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Caty McNally leads Venus Williams in 2025 US Open Wild Card Challenge

July 28, 2025

Caty McNally's singles title at the USTA Pro Circuit W100 event in Evansville, Ind., was enough to put her atop the first women's standings in the US Open Wild Card Challenge. McNally has a 40-point lead over second-place Venus Williams, who notched her first singles victory in two years at the Mubadala Citi DC Open last week.

 

Read more: Venus Williams returns to tennis with historic Washington win

 

Former Georgia Tech All-American Andres Martin now leads the men's standings after reaching the final at the USTA Pro Circuit ATP Challenger 100 in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Both the men's and women's Challenges run through Aug. 11.

Women's Standings

(Player's current ranking in parentheses)

1. Caty McNally (116) - 100

2. Venus Williams (643) - 60

3. Amelia Honer (722) - 35

4. Robin Anderson (364) - 23

5. Haley Giavara (381) - 14

 

Men's Standings

(Player's current ranking in parentheses)

1. Andres Martin (275) - 61

2. Emilio Nava (114) - 50

T3. Eliot Spizzirri (124) - 44

T3. Zachary Svajda (148) - 44

5. Govind Nanda (344) - 38

Caty McNally at Wimbledon, where she took a set off eventual champion Iga Swiatek the singles second round. Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images.

The men's wild card will go to the American with the highest cumulative total of ATP singles ranking points earned from their best four results over six weeks. The Men's Challenge counts outdoor and indoor hard-court events at the M25-level and above around the world. 

 

The women's wild card will go to the American with the highest cumulative total of WTA singles ranking points earned from their best two results over three weeks. The Women's Challenge counts outdoor and indoor hard-court events at the W35-level and above around the world. 

 

For both the men and the women, results from the first two rounds of the Cincinnati Open will be included if those rounds are completed by the end of the day on Monday, Aug. 11. If all second round matches are not completed by that deadline, then only first-round results will be considered. Both main draw and qualifying points earned count toward each player’s Challenge total.

 

Read more on the USTA's US Open Wild Card Challenge information page.

 

Americans who otherwise earn direct entry into the US Open are not eligible, including those who can enter with a protected ranking. Should the player with the highest number of Challenge points earn direct entry into the US Open, the wild card will go to the next eligible American in the Challenge points standings. In the event of a tie, the player with the best ATP or best WTA singles ranking on Monday, Aug. 11, will earn the wild card.

 

Previous US Open Wild Card Challenge winners (and how they did at that year’s US Open) are below, including Tommy Paul, Amanda Anisimova and Sofia Kenin.

Arthur Ashe Stadium during the 2024 US Open. Photo by Dustin Satloff/USTA.
Previous Wild Card Challenge Winners & US Open Results

 

2024: Amanda Anisimova (1R); Learner Tien (1R)

2023: Steve Johnson (1R); Kayla Day (1R)

2022: JJ Wolf (3R), Elizabeth Mandlik (2R)

2019: Ernesto Escobedo (1R), Kristie Ahn (4R)

2018: Bradley Klahn (1R), Asia Muhammad (1R)

2017: Tommy Paul (1R), Sofia Kenin (3R)

2016: Ernesto Escobedo (2R), Sofia Kenin (1R)

2015: Bjorn Fratangelo (1R), Samantha Crawford (1R)

2014: Wayne Odesnik (1R), Nicole Gibbs (3R)

2013: Bradley Klahn (2R), Shelby Rogers (1R)

2012: Steve Johnson (3R), Mallory Burdette (3R)

 

The 2025 US Open will be held from Aug. 18 - Sept. 7 in New York.

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