1999 US Open Tennis Championships August 30-September 12

August 30-September 12
Site: USTA National Tennis Center
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
(718) 760-6200Sessions: Day: 11:00 — Aug. 30-Sept. 12
Night: 7:30 p.m.-Aug. 30-Sept. 9
Women’s Singles Final — Sat., Sept. 11, not before 4 p.m.
Men’s Singles Final — Sun., Sept. 12, not before 4 p.m.
Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day — Sat., Aug. 28
Qualifying: Aug. 24-28
No Admission Charge — Open to the public
Tickets: On sale by phone and at USTA Ticket office.
For more information or to charge by phone, call 1 (888) OPEN TIX
American Express is the official and preferred credit card of the US Open
Grounds Admission (sold at box office only on day of matches):
Aug. 30-Sept. 3: $25
Sept. 4-Sept. 7: $35
Free Admission: Junior Finals on Sun., Sept. 12 at 11 a.m. Courts 7 and 11
Draws:
Men’s Singles: 128 (Best of Five Sets)
Women’s Singles: 128 (best of Three Sets)
Men’s Doubles: 64 (Best of Three Sets)
Women’s Doubles: 32 (Best of Three Sets)
Mixed Doubles: 32 (Best of Three Sets)
Qualifying: (Men & Women) 128 Draw for 16 stops in main draw singles
(Doubles) 16 Teams for 4 spots
Event: The United States Tennis Association (USTA) men’s and women’s National Championships is one of the four Grand Slam events in the world. The USTA is the national governing body of tennis in the United States. Founded in 1881, the USTA is a not-for- profit volunteer organization with over half a million individual members and over 6,000 organizational members. Funds gener ated by the U.S. Open are used for the many programs that the USTA operates for tennis players of all ages and skill levels.
History: The first U.S. Open (open to professionals and amateurs) was held in 1968 at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, and was won by Arthur Ashe, who was playing as an amateur. The US Open moved to its present home in Flushing in 1978. Prior to 1968, the event was called the US Nationals, dating back to 1881 when the first men’s singles was held. The first women’s singles dates back to 1887.
1998 Champions:
Patrick Rafter — Men’s Singles
Lindsay Davenport — Women’s Singles
Sandon Stolle and Cyril Suk — Men’s Doubles
Martina Hingis and Jana Novotna — Women’s Doubles
Serena Williams and Max Mirnyi — Mixed Doubles
David Nalbandian — Boys’ Singles
Jelena Dokic — Girls’ Singles
K.J. Hippensteel and David Martin — Boys’ Doubles
Kim Clijsters and Eva Dyrberg — Girls’ Doubles
Scott Davis and David Pate — Men’s 35 Doubles Masters
Vijay Amritraj and Jose Higueras — Men’s 45 Double Masters
Betsy Nagelsen and Wendy Turnbull — Women’s Doubles Masters
Jaime Fillol and Wendy Turnbull —Mixed Doubles Masters
Courts/Stadium:
1997 marked the grand opening of the Arthur Ashe Stadium at the USTA National Tennis Center. The seating capacity of the new stadium is 22,500. The seating capacity of the Louis Armstrong Stadium has been reduced to approximately 10,000. The "new" Louis Armstrong Stadium will be dedicated this year.
TV Coverage:
CBS-TV, USA Network.
Conflicts w/ NY mets:
Fri., Sept. 3, night; Sat., Sept. 4, night; Sun., Sept. 5, day; Mon., Sept. 6, day; Tues., Sept. 7, night; Wed., Sept. 8, day.
(Fans are urged to use public transportation on these days.)
trans:
Flushing #7 train to Willets Point/Shea Stadium. LIRR Train (Port Washington branch) to Shea Stadium.