2012 U.S. Open Tennis Ticket Information, Directions, Schedule

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U.S. Tennis Open 2012

Directions - US Tennis Open

Subway:
• Take the Flushing-bound #7 train from Times Square or Grand Central to the Mets - Willets Point station. The Billie Jean King Tennis Center is about 3-minute walk down the ramp from the station.

Railroad:
• The Long Island Rail Road to Mets - Willets Point.

• Metro-North to Grand Central Terminal, then by subway #7 train to Mets - Willets Point station.

This year’s US Tennis Open is expected to attract a record crowd of over 650,000 ticket holders as more than 250 of the world’s top tennis players from over 60 countries compete in the two-week event, being held this year from Monday, August 26 through Sunday, September 9, 2012.

Celebrating its 131st anniversary in 2012, the US Tennis Open has over the decades become the hottest ticket of the international tennis year.

Tickets for the 2012 US Open to the general public can be purchased beginning in early June:

at USOpen.org
by calling Ticketmaster at 1-866-OPEN-TIX
at all Ticketmaster outlets
at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center box office in New York City.

The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center ticket box office hours are Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., and Saturdays, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. The box office is closed Sundays and July 4.

US Open individual ticket prices range from $22 to $100 and, at some ticket reseller vendors, will often skyrocket into the thousands of dollars for the final championship games. For ticket plan availability, group sales, disabled seating and other US Open ticket information, fans can call the USTA ticket office at 718-760-6363.

If you're an American Express Card holder, watch for special offers to get a jump on ticket purchase.announced the week before tickets go on sale to the general public

US Tennis Open Grounds Admission Tickets

For a cheaper day out at the Open, the Grounds Pass or Grounds Admission tickets are available during the first week of the tournament, While Grounds Admission won't gain you access to the main venue at the Arthur Ashe Stadium, it does provide even more up-close views of professional tennis matches held in the Grandstand, the field courts, and sections of the Louis Armstrong Stadium. Except for special reserved box seats at some of these venues, the majority of tickets are sold on a first-come first-served basis.

All about the US Tennis Open

Great moments in US Open history

Beginning in 1881 as a men's-only tournament - played on grass over a mere several days in Newport, RI - the US Open is today a premier contest of strength and skill by the world's top male and female tennis champions.

Along with featuring one of the fastest court surfaces in professional tennis, the US Open is the richest Grand Slam event in the world with total prize money of more than than $19 million, with $1.5 million awarded each winner of the singles tournaments.

The US Tennis Open marks the culmination of the US Open Series, the six-week summer tennis season linking all major ATP and Sony Ericsson WTA Tour tournaments in North America to the US Open.

Last year, more than 95 million viewers watched the US Open on CBS Sports and ESPN, as international broadcasts reached 180 countries.

also see -> Australian Open | French Open

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