What is the name of this stadium?C. Arthur Ashe Stadium
Arthur Ashe Stadium is located in Flushing Meadows Park. It is the main tennis stadium of the US Open. The last of each year's four Grand Slam tournaments. It is located at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, Queens, New York. The stadium was named after African American tennis player, Arthur Ashe, who won the inaugural US Open in which professionals could compete in 1968.
Opening in 1997, Arthur Ashe Stadium replaced Louis Armstrong Stadium as the main stadium. The stadium cost 254 million to construct, features 22,547 individual seats, 90 luxury suites, five restaurants and a two level players' lounge. This makes it by far the LARGEST OUTDOOR TENNIS-ONLY VENUE IN THE WORLD. The Stadium like the other 32 courts in the facility, has DECOTURF cushioned ACRYLIC surface.
The stadium will be hosting the first ever regular season professional basketball game to be played outdoors on July 19, 2008.
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