The 2026 US Open's main draw will begin on Sunday, August 30th. Currently, the cheapest ticket for the first session at Arthur Ashe Stadium is around $327, while the cheapest seat for the opening session at Louis Armstrong Stadium is roughly $466 on TicketMaster.
Prices for the biggest matches are much higher still. Some premium centre-court resale listings for the men's final have surpassed $21,000.
Ground pass tickets do not grant you access to the big matches played at the major arenas - Arthur Ashe Stadium, Louis Armstrong Stadium, and the Grandstand. Matches on these courts require separate tickets.
According to TicketData figures, the average price for the 2026 US Open had reached approximately $311 by mid-August, compared with about $262 at the same point in 2025.
But how do the prices at the US Open compare to prices at the other three Grand Slam tournaments?
A grounds pass for any day in the first week of Wimbledon was £33 this year ($44.70). At Roland-Garros it was €39 ($45), and at the Australian Open in 2027, it will be $49AUD ($35). Therefore, a US Open ground pass on day one is roughly eight times more expensive than getting into Wimbledon.
One should, however, bear in mind that the $363 figure does not represent what the USTA originally charged. The organisation increased the face value of its grounds pass from $60 to $65 for 2026. Many marquee sessions are increasingly taken over by ticket cartels, making it harder for the general public to access sessions sold out since May, and leaving fans to increasingly rely on resale tickets, where prices can rise substantially.
The reason why it is becoming so much more expensive to get access to the US Open is because of the way which the American system is structured.
At Roland-Garros, tickets can be resold but only at face value. At Wimbledon, the only tickets you can officially resell are debenture tickets, which are already incredibly expensive. But grounds passes cannot be resold. And in Australia, if you buy tickets online before the event begins, you can only resell them for a maximum of 10 per cent above face value.
Prices at the US Open may also change considerably as the tournament progresses. Grounds passes may become less expensive later in the event as more matches move into the main stadiums. Resale prices can also drop on the morning of a session when sellers are trying to unload unused tickets.
Follow the men's singles at the US Open here, and the women's here.