Overview
- The mayor’s office and the U.S. Tennis Association announced Tuesday that 1,000 discounted Main Draw tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Eligible buyers must be New York City residents verified by ZIP code and may purchase up to two non-transferable tickets each for matches from Aug. 30 through Sept. 8.
- The tickets include seats in Arthur Ashe and Louis Armstrong stadiums as well as grounds passes and will be blocked from resale on the US Open’s Ticketmaster secondary market.
- Sources say the USTA will cover the difference between the $100 sale price and the tickets’ higher market value, making the offer a subsidized, one-off access measure.
- Organizers framed the move as a targeted affordability step after resale listings pushed get-in prices into the hundreds, but it does not change broader secondary-market practices and is likely to sell out quickly.