2002 US Open Tickets Go On Sale Monday, June 10; Event To Welcome the World to New York, Introduce New Fan Enhancements.Business/Sports Editors WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 2002 The USTA USTA United States Tennis Association USTA United States Telecom Association USTA United States Trotting Association USTA United States Telephone Association USTA United States Twirling Association USTA United States Trademark Association today announced that individual session tickets for the US Open, the highest annually attended sporting event in the world, will go on sale Monday, June 10 at 9 a.m. ET. The 2002 US Open will be held Monday, August 26, through Sunday, September 8. Arthur Ashe Noun 1. Arthur Ashe - United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993) Arthur Robert Ashe, Ashe Kids' Day presented by Aetna, a full-day tennis and music festival for children, will take place Saturday, August 24. Tickets for the 2002 US Open and Arthur Ashe Kids Day Arthur Ashe Kids Day is an annual tennis/children’s event that takes place in the end of August at the United States Tennis Association at Arthur Ashe Stadium. (USTA) Center in Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York. It is sponsored by the Hess Corporation, IBM, and USTA. can be purchased four ways: -- at usopen.org -- by calling Ticketmaster at 866/OPEN-TIX -- at all Ticketmaster outlets -- at the USTA National Tennis Center box office This year's US Open will include several fan enhancements, including a continuation of last year's first-ever in-stadium video walls at a Grand Slam grand slam n. 1. The winning of all the tricks during the play of one hand in bridge and other whist-derived card games. 2. Sports The winning of all the major or specified events, especially on a professional circuit. event, 32 seeds, live on-grounds music, star-studded entertainment, and an expanded food court plaza. More initiatives are planned for this year, including a special Opening Night ceremony, a new on-site restaurant, record prize money, and entertainment offerings reflecting New York's cultural diversity. "This will be a very special year for the US Open and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ," said Arlen Kantarian, Chief Executive, Professional Tennis, USTA. "We are dedicated to staging the finest US Open ever, as a showcase for New York, and as a symbol of its people and its pride." Day sessions for the 2002 US Open begin at 11 a.m. from Monday, August 26, through Saturday, September 7, and at noon on Sunday, September 8. Evening sessions begin at 7:00 p.m. from Monday, August 26, through Thursday, September 5, and on Saturday, September 7. Beginning June 10, USTA National Tennis Center The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center is located in Flushing, in the New York City borough of Queens and has been the home of the US Open Grand Slam tennis tournament played every year in August and September. box office hours office hours, n.pl See business hours. will be Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., and Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. The box office will be closed Sundays and from July 4-7. Payment can be made by credit card (American Express American Express (NYSE: AXP), sometimes known as "AmEx" or "Amex", is a diversified global financial services company, headquartered in New York City. The company is best known for its credit card, charge card and traveler's cheque businesses. is the Official Card of the US Open). US Open individual ticket prices range from $22 to $89. Prices for Arthur Ashe Kids' Day are $10 and $20. For ticket plan availability, group sales Group sales Block sale (of large amounts) of securities to institutional investors. group sales The distribution of a new security issue to institutional clients. , disabled seating and other US Open ticket information, call the USTA ticket office at 718/760-6200. The 2001 US Open attracted 640,000 fans over a two-week period, while a record 92 million viewers watched the event in the United States on CBS Sports and USA Network. International broadcasts reached a record 175 countries. The USTA owns and operates the US Open and selects and supports the teams that compete in Davis Cup, Fed Cup, and the Olympic Games. The USTA is the national governing body for the sport of tennis in America, and is a non-profit organization with more than 650,000 members. It invests all its resources to promote and develop the growth of tennis, from the grass roots to the professional levels. For more information on the USTA, log on to usta.com. |
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