TL;DR
The US Open's mixed-doubles semifinals and final are scheduled for Wednesday night in New York, which is 7am on Thursday in Singapore. The men's and women's singles main draw does not begin until Sunday: its 11am New York session is 11pm here, while the 7pm session is 7am the next day.

Singapore interest in the US Open is already visible in Google's public daily-trends feed, but this year's calendar has a useful trap for anyone who assumes the tournament begins only when singles starts. It does not. The revised mixed-doubles event reaches its semifinal-and-final night before the men's and women's singles main draw opens.

Wednesday's final is Thursday breakfast in Singapore

The official 2026 US Open timetable lists mixed-doubles semifinals and the final in the Wednesday, 26 August, 7pm New York session. New York is on Eastern Daylight Time in late August, 12 hours behind Singapore. That makes the scheduled session 7am on Thursday, 27 August, in Singapore.

That is the point to keep straight: this is a mixed-doubles finale during Fan Week, not the start of the men's and women's singles main draw. A reader looking only for the familiar singles fortnight could reasonably think the event is still days away; a reader following the current mixed-doubles conversation is already in the middle of it.

Singles begins on Sunday, not the next morning

The same official schedule places the first men's and women's singles sessions on Sunday, 30 August, at 11am and 7pm in New York. In Singapore, those convert to 11pm on Sunday and 7am on Monday, 31 August.

BBC Sport independently reports that the singles main draw gets under way on Sunday and describes the new mixed-doubles competition as a three-day event in the week before it. That sequencing is the practical distinction: mixed doubles is designed as an early, concentrated event; the singles programme follows several days later.

Why the early buzz can be misleading

Current coverage has naturally centred on the on-court mixed-doubles story. Yahoo Sports, for example, reported on Tuesday's Djokovic-and-Sabalenka first-round defeat. That is a valid news update, but it does not answer the more basic planning question for a Singapore reader: whether the result belongs to the usual singles timetable. It does not.

For this week, treat the US Open as two adjacent calendar moments. First comes the mixed-doubles finale at 7am Singapore time on Thursday. Then, after the gap, the main singles programme starts late Sunday night and continues with an early-Monday-morning session. The official order of play remains the right final check before setting an alarm, because match order and court allocation can change even when the session framework remains in place.

The clean way to follow it

  • Thursday, 27 August, 7am SGT: the scheduled New York 7pm mixed-doubles semifinals-and-final session.
  • Sunday, 30 August, 11pm SGT: the scheduled New York 11am opening singles session.
  • Monday, 31 August, 7am SGT: the scheduled New York 7pm opening-night singles session.

The public trend signal is useful as evidence that the exact tournament is currently being searched in Singapore. It is not a crowd estimate, ticket-sales number or guarantee that a particular player will be on a particular session. For the latter, reopen the official US Open schedule on the day.

Frequently Asked Questions

When is the US Open mixed-doubles final in Singapore time?

The official schedule places the 26 August semifinal-and-final session at 7pm in New York. With Singapore 12 hours ahead in late August, that is 7am on Thursday, 27 August, in Singapore.

When does the US Open singles main draw start in Singapore?

The first singles sessions are scheduled for Sunday, 30 August, at 11am and 7pm New York time. They convert to 11pm on Sunday and 7am on Monday in Singapore.

Why is mixed doubles happening before the singles main draw?

The 2026 format places a three-day mixed-doubles event in the week before the main draw. BBC Sport describes that structure as part of the event's revised format.

Does the schedule guarantee a particular player or match time?

No. It gives the session framework, not a guarantee of a specific player, court or start minute. Check the official order of play before watching.