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An all-time attendance record of 659,538 was set at this year’s U.S. Open, breaking the record set in 2001 by more than 20,000 fans. The tennis tournament remains the most-attended annual event in sports. Attendance numbers since 1992:

* -- First year with women’s final as a separate session; ** -- Rain affected eight sessions of play and caused another night session to be added to the schedule.

*--* Year Total att. Daily avg. att. Year Total att. Daily avg. att. 1992 520,868 20,834 1999 584,490 23,379 1993 530,764 20,230 2000 606,017 24,241 1994 529,687 21,187 2001 639,343 24,590* 1995 505,666 20,266 2002 628,738 24,182 1996 506,012 25,240 2003 615,456 23,671** 1997 559,544 22,382 2004 631,870 24,302 1998 535,155 21,406 2005 659,538 25,366

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