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The '''United States Open Tennis Championships (US Open)''' is a hard court tennis tournament. The tournament is the modern version of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S. National Championship, for which men's singles and men's doubles were first played in 1881. | The '''United States Open Tennis Championships (US Open)''' is a hard court tennis tournament. The tournament is the modern version of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S. National Championship, for which men's singles and men's doubles were first played in 1881. | ||
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| This article is about the men's major tennis tournament. For the major men's golf tournament, see U.S. Open. |
The United States Open Tennis Championships (US Open) is a hard court tennis tournament. The tournament is the modern version of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S. National Championship, for which men's singles and men's doubles were first played in 1881.
Since 1987, the US Open has been chronologically the fourth and final Grand Slam tournament of the year. The other three, in chronological order, are the Australian Open, the French Open, and Wimbledon. The US Open starts on the last Monday of August and continues for two weeks, with the middle weekend coinciding with the U.S. Labor Day holiday.
All Tournaments
| Edition | Dates | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 100th | August 26-September 7, 1980 | USTA National Tennis Center |
| 103rd | August 30-September 11, 1983 | USTA National Tennis Center |
| 116th | August 26-September 8, 1996 | USTA National Tennis Center |
| 138th | August 27-September 9, 2018 | USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center |
| 140th | August 31-September 13, 2020 | USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center |
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