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| Year | Attendance | Sessions | Average | Largest | Date | | 1968 | 97,294 | 11 | 8,845 | 14,106 | Sat. 9/17 | | 1969 | 101,496 | 12 | 8,458 | 11,807 | Sat. 9/7 | | 1970 | 122,996 | 11 | 11,181 | 14,502 | Sun. 9/13 | | 1971 | 121,233 | 11 | 11,021 | 13,647 | Fri. 9/7 | | 1972 | 130,010 | 12 | 10,834 | 14,969 | Sun. 9/10 | | 1973 | 137,488 | 12 | 11,457 | 15,241 | Sun. 9/9 | | 1974 | 153,287 | 12 | 12,774 | 15,402 | Sun. 9/8 | | 1975 | (a) 216,683 | 20 | 10,834 | 16,299 | Fri. 8/29 | | 1976 | 250,880 | 20 | 12,544 | 16,788 | Fri. 9/3 | | 1977 | 218,480 | 21 | 10,404 | 12,644 | Sun. 9/11 | | 1978 | (b) 275,300 | 21 | 13,110 | 18,032 | Sun. 9/10 | | 1979 | 305,311 | 23 | 13,274 | 18,288 | Sun. 9/9 | | 1980 | 331,140 | 23 | 14,397 | 18,606 | Thu. 9/4 | | 1981 | 351,424 | 23 | 15,279 | 18,892 | Sat. 9/12 | | 1982 | 359,969 | 23 | 15,651 | 18,796 | Wed. 9/8 | | 1983 | 376,676 | 23 | 16,377 | 18,770 | Tue. 9/8 | | 1984 | 392,111 | 23 | 17,048 | 18,926 | Fri. 9/7 | | 1985 | 409,455 | 23 | 17,802 | 19,343 | Tue. 9/3 | | 1986 | 413,821 | 23 | 17,992 | 19,258 | Tue. 9/2 | | 1987 | 405,759 | 22 | 18,444 | 19,358 | Mon. 9/14 | | 1988 | 403,698 | 22 | 18,350 | 19,217 | Thu. 9/8 | | 1989 | 416,855 | 22 | 18,947 | 19,376 | Tue. 9/5 | | 1990 | 421,994 | 22 | 19,182 | 19,403 | Tue. 8/28 | | 1991 | 482,629 | 25 | 19,305 | 19,590 | Wed. 9/4 | | 1992 | 520,868 | 25 | 20,834 | 21,731 | Wed. 9/2 | | 1993 | 530,764 | 25 | 20,230 | 22,676 | Sun. 9/5 | | 1994 | 529,687 | 25 | 21,187 | 23,618 | Tues. 8/30 | | 1995 | (c) 505,666 | 25 | 20,266 | 21,348 | Thu. 8/31 | | 1996 | 506,012 | 25 | 20,240 | 21,185 | Mon. 8/26 | | 1997 | (d) 559,544 | 25 | 22,382 | 24,882 | Sun. 8/31 | | 1998 | 535,155 | 25 | 21,406 | 25,202 | Sun. 9/6 | | 1999 | 584,490 | 25 | 23,379 | 29,042 | Fri. 9/3 | | 2000 | 606,017 | 25 | 24,241 | 31,872 | Sat. 9/2 | | 2001 | (e) 639,343 | 26 | 24,590 | 32,078 | Sat. 9/1 | | 2002 | 628,738 | 26 | 24,182 | 32,797 | Sat. 8/31 | | 2003 | (f) 615,456 | 26 | 23,671 | 34,717 | Sun. 8/31 | | 2004 | 631,870 | 26 | 24,302 | 35,226 | Mon. 9/6 | | 2005 | 659,538 | 26 | 25,367 | 35,485 | Sun. 9/4 | | 2006 | 640,000^ | 26 | 24,615 | 36,830 | Sun. 9/3 | |
^Net attendance taking into account approximately 60,000 exchanges from six sessions that
qualified for USTA inclement weather policy.
(a) first year of night sessions; (b) first year at USTA National Tennis Center; (c) first year counting paid attendance only; (d) first year with Arthur Ashe Stadium; (e) first year with women's final as a separate session; (f) rain affected eight sessions of play and caused for an additional night session to be added to the schedule.
US OPEN ATTENDANCE RECORDS:
| Single session | | | Largest day session: | 36,830 - Sunday, Sept. 3, 2006 | | | Largest night session: | 23,736 - Monday, Aug. 28, 2006 | | | Smallest single session: | 131 - Tuesday, Sept. 9, 1969 (men's doubles final only, rain delayed) | | | 2nd smallest: | 3,708 - Monday, Sept. 8, 1969 (men's singles final only, rain delayed) | | | | Daily Gate (day/night combined) | | | Largest daily gate: | 60,506 - Monday, Sept. 4, 2006 | | | | Tournament Total | | | Largest total attendance: | 659,538 - 2005 US Open (record for any tennis tournament) | | |
| US Open Averages | | At West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills | | | 10 years (1968-77): | 142 sessions - 1,549,847 total attendance | | | | (10,914 average/session) | | | | At USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing | | | 28 years (1978 to present): | 700 sessions - 14,039,315 total attendance | | | | (20,056 average/session) | | |
| Since Arthur Ashe Stadium was built | | | 10 years (1997 to present): | 257 sessions - 6,100,176 total attendance | | | | (23,736 average/session) |
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