those who have teamed up.

US Open: Top ranked players

Men:

1. Jannik Sinner
2. Carlos Alcaraz
3. Alexander Zverev
4. Taylor Fritz
5. Jack Draper
6. Ben Shelton
7. Novak Djokovic
8. Alex de Minaur
9. Holger Rune
10. Lorenzo Musetti

Women:

1. Aryna Sabalenka
2. Coco Gauff
3. Iga Swiatek
4. Jessica Pegula
5. Mirra Andreeva
6. Madison Keys
7. Zheng Qinwen
8. Amanda Anisimova
9. Jasmine Paolini
10. Elena Rybakina

US Open 2025: Where to watch and live stream?

In North America, fans can catch live action on ESPN, RDS and TSN. In India, the tournament will be live streamed on JioStar.