2024 US Open – Women's singles


Aryna Sabalenka defeated Jessica Pegula in the final, 7–5, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the [2024 US Open (tennis)|US Open (tennis)|2024 US Open]. It was her first US Open singles title and third major singles title overall. Sabalenka was the fifth woman to win both hardcourt majors in the same year since the feat became achievable in 1988, after Steffi Graf, Monica Seles, Martina Hingis and Angelique Kerber. The final was a rematch of the Cincinnati final three weeks earlier, in which Sabalenka also prevailed.
Coco Gauff was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Emma Navarro.
This edition of the US Open had two of the three latest finishes in the history of the tournament. The third-round match between Sabalenka and Ekaterina Alexandrova
was tied for the third-latest finish for a women's singles match at 1:48 AM. The fourth round match between Zheng Qinwen and Donna Vekić set the new record for the latest finish of a U.S. Open's women's match at 2:15 AM.

Seeded players

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of August 19, 2024. Rankings and points before are as of August 26, 2024.
SeedRankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints wonPoints afterStatus
11

Withdrawn players

The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began.
RankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints afterWithdrawal reason
22

Other entry information

Withdrawals

The entry list was released based on the WTA rankings for the week of July 15, 2024.
‡ – withdrew from entry list

§ – withdrew from main draw