Venues

Arthur Ashe Stadium, August 30 – September 12

Arthur Ashe Stadium, located in Flushing Meadows Park, is the main tennis stadium of the US Open (the last of each year’s four Grand Slam tournaments) The stadium is also where the annual Arthur Ashe Kids Day takes place
It is located at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, Queens, New York near Shea Stadium, home of the New York Mets. The stadium was named after the famous African American tennis player, Arthur Ashe, who won the inaugural U.S. Open in which professionals could compete in 1968.
It opened in 1997, replacing Louis Armstrong Stadium as the main stadium. Arthur Ashe Stadium, which cost $254 million to build, features 22,547 individual seats, 90 luxury suites, five restaurants and a two-level players’ lounge – making it by far the largest outdoor tennis-only venue in the world.
Arthur Ashe Stadium is a four-level structure that features state-of-the-art broadcast and audio systems, 90 luxury suites, five restaurants, a two-level players’ lounge, and individual seating for 22,547 fans.
Besides the individual seating increment and the improved restroom facilities, the Arthur Ashe Stadium also includes a two-fold increase in the number of entranceways for fans with upper-level seats and a 30-fold increase in seating availability for people in wheelchairs.
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