By now, you’ve heard that the US Open is “reimagining” the mixed doubles portion of the 2025 Grand Slam championship. There will be 16 teams vying for the title, during a two day period (August 19 and 20) in the week prior to the singles and regular women’s and men’s doubles draws.
Some purists oppose how singles players are grabbing the headlines as part of the 2025 US Open mixed doubles competition which will be abbreviated to best of three set matches with four game sets and tiebreakers as necessary (if 4-4 score is achieved) and higher prize money ($1 million per team in 2025 compared to $200,000 in 2024). In the spirit of full disclosure, I am so excited for this event that I am hopping a train to New York to watch on August 19.
14 teams have been announced. 8 were approved based on combined player rankings, and 6 wildcards are already in.
8 Qualified Teams
Direct entry was given to the following teams:
- Jannik Sinner and Emma Navarro
- Jack Draper and Paula Badosa
- Casper Ruud and Iga Swiatek
- Taylor Fritz and Elena Rybakina
- Holger Rune and Amanda Anisimova
- Alexander Zverev and Belinda Bencic
- Tommy Paul and Jessica Pegula
- Daniil Medvedev and Mirra Andreeva
6 Wildcard Teams
Wildcards were given to the following teams:
- Frances Tiafoe and Madison Keys
- Novak Djokovic and Olga Danilovic
- Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu
- Ben Shelton and Taylor Townsend
- Reilly Opelka and Venus Williams
- Andrea Vavassori and Sara Errani (2024 US Open mixed doubles champions)
14 teams are IN!
Eight teams have received direct entry and six teams have received wild cards to the US Open Mixed Doubles Championship. The final two wild cards will be announced at a later date. pic.twitter.com/mkAteJDQVT
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) July 29, 2025
Who Should Be On The Last Two Teams?
Coco Gauff has not entered the conversation which is odd because she is a Grand Slam singles and doubles champion. She could be paired with an up and coming US ATP player such as Alex Michelsen, Learner Tien, or Brandon Nakashima.
Another glaring omission is the newly minted Mubadala Citi Open men’s champion Alex de Minaur and his fiancee Katie Boutler. Or how about another another real-life tennis couple, the married pair of Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina?
A valid argument could also be made for the reigning Olympic mixed doubles champions: Katerina Siniakova and Tomas Machac. Siniakova could also be paired with her 2025 Wimbledon mixed doubles champion partner Sem Verbeek.
A golden moment for Czechia! 🥇
Katerina Siniakova & Tomas Machac take first place in tennis mixed doubles. 🎾
This is Czechia’s first-ever mixed doubles Olympic tennis gold. 🇨🇿@olympijskytym | @ITFTennis | #Tennis#Paris2024 | #Samsung | #TogetherforTomorrow pic.twitter.com/QrcKdYjJdG
— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) August 2, 2024
Sem Verbeek and Katerina Siniakova are the Mixed Doubles Champions of 2025! 🏆
The pair claim their first title together with a stunning 7-6(3), 7-6(3) win over Joe Salisbury and Luisa Stefani on Centre Court 👏#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/ekXRX69hov
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 10, 2025
We cannot wait to find out who the last two teams are even though the US Open has not officially said when they will be announced.
