It’s Grand Slam time in New York, with the best of women’s tennis converging on Flushing Meadows to fight it out for glory over the next fortnight. Those given seeding at the US Open have a big advantage, as they won’t have to play any fellow seeds for the first two rounds. The biggest names will also ensure their paths don’t cross until much later in the weekend.
Who are the women’s seeds at the 2024 US Open? How are they projected to perform in New York? Who are the other players competing in the women’s draw? Read on for our break down of the US Open women’s seeds, including a forecast of how each of the 32 seeds will perform, plus an overview of the tournament’s entry list as a whole.
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US Open women’s seeds and projected finishes
Here are the seeds for the women’s US Open, along with our projections for where all 32 will finish in this year’s tournament:
- Iga Świątek – runner up
- Aryna Sabalenka – champion
- Coco Gauff – third round
- Elena Rybakina – semi-finals
- Jasmine Paolini – third round
- Jessica Pegula – quarter-finals
- Zheng Qinwen – first round
- Barbora Krejčíková – third round
- Maria Sakkari – second round
- Jeļena Ostapenko – first round
- Danielle Collins – round of 16
- Daria Kasatkina – third round
- Emma Navarro – semi-finals
- Madison Keys – round of 16
- Anna Kalinskaya – round of 16
- Liudmila Samsonova – second round
- Diana Shnaider – third round
- Marta Kostyuk – first round
- Victoria Azarenka – second round
- Mirra Andreeva – round of 16
- Beatriz Haddad Maia – first round
- Leylah Fernandez – first round
- Donna Vekić – round of 16
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova – third round
- Paula Badosa – quarter-finals
- Elina Svitolina – round of 16
- Caroline Garcia – third round
- Ekaterina Alexandrova – third round
- Yulia Putintseva – first round
- Katie Boulter – first round
- Dayana Yastremska – third round
- Elise Mertens – first round
We’re expecting a mixed bag from the women’s seeds this year at the US Open. Our prediction is that Aryna Sabalenka will go all the way and win the title, though she’ll have some tough resistance from Iga Swiatek.
Home favourite Coco Gauff will continue her poor run of form and fail to defend her title, crashing out in the third round. However, our forecast has another American player – Emma Navarro – making a career-best run to the US Open final. Plenty of seeds should fall early as well, with the likes of Zheng Qinwen and Jelena Ostapenko going home early this week.
Note that Ons Jabeur and Marketa Vondrousova would have been seeded, but both were forced to withdraw from the tournament ahead of the seeding being finalised.
Full Women’s US Open entry list
Are you interested to find out if your favourite player will be in action at the US Open? Here’s the full entry list of women’s players that will be present in New York.
Non-seeded direct entrance
- Karolina Muchova
- Xinyu Wang
- Sorana Cirstea
- Katerina Siniakova
- Veronika Kudermetova
- Yue Yuan
- Anastasia Potapova
- Clara Burel
- Marie Bouzkova
- Karolina Pliskova
- Sloane Stephens
- Elisabetta Cocciaretto
- Anhelina Kalinina
- Magda Linette
- Viktoriya Tomova
- Lin Zhu
- Caroline Dolehide
- Peyton Stearns
- Lulu Sun
- Xiyu Wang
- Sofia Kenin
- Magdalena Frech
- Katie Volynets
- Diane Parry
- Sara Sorribes Tormo
- Tatjana Maria
- Cristina Bucsa
- Arantxa Rus
- Clara Tauson
- Laura Siegemund
- Paula Badosa
- Jaqueline Cristian
- Mayar Sherif
- Ana Bogdan
- Moyuka Uchijima
- Lucia Bronzetti
- Nadia Podoroska
- Varvara Gracheva
- Yafan Wang
- Anna Blinkova
- Elina Avanesyan
- Caroline Wozniacki
- Martina Trevisan
- Daria Saville
- Anna Karolina Schmiedlova
- Greet Minnen
- Camila Osorio
- Bernarda Pera
- Viktorija Golubic
- Harriet Dart
- Ashlyn Krueger
- Jessica Bouzas Maneiro
- Taylor Townsend
- Oceane Dodin
- Tamara Korpatsch
- Lesia Tsurenko
- Brenda Fruhvirtova
- Erika Andreeva
- Maria Lourdes Carle
- Emma Raducanu
- Jule Niemeier
- Sara Errani
- Ajla Tomljanovic
- Shuai Zhang
- Shelby Rogers
- Lauren Davis
- Julia Grabher
- Kateryna Baindl
- Saisai Zheng
- Qiang Wang
These players all earn their spot in the main draw courtesy of their ranking. Several are using protected rankings, however, where injury has caused them to fall in the WTA rankings but they are allowed to play at their old rank for a certain number of tournaments. Eight players are doing this in 2024.
US Open women’s wildcards
- Bianca Andreescu
- Amanda Anisimova
- Iva Jovic
- McCartney Kessler
- Alexa Noel
- Naomi Osaka
- Chloé Paquet
- Taylah Preston
These eight players are all handed a spot in the 2024 US Open main draw at the discretion of the tournament organisers. Some, such as Naomi Osaka, are past champions who have taken time away from the game. Others, such as Amanda Anisimova are making a comeback after a layoff. Still more are local players being gifted a chance, such as Taylah Preston.
Qualifiers in the US Open women’s draw
- Destanee Aiava
- Marina Bassols Ribera
- Kimberly Birrell
- Nao Hibino
- Priscilla Hon
- Maya Joint
- Varvara Lepchenko
- Ann Li
- Eva Lys
- Jessika Ponchet
- Arina Rodionova
- Elena-Gabriela Ruse
- Aliaksandra Sasnovich
- Ena Shibahara
- Solana Sierra
- Yuliia Starodubtseva
These 16 women have all fought their way through three qualifying matches to make the main draw of the US Open 2024. They are slotted at random into the draw, and may cause some upsets – after all, they are all on winning streaks and are used to the conditions already here in New York.
Women’s lucky losers at the 2024 US Open
- Kamilla Rakhimova
Only one lucky loser has been placed in the women’s US Open draw so far in 2024. That is Kamilla Rakhimova, who takes the spot on Ons Jabeur who withdrew with a shoulder injury. Rakhimova lost in the final round of qualifying
Bren is our resident Kiwi, and has been playing or watching sports down under in New Zealand for the better part of three decades. With 12+ years experience as a professional writer, Bren loves to dive deep into all things sport to bring the best betting analysis and predictions here at Mr Fixits Tips.
