Led by defending US Open champion and world No. 1 Novak Djokovic, the ATP's Top 98 men have officially earned direct entry into the 2019 US Open. Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer—eight US Open titles but no New York meetings between them—are also among the six former champions in the initial field, which includes 2016 champ Stan Wawrinka and 2014 winner Marin Cilic.
Juan Martin del Potro, the 2009 champion, earned direct entry through his ATP ranking of No. 12, though his status is uncertain after recent knee surgery.
Rounding out the Top 10 entries are: No. 4 Dominic Thiem, No. 5 Alexander Zverev, No. 6 Stefanos Tsitsipas, No. 7 Kei Nishikori, No. 8 Karen Khachanov, No. 9 Fabio Fognini and No. 10 Daniil Medvedev.
The 98 men who received direct entry represent 37 countries, with the United States supplying nine Americans: No. 15 John Isner, of Greensboro, N.C.; No. 30 Taylor Fritz, of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.; No. 39 Sam Querrey, of Thousand Oaks, Calif.; No. 41 Frances Tiafoe, of Orlando, Fla.; No. 57 Reilly Opelka, of West Palm Beach, Fla.; No. 68 Steve Johnson, of Orange, Calif.; No. 72 Tennys Sandgren, of Gallatin, Tenn.; No. 84 Bradley Klahn, of Los Angeles; and No. 96 Mackenzie McDonald, of Orlando, Fla.
Spain's Marcel Granollers, ranked No. 98, is the last man in before the direct-entry cutoff. Six players used a protected ranking to gain entry, including No. 57 Tomas Berdych (who was absent in 2018 with a back injury), No. 73 Vasek Pospisil, No. 85 Jozef Kovalik, No. 88 Janko Tipsavrevic, No. 90 Steve Darcis and No. 95 Cedrik-Marcel Stebe.
Sixteen more players will gain entry through the US Open Qualifying Tournament, held Aug. 19-24 as the centerpiece of US Open Fan Week. The remaining eight spots will be filled by USTA wild cards to complete the field of 128.
The July 15 edition of the ATP Rankings was used to determine the US Open main-draw entry list. Seeds will be determined and announced closer to the start of the event.
The 2019 US Open will mark the culmination of the US Open Series, the North American summer season of seven ATP and WTA Tour events that begins July 20 in Atlanta. The US Open main draw will be played Aug. 26-Sept. 8 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y.
