ĭuring the COVID pandemic, the stadium was converted for use as a hospital. On July 26–28, 2019, the stadium hosted the Fortnite World Cup, a three-day long esports tournament with a prize pool of US$30 million, $3 million of which awarded to the winner of the Finals.

All US Open Series events now use this color scheme, providing television viewers a more easily trackable ball - with the yellow tennis balls contrasting more visibly against the blue courts. In 2005, the color scheme for the courts was changed from green to electric blue inner courts and a light green outer court. The facility features a Hawk-Eye electronic system which allows tennis players to challenge the umpire's decision on calls made throughout championships. The game served as a fundraising event for breast cancer research. The stadium has also hosted the first-ever outdoor regular season WNBA game in 2008 the Indiana Fever beat the host New York Liberty 71–55 on July 19. The first official match played on the court was at the 1997 US Open between Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand and Chanda Rubin of the United States. On August 25, 1997, the stadium opened by hosting the US Open, with Whitney Houston singing ' One Moment in Time' during the stadium's inauguration ceremonies and dedicating the performance to the late Arthur Ashe. Like the other 32 courts in the facility, it has a DecoTurf cushioned acrylic surface.

It cost $254 million to construct, and then had 22,547 seats, 90 luxury suites, five restaurants, and a two-level players' lounge, making it by far the largest tennis-only venue in the world. Opened in 1997, the facility replaced Louis Armstrong Stadium as the primary venue for the tournament. History Seen in 2005 In July 2008, Arthur Ashe Stadium hosted its first professional basketball game played outdoors After suffering successive years of event delays from inclement weather, a new lightweight retractable roof was completed in 2016. The original stadium design, completed in 1997, had not included a roof. The stadium is named after Arthur Ashe (1943–1993), winner of the inaugural 1968 US Open, the first in which professionals could compete. Part of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, it is the main stadium of the US Open tennis tournament and has a capacity of 23,771, making it the largest tennis stadium in the world. New York City Subway: trains at Mets–Willets PointĪrthur Ashe Stadium is a tennis arena at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City. Port Washington Branch at Mets–Willets Point

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