USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

The pro tennis circuit’s final Grand Slam event each year, the US Open (www.usopen.org) takes place over two weeks at the end of August at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Tickets usually go on sale at Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com) in April or May, but are hard to get for marquee games (held at Arthur Ashe Stadium). General admission to early rounds is easier; they run about $80 (top bleachers on Court 7 can take in five matches at once). Check out the USTA site in January or February for updates. The USTA has 30 outdoor courts and an indoor tennis center with 12 courts (per hr outdoor court $20-30, indoor court $20-62) that can be hired. Reservations can be made up to two days in advance. After-dark lights for outside courts are $8 extra. Hourly lessons are $90 to $105.