US Open 2026 · Flushing Meadows
Start a US Open pool with friends
A US Open pool is a private prediction game for your group: everyone makes their calls on the tournament, TennisPools scores every match automatically, and a live leaderboard settles who actually knows tennis. No spreadsheets, no arguments over scoring, no chasing people for picks — one invite link and the pool runs itself.
Two ways to play
Every pool follows one singles draw — men's or women's, the commissioner's call at creation. Run one of each if your crew wants double the sweat.
Survivor
Last one standing
One pick per round: a player who must win their match. Right pick, you live. Wrong pick — or no pick — you're out. No player can be used twice, and the last member standing wins.
7 rounds · pick round by round
Bracket
Call the draw
Predict the winners and watch two weeks of tennis score itself. Points double every round. Two formats: the Full Draw (127 picks, locks at the first ball) or the Sweet 16 — a Round-of-16-onward game (15 picks).
Full Draw or Sweet 16
Bracket Scores
Call the draw and the scores
Everything Bracket does — plus you call the set score of every match (3-0, 3-1, or 3-2 in men's best-of-five; 2-0 or 2-1 in women's best-of-three). An exact score pays half the points again.
For the precise · biggest scores
US Open 2026: the dates that matter
You don't have to wait for the draw to get organized — create the pool and get everyone in now, and picks open automatically when the draw is published.
How it works, start to finish
Create your pool
Pick a game mode, choose the men's or women's draw, name the pool. It takes about a minute and you get an invite code and a share link.
Share one link
Text the link to the group chat — anyone with it can join. Pools are private by default; you can also make yours public so anyone on TennisPools can find it.
Set the stakes (optional)
The commissioner — the person who runs the pool — can set a buy-in and add payment handles like Venmo or Zelle. Members pay the commissioner directly, and TennisPools tracks who has paid.
Pick, then sweat
Full Draw picks lock at the tournament's first ball; Sweet 16 opens at the Round of 16 and locks at the first R16 match; Survivor picks lock round by round. Every match scores automatically, the leaderboard updates live, and email reminders go out before every deadline.
What it costs (and what it never costs)
Pools with up to 5 members are free. Bigger pools pay a one-time hosting fee of $2 per member beyond the first 5, paid by the commissioner — that's the entire cost, for the whole tournament. Members never pay TennisPools anything.
5 members
Free
10 members
$10
20 members
$30
Entry fees are a separate thing entirely — and they're 100% between the commissioner and the members. The commissioner sets the buy-in, collects it directly, and pays out the winners; TennisPools just tracks who has paid. Some platforms take 10% of your prize pot. TennisPools takes nothing from it — no rake, ever.
Pools open now · Join before your format locks
Draw drops Aug 27. Be ready.
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