{"id":2837,"date":"2026-05-22T01:13:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T23:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.ticketmaster.com\/?p=50395"},"modified":"2026-05-22T01:13:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T23:13:36","slug":"step-inside-arthur-ashe-stadium-in-queens-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myza.co.za\/events\/step-inside-arthur-ashe-stadium-in-queens-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Step Inside: Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, New York"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Arthur Ashe Stadium History<\/b><\/h2>\n

Arthur Ashe Stadium<\/a> is named after legendary tennis player Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr. Born in Richmond, Virginia, Ashe was the winner of the inaugural 1968 US Open \u2014 the first in which professionals could compete. By 1975, he was ranked the No. 1 tennis player in the United States. He passed away in New York in February 1993.<\/p>\n

Located at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens, NY, Arthur Ashe Stadium opened in 1997 as part of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center<\/a>. When Arthur Ashe Stadium opened, it replaced Louis Armstrong Stadium as the main tennis facility in the park. The stadium opened by hosting the US Open<\/a> and Grammy winner Whitney Houston, who sang \u201cOne Moment in Time\u201d during the inauguration ceremonies as a tribute to the late Arthur Ashe. The first official tennis match that was played on the court was at the 1997 US Open, when Thailand\u2019s Tamarine Tanasugarn beat Chanda Rubin from the United States in two sets.<\/p>\n

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