USTA to invest $800 million in US Open facilities in New York

The Tennis Association of the United States announced on Monday that it will make an investment of $ 800 million to transform and modernize tennis facilities for the US Open.

The project marks the largest single investment in the American open history and will be a top-to-bottom renovation from Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, New York, as well as a new player performance center of $ 250 million players of $ 250 million.

The USTA said that the project will be financed itself and will not rely on public financing or taxpayers dollars.

“This project enables us to maintain the largest stage of tennis – Arthur Ashe Stadium – which was built more than 25 years ago, and modernizing it in a way that it will set up in the next 25 years,” said Lew Sherr, CEO and executive director of the USTA.

Arthur Ashe Stadium, the main stage of the US Open Tournament, will see the most important changes, including a new large entrance, modernized competitions and toilets, two new special luxury suite levels and new club and restaurant areas.

The renovation will also add 2,000 seats in the bowl at the right level.

The USTA says that almost 2,800 players and members of their teams attend the US open every year.

The new performance center includes redeed rooms and lounges, and offers players a “spa-like experience”. It will also include new dinners from the player, a courtyard of the player and a new entrance.

The main architect of the project is Matt Rossetti, whose company built the original Arthur Ashe Stadium and the upgrades led in 2018.

The three weeks of the US Open Each fall are a large economic engine for the state of New York, which, according to USTA $ 1.2 billion in annual economic impact, contributes.

The project is expected to be completed by the US Open 2027. The USTA says that playing and access to fans are not influenced for the events of 2026-27.