Louis Armstrong Stad

Louis Armstrong Stadium 2008

Louis Armstrong Stadium 2008
Louis Armstrong Stadium 2008

August 25, 2008. Monday 11:00 am. Find · US Open Tennis Championship, Louis Armstrong Stadium Flushing, NY

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Louis Armstrong Stadium is the second tennis stadium of the U.S. Open, the last of each year's four Grand Slam tournaments. It is located at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, in the New York City borough of Queens. The stadium was named after the famous African American jazz musician, Louis Armstrong (who lived nearby until his death in 1971).

The stadium opened on the site in 1964 for the 1964 New York World's Fair and due to the sponsorship of the Singer Corporation it was called the Singer Bowl. In 1977, the US Open moved to Flushing from Forest Hills. The Singer Bowl was heavily renovated to host the Open, essentially being divided into two new stadia, Louis Armstrong Stadium 2008 and the adjacent grandstand. The stadium held close to 18,000 at its peak usage.

Originally constructed by the Singer Sewing Machine Company for its 1964-65 World’s Fair exhibit, the Singer Bowl was renamed for Louis Armstrong in 1972. Although it was a major undertaking to have a world-class tennis facility completed within a year, Louis Armstrong Stadium was refurbished and several additional courts were built for the start of the 1978 US Open. Since then, the arena has played host to some of the most exciting moments in tennis history.

In 1997, the stadium was replaced by Arthur Ashe Stadium as the main stadium for the US Open. Louis Armstrong Stadium 2008 was renovated again, reducing its capacity to around 10,000 and adding a brick facade to match that of the adjacent Ashe Stadium.

Today, Louis Armstrong Stadium serves as the No. 2 arena at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center behind Arthur Ashe Stadium. Although it is no longer the largest stadium at the venue, Louis Armstrong is still one of the most popular places to watch a tennis match. Re-sized from holding 18,000 spectators to just 10,000, the refurbished stadium provides a more intimate setting for the public to enjoy seeing their favorite tennis stars in action.

Even with the many modifications that have been made to Louis Armstrong Stadium since it first became the centerpiece of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center more than two decades ago, one thing remains unchanged. Said then-USTA President Judy Levering at the stadium’s re-dedication ceremony in 1999, "The legendary tennis that has been played in Louis Armstrong through the years is still the same."

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