FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
USTA ANNOUNCES LANDMARK $800 MILLION INVESTMENT TO TRANSFORM THE US OPEN EXPERIENCE
NEW YORK, NY — May 20, 2025 — The greatest stage in tennis is set for a grand makeover. The United States Tennis Association (USTA) today unveiled “Reimagining Excellence,” an unprecedented $800 million capital investment program that will fundamentally transform Arthur Ashe Stadium and the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center for generations to come.
This historic initiative—the largest single investment in US Open history—is entirely self-funded by the USTA, with New York City continuing to benefit from more than $1.2 billion in annual economic impact due to the three weeks of the US Open. Combined with the US Open’s most recent transformation project completed in 2018, the USTA has invested nearly $2 billion into the US Open and its home facility, without using any public, taxpayer or government funding.
“The US Open is the pinnacle of sports and entertainment, with the greatest athletes and fans in all of sport, and this reimagination of Arthur Ashe Stadium and construction of a state-of-the-art Player Performance Center will enhance the experience for everyone that comes on site to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center,” said Lew Sherr, CEO and Executive Director, USTA.
REIMAGINED ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM: MODERNIZED AND ENHANCED AT ALL LEVELS
The project will comprehensively enhance and modernize the US Open’s centerpiece, Arthur Ashe Stadium, elevating the experience for all fans inside tennis’ grandest stage. The enhancements include:
- A brand-new, visually striking Grand Entrance befitting the grandest stage in all of tennis
- A 40-percent increase to the promenade-level concourse, adding significantly more open space for fans at the promenade and loge levels
- Completely modernized concourses, with all-newly designed retail experiences and food and beverage spaces
- Significantly increased access to restrooms on all concourses, and more escalators and elevators to all levels
- An upward extension of the courtside-level bowl with 2,000 new seats, expanding the courtside experience from 3,000 to 5,000 seats
- All-new club and restaurant areas, with enhanced dining options and premium hospitality spaces
- Two new dedicated luxury suite levels
STATE-OF-THE-ART $250 MILLION PLAYER PERFORMANCE CENTER
Close to 2,800 players and members of their teams converge on the US Open each year to put on one of the greatest shows in sports. This reimagination will build them a new, $250 million home that provides today’s and tomorrow’s top athletes best-in-class amenities.
The two-story, state-of-the-art facility will be built on the top two floors of a four-floor building on the west side of Arthur Ashe Stadium, adjacent to the practice courts. It will include:
- New and expanded indoor and outdoor fitness and warmup areas, featuring turf, track and US Open court surfaces for training
- Redesigned and expansive locker rooms and lounges, providing players a spa-like experience
- Upsized indoor player dining and an all-new outdoor player courtyard, as well as a new, dedicated cafe accessible only by players
- Dedicated player entranceway, welcoming the best athletes on the planet to the biggest stage in tennis
TIMELINE AND IMPACT
The transformation will take shape over three phases and be completed by the 2027 US Open, without interrupting play or fan access for the 2025-26 events. The spectator-facing elements of the Arthur Ashe Stadium reimagination will take place in advance of the 2026 and 2027 US Opens.
“This project enables us to maintain the greatest stage in tennis—Arthur Ashe Stadium—which was constructed more than 25 years ago, and modernize it in a way that will set it up for the next 25 years,” Sherr added. “The US Open helps us to deliver on our mission—growing tennis to build healthier people and communities everywhere—by showcasing our sport on the global stage, and this reimagination will bring this presentation to an entirely new level.”
For more information about “Reimagining Excellence” and to view concept renderings, visit usopen.org/future.
About the USTA
The USTA is the national governing body for the sport of tennis in the United States and the leader in promoting and developing the growth of tennis at every level — from local communities to the highest level of the professional game.