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U.S. Open 2008

This year’s US Open is expected to attract a record crowd of over 650,000 fans as more than 250 of the world’s top tennis players from over 60 countries compete in this two-week event.

The 2008 US Open will be held from Monday, August 25 through Sunday, September 7. Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day presented by Hess, a full-day tennis and music festival for children and families, will kick off the US Open for the 13th consecutive year and will take place on Saturday, August 25. Tickets for the 2008 US Open and Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day can be purchased:

• 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.

Tune in to CBS Sunday, August 24, from 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. (ET) for the Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day television broadcast!


The 2008 US Open will have day sessions beginning at 11 a.m. and night sessions beginning at 7 p.m. from Monday, August 25 through the quarterfinals on Thursday, September 4. Finals Weekend will feature the Women’s Singles Semifinals on Friday, September 5; the Men’s Singles Semifinals on Saturday, September 6; the Women’s Singles Final in primetime at 8 p.m. on Saturday, September 6; and the Men’s Singles Final at 4 p.m. on Sunday, September 7.

The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center box office hours are Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., and Saturdays, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. The box office will be closed Sundays and July 4. US Open individual ticket prices range from $22 to $99, while prices for Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day presented by Hess range from $10 to $20. For ticket plan availability, group sales, disabled seating and other US Open ticket information, call the USTA ticket office at 718-760-6200.

The 2008 US Open will mark 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 USA Network, while international broadcasts reached 180 countries.

In 2007, Roger Federer US Open title with a dramatic and hard-fought, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2), 6-4 victory over Serb Novak Djokovic that might not be broken this century: going back-to-back-to-back-to-back at Wimbledon and the US Open four consecutive times.