The US Open is the season’s final Grand Slam, played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York. According to the United States Tennis Association’s event information, the 2025 main draw runs from August 24 to September 7, following a free-to-attend Fan Week from August 18–23 built around qualifying, exhibitions, and family activities at the same venue.

Sportskeeda’s US Open 2025 guide notes that Jannik Sinner is the **defending men’s singles champion**, having defeated Carlos Alcaraz in the 2024 final, while **Aryna Sabalenka** is the **defending women’s singles champion** after successfully retaining her title. Defending champions in doubles are Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson in men’s doubles, Lyudmyla Kichenok and Jelena Ostapenko in women’s doubles, and Sara Errani with Andrea Vavassori in mixed doubles.

The Billie Jean King National Tennis Center features 22 courts, with **Arthur Ashe Stadium** as the main show court and Louis Armstrong Stadium and Grandstand as key secondary arenas. The event is unique among the Slams for scheduling many primetime night sessions in New York, contributing to its reputation for loud, high-energy crowds.

From a tour perspective, the ATP calendar lists the US Open as a Grand Slam on hard courts with a 128-player singles draw, offering 2,000 ranking points to the champions. The world tennis calendar for 2025 places it after Wimbledon and ahead of the autumn indoor and Asian swings, so results in New York often shape qualification for the ATP Finals and WTA Finals.

Prize money at the 2025 US Open continues the tournament’s record-setting trend. Sportskeeda reports total player compensation of **$90 million**. Singles champions in both men’s and women’s draws earn **$5,000,000** each, runners-up $2,500,000, and first-round singles losers $110,000. Doubles winners receive $1,000,000 per team, while mixed doubles champions also earn $1,000,000 per team, reflecting a revamped mixed event with significantly increased stakes.

Fan-facing programming has expanded. NYC Plugged’s listing for US Open Fan Week 2025 highlights:

• Free grounds access August 18–23 for qualifying and practices.
• A $1 million mixed doubles championship staged in Arthur Ashe during Fan Week.
• “Stars of the Open,” a ticketed charity exhibition night with top players and legends supporting the USTA Foundation.
• Themed days such as “HBCU Live at the Open,” celebrating the links between tennis and Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and an “Open for All” day with free grounds access during the main event.

On the women’s side, the WTA rankings page shows Sabalenka holding the No. 1 ranking ahead of Iga Świątek and Coco Gauff heading into the 2025 hard-court swing, setting up a potential clash of recent Slam champions in New York. For the men, live-score services such as Flashscore and 365Scores track Sinner, Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, and others as primary contenders, with Sinner’s status as defending champion adding intrigue to the 2025 edition.

Broadcasters including beIN SPORTS and other major rights holders will again provide global coverage with extensive highlight packages, analysis, and multi-court streaming, underscoring the US Open’s role as both a sporting and media centerpiece of the late-summer calendar.

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