Here are 17 figures to know about the world’s biggest tennis tournament, from the annual attendance to the betting odds for the favorites to the number of signature cocktails sold.

_{By Brett Knight, Forbes Staff}

When the world’s best tennis players take the court in Queens, New York, on Monday for the start of the 2024 U.S. Open, they will be competing for their share of $75 million—the largest purse in tennis history, $10 million beyond what Wimbledon, the next-most-lucrative Grand Slam, offered this year. In fact, just showing up to play at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center comes with a six-figure check: First-round losers in singles will collect $100,000 in prize money, up 23% from 2023 and 72% from five years ago, when main-draw players were guaranteed just $58,000.

Those are big numbers, but everything about the U.S. Open tends to be a little outsize in the staid world of tennis. Here are more of the key figures for the year’s final major.

4

The number of times Novak Djokovic has won the U.S. Open. If the 37-year-old Serb can defend his 2023 title, he will tie Jimmy Connors, Pete Sampras and Roger Federer for the most in men’s tennis’ Open Era and push ahead of his rival Rafael Nadal, who has won four times in Queens but is skipping this year’s tournament. A victory would also give Djokovic a record-extending 25 Grand Slam championships overall.

7

The approximate weight (in pounds) of the U.S. Open men’s singles trophy, which takes tournament sponsor Tiffany & Co. nearly five months to create. The trophies are kept year-round at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, but the champions have been given a replica trophy since 1987. Last year, Tiffany began offering on-site hand-engraving so players could leave with their keepsakes.

17

The number of competition courts at the 42-acre Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, up to 16 of which are used during the U.S. Open. There are also five practice courts, plus an off-site practice space available on nearby Randall’s Island.

25

The number of U.S. Open sponsors, up from 24 in 2023. Destination DC, promoting tourism to Washington, D.C., is new this year. Returning to the fold is Moët & Chandon, which was the tournament’s official Champagne from 2011 to 2014. (The event did not have a Champagne sponsor in the years since.)

31

The number of camera positions at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The show court also features 25 broadcast booths.

70

The number of concession stands at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, alongside seven restaurants and 78 portable concession carts. There are also 688 public toilets and 28 merchandise stands and stores.

+185

The betting odds for men’s singles favorite Carlos Alcaraz at sportsbooks DraftKings and FanDuel after Thursday’s release of the main draw, meaning a bettor would win $185 on a $100 wager. At just 21, Alcaraz is gunning for his third Grand Slam title this year, and fifth overall, and he already ranks as the sport’s highest-paid player, with an estimated $42.3 million over the last 12 months.

+240

The betting odds for women’s singles favorite Aryna Sabalenka at FanDuel after Thursday’s draw, meaning a bettor would win $240 on a $100 wager. (DraftKings pegged her odds at +250.) The 26-year-old Belarusian was the runner-up at last year’s Open and won the Australian Open—the only other major played on hardcourts—in January.

500

The reported number of people who attended tryouts for the U.S. Open ball crew in June, from a pool of more than 1,400 applicants. According to the Open, roughly 350 ballpersons worked at last year’s tournament, with up to six on a court at once.

894

The number of matches set to be played during the 18 days of the U.S. Open, including the qualifying tournaments and the junior boys’ and girls’ events. Last year’s Open featured 910 players from 65 countries.

23,859

The listed seating capacity at Arthur Ashe Stadium, the largest tennis venue in the world, with seats at the top of the stadium 105 feet away from the court. Flushing Meadows’ second-largest court—Louis Armstrong Stadium, with a listed capacity of 14,069—is nearly the size of the top courts at the French Open, Wimbledon and the Australian Open, each of which sits roughly 15,000.

100,000

The approximate number of tennis balls used throughout the course of the U.S. Open, provided by sponsor Wilson. The balls used by the men and the women are the same size, but the men’s have a thicker felt.

452,599

The number of Honey Deuce cocktails sold in 2023, priced at $22 each. (That would translate to just under $10 million in sales.) The drink, which is part of the Open’s 18-year partnership with Grey Goose and comes in a souvenir glass, is a mixture of vodka, lemonade and raspberry liqueur, with a garnish of three honeydew melon balls. Fans clearly can’t get enough: Sales were up 12% last year, from roughly 405,000 in 2022, as the Open doubled the number of stands selling its signature cocktail, to four.

799,402

The record attendance last year for the Open’s two-week main draw, a 3% increase from 2022. The tournament’s Fan Week drew an additional 157,985, up 41%. This year, the Open saw earlier ticket demand and sold through its suite inventory by the end of April, faster than ever, according to Sports Business Journal.

$1.3 million

The approximate amount in player grants that the United States Tennis Association is providing to wheelchair tennis players. This year’s Open canceled the wheelchair singles, doubles and quad competitions because the Paralympic Games are being held in Paris over the next two weeks as well, but the USTA decided to compensate players who would have been entered in the Open with the equivalent of the prize money they were expected to receive.

$3.6 million

The prize money for the men’s and women’s singles champions at this year’s U.S. Open. That doesn’t quite match the high of $3.85 million from 2019, before a recalibration spread the tournament’s purse more evenly across the field and dropped the singles prizes to $2.5 million in 2021. Still, this year’s reward is a 20% increase over 2023’s $3 million, and only the ATP Finals potentially pays more. (That event compensates participants for each match win, with $4.8 million available for an undefeated champion in 2023.) All players at the U.S. Open also receive $1,000 in air travel vouchers, up to $600 per day toward accommodations and free stringing for up to five rackets per round.

$514 million

The operating revenue generated by the 2023 U.S. Open, according to the U.S. Tennis Association’s annual financial statement. Direct expenses, meanwhile, totaled $199 million.