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Bonus Tip: Access to the Chase Lounge RSVP at the US Open

With this Chase credit card, you can register for up to 4 spaces at the Chase Lounge inside the US Open.

Free RSVP for the Chase Lounge at the US Open will be available soon!

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How much to pay for US Open tickets? 4 Rules for Buying

US Open Tickets - good conditions to buy

• Arthur Ashe #1 - < $200 for weekdays; $235 for Rows A-G; under $300 for weekends

• Armstrong #2 - Ashe + $50 (for closer tier seating)

• Grandstand #3 - Ashe + $20 (depends on match)

• Grounds Passes - must be less than Ashe Ticket; otherwise, wait until later...
  
  

Are ticket prices too high? Should you sell and "trade" for a cheaper stadium? (Updated for 2024)

• Get Ashe if you want rain protection with the roof
• If Armstrong or Grandstand are only slightly more expensive, buy those instead
• Grounds Passes should be cheaper than Ashe!
  
  
• Before buying last-minute tickets in late August, you should check the Draw or Order of Play
• If buying before the draw, compare dates to last year's lineup to set your expectations.

Prices fluctuate on the resale market daily. This chart below will be updated weekly.
Look for price arbitrage to get the best deal. Check links for prices. Please be patient!

Date	Event	Time	URL	HOT	< $100	<$150	DEALS?
Mon 8/26	1st Round Men's / Women's	12:00pm	TICKETS	🔥
	1st Round Men's / Women's	7:00pm	TICKETS	🔥		💰💰
Tue 8/27	1st Round Men's / Women's	12:00pm	TICKETS
	1st Round Men's / Women's	7:00pm	TICKETS
Wed 8/28	2nd Round Men's / Women's	12:00pm	TICKETS
	2nd Round Men's / Women's	7:00pm	TICKETS			💰💰
Thu 8/29	2nd Round Men's / Women's	12:00pm	TICKETS
	2nd Round Men's / Women's	7:00pm	TICKETS
Fri 8/30	3rd Round Men's / Women's	12:00pm	TICKETS
	3rd Round Men's / Women's	7:00pm	TICKETS
Sat 8/31	3rd Round Men's / Women's	12:00pm	TICKETS
	3rd Round Men's / Women's	7:00pm	TICKETS	🔥
Sun 9/1	Round of 16 Men's/Women's	12:00pm	TICKETS
	Round of 16 Men's/Women's	7:00pm	TICKETS
Mon 9/2	Round of 16 Men's/Women's	12:00pm	TICKETS
	Round of 16 Men's/Women's	7:00pm	TICKETS			💰💰
Tue 9/3	Quarterfinal Men's/Women's	12:00pm	TICKETS		💰
	Quarterfinal Men's/Women's	7:00pm	TICKETS
Wed 9/4	Quarterfinal Men's/Women's	12:00pm	TICKETS		💰
	Quarterfinal Men's/Women's	7:00pm	TICKETS
Thu 9/5	Women's Singles Semifinals	7:00pm	TICKETS
Fri 9/6	W-DBL's Final/Men's 1st Semis	12:00pm	TICKETS	🔥
Sat 9/7	Men's Singles 2nd Semifinals	12:00pm	TICKETS
Sun 9/8	Men's/Women's Singles Final	1:00pm	TICKETS	🔥

Use the daily "Schedule of Play" guide to decide what matches you want to see. If you're not picky, you can choose the cheapest option and just roam around the 17 courts from match to match! Get your steps in!

1) Arthur Ashe Stadium (Good price = $200 for Day Sessions)

Upper vs Lower Promenade (Row letters matter!)

If you get a seat in the front with A-C row letters, those are worth at least $50 more.

Comparing Apples to Apples

The middle rows (around M-P) might be worth paying $20-$35 more.

The back rows (letters like V, W, X, Y, Z, or ZZ) often have empty seats as those people generally roam outside, take selfies of the NYC skyline, or lounge around at free perk booths.

Why are Ashe tickets the best tickets in general?
Short Answer: They are the most flexible option. You get Full Access to all the courts.

Unless there is a specific player and match you want to attend, then the Arthur Ashe tickets are the safest all-around bet when buying well in advance.

US Open Tickets with prices updated daily

Ashe is typically slightly more expensive to buy than Grounds Passes (except in 2022 for the upper promenade areas, there are some $70-$100 options). Yet it grants you a reserved seat (very useful if it rains) and allows you into every stadium.

Any Ashe ticket should be worth at least $20 more than a general Grounds Pass.

The strategy is to roam anywhere, knowing you have reserved your seat in Ashe when you want to see your favorite star player play.

The top-seeded fan-favorite players will almost always play there exclusively and often at night.

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The trick is if you decide to get the cheapest Arthur Ashe tickets up in the upper promenade, you DON'T have to stay all day in the nosebleeds section!  Instead, I recommend getting up and checking out the US Open campus outside!

US Open Shade Map for Ashe Stadium and Armstrong

Find Shade at the US Open

I have created a US Open Shade Map to help anyone find cooler places to watch US Open tennis matches. The overlay illustrates how the sun will shift the shade line inside Arthur Ashe Stadium.

US Open Shade Map
(Ashe Stadium with roof)

Where to Sit to find the most shade at any Tennis Event

An easy rule of thumb to find shade (or at least a slightly cooler area) is finding the side with the umpire chair. I have sat in many tennis photographers' pits over the years. It can get toasty hot!

The Umpire Chair side is cool!
The side with the umpire chair is located on the West Side for all US Open tennis courts or stadiums. The rule works as long you don't sit directly behind the chair, which could partially block your view.

As you can see in the illustration, the shade line will slide slowly toward the East over time.

Green = cool. Red = hot. Yellow = partial sun.
North gets AM sun, South-East gets some PM sun.

US Open Ashe - Section map of sunny and shaded areas

US Open Fan's tip for shade at Ashe Stadium

Try seats in the main Ashe Stadium (Sections 340 to 324). At the Loge level in Sections 122-136

These will generally be the most shaded areas. They offer cover even while the roof is open. Also, if you need some relief away from the sun, moving further up to the top under the roof's edges may be wise.

How to take a break in the A/C and enjoy some free snacks!

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US Open "Heat Shelter Map". Expect heat indexes into the 90s with Humid Conditions!

Our "heat map" shows you the coolest places to go at the US Open and where to find relief from the sun highlighted in Yellow. Free swag in Purple to help you stay cool. Click the image above for a larger version.

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Chase and Amex Lounges for shelter from the heat
If you find yourself there around 1-4pm, I would suggest going inside (the shaded parts of Armstrong or Ashe). If you need a refreshment, we suggest going into one of the US Open Lounges.

Note: the Chase Lounge will require an RSVP. The Blue Amex lounge near the Chase center is open to all Amex cardholders and has a lot of kids in it with some A/C.