Editor's note: On August 20, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina withdrew from the men's main draw, with Alexei Popyrin taking his place. As a result, Dane Sweeny has received Popyrin's wild card. Also on August 20, Ethan Quinn withdrew, with Martin Damm moving into the main draw. On August 21, Damm's wild card was reallocated to Darwin Blanch. On August 22, Patrick Kypson was awarded the final wild card, however, he withdrew from the tournament on August 26 due to injury. The last wild card then went to Stan Wawrinka. This story has been updated to reflect the changes.
Gael Monfils headlines the recipients of the 2026 US Open Men's Singles Main Draw wild cards. Rising American stars Michael Zheng, J.J. Wolf, Sebastian Gorzny and Jack Kennedy have also been awarded wild cards. Last year's USTA Boys' 18s National Champion Darwin Blanch was also given a wild card after previous wild card holder Martin Damm moved into the main draw. Dane Sweeny of Australia was given a wild card through a reciprocal agreement with Tennis Australia, and Swiss Stan Wawrinka was given the final wild card, as his career comes to a close at the end of the 2026 season.
2014 US Open finalist Kei Nishikori was given a wild card into the US Open Qualifying Tournament, where 128 athletes compete in the hopes of winning three matches in a row during the qualifying draw, which earns them one of the final 16 spots in the main draw. Several Americans join Nishikori in the qualifying event as wild card recipients, including Michael Antonius, Andrew Johnson, Jordan Lee, Trevor Svajda, Andre Ilagan, Spencer Johnson and Daniel Milavsky.
The Singles Main Draw will be played Sunday, Aug. 30 through Sunday, Sept. 13 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y., while the US Open Qualifying Tournament will be played Monday, Aug. 24 through Thursday, Aug. 27 on the National Tennis Center’s field courts, with all qualifying matches free to attend during Fan Week.
Who received 2026 US Open Men's Singles Main Draw wild cards?
- Michael Zheng, 22, two-time reigning NCAA men’s singles champion
- J.J. Wolf, 27, US Open Wild Card Challenge Winner
- Sebastian Gorzny, 22, American Collegiate Player Wild Card Playoff Winner
- Jack Kennedy, 18, USTA Boys’ 18s National Champion
- Gael Monfils, 39, awarded via reciprocal agreement with FFT
- Dane Sweeny, 25, awarded via reciprocal agreement with Tennis Australia
- Darwin Blanch, 18, reallocated following Martin Damm's move into main draw
- Stan Wawrinka, 41, three-time Grand Slam champion
Who received 2026 US Open Men's Singles Qualifying Tournament wild cards?
- Jordan Lee, 16, USTA Boys’ 18s singles finalist, Wimbledon boys’ champion
- Trevor Svajda, 20, American Collegiate Player Wild Card Playoff finalist
- Kei Nishikori, 36, 2014 US Open men’s singles finalist
- Andre Ilagan, 25, current world No. 210, US Open Wild Card Challenge runner-up
- Spencer Johnson, 23, current world No. 445
- Michael Antonius, 16, Roland Garros boys’ singles finalist, current junior world No. 3
- Andrew Johnson, 16, USTA Boys’ 18s singles semifinalist, current junior No. 12
- Daniel Milavsky, 24, current world No. 310
- Jack Secord, 17, US Open Qualifying Wild Card Challenge Winner
