The fourth and final Grand Slam tournament of 2025 gets underway on Sunday as the best tennis players in the world fight it out at the US Open.
Jannik Sinner is the defending champion in the men’s singles and is looking to register back-to-back major titles after his Wimbledon triumph.
Aryna Sabalenka was the winner in the women’s singles last year and she’s back in action along with Iga Swiatek and British star Emma Raducanu.
While the revamped mixed doubles has now concluded, there’s plenty of other action going on at Flushing Meadows in New York and you can scroll down for the start date, prize money, full schedule and title favourites…
What is the start date for the US Open?
The start date for the US Open men’s singles and women’s singles is Sunday, August 24.
The Grand Slam tournament will come to an end on Sunday, September 7 – which is when the men’s singles final will be played.
How much is the US Open prize money?
The US Open will offer the largest purse in tennis history at $90m (£66.5m) this year.
The winners of the men’s singles and women’s singles will each earn $5m (£3.7m) – a 39 per cent increase from 2024.
The total pot of money on offer in men’s doubles and women’s doubles at the US Open is $4.78m (£3.6m) – an increase of 23 per cent from 2024.
The winners of the men’s doubles and women’s doubles will get $1m (£749,000) in prize money per team – the same as the mixed doubles.
Full schedule for the 2025 US Open
- Sunday, August 24 – Men’s & Women’s singles 1st round
- Monday, August 25 – Men’s & Women’s singles 1st round
- Tuesday, August 26 – Men’s & Women’s singles 1st round
- Wednesday, August 27 – Men’s & Women’s singles 2nd round
- Thursday, August 28 – Men’s & Women’s singles 2nd round
- Friday, August 29 – Men’s & Women’s singles 3rd round
- Saturday, August 30 – Men’s & Women’s singles 3rd round
- Sunday, August 31 – Men’s & Women’s singles 4th round
- Monday, September 1 – Men’s & Women’s singles 4th round
- Tuesday, September 2 – Men’s & Women’s singles quarter-finals
- Wednesday, September 3 – Men’s & Women’s singles quarter-finals
- Thursday, September 4 – Women’s singles semi-finals
- Friday, September 5 – Men’s singles semi-finals
- Saturday, September 6 – Women’s singles final
- Sunday, September 7 – Men’s singles final
Who are the US Open title favourites this year?
According to our friends at AceOdds, Sinner is the favourite to land the men’s singles trophy ahead of Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic.
British No.1 Jack Draper, who reached the US Open semi-finals last year, is the sixth favourite at odds of 28/1.
2025 US Open men’s outright winner odds
- Jannik Sinner – Evens
- Carlos Alcaraz – 2/1
- Novak Djokovic – 16/1
- Taylor Fritz, Alexander Zverev – 25/1
- Jack Draper – 28/1
- Ben Shelton – 33/1
- Daniil Medvedev – 50/1
In the women’s singles, Sabalenka is the No.1 favourite, Swiatek is the No.2 favourite and Coco Gauff is the No.3 favourite.
Raducanu is a 33/1 shot four years on from her stunning triumph as a qualifier four years ago.
US Open women’s outright winner odds
- Aryna Sabalenka – 5/2
- Iga Swiatek – 7/2
- Coco Gauff – 7/1
- Mirra Andreeva – 12/1
- Elena Rybakina – 14/1
- Naomi Osaka – 20/1
- Madison Keys – 22/1
- Amanda Anisimova – 25/1
- Jessica Pegula, Emma Raducanu, Victoria Mboko – 33/1
- Jasmine Paolini, Clara Tauson – 50/1
A spokesperson for AceOdds said: ‘Approaching the final major of the tennis season, Jannik Sinner is currently Evens to win the men’s singles title at the US Open ahead of Carlos Alcaraz at 2/1.
‘Four-time winner at Flushing Meadows Novak Djokovic is 16/1 to go all the way while Jack Draper is a 28/1 outsider.
‘In the women’s singles draw, Aryna Sabalenka leads the market at 5/2, marginally ahead of Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek at 7/2.
‘2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu enters the tournament as a firm outsider at odds of 33/1.’
Please note that betting odds are always subject to change.