2025 US Open (tennis)

The 2025 US Open was the 145th edition of tennis' US Open, and the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It was held on the outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City. Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka were the men's and women's singles defending champions, respectively. While Sabalenka successfully defended her title, Sinner lost in the final to Carlos Alcaraz. This was the final edition of the tournament with Stacey Allaster as its director.^[1]

The tournament is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), and is a part of the 2025 ATP Tour and the 2025 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament is played on hard courts and takes place over a series of 17 courts with Laykold surface, including the three existing main showcourts – Arthur Ashe Stadium, Louis Armstrong Stadium and Grandstand.^[2]

The US Open main draw expanded to 15 competition days in 2025, and featured the first weekend start to the main draw in the Open Era alongside the Australian Open and the French Open tennis championships, with competitions beginning on Tuesday, August 19, and continuing until Sunday, September 7.^[3]

The wheelchair events were held for the first time since 2023, as they were not held in 2024 due to scheduling conflicts with the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.^[4]

The 2025 edition of the US Open was the first with a new format of mixed doubles competition, that was moved to the first week of the US Open–Fan Week and played from Tuesday, August 19 to Wednesday, August 20 with a reward of $1 million winner's prize.

The two days of competition were held in the Arthur Ashe Stadium and the Louis Armstrong Stadium, featuring 16 teams, with eight teams earning direct entry based on their combined singles ranking and eight wild-card entries. The matches were played in best-of-three-sets with short sets to four games, no-ad scoring, tiebreakers at four-all, and a 10-point match tiebreak in lieu of a third set. The final was a best-of-three set match to six games, featuring no-ad scoring, with tiebreakers at six-all with a 10-point match tiebreaker in lieu of a third set.^[5]

The changes generated significantly more attention for mixed doubles than in past years, with large crowds attending both days of play in Arthur Ashe and Louis Armstrong Stadiums. Many fans and players praised the new approach for raising the profile of the discipline and creating a lively atmosphere, while others criticized it for limiting opportunities for doubles specialists and moving away from established traditions. Despite the mixed reception, the event was generally regarded as a success, and it is expected that the format will return in future editions.^[6]

Defending champions and doubles specialists Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori retained the title, defeating Iga Świątek and Casper Ruud in the final.^[7]

Before the official start of the final Grand Slam tournament of the year, past tennis players Maria Sharapova and the Bryan Brothers were inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Saturday, August 23. The Hall's honorary president, former Belgian tennis player Kim Clijsters, presented them with the rings in front of the audience.^[8]

• Sources^[9]

• Carlos Alcaraz def. Jannik Sinner, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1, 6–4

• Aryna Sabalenka def. Amanda Anisimova, 6–3, 7–6^(7–3)

• Marcel Granollers / Horacio Zeballos def. Joe Salisbury / Neal Skupski, 3–6, 7–6^(7–4), 7–5

• Gabriela Dabrowski / Erin Routliffe def. Kateřina Siniaková / Taylor Townsend, 6–4, 6–4

• Sara Errani / Andrea Vavassori def. Iga Świątek / Casper Ruud, 6–3, 5–7, [10–6]

• Tokito Oda def. Gustavo Fernández, 6–2, 3–6, 7–6^(13–11)

• Yui Kamiji def. Li Xiaohui, 0–6, 6–1, 6–3

• Niels Vink def. Sam Schröder, 7–5, 6–3

• Gustavo Fernández / Tokito Oda def. Alfie Hewett / Gordon Reid, 6–1, 2–6, [10–6]

• Li Xiaohui / Wang Ziying def. Diede de Groot / Zhu Zhenzhen, 6–4, 7–6^(7–4)

• Guy Sasson / Niels Vink def. Francisco Cayulef / Gonzalo Enrique Lazarte, 6–1, 6–1

• Ivan Ivanov def. Alexander Vasilev, 7–5, 6–3

• Jeline Vandromme def. Lea Nilsson, 7–6^(7–2), 6–2

• Keaton Hance / Jack Kennedy def. Noah Johnston / Benjamin Willwerth, 6–3, 1–6, [10–8]

• Alena Kovačková / Jana Kovačková def. Jeline Vandromme / Laima Vladson, 6–2, 6–2

• Maximilian Taucher def. Alexander Lantermann, 6–4, 6–1

• Sabina Czauz def. Luna Gryp, 7–5, 6–2

• Ruben Harris / Maximilian Taucher def. Luiz Calixto / Tomas Majetic, 6–3, 6–3

• Sabina Czauz / Seira Matsuoka def. Lucy Heald / Ela Porges, 6–0, 6–1

Source for complete singles draws^[10]

The 2025 singles champions will each receive $5,000,000, a 38.89% increase over the previous year's payout, while runners-up will take home $2,500,000, also up by 38.89%. First-round losers in the main draw will earn $110,000 (up 10% from 2024), and players losing in the first round of qualifying will receive $27,500. Overall, prize money across all rounds and events saw double-digit percentage increases, with total compensation rising 113% since 2015.^[11]

• Official website