By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_now | Monday, May 19, 2025
Photo Credit: Usta
Stadium Arthur ase is undergoing a large makeover.
Grand Slam stadium in the sport will be renewed as part of a $ 800 million project that will transform US open landscape, Usta reported today.
USTA says the $ 800 million self-financed project will include a new training center for the best players.
The transformation will take place over three stages and will end from 2027 US Open, “without interrupting the play or access of the fan for events 2025-26,” said Usta.
“US Open is the highlight of sports and entertainment, with the greatest athletes and fans in the whole sport, and this reimagination of Arthur Ase Stadium and building a higher player performance center will improve experience Lew Sherr, CEO and Executive Director, Usta. “This project enables us to maintain the largest phase in tennis – Arthur Ashe Stadium – which was built more than 25 years ago, and modernize it in a way that will set it for the next 25 years.
“He also offers us the opportunity to give the players competing in that stadium an unprecedented space that will enable them to perform to their maximum and enjoy a higher level of luxury and comfort while they are out of court,” the hassle added. “US Open helps us offer our mission – the growing tennis to build people and healthier communities everywhere – displaying our sport on the global scene, and this reimaging will bring this presentation to a completely new level.”
One of the criticisms that we fans have had from Arthur Ase Stadium is that it was simply built very large for tennis. Fans at the top of ASHE are sometimes headed to see rallies on the giant video screen as the ball may look as big as a TIC TAC in the naked eye from above.
While renewal is likely not to bring fans of the upper deck in action, the 2,000 new places in Ball Courtside that US Open will safely install millions of income over the course of the now 15-day tournament. Remember, Usta announced that it will be a first start Sunday for 2025 US Open, which represents another new stream of income. On the rolling side, given that the USTA YES Self-Financing of the project, you can argue that they have to generate more income from somewhere to cover the cost of $ 800 million.
The question remains: when it comes to tennis is greater necessarily better?
Is it good for sports and fans to see tennis in a country nearly 30,000 seats or is it so wide that the division between the athlete and the audience?
The answer, in this case, is the lower and luxurious lower boxes you can create, the more money you can generate from the ATM tennis machine that is the US open. Remember, they have already understood how to work for a third week in what was a large two-week mixed move in Fan week.
Here is the statement from today’s press release:
Reiminished Arthur Ase Stadium, modernized and improved at all levels
The project will improve and modernize in a comprehensive way of the SH.BA center, Arthur Ashe Stadium, raising the experience for all fans within the largest tennis scene. Improvements include:
*A new, visually striking entry visually, adapting to the largest phase throughout the tennis.
*A 40 percent increase in the promenade level competition, significantly adding more open space for fans at the promenade and loga level.
*Completely modernized competitions, with retail experiences designed with retail and food and drink spaces.
*Significant increase in bathroom access to all competitions, and more moving stairs and elevators at all levels.
*An increasing extension of the court level bowl with 2,000 new seats, expanding the court’s experience from 3,000 to 5,000 countries.
*New areas of new clubs and restaurants, with expanded dining options and premium hospitality spaces. Two new levels dedicated to luxury suite.
*Elements facing the Arthur Ashe Stadium Reimination spectator will take place before the opening of the 2026 and 2027 US, with the full time -limit specified later in this release.
Higher Performance Center, $ 250m to provide unprecedented support
About 2,800 players and members of their teams converge to the SH.BA open annually to set one of the biggest shows in sports.
This reimony will build them a new $ 250 million that provides today’s best athletes and the next day in the best classroom conveniences, with both interior and exterior performance spaces and relaxation to give them everything they need to maximize their performance in court.
The two -storey, tallest art facility will be built on the first two floors of a four -story building on the west side of Arthur Ase Stadium, adjacent to the courts of practice. It will include: new and enlarged interior and exterior areas of the gym and heating, presenting the field surfaces, track and open in the US for training.
Redizajn and expanded closet rooms and salons, providing players with a bathroom -like experience.
The raised dinner of interior players and a new outdoor player courtyard, as well as a new cafe, dedicated to the players only.
Dedicated entry of players, welcoming the best athletes on the planet on the largest tennis scene.
The new player performance center will be fully completed and accessible to players and teams from 2027 US Open
