2026 Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge

The road to Paris began in late March for Americans competing in the USTA's 2026 Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge.

Based on results from clay-court tournaments across five weeks from March 30 to May 3, the Challenge awards an American man and woman a main-draw singles wild card to the French Open.

Follow along below for weekly standings updates.

Standings Update (April 28)

Nishesh Basavareddy’s Challenger title in Savannah, Ga., last week vaulted him to the top of the Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge men’s standings, while Akasha Urhobo extended her women’s lead with one week left.

While Basavareddy’s title in Savannah allowed him to leap Emilio Nava, Nava can reclaim first place by reaching the quarterfinals this week at the ATP Challenger 175 in Cagliari, Italy. Darwin Blanch is the only other contender still alive on the men’s side and would need to win the Challenger 100 in Mathausen, Austria, to have a chance.

Nearly all of the top women’s contenders are still in the running, with Urhobo, Day and Kalieva leading the group competing at the USTA Pro Circuit W100 in Bonita Springs, Fla. Each of those players’ point totals, however, are already counting points from the maximum three events, so they would all need deep runs to add on. Whitney Osuigwe and Varvara Lepchenko lead the few contenders competing at the WTA 125s in Spain and France.

Standings Update (April 21)

Akasha Urhobo extended her women's lead and Emilo Nava took the men's lead with two weeks to play and big points still on the board in the Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge. 

The 19-year-old Urhobo won her third USTA Pro Circuit singles title of 2026 last week at the W35 in Zephyrhills, Fla., extending her lead to 40 points over second-place Kayla Day. Both Urhobo and Day are among the group of U.S. women competing in consecutive USTA Pro Circuit W100s that will likely decide the women's Challenge -- this week in Charlottesville, Va., and next week in Bonita Springs, Fla. 

Nava, who won last year's men's Challenge, has a slim lead in the still-wide-open men's standings that could see results from this week's Challenger 75 in Savannah, Ga., factor significantly into the final results.

Standings update (April 13)

Former college all-American Stefan Dostanic took the men's lead and Akasha Urhobo maintained the women's lead after Week 2 of the Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge.

The 24-year-old Dostanic, who last year led Wake Forest to the NCAA team title and earned a wild card into the US Open by winning the American Collegiate Wild Card Playoff, reached the final of the USTA Pro Circuit ATP Challenger 75 in Sarasota, Fla. Emilio Nava, last year's RG Wild Card Challenge winner, earned 40 points from qualifying at the ATP Masters 1000 in Monte Carlo and sits in second while currently ranked No. 112.

The 19-year-old Urhobo leads the women's side of the Challenge for the second consecutive week. Former world No. 84 Kayla Day, 26, now only trails by five points after winning the USTA Pro Circuit W35 in Boca Raton, Fla.

Standings Update (April 6)

Nineteen-year-old Akasha Urhobo and 23-year-old Dali Blanch are the leaders of the USTA's Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge after its first of five weeks. 

Urhobo, who has won two USTA Pro Circuit W35 singles titles already this year, leads the women's standings after qualifying and winning her first WTA-level match last week at the WTA 500 in Charleston, S.C. Blanch reached his first career ATP Challenger 100 semifinal in Menorca, Spain, last week, and leads Nishesh Basavareddy and Mackenzie McDonald, who both reached the second round at the ATP 250 in Houston.

Iva Jovic and Emilio Nava earned French Open main draw wild cards last year via the Challenge, and both reached the second round. Jovic has since risen to a career-high ranking of No. 16 in the world, and Nava has risen as high as No. 74.

Previous Americans to earn wild cards into the French Open via the Challenge and how far they advanced at Roland Garros are below, including Amanda Anisimova, Frances Tiafoe, Tommy Paul and Emma Navarro.