Louis Armstrong Stadium
14 Meridian Road | also 123-32 Roosevelt Avenue, 56-01 Grand Central Parkway | Flushing Meadows-Corona Park | built 1939
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- 2018
John and Patrick McEnroe open the new stadium against James Blake and Michael Chang
The stadium opened on August 22, 2018, with an exhibition doubles match pairing brothers John and Patrick McEnroe against James Blake and Michael Chang. Like its predecessor it honors jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong, who lived in nearby Corona until he died in 1971.
“The stadium was opened on August 22, 2018, when John and Patrick McEnroe played an exhibition against James Blake and Michael Chang.”
Source: Wikipedia
- 2018
Kaia Kanepi upsets world No. 1 Simona Halep in the stadium's first official match
The first official match at the new stadium came on August 27, 2018, during the US Open, between world No. 1 Simona Halep and Kaia Kanepi. Kanepi won in straight sets, marking the first opening-round US Open defeat for a reigning WTA No. 1.
“Kanepi won in two sets, which was the first time a WTA No. 1 had lost in the first round of the US Open.”
Source: Wikipedia
- 2018
A 14,000-seat stadium opens with a retractable roof and terra cotta skin
The stadium holds about 14,000 people: 6,400 reserved seats in the lower bowl and more than 7,000 unreserved seats in a cantilevered upper tier. Its retractable roof is the largest among the second stadiums of the Grand Slam venues, and it was the first roofed tennis stadium to be naturally ventilated. Designers chose terra cotta to echo the brick buildings on the grounds.
Source: Wikipedia
- 2025
The stadium hosts its first boxing card, sanctioned by Ring Magazine
On July 12, 2025, the tennis venue staged its first boxing event, under the sanction of Ring Magazine. Fighters on the card included Hamzah Sheeraz, Edgar Berlanga, Shakur Stevenson and William Zepeda.
“On July 12, 2025, the stadium hosted its inaugural boxing event, sanctioned by Ring Magazine.”
Source: Wikipedia
- 2026
All Elite Wrestling brings Double or Nothing to the stadium
The stadium held its first professional wrestling show on May 24, 2026, when All Elite Wrestling staged its Double or Nothing event there. It followed the venue's first boxing card the previous summer.
“The stadium hosted its first professional wrestling event, All Elite Wrestling's Double or Nothing, on May 24, 2026.”
Source: Wikipedia
Further reading
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