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US Open Tennis Courts

In its history of over 121 years, the US Open has been played on a variety of surfaces. These include

• Grass
• Har-Tru Clay
• DecoTurf

The US Open Tennis Courts:

• The main court is located in the Arthur Ashe Stadium.
• Court number 2 is located in the Louis Armstrong Stadium.
• Court number 3 is located in the Grandstand Stadium.
• All courts are equipped with lighting and infrastructure for live telecast of matches.
• Since 2005, the US Open tennis courts have been color coded with blue inner courts and green outer courts.
• The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center has 45 courts in all.
• Out of these, only 15 are used for US Open.
• DecoTurf is the most popular and recognized surface for tennis courts.

Arthur Ashe Stadium:

• The Arthur Ashe Stadium, named after a famous African American player Arthur Ashe, is the main stadium of Billy Jean King National Tennis Center.
• Before Arthur Ashe Stadium was constructed, Louis Armstrong Stadium was the premier stadium of the US open tournament.
• The Arthur Ashe Stadium has four levels and a seating capacity of above 22, 000.
• Arthur Ashe Stadium also has 90 luxury suites, 5 restaurants and a two-level players’ lounge.
• The court at Arthur Ashe Stadium is made of DecoTurf.

Louis Armstrong Stadium:

• Louis Armstrong Stadium is the second tennis stadium of the U.S. Open.
• Louis Armstrong Stadium was named after the famous African American jazz musician, Louis Armstrong .
• The stadium was built in 1964 and began hosting US Open matches in 1977.
• Before Arthur Ashe Stadium came into being, the Louis Armstrong Stadium was the main stadium.
• Louis Armstrong Stadium was originally called “Singer Bowl”.
• Prior to renovation, the Louis Armstrong Stadium could accommodate 18, 000 people.
• Currently, Louis Armstrong Stadium holds a seating capacity of 10, 000.

Grandstand Stadium:

• Grandstand Stadium is the third largest stadium at the Billie Jean National Tennis Center.
• Grandstand Stadium is attached to the Louis Armstrong Stadium.
• Grandstand Stadium has a seating capacity of 6,000.

DecoTurf:

Currently the US open tennis tournament event is held at Flushing Meadows and the games are played on DecoTurf which is a hard surface.

The properties of hard court are:

• Hard courts are popular because they are “All Weather Surfaces”.
• Hard courts are made of concrete or asphalt.
• The surface of Hard courts is faster than clay and slower than grass.
• Hard courts do not offer any distinct advantage to any specific kind of player.
• DecoTurf is an acrylic hardcourt which is harder that synthetic hard courts like Plexicushion.
• The quality and amount of sand used in the coating material also affects the bounce and speed of the ball.