The final tennis grand slam of 2024 is upon us, and as the home crowd’s spotlight shines down on the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre, one of the best players to come out of America since the eras of King and the Williams sisters is going for a second US Open title in a row.
Coco Gauff is the defending champion at Flushing Meadows having beaten Aryna Sabalenka 2-6 6-3 6-2 in last year’s decider, and ahead of the 2024 tournament, is one of several American players hoping to make a big impact at the US Open, with five seeded within the top 14 coming into the women’s competition in Queens.
Gauff is seeded third behind world number one Iga Swiatek and last year’s defeated finalist Sabalenka coming into this year’s US Open, with the 20-year-old having reached the Australian Open semifinals in her best performance of 2024 so far.
Jessica Pegula isn’t far behind Gauff in the rankings and is seeded sixth ahead of the women’s competition, while Danielle Collins, Emma Navarro and Madison Keys are the 11th, 13th and 14th seeds respectively. Gauff’s title defence begins with a first-round tie against France’s Varvara Gracheva, with 18 other US players also qualifying for the first stage.
The Sporting News is on hand to bring you all the latest TV schedule information, live streaming and start times for the women’s tournament at the 2024 US Open, as the home crowd at Flushing Meadows prepare to get right behind Gauff and her compatriots as the Floridian looks to go back-to-back.
How to watch 2024 US Open women’s tennis: TV channel, live stream
Here’s how to watch 2024 US Open women’s tennis matches across the US:
TV channel: ABC, ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPN Deportes
Live stream: Fubo, ESPN+
Broadcast TV coverage of this year’s US Open is split across several channels, with ESPN being the go-to broadcaster for the tournament. They’re showing English-speaking coverage of the women’s competition on both ESPN and ESPN 2, with Spanish language commentary also available with ESPN Deportes. ABC are also covering the US Open for the first time, showing women’s matches in the Round of 16 stage.
Tennis fans can also stream coverage of women’s matches from all of ESPN’s English and Spanish-speaking broadcasts with ESPN+, while fellow streaming service Fubo will also be showing the action both live and on catch-up – as well as offering a FREE seven-day trial to new subscribers.
Daily marathon coverage from all courts – first ball to last ball – will culminate with the women’s singles final on September 7 on ESPN, ESPN+, and ESPN Deportes.
ESPN+ and ESPN3 will combine to live stream all courts from first ball-to-last ball each day.
2024 US Open women’s tennis schedule
Below is the full schedule of women’s tennis action at the 2024 US Open from the first round on Monday, August 26 leading through to the Championship final on Saturday, September 7.
Matches will start from 11:00 a.m. local time (ET) in the first, second, third and fourth (last 16) rounds, moving to a 12:00 p.m. noon (ET) start time for the quarterfinals. The two semifinals will both take place from 7:00 p.m. (ET) onwards on Thursday, September 5, with the decider taking place two days later from 4:00 p.m. local time (ET).
| Start Date | Start Time (ET) | Stage | Location |
| Mon, Aug. 26 | 11:00 a.m. | First round | USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre, New York City |
| Tues, Aug. 27 | 11:00 a.m. | First round | USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre, New York City |
| Wed, Aug. 28 | 11:00 a.m. | Second round | USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre, New York City |
| Thu, Aug. 29 | 11:00 a.m. | Second round | USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre, New York City |
| Fri, Aug. 30 | 11:00 a.m. | Third round | USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre, New York City |
| Sat, Aug. 31 | 11:00 a.m. | Third round | USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre, New York City |
| Sun, Sept. 1 | 11:00 a.m. | Round of 16 | USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre, New York City |
| Mon, Sept. 2 | 11:00 a.m. | Round of 16 | USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre, New York City |
| Tues, Sept. 3 | 12:00 p.m. | Quarterfinals | USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre, New York City |
| Wed, Sept. 4 | 12:00 p.m. | Quarterfinals | USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre, New York City |
| Thu, Sept. 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Women’s Semifinals | USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre, New York City |
| Fri, Sept. 6 | 12:00 p.m. | Women’s Doubles Championship Final | USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre, New York City |
| Sat, Sept. 7 | 4:00 p.m. | Women’s Championship Final | USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre, New York City |
