U.S. Open Sees Lower Total Gate, But Sets Some Session Records

The U.S. Open finished this year with a total of 688,542 fans coming to Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, marking the event’s lowest total since '11, when there were many ticket exchanges under the USTA’s inclement weather policy. The event’s 24 sessions averaged 28,689 fans, marking the U.S. Open’s second-best figure, behind only last year’s 28,803 (also 24 sessions). From ’01-14, the event scheduled 26 sessions (’11 had 23 sessions due to weather).

The U.S. Open this year set day-session attendance records twice, as 40,780 fans came on both the Saturday and Sunday of Labor Day weekend. A night-session record 25,017 fans came on Sept. 4. There were six sessions this year played under the new roof at Arthur Ashe Stadium.