Learn more about the US Open Wild Card Challenge
Jun 24, 2024
The US Open Wild Card Challenge, which utilizes hard-court pro tournaments to award an American man and woman a singles main draw wild card into the US Open, will kick off the week of July 1 for the men and July 15 for the women, with both windows lasting through the week of August 5.
The men's wild card will go to the American with the highest cumulative total of ATP singles ranking points earned from their best FOUR results over six weeks. The Men's Challenge counts outdoor and indoor hard-court events at the 25-level and above around the world.
Above: JJ Wolf. Photo Credit: 2023 Peter Staples / ATP Tour.
The women's wild card will go to the American with the highest cumulative total of WTA singles ranking points earned from their best THREE results over four weeks. The Women's Challenge counts outdoor and indoor hard-court events at the 35-level and above around the world.
Both main draw and qualifying points earned count toward each player’s Challenge total.
Americans who otherwise earn direct entry into the US Open are not eligible. Should the player with the highest number of Challenge points earn direct entry into the US Open, the wild card will go to the next eligible American in the Challenge points standings. In the event of a tie, the player with the best ATP or best WTA singles ranking on Monday, August 12, will earn the wild card.
Previous US Open Wild Card Challenge winners (and how they did at that year’s US Open) are below:
2023: Steve Johnson (1R); Kayla Day (1R)
2022: JJ Wolf (3R), Elizabeth Mandlik (2R)
2019: Ernesto Escobedo (1R), Kristie Ahn (4R)
2018: Bradley Klahn (1R), Asia Muhammad (1R)
2017: Tommy Paul (1R), Sofia Kenin (3R)
2016: Ernesto Escobedo (2R), Sofia Kenin (1R)
2015: Bjorn Fratangelo (1R), Samantha Crawford (1R)
2014: Wayne Odesnik (1R), Nicole Gibbs (3R)
2013: Bradley Klahn (2R), Shelby Rogers (1R)
2012: Steve Johnson (3R), Mallory Burdette (3R)
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Source: USTA. Top Photo: Sofia Kenin at the 2015 US Open. Photo Credit: robbiesaurus from Smithtown, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0.