US Open ticket prices soar amid high demand and resale market issues
The Guardian Sport • 2 min read • Latest: Aug 30, 2026, 12:14 PM
Last updated Aug 30, 2026
The US Open has become a symbol of New York's affordability crisis as ticket prices surge. Grounds passes are listed for up to $363, prompting significant public outcry. In response, New York's mayor Zohran Mamdani secured 1,000 tickets at $100 for local residents, attracting over 336,000 applications. With record crowds expected, the USTA's pricing strategy raises questions about its mission to promote tennis access. The event's transformation into a cultural festival further complicates traditional fan access.
- •Bill Ackman criticized grounds pass prices at the US Open.
- •Mamdani offered 1,000 tickets at $100 each for New York residents.
- •Over 336,000 people applied for the discounted tickets.
- •Official ticket prices have increased significantly on the resale market.
- •USTA aims to balance growth as attendance surpasses one million.
- 12:14 PMThe Guardian Sport — A hospitality boom and $100 chicken nuggets: how the US Open became obscenely expensive
- 12:14 PMYahoo Sports — A hospitality boom and $100 chicken nuggets: how the US Open became obscenely expensive
"Record crowds, premium seats and an unchecked resale market have are transforming the self-styled people’s slam – and leaving ordinary fans fighting to get through the gates It takes a truly exceptional affordability crisis to put Bill Ackman and Zohran Mamdani on the same side of the barricade. Yet this month the billionaire hedge fund manager and New York’s democratic socialist mayor found common cause over an unlikely grievance: the cost of getting into the US Open. Ackman took objection to the cost of a grounds pass listed for $363. Mamdani responded to the broader uproar by securing 1,000 tickets for New York residents at $100 apiece, prompting more than 336,000 people to apply for them. Somewhere between the two sits the uneasy economics of the modern US Open, where a $65 ticket with no guaranteed seat on any court can fetch more than five times that amount on the tournament’s resale marketplace. Continue reading...
"Record crowds, premium seats and an unchecked resale market have are transforming the self-styled people’s slam – and leaving ordinary fans fighting to get through the gates
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External links- The Guardian SportAug 30, 2026, 12:14 PMA hospitality boom and $100 chicken nuggets: how the US Open became obscenely expensive
Record crowds, premium seats and an unchecked resale market have are transforming the self-styled people’s slam – and leaving ordinary fans fighting to get through the gates It takes a truly exceptional affordability crisis to put Bill Ackman and Zohran Mamdani on the same side of the barricade. Yet this month the billionaire hedge fund manager and New York’s democratic socialist mayor found common cause over an unlikely grievance: the cost of getting into the US Open. Ackman took objection to the cost of a grounds pass listed for $363. Mamdani responded to the broader uproar by securing 1,000 tickets for New York residents at $100 apiece, prompting more than 336,000 people to apply for them. Somewhere between the two sits the uneasy economics of the modern US Open, where a $65 ticket with no guaranteed seat on any court can fetch more than five times that amount on the tournament’s resale marketplace. Continue reading...
- Yahoo SportsAug 30, 2026, 12:14 PMA hospitality boom and $100 chicken nuggets: how the US Open became obscenely expensive
Record crowds, premium seats and an unchecked resale market have are transforming the self-styled people’s slam – and leaving ordinary fans fighting to get through the gates
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