Tennis: attendance record for the US Open 2022 with 776,120 spectators over two weeks

776,120 people attended over two weeks of competition in the main draw for the 2022 US Open (played from 29/08 to 11/09/2022), an increase of 5.1% compared to the record set in 2019, the last edition played at full capacity before 2022, announced the USTA, organiser of the Grand Slam tournament, on 11/09/2022.

The total attendance for this 2022 edition over the three weeks of competition (qualifying round week + two weeks for the main tournament) also set a new record, with 888,044 spectators coming to Flushing Meadows-Corona Park located within the USTA's Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York (USA). This is 4% more than the previous record in 2019.

"For the first time in Arthur Ashe Stadium's 25-year history, every session in the stadium - now with a capacity of 23,859 - was sold out. Earlier in the tournament, Arthur Ashe Kids' Day - a cornerstone event of US Open Fan Week - also set an all-time attendance record of 35,525," said the USTA.

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