by Randy Walker
@TennisPublisher
Here is a look at the 34 Americans who are competing in the main draw of singles at Wimbledon in 2026.
MEN’S SINGLES
Six Americans are seeded in the men’s draw: Ben Shelton (No. 4), Taylor Fritz (No. 6), Learner Tien (No. 16), Frances Tiafoe (No. 17), Tommy Paul (No. 21), and Brandon Nakashima (No. 28).
[4] Ben Shelton vs. Otto Virtanen
Shelton is a 23-year-old left-hander and former NCAA singles champion from the Univ. of Florida is one of the most exciting players on tour; his explosive left-handed serve could make him one of the most dangerous players in the draw.
[6] Taylor Fritz vs. Jack Draper (GBR)
Fritz was a semi-finalist at SW19 last year, losing a tough four-setter to Carlos Alcaraz. He is one of the tour’s standout grass players; he pulled out of Eastbourne at the last minute to be at full fitness for Wimbledon.
[16] Learner Tien vs. Dalibor Svrcina
Tien is seeded 16th at just 20 years old; and is a two-time USTA National Boy’s 18 singles champion.
[17] Frances Tiafoe vs. Terence Atmane
Tiafoe is always dangerous on grass and is playing with confidence going into the tournament, having won his first ATP Tour 500 level event on the grass in Halle, Germany. He has reached the semifinals of the U.S Open on two occasions.
[21] Tommy Paul vs. Alexandre Muller
Grass may suit Paul’s all-court game better than any other surface and he is a former champion at pre-Wimbledon event at Queens.
[28] Brandon Nakashima vs. Jack Pinnington Jones (GBR)
The San Diego native is one of the steadiest baseliners in American tennis and is seeded 28th — his highest Wimbledon seeding to date.
Jenson Brooksby vs. Aleksandar Vukic
A Sacramento native who has battled through serious injuries in recent years, Brooksby is known for his exceptional court coverage and unconventional shot-making. He won the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships in Houston last year, emerging from the qualifying rounds.
Emilio Nava vs. Ignacio Buse [31]
A young Californian who came through qualifying, Nava has enjoyed much success on the Challenger levels of pro tennis. His parents are both former Olympians who met at the 1988 Games in Seoul.
Ethan Quinn vs. Luciano Darderi [14]
The 21-year-old Quinn is a former NCAA champion at Georgia who has quickly transitioned into a promising professional career. He is coming off his best career pro tournament performance on the grass in Mallorca, finishing as runner-up. Quinn made a big move up the ATP rankings and established himself as a full-on ATP pro in 2025 as you can read here https://worldtennismagazine.com/ethan-quinn-made-his-move-up-atp-rankings-in-2025/26925
Zachary Svajda vs. Mattia Bellucci
A rising talent from San Diego, Svajda reached the fourth round at Roland Garros this year and continues to build his profile on the ATP Tour. Svajda had a memorable Grand Slam tournament debut at the U.S. Open as a 16-year-old as you can read about here https://worldtennismagazine.com/when-a-16-year-old-zach-svajda-played-a-somewhat-historic-u-s-open-match/25884
Michael Zheng vs. Cameron Norrie [26]
A 22-year-old from New Jersey and a former Wimbledon junior finalist, Zheng is the two-time NCAA singles champion for Columbia University. He skipped the USTA’s U.S. Open Collegiate Wild Card event last week to prepare to play Wimbledon qualifying and the decision paid off as he advanced into his first main draw at Wimbledon via qualifying. Read of his “GOAT” status in college tennis after his second NCAA singles title here https://worldtennismagazine.com/columbias-michael-zheng-enters-college-tennis-goat-conversation-with-ncaa-singles-title-defense/26649
Patrick Kypson vs. Mackenzie McDonald
Kypson is a North Carolina native and former college standout at Texas A&M who has worked his way into the top 100; notably this match-up is an all-American first-round clash and both Americans need to have a strong run at SW19 to clinch main draw direct entries in the 206 U.S. Open later this summer.
Mackenzie McDonald vs. Patrick Kypson
The Piedmont, California native and former UCLA Bruin famously knocked out Rafael Nadal in the second round of the 2023 Australian Open in what turned out to be Nadal’s farewell to that tournament. McDonald, at age 31, has seen his ranking drop to No. 144 and advanced via qualifying into the main draw. He was recently profiled in the New York Times about the excessive expenses in pro tennis. He reache the four round at Wimbledon in 2018 and won the 2016 NCAA title for UCLA.
Alex Michelsen vs. Jacob Fearnley
The 21-year-old Michelsen has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 30 and was signed to play college tennis for the Univ. of Georgia before pro results playing the tour as an amateur made him change his mind and turn pro. John McEnroe gave him a shot at winning a major singles title one day as you can read about here https://worldtennismagazine.com/alex-michelsen-earns-future-major-championship-contender-praise-from-john-mcenroe/22723
Marcos Giron vs. Corentin Moutet
The 30-year-old from Thousand Oaks, California won the 2014 NCAA title for UCLA and has had success on grass winning his only ATP singles title on the grass of Newport, RI in 2024, the last year that event was an ATP Tour level event.
Tristan Boyer vs. Nuno Borges
A 24-year-old had his hometown of Altadena, California burn to the ground in the 2025 California wildfires. Read about the situation after his first round U.S. Open win last year here Boyer advanced into the main draw at Wimbledon for the first time via qualifying.
