Source: USTA Dustin Satoff
NEW YORK – With the USTA’s goal to highlight gender equality and showcase the power of men and women competing side-by-side at the highest level, it unveiled a star-studded lineup for the reimagined 2025 US Open Mixed Doubles Championship—and it’s turning heads for good reason.
Sixteen elite teams are entering the fray, including powerhouse pairings such as Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu, Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud, Novak Djokovic and Olga Danilovic, and Madison Keys and Frances Tiafoe. What’s unique this year is that nine of the world’s Top 10 men and women are participating, making this perhaps the most competitive and high-profile mixed doubles event the US Open has ever hosted.
This year’s US Open Mixed Doubles Championship has been reimagined as a marquee event—and not just a side show tacked onto the end of the tournament. Instead of being buried in the final week, it’s now front-and-center during the US Open Fan Week at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
This shift is not just cosmetic—it’s a cultural one. It’s part of tennis evolving to celebrate co-ed play as a top-tier draw. Many top stars—such as Alcaraz, Swiatek, and Djokovic—have expressed excitement about the mixed format finally getting a proper stage. Djokovic reportedly said it reminds him of “why we fell in love with the game”—pure competition, high stakes, and camaraderie. Players love that it’s no longer an afterthought, but an arena for legends to team up or face off.
The top eight teams will qualify by combined singles ranking, while the remaining eight will be selected via wild cards. This shift to early in the tournament schedule and the star power involved signal the USTA’s bold move to elevate mixed doubles to main-event status.
“Seeing the teams that have already put their names on the entry list makes us all incredibly excited,” said Lew Sherr, CEO and Executive Director, USTA. “It shows that the players are behind what we are trying to do, and we know that the fans will love it.”
Stacey Allaster, US Open Tournament Director, believes that this innovation will give fans, both in attendance and around the globe, the opportunity to see tennis’s biggest stars – both men and women – compete side by side for a US Open Grand Slam Title.
The teams are expected to play in short, fast-paced matches. It will be a 10-point match tiebreak instead of a third set. In the finals, the best-of-three sets to 6 games format will give every point more weight and reward fearless, high-octane tennis.
Already, social media is lighting up with praise. Shorter matches mean more drama per minute. Pairings like Osaka and Kyrgios and Raducanu and Alcaraz are pulling in fans who don’t usually watch doubles. And scheduling it during Fan Week lets more spectators get close to he action — some even in Ashe Stadium for free or low-cost seats.
This spotlight could have a ripple effect beyond the US Open. Wimbledon and the Australian Open are already rumored to be reconsidering how they position mixed doubles, especially with the format’s potential to promote gender equity and audience appeal.
The rebranding taps into something more profound: co-ed competition at the highest level, with equal billing, equal pressure, and a global platform. That’s not just good sport—it’s good storytelling.
Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori are the defending champions. They clinched the 2024 US Open Mixed Doubles Championship by defeating Taylor Townsend and Donald Young in the final, 7–6(0), 7–5.
It was a historic win—Errani became the first Italian woman to win the title since 1986, and it marked Young’s final professional match, making the moment even more poignant. The pair even saved a match point in the first round, showing serious grit on their way to the trophy.
The entry list for the 2025 US Open Mixed Doubles Championship includes the following teams (listed by combined singles ranking):
- -Emma Navarro and Jannik Sinner
- -Qinwen Zheng and Jack Draper
- -Jessica Pegula and Tommy Paul
- -Jasmine Paolini and Lorenzo Musetti
- -Elena Rybakina and Taylor Fritz-
- -Mirra Andreeva and Daniil Medvedev
- -Madison Keys and Frances Tiafoe
- -Aryna Sabalenka and Grigor Dimitrov
- -Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud
- -Paula Badosa and Stefanos Tsitsipas
- -Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz
- -Belinda Bencic and Alexander Zverev
- -Olga Danilovic and Novak Djokovic
- -Taylor Townsend and Ben Shelton
- -Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori
- -Naomi Osaka and Nick Kyrgios
