Flushing Meadows Stadium Roof

The usta billie jean king national tennis center is a stadium complex within flushing meadows corona park in queens new york city united states 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.

Flushing meadows stadium roof.

The stadium is named after arthur ashe winner of the 1968 inaugural us open the first in which. Forest hills stadium in queens is a new york gem in the middle of a renaissance. Arthur ashe stadium is a tennis stadium at flushing meadows corona park in queens new york city part of the usta billie jean king national tennis center it is the main stadium of the us open tennis tournament and the largest tennis stadium in the world with a capacity of 23 771. Today icons such as paul simon alabama shakes and mumford sons are back on stage.

Located in flushing meadows corona park this massive complex includes 22 tennis courts as well as nine courts in the adjoining park. Retractable roof at flushing meadow dominates. The facility has 22 courts inside its 46 5 acres 0 188 km 2. Opened in 1997 the main venue in the complex is the arthur ashe stadium.

It was the second to get a retractable roof tennis. The united states tennis association unveiled the new retractable roof over arthur ashe stadium at the usta billie jean king national tennis center in flushing meadows on tuesday. Open runs from august 26th to september 8th with novak djokovic and naomi osaka returning as the. During its first heydey in the 1960s and 70s the stadium hosted the beatles the rolling stones bob dylan barbra streisand and simon and garfunkel.

It is the largest tennis venue in the world and cost 254 million to construct with 90 luxury suites five restaurants. Many believed such a huge appendage could never be built atop the marshy land of flushing meadows park but it s resting on massive steel and concrete filled pilings 180 feet below the surface. Flushing meadows and the grandstand stadium in 2018 via carine06 flickr cc this year s u s. Which was the main show court until arthur ashe stadium was.