Aleksandr Kovacevic vs. Botic van De Zandschulp
Born and raised in New York City, Kovacevic has never won a main draw match at Wimbledon, losing in the first round in 2024 and 2025. He played college tennis at the University of Illinois.
Martin Damm vs. Marco Trungelliti
Damm is coming off a serious injury, as documented here but slowly crawled his way back into the top of pro tennis and is making his Wimbledon main draw debut. He made the second round of the U.S. Open last September as a wild card in te qualifying with a ranking of No. 431. His father, Martin Damm, Sr., is a two-time Wimbledon doubles semifinalist and reached the third round in singles twice as well.
WOMEN’S SINGLES
Seven Americans are seeded in the women’s draw: Jessica Pegula (No. 4), Amanda Anisimova (No. 6), Coco Gauff (No. 7), Iva Jovic (No. 16), Emma Navarro (No. 23), Madison Keys (No. 26), and Ann Li (No. 28).
[4] Jessica Pegula vs. Darja Vidmanova
The Buffalo, New York native and daughter of Buffalo Bills/Sabres owners has become America’s most consistent women’s player. After a first round loss at Roland Garros, Pegula got to the final on the grass in Berlin heading into Wimbleodn.
[6] Amanda Anisimova vs. Lina Gjorcheska
Last year’s Wimbledon finalist (losing 6-0 6-0 to Iga Swiatek), Anisimova is the daughter of Russian immigrants who shaped her tennis career from a very young age.
[7] Coco Gauff vs. Tamara Korpatsch
The Delray Beach native won the 2023 US Open at just 19 and followed up with a Roland Garros win in 2025. She made her breakthrough at Wimbledon in 2019 reaching the fourth round out of qualifying and famously beating Venus Williams in the first round.
[16] Iva Jovic vs. Jaqueline Cristian
Jovic recently made the semifinals at the HSBC Championships at Queen’s Club and is in her first Wimbledon as a seeded direct entry.
[23] Emma Navarro vs. Paula Badosa
Navarro reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals in 2024 in a remarkable breakthrough on grass. She enters Wimbledon having reached the grass-court final in Nottingham and beating defending Wimbledon champ Iga Swiatek in Bad Homburg.
[26] Madison Keys vs. Kayla Day (fellow American!)
The 2025 Australian Open champion from Rock Island, Illinois, Keys possesses one of the biggest forehands in the women’s game and has the power to overwhelm opponents on fast courts. She reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals in 2015 and 2023 and in 2024 had to retire with a terribly-timed injury up 5-2 in the third set in the fourth round against Jasmine Paolini, who went on to reach the final. She comes into Wimbledon having won the title as Eastbourne, which certainly will build on her confidence
Kayla Day vs. Madison Keys
Day, the left-hander from California, beat Keys, actually at Roland Garros in 2023. She is making her Wimbledon debut after advancing to the main draw via qualifying and has been tutored by former Wimbledon champion Pat Cash.
[28] Ann Li vs. Zeynep Sonmez
The Philadelphia native is a former top-60 player who has reached the second round at Wimbledon on two previous occasions. She has also won two WTA Tour singles titles and sits at a career high ranking.
Serena Williams (WC) vs. Maya Joint (AUS)
The seven-time Wimbledon champion plays singles for the first time since 2022 on a wild card, returning at age 44 in the tournament’s defining storyline. Get a unique perspective on why she is coming back here: https://youtu.be/ttgmQVPTy10?si=9HEAtKbb9WZuiQrt
Taylor Townsend vs. Iga Swiatek [3]
The Atlanta native is a former world No. 1 in doubles who reinvented her singles game in her 30s, famously reaching the fourth round in 2025 at the US Open final. She won the Wimbledon doubles title in 2024.
McCartney Kessler vs. Oleksandra Oliynykova
The 23-year-old former Florida Gator from Georgia has been one of the fastest-rising Americans in 2025–26, cracking the top 50 after a string of strong results at WTA events.
Ashlynn Krueger vs. Donna Vekic [31]
From McKinney, Texas, Krueger qualified through to the main draw and has been one of the more impressive American youngsters on the tour over the past two seasons.
Robin Montgomery vs. Jasmine Paolini [13]
Washington D.C.-born Montgomery is just 20 years old and is having a breakthrough season, just winning her first WTA Tour title on grass in Rosmalen, Holland.
Claire Liu vs. Hanne Vandewinkel
The Thousand Oaks, California native is the daughter of Chinese immigrants. She is a former world junior No. 1, bringing a thoughtful, cerebral approach to the game. She has reached the second round at Wimbledon three previous times and got into the main draw this year via qualifying.
Sofia Kenin vs. Petra Marcinko
The 2020 Australian Open champion and former world No. 4 from Pembroke Pines, Florida, Kenin has worked her way back into the main draws after a difficult stretch with injuries and form.
Alycia Parks vs. Alicia Dudeney
From Port St. Lucie, Florida, Parks has won one WTA Tour singles title in her career and is noted for her booming serve. She hit the fastest serve in the history of the U.S Open in 2021 at 129 mph, tying the record of Venus Williams.
Peyton Stearns vs. Nikola Bartunkova
From Cincinnati and a former NCAA singles champ from the University of Texas, Stearns has lost in the first round at Wimbledon for the last three years.
