With Serena Williams Pursuing History, 2015 US Open Tickets Most Expensive Since 2010
Provided by TiqIQ
It’s that time of year again – the best tennis players in the world will touch down in Flushing, New York for the 2015 US Open beginning Monday, and this year’s tournament will be championed by Serena Williams’ pursuit of the calendar-year Grand Slam. Ticket prices are reaching new highs on the secondary market with Williams looking to make history, and 2015 US Open tickets are the most expensive since at least 2010.
According to TiqIQ the average secondary market price for 2015 US Open tickets over the tournament’s 24 sessions is $378.22. The fourth and final Grand Slam event saw its most expensive ticket average prior to this year in 2013, when tickets averaged $316.60. That marks a 19.4% increase on average for this year’s tournament and a 25.1% increase from last year’s median price of $302.18, in which the tournament ran over 22 sessions.
If looking to attend an upcoming session at Arthur Ashe Stadium between August 31 and September 13, the first week of the tournament will offer the most affordable tickets. Week 1 US Open tickets, which honor sessions 1-14, currently own a secondary market average of $240.73. Only sessions 11 and 13, held on September 5 and 6 respectively, average above $400 that week, while the majority of other sessions average below $250. However, session 14 may be the best deal during the first week, as tickets own a median price of $259 and get-in price is $69.
As the competition increases the deeper the tournament goes, Week 2 will see significantly higher ticket prices on the resale market. Held between September 7 and 13 and hosting sessions 15-24, Week 2 US Open tickets average $497.60, a 106% increase in week-over-week price.
Of course, the top-priced sessions will be for the respective Women’s and Men’s Final on September 12 and 13, as both are generating ticket prices above $800 on the secondary market. With Serena expected to make a deep run, the average price for September 12 Women’s Final tickets on TiqIQ is now $807.12, up 103% from last year’s $397.43 average, and the get-in price starts at $168. Serena hoisted her sixth US Open Trophy in 2014 and will look to further etch her name in the history books with a seventh this year.
The Men’s Final will draw the most expensive ticket prices of the entire tournament the following day. The average secondary market price for Men’s Final tickets is now $909.11, 10.2% higher than the $824.88 average in 2014, and the cheapest ticket is listed for $246. Marin Cilic will defend his title from a year ago, which served as the first Grand Slam title of his career.
Alongside a seventh US Open win, Serena would draw Steffi Graf for second most Grand Slam titles all-time at 22. Margaret Court holds the record at 24. Only three other female players have recorded a calendar-year Grand Slam in history, as Serena has the opportunity to join Graf, Court and Maureen Connolly Brinker for the honor.