us open tennis was held at west side tennis club before flushing meadows.
us open tennis was held at west side tennis club before flushing meadows.
where was the us open tennis held before flushing meadows?
west side tennis club
in 1978, the us open tennis tournament was moved from the west side tennis club in forest hills to flushing meadows corona park. the tournament was originally held in the singer bowl stadium (renamed the louis armstrong stadium), a 1964 world's fair structure which was renovated and expanded for the tournament. other parts of the park were also repaired or expanded for the tournament, including the fountains of the unisphere.
flushing meadows–corona park
queens has the most diversified economy of the five boroughs of new york city. it is home to john f. kennedy international airport and laguardia airport, both among the world's busiest, which in turn makes the airspace above queens among the busiest in the united states. landmarks in queens include flushing meadows–corona park; citi field, home to the new york mets baseball team; the usta billie jean king national tennis center, site of the us open tennis tournament; kaufman astoria studios; silvercup studios; and aqueduct racetrack. the borough has diverse housing, ranging from high-rise apartment buildings in the urban areas of western and central queens, such as ozone park, jackson heights, flushing, astoria, and long island city, to somewhat more suburban neighborhoods in the eastern part of the borough, including douglaston–little neck and bayside. the "queens night market" in flushing meadows-corona park attracts over 10,000 people nightly to sample food from over 85 countries.
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