Tournament organizers have released information in relation to the wild cards for the 2022 US Open tennis tournament.
Below is the full list of wild cards (or “WC”) awarded for the 2022 US Open!
2022 US Open Wild Cards Entries
Men’s Singles
In the Men’s Singles tournament, 2020 US Open singles champion Dominic Thiem was included in the draw for the 2022 singles tournament in New York.
| # | Tennis Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dominic Thiem |
| 2 | Sam Querrey |
| 3 | J.J. Wolf |
| 4 | Ben Shelton |
| 5 | Ugo Humbert |
| 6 | Rinky Hijikata |
| 7 | Emilio Nava |
| 8 | Learner Tien |
Women’s Singles
In the Women’s Singles tournament, Venus Williams will join her sister Serena in the 2022 women’s singles draw after receiving a wild card to enter the tournament.
| # | Tennis Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Venus Williams |
| 2 | Sofia Kenin |
| 3 | CoCo Vandeweghe |
| 4 | Harmony Tan |
| 5 | Jaimee Fourlis |
| 6 | Elizabeth Mandlik |
| 7 | Peyton Stearns |
| 8 | Eleana Yu |
Men’s Doubles
The 2022 men’s doubles tournament saw the American duo of Christopher Eubanks and Brian Shelton getting a wild card into the tournament.
| # | Tennis Players |
|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Eubanks and Brian Shelton |
| 2 | Brandon Holt and Govind Nanda |
| 3 | Nicholas Monroe and Keegan Smith |
| 4 | Max Schnur and Hunter Reese |
| 5 | Alex Michelsen and Sebastian Gorzny |
| 6 | Robert Galloway and Alex Lawson |
| 7 | Nicholas Godsick and Ethan Quinn |
Women’s Doubles
The wild cards for the 2022 women’s doubles tournament have now been announced, with Serena and Venus Williams being included in the women’s doubles draw for 2022.
| # | Tennis Players |
|---|---|
| 1 | Serena Williams and Venus Williams |
| 2 | Robin Montgomery and CoCo Vandeweghe |
| 3 | Sophie Chang and Angela Kulikov |
| 4 | Katrina Scott and Elizabeth Mandlik |
| 5 | Hailey Baptiste and Whitney Osuigwe |
| 6 | Clervie Ngounoue and Reese Brantmeier |
| 7 | Peyton Stearns and Ashlyn Krueger |
Men’s Singles (Qualifying)
The 2022 men’s singles qualifying tournament wild cards have now been announced.
| # | Tennis Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Oliver Crawford |
| 2 | Ethan Quinn |
| 3 | Bruno Kuzuhara |
| 4 | Alex Rybakov |
| 5 | Govind Nanda |
| 6 | Zachary Svajda |
| 7 | Martin Damm |
| 8 | Brandon Holt |
| 9 | Murphy Cassone |
Women’s Singles (Qualifying)
The WCs for the 2022 women’s singles qualifying tournament have now been announced.
| # | Tennis Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kayla Day |
| 2 | Katrina Scott |
| 3 | Elvina Kalieva |
| 4 | Whitney Osuigwe |
| 5 | Christina McHale |
| 6 | Liv Hovde |
| 7 | Valerie Glozman |
| 8 | Catherine Harrison |
| 9 | Ashlyn Krueger |
Mixed Doubles
The WCs for the 2022 Mixed Doubles tournament was released on the 29th of August 2022.
All the mixed doubles teams were from the US with no opportunities being given to players in other countries.
| # | Tennis Players |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alycia Parks and Christopher Eubanks |
| 2 | Caty McNally and William Blumberg |
| 3 | Catherine Harrison and Robert Galloway |
| 4 | Bernarda Pera and Jackson Withrow |
| 5 | Robin Montgomery and Nicholas Monroe |
| 6 | Jaeda Daniel and Richard Ciamarra |
| 7 | Madison Keys and Bjorn Fratangelo |
| 8 | Louisa Chirico and Bradley Klahn |
FAQ
How many wild cards are there for US Open Singles?
There were 8 wild card entries for the Men’s and Women’s Singles events at the 2022 US Open.
What is the US Open Wild Card Challenge?
The Wild Card Challenge gives American players the chance to qualify for US Open as a result of their performances in select ITF/ATP/WTA tournaments in the run-up to the US Open each year.
The Challenge has been run since 2012 with past winners of the challenge including Tommy Paul, Sofia Kenin, and Shelby Rogers.
The winners of the 2022 challenge were JJ Wolf and Elizabeth Mandlik.