Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina, Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek and Alex Eala are all set to star at the 2026 US Open, and the women’s singles seeds have been locked in.

The US Open singles draws will be revealed on Thursday 27 August at 12pm local time, while main draw singles action at Flushing Meadows will begin on Sunday.

The cutoff date for the women’s seeds at the US Open was Monday 24 August as the WTA Rankings will not be updated again before play gets underway.

Therefore, results at this week’s WTA 500 tournament in Monterrey will have no bearing on seeding positions for the season’s final major.

The US Open women’s singles draw includes 128 players — 32 of which are seeded.

Reigning champion Aryna Sabalenka will be the top seed for the eighth consecutive Grand Slam tournament as she aims to win her fifth major.

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There is uncertainty over the fitness of Elena Rybakina, who is yet to practice at the US Open after she retired with an injury in her Cincinnati quarter-final last week.

As things stand, Rybakina is set to play, and she will be the No 2 seed.

Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff, who contested the Cincinnati Open final, will be seeded third and fourth respectively.

Mirra Andreeva, Linda Noskova, Karolina Muchova and Iga Swiatek complete the top eight seeds.

Alex Eala is set to be seeded 17th, which will be the highest-ever Grand Slam seeding position for a player from the Philippines.

If Rybakina or another top 16 seed pulls out of the US Open before the draw on Thursday, Eala will move into the top 16.

Seven American women will be seeded: Pegula, Gauff, Amanda Anisimova, Iva Jovic, Madison Keys, Emma Navarro and Ann Li.

Projected 2026 US Open WTA seedings

1. Aryna Sabalenka

2. Elena Rybakina

3. Jessica Pegula

4. Coco Gauff

5. Mirra Andreeva

6. Linda Noskova

7. Karolina Muchova

8. Iga Swiatek

9. Elina Svitolina

10. Amanda Anisimova

11. Marta Kostyuk

12. Belinda Bencic

13. Naomi Osaka

14. Iva Jovic

15. Diana Shnaider

16. Sorana Cirstea

17. Alex Eala

18. Ekaterina Alexandrova

19. Jasmine Paolini

20. Maja Chwalinska

21. Anna Kalinskaya

22. Madison Keys

23. Elise Mertens

24. Anastasia Potapova

25. Marie Bouzkova

26. Emma Navarro

27. Barbora Krejcikova

28. Sara Bejlek

29. Ann Li

30. Jelena Ostapenko

31. Leylah Fernandez

32. Maria Sakkari

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