U.S. Open Announces Women’s Singles Wild Card Recipients
The USTA today announced the women’s Singles Main Draw and Qualifying wild card recipients for the 2026 US Open. The Singles Main Draw will be played August 30-September 13 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. The Qualifying tournament will be played August 24-27 on the National Tennis Center’s field courts, with all matches free to attend during Fan Week.
U.S. Open Women’s Singles Wild Cards:
MAIN DRAW
→Venus Williams, 46, seven-time Grand Slam and two-time US Open women’s singles champion
→Sloane Stephens, 33, 2017 US Open women’s singles champion
→Carol Young Suh Lee, 24, US Open Wild Card Challenge Winner
→Reese Brantmeier, 21, American Collegiate Player Wild Card Playoff Winner
→Thea Frodin, 17, USTA Girls’ 18s National Champion
→Leolia Jeanjean, 31, awarded via reciprocal agreement with FFT
→Taylah Preston, 20, awarded via reciprocal agreement with Tennis Australia
→To Be Announced
QUALIFYING
→Janae Preston, 16, USTA Girls’ 18s singles finalist
→Katrina Scott, 22, American Collegiate Player Wild Card Challenge Finalist
→Caroline Dolehide, 27, former world No. 41 and current No. 246
→Ayana Akli, 25, current world No. 266
→Annika Penickova, 16, former Top-20 world-ranked junior
→Julieta Pareja, 17, USTA Girls’ 18s singles semifinalist, current world No. 290
→Kristina Penickova, 16, former world junior No. 1
→Savannah Broadus, 23, current world No. 307
US Open Qualifying Wild Card Challenge Winner
The US Open Qualifying Wild Card Challenge is a new competition featuring rising American men and women competing for a wild card in the US Open Qualifying Tournament. The Challenge will feature four men and four women competing in six total matches – men’s and women’s semifinals and finals – with the winners receiving a wild card into Qualifying August 24-27. Matches will begin at 10 a.m. on August 23 and will be played on Courts 4-7 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
U.S. Open Qualifying Wild Card Challenge Women’s Field
→Chukwumelije Clarke, 17, USTA Girls’ 18s singles semifinalist
→Welles Newman, 16, Top-30 world-ranked junior
→Jordyn Hazelitt,16, Top-30 world-ranked junior
→Kennedy Drenser-Hagmann, 17, recent World Tennis J200 champion (Bogota)
