The 2026 US Open celebrity sightings are already stacking up, and the tournament has barely found its rhythm. Queens, New York, is doing what it does every late summer: turning one of tennis’s grandest stages into a weeks-long audition for the street-style pages.
The main draw runs from 30 August to 13 September 2026, with the Women’s Singles Final scheduled for Saturday 12 September and the Men’s on Sunday 13 September. That’s a lot of courtside real estate still to fill, and the A-list is clearly aware of it.
Kaia Gerber and Homer Gere Set the Courtside Tone
The early standouts were Kaia Gerber and Homer Gere, fresh off their joint Vogue September 2026 cover, photographed by Steven Meisel with fashion edited by Spencer Singer, their cover look shot in Chanel. At the Open, Gerber kept it tight and understated in a form-fitting little black dress; Gere went the blazer-jeans-white-shirt route, which is either timeless or just very easy, depending on your disposition.
The cover itself is tied to their co-starring roles in Ryan Murphy’s adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s 2023 novel The Shards. So they’ve got a film to promote, a magazine cover to ride, and now a Grand Slam appearance to round out what is either a very carefully planned press cycle or a very charmed few weeks.
They weren’t alone in the stands. Designers Vera Wang and Tory Burch both made cameos, which is precisely the kind of detail that makes the US Open feel less like a sports event and more like a Condé Nast annexe with better snacks.
The On-Court Drama Worth Tracking Alongside the 2026 US Open Celebrity Sightings
It’s worth noting what the celebrities are actually watching, because the on-court storylines are genuinely good this year. According to the ATP Tour, Carlos Alcaraz enters as defending champion, having beaten Jannik Sinner in the 2025 final 6–2, 3–6, 6–1, 6–4. He had not competed since Barcelona in April 2026 due to a wrist injury, yet remained on the entry list. Whether he actually takes the court is a question the courtside crowd may have to answer in real time.
Novak Djokovic, a record 24-time Grand Slam champion, is chasing his first major title since his 2023 US Open win. He reached the Australian Open final in February 2026 and the Wimbledon semi-finals, so the form is there even if the title has proved elusive. He is exactly the kind of narrative the tournament sells, and the cameras in the celebrity boxes know it.
For context on what’s being watched: Arthur Ashe Stadium holds 23,200 fans, which means there is no shortage of room for designers, cover stars, and the rest of the well-dressed crowd that treats the Open as a seasonal fixture.
The tournament has been held at Flushing Meadows since 1978, which gives it the kind of institution status that justifies the fashion circus around it. It is old enough to feel historic, glamorous enough to draw the people who treat a Grand Slam like a long weekend in the Hamptons, and televised enough that showing up in the right outfit is its own form of media strategy.
The Williams factor adds a layer, too. Serena Williams and Chris Evert share the record for most US Open women’s singles titles, with six each, according to the WTA. Serena’s presence at the tournament, even in a spectator capacity, carries that weight around with it. The Athletic reports she was not on the initial mixed doubles entry list, so if she appears, it will be in the stands rather than on the baseline.
There is still the better part of two weeks left in the draw. The celebrity sightings page is updated daily, which at this rate means a steady drip of well-chosen outfits and the occasional designer cameo. The Men’s Final on 13 September is the last scheduled event, and if history is any guide, the stands will be as dressed as the players. Keep watching.
