US Open Tennis Tournament

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The US Open Tennis Tournament has become the most exciting professional tennis event in the US; however, the US Open has not always been the exciting event it is today. The first US Open tennis match was in 1881 at the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island. The first event was only a men’s singles championship. The US Open tennis tournament continued to be held in Newport, Rhode Island, for the next 34 years.

Slowly, the US Open would add women’s singles and doubles, men’s doubles and mixed doubles. However, each of these championships was not initially played at the same location.

As US Open Tennis History continued, it was not until 1968 that the US Open consolidated all five major tennis events (men’s and women’s singles, men’s and women’s doubles and mixed doubles) all into one single tennis tournament held at the Westside Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens, NY. The first US Open Tennis Tournament held in 1968 was won by Arthur Ashe. An interesting piece of US Open Tennis history is Arthur Ashe, 25 years old at the time and a lieutenant in the US Army, was unable to collect the $14,000 first prize due to his amateur status. Moreover, Ashe was the first American to win the US Open Tennis men’s singles title since 1955.

Interestingly, the first US Open Tennis Tournament played in New York offered a total of $100,000 in prize money. Today, prize money for the US Open Tennis Tournament now exceeds $17 million each year making it the richest tennis event in the world. Over $11 million of this prize money is given to the men’s singles and women’s singles draw. Approximately $3.5 million is awarded to the men’s doubles and women’s doubles draw with only $500,000 allocated to the mixed double draw.

The US Open Tennis Tournament is one of the four major Grand Slams in professional tennis which also includes the French Open, Wimbledon and the Australian Open. While the US Open Tennis tournament is now held in Flushing Meadows, NY, the French Open is in Paris, France; Wimbledon in Wimbledon, England (essentially London); and the Australian Open is held in Melbourne, Australia. The term “Grand Slam” originated in 1938 when Don Budge won all four of these tennis tournaments in one calendar year. This was the first time is history for this accomplishment.

Interested in being part of US Open tennis history? How about one of the other Grand Slams? The following are links to packages for each of the Tennis Grand Slams.

US Open Tennis Travel Packages

Wimbledon Tennis Travel Packages

French Open Tennis Travel Packages

Australian Open Tennis Travel Packages

The US Open Tennis Tournament is rich in tremendous champions. The link below shows US Open Tennis champions throughout the US Open’s history.

US Open Tennis Champions

Many of the champions from US Open Tennis History hold records that have been around since the US Open’s inception in 1881. Richard Sears, the first US Open Tennis winner in history won 7 consecutive US Opens Tennis tournaments without losing though that only encompassed 18 matches. The link below shows U.S Open Tennis records achieved throughout the US Open’s history.

US Open Tennis Records

On Point Sports is an independent US Open Tennis travel package and ticket broker that specializes in sports travel packages and tickets to high demand events worldwide. The sports travel packages we offer can be catered to your individual desires and are sure to be an unforgettable experience. Though we offer pre-planned US Open Tennis travel packages, with the many options we have available, On Point Sports can arrange customized US Open Tennis packages that no one else in the industry can provide.

To request a quote for an US Open Tennis package or to discover more of what On Point Sports can do for you and your private party, contact us today at 713-227-8888 to speak with one of our executive travel consultants. You can also call our Travel Agent Hotline at 800-809-1277 or e-mail us at info@onpointsports.com.

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