Overall U.S. Open Attendance Eclipses 700,000 for the Sixth Time
The USTA has announced a number of new milestones for the just-concluded 2013 U.S. Open. Overall attendance surpassed 700,000 for the sixth time, with the final tally of 713,026 ranking fourth-highest U.S. Open attendance in history. The all-time combined session attendance of 62,794 was set on Sunday, Sept. 1.
In a rematch of last year’s women’s singles final, television viewership of Serena Williams defeating Victoria Azarenka on CBS Sports was the highest since 2002, with 19.3 million viewers watching all or part of the match. The four-set men’s singles final, where Rafael Nadal captured his second U.S. Open title by defeating Novak Djokovic, was seen by 11.7 million viewers on CBS Sports. The 2013 U.S. Open was broadcast in more than 200 countries around the world, and aired on CBS Sports, ESPN and Tennis Channel in the U.S.
The official U.S. Open digital properties experienced record setting growth across all platforms, breaking many previous records. Throughout the 15 days of the tournament, there were a record-setting 53.7 million visits, an 18 percent increase over the 2012 tournament. Additionally, more than 419 million page views were tallied creating another all-time record; surpassing the 2012 total by 29 percent.
The majority of digital growth was seen across mobile which rose 64 percent. The Official U.S. Open iPhone App recorded over 811,000 downloads, a 110 percent increase over 2012, and surpassed 109 million page views, a 66 percent increase over 2012. The Official Android App received over 41.1 million page views, a 330 percent increase over 2012. Additionally, the Android app was downloaded more than 300,000 times; the second highest total ever.
Additionally, the U.S. Open saw 54 percent growth in tablet traffic by recording over 41.7 million page views on tablet devices. In its second year the Official U.S. Open iPad app saw unprecedented growth with over 16.9 million page views, a 118 percent increase over 2012.
U.S. Open Live streaming also saw record engagement by tallying 9.3 million plays; a 12 percent increase over 2012. Over 2.9 million hours of live streaming footage was viewed across USOpen.org, Tablet and mobile devices.
