Arthur Ashe Stadium
| Arthur Ashe Stadium | |
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| Arthur Ashe Stadium with movable roof | |
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| place | New York City , USA |
| Coordinates | 40 ° 44 '59.2 " N , 73 ° 50' 49.5" W |
| opening | 1997 |
| Extensions | Roof construction 2016 |
| costs | $ 254 million |
| capacity | 22,547 spectators |
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The Arthur Ashe Stadium is the main stadium ( Center Court ) of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows , the venue of the US Open . Built in 1997, it was named after the American tennis player Arthur Ashe, who had died four years earlier .
Arthur Ashe Stadium is the largest tennis stadium in Flushing Meadows and the largest all-tennis stadium in the world. The court seats 22,547 fans.
On August 16, 2013, the USTA published plans for a roof structure for the stadium. These renovations cost 150 million US dollars. They were completed in 2016. The roof can be closed in 5:42 minutes. In addition, the Fortnite World Cup took place there.
More stadiums in Flushing Meadows
- The Louis Armstrong Stadium , newly built between 2016 and 2018, is the second largest in Flushing Meadows with 14,000 seats.
- The new Grandstand , which opened in 2016, is the third largest stadium. It offers 8,125 seats.
See also
Web links
Commons : Arthur Ashe Stadium - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Roof On Way For Arthur Ashe Stadium
- ^ What you need to know about the US Open Transformation. (No longer available online.) In: usopen.org. June 6, 2016, archived from the original on June 9, 2016 ; accessed on June 9, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Inside the Open: Closing time. In: usopen.org. August 27, 2016, accessed on August 27, 2016 .
- ↑ eSports: Fortnite at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Retrieved April 12, 2020 .
- ^ New naturally-ventilated Louis Armstrong Stadium debuts at the US Open. In: archpaper.com. August 27, 2018, accessed November 26, 2019 .
- ↑ Grandstand makes its debut. August 29, 2016, accessed November 26, 2019 .
