NEW YORK – The U.S. Open’s Arthur Ashe Stadium will be overhauled as part of a $800 million project announced Monday that the US Tennis Association is being touted as the “largest single investment” in the history of the Grand Slam tournament.
The USTA said it is funding improvements at the Billy Junking National Tennis Centre in Flushing Meadows without the help of the city government.
According to the class action antitrust law filed in New York’s federal court in March, the group of players co-founded by four major tennis tournaments, Novak Jjokovic.
Separately, in April, Djokovic, Janik Sinner, Alina Sabalenka and Koko Goff were among the 20 major tennis players who signed a letter sent to the head of the Grand Slam tournament.
USTA said there will be no interruptions to scheduled play or fan access for the next two editions of the US Open. Playing this year in the main draw will begin on August 24th – moving on to the opening era for the first time in 1968, adding the 15th day competition.
USTA’s jobs, scheduled to be done in time for the 2027 US Open, include the construction of a $250 million player performance center.
The new player area is next to the Practice Court and includes additional courthouses, locker rooms, lounges and outdoor warm-up areas, so players will adapt to the conditions before going to court for the match.
USTA executives did not say whether ticket prices would rise as a result of the project.
Ash’s courtside level seating capacity will increase from 3,000 to 5,000, but some seats in the other sections have been removed, and the arena totals arenas are similar to the current ones. First opened in 1997 and has a retractable roof since 2016, the stadium also houses a new “magnificent entrance”, two new luxury suite levels, more club and restaurant areas, larger updated competitions and toilets, and more escalators and elevators.
