Upgrades include adding 2,000 more seats to the Arthur Ashe Stadium.
The United States Tennis Association (USTA) has announced a US$800 million transformation of the US Open site at Flushing Meadows in New York – the largest infrastructure investment in the tournament’s history.
The centrepiece of the project will be a major renovation of Arthur Ashe Stadium alongside plans for a state-of-the-art player performance centre, to be named in honour of US tennis legend Billie Jean King.
The US$250 million two-storey player performance centre will be entirely self-funded by the USTA. The new facility is set to include indoor and outdoor fitness areas, expansive locker rooms and lounges promising a “spa-like experience” as well as indoor dining and a new, dedicated cafe.
Arthur Ashe Stadium upgrades include a new “grand entrance”, 2,000 new seats and luxury-level suites as well as renovations to the concourse, retail and dining areas. The new seats will be in the courtside-level bowl, and will take the arena’s capacity to 25,000.
The project is to be self-funded entirely by the USTA, which earned US$559.7 million in operating revenue from the 2024 US Open. The project is being led by Matt Rossetti, the architect behind the original construction of Arthur Ashe Stadium and the upgrades to the venue in 2018.
USTA chief executive and executive director Lew Sherr said the upgrades would improve the experience for athletes and fans alike.
Sherr said: “This project enables us to maintain the greatest stage in tennis—Arthur Ashe Stadium—which was constructed more than 25 years ago, and modernise it in a way that will set it up for the next 25 years.
“It also provides us the opportunity to give the players that compete in that stadium an unparalleled space that will enable them to perform at their best and enjoy a higher level of luxury and comfort while they are off the court.”
Sherr added: “The US Open helps us to deliver on our mission—growing tennis to build healthier people and communities everywhere—by showcasing our sport on the global stage, and this reimagination will bring this presentation to an entirely new level.”
The upgrades, due to be complete by 2027, are expected to take place in three stages to avoid interrupting the 2025-26 US Opens. The first phase, which will take place before this year’s Grand Slam, will consist of mostly ‘behind-the-scenes work’ and structural work to accommodate the new performance centre.
For the second phase, which will commence at the end of this year’s US Open and be completed in time for next year’s event, the tournament will hope to have the lower section of the arena removed and replaced, and the player performance centre built, with further work to its interior to be completed in the final phase leading up to the 2027 edition.
Source: https://www.sportspro.com/news/us-open-arthur-ashe-stadium-renovation-usta-flushing-meadows-new-york-may-2025/
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