The US Open is only a few months away and the world-famous tennis tournament is preparing some even more exciting news this year alongside its annual competition!
The United States Tennis Association (USTA) has announced today its plans for an $800 million transformation of the tournament’s main court, Arthur Ashe Stadium, and the surrounding grounds.
This project is set to become the largest single investment in US Open history, aiming to usher in a bold, visionary future of the US Open experience for fans, players and partners.
As for what the plan entails, a majority of it lies in modernizing and enhancing Arthur Ashe Stadium into one of the world’s best tennis courts.
Specific details include a brand-new visually striking Grand Entrance, newly-designed concourses, 2,000 new court-side seats, new club and restaurant areas, and two new dedicated luxury suite levels.
“This project enables us to maintain the greatest stage in tennis—Arthur Ashe Stadium—which was constructed more than 25 years ago, and modernize it in a way that will set it up for the next 25 years,” said USTA CEO and Executive Director Lew Sherr.
“The US Open helps us to deliver on our mission—growing tennis to build healthier people and communities everywhere—and this reimagination will bring this presentation to an entirely new level.”
Alongside the main stadium’s facelift, the plans also include a brand new $250 million state-of-the-art player performance center for the tournament’s athletes.
The new two-story facility will be built on the top two floors of a four-floor building on the west side of Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Amenities include new and expanded indoor and outdoor fitness and warmup areas, redesigned and expansive locker rooms and lounges, upsized indoor player dining, an all-new outdoor player courtyard, and much more.
Much of the project’s redesign actually comes from the same team who conceptualized the World Trade Center in Downtown Manhattan!
ROSSETTI, who was the architect for both the original construction plus the 2018 renovation, will team up with architect Daniel Libeskind who designed the WTC.
Expect construction of the project to take place over three phases and be completed by the 2027 US Open. No interruption to any of the 2025-26 tournaments is expected to happen.
This year’s US Open kicks off with Fan Week from August 18 – 23 ahead of the actual tournament which begins on August 24.