ORLANDO, June 24, 2025 (USTA Press Release)

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 June 30 for the men and July 21 for the women, with both windows lasting through the week of August 4.

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 M25-level and above around the world.

The women’s wild card will go to the American with the highest cumulative total of WTA singles ranking points earned from their best two results over three weeks. The Women’s Challenge counts outdoor and indoor hard-court events at the W35-level and above around the world.

For both the men and the women, results from the first two rounds of the Cincinnati Open will be included if those rounds are completed by the end of the day on Monday, August 11. If all second round matches are not completed by that deadline, then only first-round results will be considered.

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, including those who can enter with a protected ranking. 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 11, will earn the wild card.

The USTA’s recent Wild Card Challenge winners include 17-year-old Iva Jovic, who won the Challenges to get into both the 2025 Australian and French Opens and won her first-round match at both events. Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge men’s winner Emilio Nava also reached the second round in Paris, while Australian Open Wild Card Challenge men’s winner Nishesh Basavareddy pushed Novak Djokovic to four sets in Melbourne.

Previous US Open Wild Card Challenge winners (and how they did at that year’s US Open) are below:

2024: Amanda Anisimova (1R); Learner Tien (1R)

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)