US Open Seating Plan & 3D Court Views

US Open seating guide — which court, which side, which session

Tournament

US Open

Venue

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

Surface

Hard (Laykold)

2026 main draw

30 August – 13 September 2026

Courts mapped in 3D

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City

New York, United States

The US Open is the last Grand Slam of the tennis year and the biggest annual sporting event in the world by attendance. It is played on hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, a public park in Queens, across twenty-two days of which the last fifteen are the main draw. Three of its stadiums are mapped here in 3D, so you can look out from a seat before you buy it rather than after.

The three show courts are three completely different experiences and the price difference between them is smaller than the difference in what you actually see. Arthur Ashe Stadium is the largest tennis stadium in the world and it is very tall: the top tier is a long way from the baseline. Louis Armstrong Stadium, rebuilt in 2018, is less than two-thirds the height for a room that holds a serious crowd, and it has a roof of its own. The Grandstand is smaller again and open to the sky, and a lot of people who go every year will tell you it is the best place on the grounds to watch tennis. Open the map on each one and compare the same price band across all three before deciding.

Sun and shade at the US Open

This matters more at the US Open than at any other Slam, because late August in New York is hot and the main show courts face into the afternoon. Arthur Ashe Stadium is oriented roughly northwest to southeast, so the sun crosses high over the south stands around the middle of the day and then drops behind the west side of the bowl, setting towards the northwest corner. The practical consequence is that the south and west sides of the stadium go into shade first and the north and east sides stay in full sun the longest. The higher tiers catch more of it than the lower ones, and the open Grandstand has no roof to help. If you are buying a day session, work out which side of the bowl your section sits on using the 3D view above — the direction you are looking tells you where the sun will be behind you.

Sessions, grounds access and what a ticket covers

Day and night sessions in Arthur Ashe Stadium are sold as separate tickets and you cannot use one for the other. An Ashe ticket also gets you into the grounds and into the unreserved courts, which is why some regulars buy the cheapest Ashe seat they can and spend the day elsewhere. Louis Armstrong and the Grandstand are ticketed separately from Ashe. The first seven days of the event are Fan Week, when access to the grounds is free and the practice courts and qualifying are the draw — a genuinely good way to see top players close up without a stadium ticket at all.

Where are the best seats at the US Open?

It depends on which of the three stadiums you are in, and that decision matters more than the row. In Arthur Ashe, the lower bowl is a different sport from the upper tier: if you want to read spin and hear the ball, stay low, and if you want the geometry of the rally, high and central behind the baseline is better than low and side-on. In Louis Armstrong and the Grandstand almost everything is close, so pick for shade and for whether you want to sit behind the baseline or along the side. Behind the baseline reads the rally; along the side reads the player.

Frequently asked questions

Which US Open courts have 3D seat views on this site?

Arthur Ashe Stadium, Louis Armstrong Stadium, Grandstand, Grandstand — Full Reserved. Click any court to open its interactive map, then click a section to look out from it.

When is the US Open 2026?

The 2026 US Open runs from 23 August to 13 September. The first seven days, 23 to 29 August, are Fan Week, with free access to the grounds. The main draw is the fifteen days from Sunday 30 August to Sunday 13 September — a Sunday start and a fifteen-day main draw, which has been the format since 2025. The Mixed Doubles Championship is played on 24 and 25 August, and 10 September is an additional free day, Open for All Day.

Which US Open court should I buy a ticket for?

Arthur Ashe Stadium has the marquee matches and the roof, so it is the only place guaranteed to play through rain, but it is also by far the tallest room. Louis Armstrong Stadium has its own roof and much better proportions. The Grandstand is the smallest and the most atmospheric and has no roof. If it is your first visit and you want to see the biggest names, Ashe; if you want to watch tennis, Armstrong or the Grandstand.

Do any US Open courts have a roof?

Two. Arthur Ashe Stadium has had a retractable roof since 2016 and Louis Armstrong Stadium was built with one in 2018. The Grandstand is open to the sky, so a Grandstand session can be suspended by rain.

Is Arthur Ashe Stadium being rebuilt?

Yes. An 800 million dollar redevelopment is under way and the 2026 tournament is played in a partly rebuilt stadium: a new court-level bowl and two levels of suites, with courtside seating going from about three thousand to about five thousand while seats come out of the upper levels. The fully reconfigured stadium is due for 2027. Because seats are being added low and removed high, the USTA has not published a new total capacity, and this site does not invent one.

How do I get to the US Open?

The National Tennis Center is in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens. The 7 subway line and the Long Island Rail Road both stop at Mets-Willets Point, next to the grounds, and that is how the overwhelming majority of the crowd arrives.

What are the best seats at the US Open?

It depends on which of the three stadiums you are in, and that decision matters more than the row. In Arthur Ashe, the lower bowl is a different sport from the upper tier: if you want to read spin and hear the ball, stay low, and if you want the geometry of the rally, high and central behind the baseline is better than low and side-on. In Louis Armstrong and the Grandstand almost everything is close, so pick for shade and for whether you want to sit behind the baseline or along the side. Behind the baseline reads the rally; along the side reads the player.