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US Open Attendance History

YearAttendanceSessionsAverageLargestDate
2007715,5872627,52337,350Sat. 9/1
2006640,000^2624,61536,830Sun. 9/3
2005659,5382625,36735,485Sun. 9/4
2004631,8702624,30235,226Mon. 9/6
2003(f) 615,4562623,67134,717Sun. 8/31
2002628,7382624,18232,797Sat. 8/31
2001(e) 639,3432624,59032,078Sat. 9/1
2000606,0172524,24131,872Sat. 9/2
1999584,4902523,37929,042Fri. 9/3
1998535,1552521,40625,202Sun. 9/6
1997(d) 559,5442522,38224,882Sun. 8/31
1996506,0122520,24021,185Mon. 8/26
1995(c) 505,6662520,26621,348Thu. 8/31
1994529,6872521,18723,618Tues. 8/30
1993530,7642520,23022,676Sun. 9/5
1992520,8682520,83421,731Wed. 9/2
1991482,6292519,30519,590Wed. 9/4
1990421,9942219,18219,403Tue. 8/28
1989416,8552218,94719,376Tue. 9/5
1988403,6982218,35019,217Thu. 9/8
1987405,7592218,44419,358Mon. 9/14
1986413,8212317,99219,258Tue. 9/2
1985409,4552317,80219,343Tue. 9/3
1984392,1112317,04818,926Fri. 9/7
1983376,6762316,37718,770Tue. 9/8
1982359,9692315,65118,796Wed. 9/8
1981351,4242315,27918,892Sat. 9/12
1980331,1402314,39718,606Thu. 9/4
1979305,3112313,27418,288Sun. 9/9
1978(b) 275,3002113,11018,032Sun. 9/10
1977218,4802110,40412,644Sun. 9/11
1976250,8802012,54416,788Fri. 9/3
1975(a) 216,6832010,83416,299Fri. 8/29
1974153,2871212,77415,402Sun. 9/8
1973137,4881211,45715,241Sun. 9/9
1972130,0101210,83414,969Sun. 9/10
1971121,2331111,02113,647Fri. 9/7
1970122,9961111,18114,502Sun. 9/13
1969101,496128,45811,807Sat. 9/7
196897,294118,84514,106Sat. 9/17

^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:37,350 - Saturday, Sept. 1, 2007
 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:61,083 - Saturday, Sept. 1, 2007
 
Tournament Total
 Largest total attendance:715,587 - 2007 US Open
 
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
 30 years (1978 to present):726 sessions - 14,754,902 total attendance
 (20,324 average/session)   
 
Since Arthur Ashe Stadium was built
 11 years (1997 to present):283 sessions - 6,815,763 total attendance
 (24,084 average/session)   
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