Alexander Zverev defeated Ben Shelton in the 2026 US Open men’s singles final.
The final was contested on September 13, 2026, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. Zverev won 6–3, 7–6(2), 5–7, 6–2, securing the championship in four sets.
Shelton was competing in his first US Open men’s singles final. His run made him the 13th American man to reach that final in the Open Era, which began in 1968.
The result continued a long American wait for a homegrown men’s singles champion. Andy Roddick was the last American man to win the US Open singles title, doing so in 2003. Zverev’s victory kept that drought intact.