The Louis Armstrong Stadium's capacity has reduced

The biggest is the Arthur Ashe stadium, which opened in 1997 with a capacity of 23,000.

At the time, the old Stadium Court, now called the Louis Armstrong Stadium, was redesigned and its capacity halved to 9,600.

Another prominent feature in and around the complex is the Arthur Ashe Commemorative Garden and Sculpture. This can be found in the south plaza.

It honours the legacy of Ashe, in 1968 the first black American champion, who died in 1993.

Evert won four titles in a row

Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (1915-18, 1920-22 1926) has won the most women's titles with eight.

Sears, who was champion for the first seven years the tournament was held, also holds the record for the most consecutive titles.

Mallory - whose best run was to win it four times in a row - must share that honour with Helen Jacobs (1932-35) and, from the modern era, Chris Evert (1975-78).

The youngest ever men's champion is Pete Sampras, who was 19 years and 28 days old when he won the title for the first time in 1990.

Tracey Austin is the youngest women's winner. She triumphed in 1979 aged 16 years, eight months and 28 days.

At the other end of the scale, 1911 champion William Larned is still the oldest man to lift the trophy. He was aged 38 years, eight months and three days when he beat Maurice E. McLoughlin.

And at 38, 1908 winner Maud Barger-Wallach remains the oldest woman to triumph.