Every year I buy two tickets to the US Open. One evening and one day. It’s always been easy. And then there is this year. I half succeeded.
Failing at the American Express Presale
I tried after work (not at 9am) to buy my tickets during the American Express pre-sale. This is when I’ve always bought my tickets. It’s not Comic Con where I have my browser open at the exact moment. By the time i got online, there were no tickets; only “verified resale.” This article suggests had I tried in the morning, I’d have been aggravated and still possibly not have had tickets.
Attempting during regular sale
I know more tickets are released for regular sale. I tried again today after work, the first day of regular sale. I was able to buy an evening ticket for Ashe. However, all the non-resale tickets were single seats and there weren’t a lot.
I think the day tickets are sold out. I say I think because this is the process:
- Go to US Open individual tickets page or Ticketmaster tennis page
- Click “Join queue”
- Verify identity by entering code from text or email
- Accept terms of service and that using “All-In” pricing which includes all fees
- Observe all tickets are “Verified Resale”
- Want to try a different ticket type or date. Start over with step 1. That’s right. You have to authenticate for EVERY search.
I checked online and people who were online at 9am also had problems. I gave up.