Louis Armstrong Stadium as seen from Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Louis Armstrong Stadium is the second tennis stadium of the U.S. 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, in the New York City borough of Queens. The stadium was named after the famous African American jazz musician, Louis Armstrong (who lived nearby until his death in 1971). ... For other uses, see U.S. Open. ... In tennis, a singles player or doubles team that wins all four Grand Slam titles in the same year is said to have achieved the Grand Slam or a Calendar Year Grand Slam. ... Bronze Statue at the USTA National Tennis Center. ... Several landmarks from two New York Worlds Fairs still stand in Flushing Meadows, including the US Steel Unisphere Flushing is an urban neighborhood in the northern part of the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... The Five Boroughs redirects here. ... For other uses, see Queens (disambiguation) and Queen. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... Louis[1] Armstrong[2] (4 August 1901[3] – July 6, 1971), nicknamed Satchmo[4] and Pops, was an American jazz musician. ...

The stadium opened on the site in 1964 for the 1964 New York World's Fair and due to the sponsorship of the Singer Corporation it was called the Singer Bowl. In 1977, the US Open moved to Flushing from Forest Hills. The Singer Bowl was heavily renovated to host the Open, essentially being divided into two new stadia, Louis Armstrong Stadium and the adjacent grandstand. The stadium held close to 18,000 at its peak usage. View of the New York Worlds Fair 1964/1965 as seen from the observation towers of the New York State pavilion. ... A Singer treadle sewing machine Singer Corporation is a United States of America manufacturer of sewing machines, first established as I.M. Singer & Co. ... The Singer Bowl is a stadium that formerly stood in Flushing, Queens in New York City. ... Austin Street, the main shopping area in Forest Hills, Queens, New York. ...

In 1997, the stadium was replaced by Arthur Ashe Stadium as the main stadium for the US Open. Louis Armstrong Stadium was renovated again, reducing its capacity to around 10,000 and adding a brick facade to match that of the adjacent Ashe Stadium. ...

Attached to the Louis Armstrong Stadium is the Grandstand Stadium, the third largest stadium at the US Open with a seating capacity of about 6,000.^[1]

See also

• List of tennis stadiums by capacity

References

• Ashe & Armstrong Stadiums. United States Tennis Association's official website. Retrieved on June 30, 2005.

1. ^ USTA National Tennis Center. Retrieved on 2008-03-25.

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External links

• Views of Louis Armstrong Stadium

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