The 2026 Cary Tennis Classic is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is the 14th edition of the tournament, which was part of the 2026 ATP Challenger Tour, and the third edition of the tournament, which was part of the 2026 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Cary, North Carolina, United States, between June 29 and July 5, 2026.
| 2026 Cary Tennis Classic | |
|---|---|
| Date | June 29 – July 5 |
| Edition | 14th (men) 3rd (women) |
| Category | ATP Challenger Tour ITF Women's World Tennis Tour |
| Surface | Hard / Outdoor |
| Location | Cary, United States |
| 2025 Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Rei Sakamoto | |
| Women's singles | |
 Darja Viďmanová | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Finn Reynolds / James Watt | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Ayana Akli / Abigail Rencheli | |
Champions
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Men's singles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPN |
Rei Sakamoto | 148 | 1 |
 CAN |
Liam Draxl | 158 | 2 |
 EST |
Daniil Glinka | 171 | 3 |
 AUS |
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| USA |
Michael Mmoh | 194 | 5 |
 ARG |
Juan Pablo Ficovich | 198 | 6 |
 GBR |
Liam Broady | 210 | 7 |
| JPN |
Rio Noguchi | 214 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of June 22, 2026.[1]
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
Jules Leroux- William Manning
- J. J. Wolf
The following players received entry into the singles main draw using protected rankings:
The following player received entry into the singles main draw through the College Accelerator programme:
The following player received entry into the singles main draw through the Next Gen Accelerator programme:
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate:
- Hayato Matsuoka
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Women's main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA |
Elvina Kalieva | 137 | 1 |
 ITA |
Lucrezia Stefanini | 163 | 2 |
| USA |
Whitney Osuigwe | 183 | 3 |
 CHN |
Ma Yexin | 189 | 4 |
| CAN |
Cadence Brace | 217 | 5 |
| USA |
Madison Brengle | 224 | 6 |
| Kristina Liutova | 236 | 7 | |
| CHN |
Tian Fangran | 249 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of June 22, 2026.[2]
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
References
edit- ↑ "Rankings | Singles | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ↑ "Rankings as of June 22, 2026". WTA Tour.