Two weeks of tennis in late-summer New York, where the first week is the better one and almost nobody believes it
US Open Tennis: Which Sessions to Take and How to Spend the Day
About the US Open
The US Open is the final grand slam of the tennis season, played over two weeks from late August at Flushing Meadows in New York.
What Makes It Different
It is sold by session rather than by day, and that single fact governs everything. A day-session ticket and a night-session ticket for the same date are separate purchases, and the stadium empties and refills between them.
The first week is where the value sits: every court is live, a ground pass lets you wander between matches that would be a main-stage event anywhere else, and the atmosphere is a New York street festival with tennis in it. By the second week only the show courts are playing.
Where to Start
- Decide between week one and week two — week one for volume and access, week two for the names and the finals
- Choose day or night deliberately — the night session in the main stadium is the spectacle, the day session gives you the outside courts
- Do not book the finals on faith — who is playing is unknown until two days before
- Stay in Manhattan — being near the venue saves less time than it costs in everything else
Arrange It With Perfect.Live
Tell us whether you want the outside courts or the night session, and we will take it from there
Sessions, Seats and Ticket Prices
US Open ticket prices move with the session rather than the date: a night session on the main court and a day session on the same day are different products at different levels, and the outside-court ground pass is a third.
Seats in the upper tiers of a very large stadium are the common disappointment. The useful question is not which round but which level, and how close to the court the seat actually is.
How We Help
- Sessions chosen for the tennis you actually want
- Seats that are not in the upper tier of a very large stadium
- A base in Manhattan with transport out to Flushing that does not involve the subway at midnight
- Tables in a city that is busy regardless
For those tables, see our guides to Michelin-star restaurants in New York and rooftop bars in New York.
Frequently Asked Questions
Over two weeks from late August into September each year, at Flushing Meadows in New York.
They are separate tickets for the same date. The stadium clears between them, and night sessions carry the marquee singles matches.
They are set by session and by level rather than by date, so a night session and a day session on the same day are priced as different events.
For many people it is the better week: every court is in use and a ground pass gives access to far more tennis.
The tickets can. Who is playing cannot — that is known only days before.
Manhattan, with transport arranged out to the site. Staying near the venue saves less time than it costs in everything else.
Two or three across the fortnight. More than that and the travel out to Flushing starts to define the trip.
