The 2026 Cary Tennis Classic was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was 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.

Champions

Men's singles

Braden Shick def. Timo Legout 4–6, 7–5, 6–3.

Women's singles

Lucrezia Stefanini def. Savannah Broadus 6–3, 6–2

Men's doubles

Nam Ji-sung / Patrik Niklas-Salminen def. Finn Reynolds / James Watt 5–7, 7–5, [10–8].

Women's doubles

Catherine Harrison / Dalayna Hewitt def. Hiroko Kuwata / Ankita Raina 6–4, 6–2

Men's singles main-draw entrants Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedRei Sakamoto1481Liam Draxl1582Daniil Glinka1713Bernard Tomic1894Michael Mmoh1945Juan Pablo Ficovich1986Liam Broady2107Rio Noguchi2148 1 Rankings are as of June 22, 2026.

Other entrants The 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: Blake Ellis Aidan Mayo

The following player received entry into the singles main draw through the College Accelerator programme: Timo Legout

The following player received entry into the singles main draw through the Next Gen Accelerator programme: Jack Kennedy

The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate: Hayato Matsuoka

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Ozan Baris Andrew Fenty Jay Friend Yuta Shimizu Dhakshineswar Suresh Edward Winter

The following player received entry as a lucky loser: Justin Boulais

Women's main draw entrants Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedElvina Kalieva1371Lucrezia Stefanini1632Whitney Osuigwe1833Ma Yexin1894Cadence Brace2175Madison Brengle2246Kristina Liutova2367Tian Fangran2498 1 Rankings are as of June 22, 2026.

Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Reese Brantmeier Elvina Kalieva Victoria Osuigwe Mia Slama

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Savannah Broadus Kylie Collins Tatum Evans Maya Iyengar Sofia Johnson Ena Koike Raphaëlle Lacasse Malaika Rapolu

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