Halep v Sharapova takes centre stage: US Open order of play - Day 1

Wimbledon champion Muguruza kicks off proceedings at Arthur Ashe Stadium while Kvitova opens Louis Armstrong Stadium against Jankovic.

Maria Sharapova makes her grand slam return after a 15-month doping ban against world No 2 Simona Halep at the US Open on Monday. Rick Rycroft / AP Photo

The order of player on the show courts for the 2017 US Open at Flushing Meadows, New York. All times UAE (+4 GMT).

Arthur Ashe Stadium (7pm)

Varvara Lepchenko (USA) v Garbine Muguruza (ESP x3)
Tennys Sandgren (USA) v Marin Cilic (CRO x5)
Viktoria Kuzmova (SVK) v Venus Williams (USA x9)

From 2am:

Maria Sharapova (RUS) v Simona Halep (ROM x2)
Darian King (BAR) v Alexander Zverev (GER x4)

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Louis Armstrong Stadium (7pm)

Petra Kvitova (CZE x13) v Jelena Jankovic (SRB)

Not before 8pm:
Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) v John Isner (USA x10)
Sloane Stephens (USA) v Roberta Vinci (ITA)

Not before midnight:

Jack Sock (USA x13) v Jordan Thompson (AUS)

Grandstand (7pm)
Steve Johnson (USA) v Nicolas Almagro (ESP)
Johanna Konta (GBR x7) v Aleksandra Krunic (SRB)
Sam Querrey (USA x17) v Gilles Simon (FRA)
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN x5) v Mihaela Buzarnescu (ROM)