Louis Armstrong Stadium
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Louis Armstrong Stadium is a 14,000-seat tennis stadium at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City, one of the venues of the US Open. It opened for the 2018 US Open as a replacement for the 1978 stadium of the same name. It is named after jazz musician Louis Armstrong, who lived nearby until his death in 1971.
For the original venue, see Louis Armstrong Stadium (1978–2016).
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Location | USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing, Queens, New York City |
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Coordinates | 40.7510°N 73.8455°W / 40.7510; -73.8455 |
Public transit | Long Island Rail Road (LIRR): at Mets–Willets Point New York City Subway: trains at Mets–Willets Point |
Owner | USTA |
Capacity | 14,053[1] |
Surface | Laykold |
Construction | |
Opened | 2018 |
Architect | Rossetti Architects |
Structural engineer | Geiger Engineers |
Tenants | |
US Open (USTA) (2018–present) |
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