Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz Will Play Mixed Doubles Together at 2026 U.S. Open
This… is… MAJOR! Two of the greatest to ever play tennis are colliding. Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz will play mixed doubles together at the 2026 U.S. Open.
The remaining main draw and qualifying wild cards have been awarded for the US Open Mixed Doubles Championship presented by Vital Proteins. There has been a recent announcement and change affecting American, Taylor Fritz. Elena Rybakina withdrew of mixed doubles at USO. Therefore, Fritz will now play with Pegula instead. Osaka/Nishikori, Venus/Bublik, who initially asked for wild cards, won’t play.
Nonetheless, if you are curious about all the other pairings. Here are the Direct Entrant/Wild Card as well as teams that will compete and participate in the U.S. Open Mixed Doubles qualifying tournament:
Direct Entrants (6)
- Aryna Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic
- Jessica Pegula and Taylor Fritz
- Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud
- Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli
- Amanda Anisimova and Learner Tien
- Diana Shnaider and TBA
Wild Cards (8)
• Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori
- Alex Eala and Felix Auger-Aliassime
- Leylah Fernandez and Frances Tiafoe
- Taylor Townsend and Alexander Zverev
- Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils
- Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz
- Jakub Mensik and Karolina Muchova
- Emma Navarro and Tommy Paul
- Qualifier
- Qualifier
QUALIFYING
Direct Entrants* (6)
- Katerina Siniakova and Henry Patten
- Gabriela Dabrowski and Harri Heliövaara
- Luisa Stefani and Neal Skupski
- Aleksandra Krunic and Mate Pavic
- Kristina Mladenovic and Marcelo Arevalo
- Erin Routliffe and Lloyd Glasspool
Wild Cards (2)
- Mirra Andreeva and Andrey Rublev
- Peyton Stearns and Christian Harrison
Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz Will Play Mixed Doubles Together at 2026 U.S. Open
The pairing of Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz is quite historic. When you look at the entire field for the Mixed Doubles tournament; Alcaraz and Williams are the most accomplished. Together they have the most combined Grand Slam singles titles by a pair competing in a Grand Slam mixed doubles event. Combined they possess 30.
Most Combined Grand Slam Singles Titles by a Pair Competing in a Grand Slam Mixed Doubles
30— Serena Williams (23) and Carlos Alcaraz (7), US Open 2026
29— Steffi Graf (22) and John McEnroe (7), Wimbledon 1999
So then, it looks like sports fans will get to enjoy a collision of eras for the ages. Serena Williams will return to the US Open for the first time since 2022. The event will take place August 25-26, a week before the main draw starts. Play begins Tuesday, August 25th.
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