How to Get U.S. Open Tennis Tickets
Tickets for the U.S. Open tennis tournament went on sale June 9th to the general public. Many people think that U.S. Open tickets are impossible to get, but the truth is that there are many tickets available, and here's how you can get them.
There are more tickets to the U.S. Open for sale these days than ever before, thanks to the opening of the 23,000-seat Arthur Ashe Stadium a number of years ago.
For info on how to get tickets, read the U.S. Open's ticket FAQ here: www.usopen.org/visiting_the_open/fullstory.sps?iType=12169&iNewsid=405581
The U.S. Open ticket site lets you shop by different types of tickets, from individual day tickets to series subscriptions and group packages: www.usopen.org/tickets/default.sps
Tickets can be bought online at www.usopen.org or at www.ticketmaster.com. Ticketmaster is the official ticket agent of the U.S. Open; if you buy tickets online through any other site the seller is not.
U.S. Open tickets can also be bought in person at the U.S. Open box office in Flushing Meadow, Queens (convenient to the #7 subway train and the Long Island Rail Road).
As you'd expect, U.S. Open tickets for key sessions such as men's and women's finals and semifinals are the toughest to get.
In my opinion the best ticket value is to come in the daytime, if you have that option. There are many matches going on in the two main stadiums (Arthur Ashe and Louis Armstrong), as well as the outer courts (where you can see matches up close, as well as seeing players practicing).
If you come for an evening session, get there early if you can. The first match of these sessions starts around 7:30 p.m., but if you get there when gates open for the evening, you may see some matches from the day sessions going on at Armstrong Stadium or the outer courts.
The bottom line is that there are plenty of tickets available for the U.S. Open, so go through the official channels first before you resort to using the ticket brokers.
