NEW YORK, July 29, 2025 – The USTA today announced 14 of the 16 star-studded teams now confirmed to compete in the blockbuster 2025 US Open Mixed Doubles Championship presented by Vital Proteins. The 14 confirmed teams – eight receiving direct entry via combined singles ranking, and six receiving wild cards – feature today’s biggest stars, legends of the game, current or former singles and doubles world No. 1s and Grand Slam singles, doubles and mixed doubles champions. The reimagined US Open Mixed Doubles Championship will be played on Tuesday, August 19, and Wednesday, August 20, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, with $1 million in prize money being awarded to the winning team.
The 14 confirmed teams announced today include:
This Press Release was written by USTA. For more information, contact: Brendan McIntyre, Corporate Communications; mcintyre@usta.com
- Eight men and six women ranked in the Top 10 in singles and nine Grand Slam singles champions.
- The defending US Open Mixed Doubles Champions Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori and current women’s doubles world No. 1 Taylor Townsend.
- Fourteen-time Grand Slam women’s doubles champion and two-time Grand Slam mixed doubles champion Venus Williams, who is competing for a spot in the only Grand Slam final – singles, doubles or mixed doubles – she’s yet to reach.
2025 US Open Mixed Doubles Championship – Confirmed Teams
DIRECT ENTRANTS- Emma Navarro and Jannik Sinner
- Paula Badosa and Jack Draper
- Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud
- Elena Rybakina and Taylor Fritz
- Amanda Anisimova and Holger Rune
- Belinda Bencic and Alexander Zverev
- Jessica Pegula and Tommy Paul
- Mirra Andreeva and Daniil Medvedev
- Madison Keys and Frances Tiafoe
- Olga Danilovic and Novak Djokovic
- Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz
- Taylor Townsend and Ben Shelton
- Venus Williams and Reilly Opelka
- Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori
Reimagined US Open Mixed Doubles Championship
Earlier this year, the USTA announced the reimagination of the US Open Mixed Doubles Championship with the goal of driving greater awareness for this storied competition, giving fans both in attendance and across the globe the opportunity to see tennis’ biggest stars – both men and women – compete side-by-side for a US Open Grand Slam title. This year’s event was moved from the third week of the tournament, its traditional place on the calendar, to the first week – US Open Fan Week – to enable top singles stars to compete together and to give this Grand Slam Championship center stage, including coverage by ESPN and international broadcast rights holders. Other enhancements for this year’s US Open Mixed Doubles Championship presented by Vital Proteins, include:- A player field featuring 16 teams – eight teams earning direct entry based on their combined singles ranking and eight wild-card entries.
- $1 million in prize money for the US Open Mixed Doubles Champions (team)
- Best-of-three-set matches with short sets to four games, no-ad scoring, tiebreakers at four-all and a 10-point match tiebreak in lieu of a third set.
- The final will be a best-of-three set match to six games, featuring no-ad scoring, with tiebreakers at six-all and a 10-point match tiebreaker in lieu of a third set.
- All matches played in Arthur Ashe Stadium or Louis Armstrong Stadium.
- The event will be featured across ESPN properties:
- Tuesday: 11am – 1pm ET on ESPN2; 1pm – 2pm ET on ESPNews
- Wednesday: 7pm – 10pm ET on ESPN2
This Press Release was written by USTA. For more information, contact: Brendan McIntyre, Corporate Communications; mcintyre@usta.com
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