The US Open Tennis Championships returns to New York City for its 144th edition this month.

Though the tournament doesn’t officially get underway until the main draw beginning on August 26, the qualifying draw began August 19—as did Fan Week, when the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center grounds are free and open to the public.

Novak Djokovic and Coco Gauff are the men’s and women’s singles defending champions, respectively. Djokovic just faced Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final and the Paris 2024 Olympics gold medal match. Will the two meet again in Flushing?

Meanwhile, it remains to be seen whether Gauff can become the first repeat women’s champion since Serena Williams in 2013-14. At last month’s Olympics, the American only reached the third round of the singles tournament and the second round of the doubles.

Around 700,000 fans are expected in New York City for the US Open. If you’d like to be one of them, here’s everything you need to know about acquiring tickets.

2024 US Open Schedule And Location

Dates: August 19 to 22 (qualifying draw); August 26 to September 8 (main draw)

Location: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Queens, New York City

Transit: MTA No. 7 train to the Mets–Willets Point stop; Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) from Penn Station or Grand Central

2024 US Open Ticket Information

Fan Week

First, if you’d like to experience the US Open in person but cost is a barrier, take advantage of the free events during the qualifying draw.

During Fan Week, spectators can watch qualifying matches, practice sessions and more—all for free. The full schedule of events can be found here.

Some experiences during Fan Week require a free Fan Access Pass (apply for one here) or a paid ticket. For instance, tickets are—understandably!—required for the Stars of the Open showcase on August 21 featuring players like Novak Djokovic, John McEnroe, Carlos Alcaraz, Andre Agassi, Juan Martín del Potro, Gabriela Sabatini, Caroline Wozniacki, Andy Roddick, Frances Tiafoe, Jessica Pegula and more.

But there are still many sessions and events that are free to experience during Fan Week, and since children two years and older require a full-priced adult ticket to tournament play, Fan Week is an affordable opportunity for a family to experience the US Open.

US Open Tickets

For individual US Open tickets, you can select the matches for which you’d like to purchase tickets from the US Open website, which will then redirect you to Ticketmaster.

For instance, you can choose a date between August 19 and September 8—the beginning of Fan Week through the end of the tournament—and then choose whether you’d like to purchase tickets to that date’s day session, evening session or both.

Daytime session grounds passes allow guests to access the grounds until 6 p.m. Those holding evening grounds passes can access the site starting at 6 p.m.

American Express and Chase cardholders have access to reserved on-site lounges. American Express will have two, the Amex Card Member Lounge and the Centurion Lounge (for Amex Platinum cardholders). Daily reservations for the Centurion Lounge can be booked through Resy at 10:00 a.m. EST.

The Chase cardholders indoor lounge requires reservations during the tournament (but not during Fan Week). There is also an outdoor Chase Terrace with views of the action on the courts.

US Open Ticket Prices And Resale Tickets

US Open verified resale tickets are available through Ticketmaster. Sellers set the price of a resale ticket and so these tickets are likely to be priced above market value.

This close to the event, most of the tickets you’ll find now on Ticketmaster are verified resale tickets.

As tournament play goes on, naturally, ticket prices rise. On the first day of tournament play, August 26, men’s and women’s first-round resale tickets start at $121 for a day session and $203 for an evening session.

There are still some standard tickets available for early matches, however, starting at $114.

By the time we reach the women’s and men’s singles finals on September 7 and 8, respectively, resale ticket prices have soared.

Act now to secure some of the few standard tickets still available—tickets for the men’s doubles final and women’s singles final at Arthur Ashe Stadium on September 7 are still available for $338. (For prime seats, resellers are asking for $2,000 or more.)

Resale tickets seem to be all that remain for the men’s singles final on September 8, and sellers are asking $629 or more.

Resale tickets are also available on StubHub and on Vivid Seats for potentially better prices (some as low as $18), but some element of risk is always present when purchasing outside verified resale channels.

How To Watch The US Open

If you won’t be watching the US Open from Flushing Meadows, you can still watch or stream every match.

ESPN, the exclusive domestic broadcast partner of the US Open, will carry more than 170 hours of live coverage across its networks (ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC). The men’s championship will be televised live on ABC this year for the first time.

Tennis Channel will host daily US Open previews.

For streaming, all matches across all courts can be streamed live on the ESPN App and across ESPN+ and ESPN3.