The 2025 US Open qualifying tournament has finished, as all 128 players now know who they will be playing in round one.
World number one Jannik Sinner will return to defend his US Open title in 2025, having beaten Taylor Fritz in last year’s final.
He’ll be challenged by several top stars, including Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, and Alexander Zverev, who are all desperate to get their hands on the trophy.
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However, Grand Slam tournaments aren’t just for the players vying for the title, as the players who fight to qualify for the main draw often have the best stories to tell.
In total, 19 players have advanced to the US Open main draw via the qualifying tournament in 2025, three of whom received last-minute entries as lucky losers.
The 19 players who ‘qualified’ for the 2025 US Open
Battling through three rounds of qualifying, 19 players will join the 128-man field at Flushing Meadows.
NameCountry1st round opponentQualificationUgo BlanchetFranceFabian MarozsanQualifierIgnacio BusePeru[6] Ben SheltonQualifierMartin DammUSADarwin BlanchQualifierFederico Agustin GomezArgentina[5] Jack DraperQualifierLloyd HarrisSouth AfricaSebastian BaezQualifierJesper de JongNetherlands[30] Brandon NakashimaQualifierJerome KymSwitzerlandEthan QuinnQualifierPablo Llamas RuizSpainPablo Carreno BustaQualifierShintaro MochizukiJapanHugo GastonQualifierFrancesco PassaroItaly[24] Flavio CobolliQualifierZsombor PirosHungaryZachary SvajdaQualifierDino PrizmicCroatia[15] Andrey RublevQualifierLeandro RiediSwitzerlandPedro MartinezQualifierJan-Lennard StruffGermanyMackenzie McDonaldQualifierZachary SvajdaUSAZsombor PirosQualifierColeman WongHong KongAleksandar KovacevicQualifierJaime FariaPortugalJaume MunarLucky loserBilly HarrisGreat Britain[25] Felix Auger-AliassimeLucky loserJames DuckworthAustraliaTristan BoyerLucky loserQualifiers at the 2025 US Open
The last of the 19 qualifiers is Australia’s James Duckworth, who received a lucky loser spot in the main draw when Arthur Fils withdrew from the US Open.
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The world number 107 will be looking to make the most of his opportunity and pick up another memorable win.
James Duckworth beat Jannik Sinner and Ben Shelton
In 2021, Duckworth travelled to Toronto in search of a place in the main draw of the Canadian Open.
Defeating Illya Marchenko and Peter Polansky in qualifying, the Aussie advanced to the first round, where he took on Taylor Fritz.
In straight sets, Duckworth stunned the American, 7-6, 6-3, to book his place in the second round.
There, he met Italy’s Jannik Sinner, the 16th seed, who had won the Washington Open weeks earlier.
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Producing one of the biggest wins of his professional career, Duckworth knocked out Sinner, winning 6-3, 6-4.
Unfortunately, he couldn’t continue his winning run in round three, losing to the number-one seed Daniil Medvedev 2-6, 4-6.
He wasn’t done upsetting the big names there, however, as Duckworth provided another shock in 2024.
Taking on America’s Ben Shelton in Stuttgart, Duckworth was a big underdog, having advanced to the main draw via qualifying once again.
Winning the first set in a tiebreaker 7-6 [7-5], the Aussie closed in on a big win over the number two seed.
Fighting back, Shelton grabbed the second 6-4, forcing a deciding set in round two of the Stuttgart Open.
It was there that Duckworth kicked into gear, sealing the win in three sets, 7-6, 4-6, 6-3, booking his place in the quarterfinals, where he fell to Matteo Berrettini.
Despite never breaking into the top 40 himself, Duckworth has picked up several wins over top 40 players during his career.
MatchOpponentOpponent’s rankScore2021 Miami Open – 2RDavid Goffin136-3, 6-12024 Stuttgart Open – 2RBen Shelton147-6, 4-6, 6-32021 Canadian Open – 2RJannik Sinner156-3, 6-42021 Paris Masters – 1RRoberto Bautista Agut206-4, 5-7, 7-62015 Brisbane International – 1RGilles Simon216-2, 6-22025 Los Cabos Open – 2RAlejandro Davidovich Fokina266-3, 6-42016 Japan Open – 1RFeliciano Lopez286-7, 7-6, 4-2 (RET)2021 Murray River Open – 1RUgo Humbert327-6, 6-42024 Dallas Open – 2RChristopher Eubanks337-6, 6-42021 Stuttgart Open – 1RAdrian Mannarino366-3, 6-22024 Canadian Open – 1RMarcos Giron376-4, 6-12021 Astana Open – 2RFilip Krajinovic377-6, 6-32021 Canadian Open – 1RTaylor Fritz407-6, 6-3Top 40 wins in James Duckworth’s career
Duckworth will be hoping to notch a 14th top-40 win of his career at the US Open, and could do so in round two, should he and Andrey Rublev both advance.
The Aussie will first switch his attention to his opening match against wild card Tristan Boyer, who he will play on Monday, August 25.