USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

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Lincoln Financial Field
Location Queens, New York
Opened 1978
Other Names USTA National Tennis Center (1978-2006)
Tenants US Open (1978-present)

The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center is a stadium complex within Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City. It has been the home of the US Open Grand Slam tennis tournament, played every year in August and September, since 1978 and is operated by the United States Tennis Association (USTA). The facility has 22 courts inside its 46.5 acres (0.188 km2; 0.0727 sq mi) and 12 in the adjoining park.

The complex's three stadiums are among the largest tennis stadiums in the world; Arthur Ashe Stadium tops the global list with a listed capacity of 23,200. All 33 courts have used the DecoTurf cushioned acrylic surface since the facility was built in 1978.

List of credited publications

Event Dates Type
100th US Open August 26-September 7, 1980 Program
103rd US Open August 30-September 11, 1983 Program
116th US Open August 26-September 8, 1996 Program
132nd US Open August 27-September 10, 2012 Program
138th US Open August 27-September 9, 2018 Program
140th US Open August 31-September 13, 2020 Program

See also

List of tennis venues

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