Thu, Sep 3, 11:00 AM EDT

US Open Tennis - Grandstand Day Session (Thu Sep 3)

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center · Flushing

What a pair cost, hour by hour

23 reads of the resale market between Sat 6 AM and Thu 11 AM. Going rate = the 3rd-cheapest pair in each level, all-in. Asking prices, not sales.

Grandstand Reserved: going rate and cheapest pair ($ a ticket, fees in)

Going rate (3rd-cheapest pair)$362 → $198 -45%Cheapest pair$313 → $163 -48%Resale seats on the board, Grandstand Reserved346 → 87 -65%Dashed amber line: lineup out (order of play released, about 6:30 PM the evening before).

What happened

At the start, Grandstand Reserved was the cheapest level with real depth at $198 a ticket for a pair, fees included, down 45% from $362 on Aug 29. 120 resale seats were still listed at the start, 65% fewer than the 346 on Aug 29.

From 23 reads of publicly listed resale asking prices since Aug 29. Asking prices, not sales.

Grandstand Reserved	First read of the day4:05 AM	3 hours out7:50 AM	1 hour out10:04 AM	At the start11:05 AM	Noon11:48 AM
Going rate	$203	$210	$224	$198	$210
Cheapest	$185	$204	$220	$163	$198
Resale seats on the board	271	250	154	120	87

346 resale seats were listed at the first read (Sat 6 AM); 120 were still listed at the start, 65% fewer.
Grandstand Reserved: a pair went from $362 at the first read to $198 once the lineup was known (Wed 8 PM) to $198 at the start (down 45% overall).

Source: publicly listed resale asking prices on the primary ticketing site, read through the day by WantToBuyTix. Wheelchair and accessible seats excluded. Prices include fees. This is a record of what sellers asked, not what buyers paid. More events · This event

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