US Open Tennis 2026 - Flushing, NY

The US Open 2026 runs August 24 through September 13 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, New York -- one of the four Grand Slams and the only one held on American soil. Over more than 100 years of New York City history, the US Open has evolved from a tennis tournament into something bigger: a cultural event, a celebrity scene, a fashion moment, and the loudest, most electric tennis venue on the planet. The 2026 edition celebrates Our New York Story, with artwork throughout the venue by Brooklyn artist Eugenia Mello.

Arthur Ashe Stadium at night is unlike any other tennis experience. Twenty-three thousand seats filled with a crowd that has spent the day absorbing New York City's energy -- they are loud, opinionated, and deeply invested. The roof closes when it rains, which means the match goes on, which means the crowd only gets louder. During the day, the Grounds Pass opens a completely different experience: top-ranked players on smaller courts, sometimes within feet of you, signing autographs, practicing, accessible in ways that no tennis venue at this level allows. You can watch five or six complete matches across different courts before the stadium sessions even begin. The whole facility carries the charged energy of New York in August -- fast, opinionated, completely alive.

For the US Open, the Grounds Pass is the right ticket for first-timers -- it provides maximum access across the full grounds and places you closer to top players than any stadium seat can. Stadium tickets are the move if you specifically want Ashe night sessions, which are legitimately among the best sporting experiences in the country. This is not for anyone who wants quiet sport spectatorship. It is for people who want to feel like they are at the center of something -- because at the US Open, during the second week of August in New York City, you genuinely are.

Take the 7 train to Mets-Willets Point -- it drops you at the gates and avoids all parking. Gates open at 9:30am; arrive then to secure Grandstand or Armstrong seats before they fill. Food prices inside are significant -- plan accordingly or eat before entry. Amex cardholders get early presale access. The roofed stadiums on Ashe and Armstrong now mean rain delays are nearly eliminated -- an afternoon session is no longer a gamble. Tickets available via Ticketmaster and AXS beginning late May.

The US Open holds a singular place in American tennis: it is where champions are made under maximum pressure, in the loudest possible environment, in front of New York City's unforgiving crowd. Serena Williams won her first title here in 1999. Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, Alcaraz -- the names of people who have carried this tournament are the names of the sport itself. For anyone who has ever watched tennis and felt something, attending the Open in person resets what you thought that feeling was. Full schedule and tickets at usopen.org.