American President Donald Trump is planning to attend the men’s singles final at the U.S. Open on Sunday as a client guest and will watch the match from that client’s suite, a spokesperson for the U.S. Tennis Association said on Friday.
The USTA did not identify which client Trump will be a guest of. It’s set to be Trump’s first appearance at the Grand Slam tournament in New York since 2015.
Trump frequently attended in the years before that, when he lived in New York and before launching his political career. He now primarily lives at his Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago, when he’s not in Washington.
It’s the latest high-profile sporting event for Trump, who has attended the Super Bowl, Daytona 500, UFC fights, NCAA wrestling championships, and the Fifa Club World Cup final.
The Trump Organization once controlled a suite at the U.S. Open, located adjacent to the television broadcasting booth in Arthur Ashe Stadium, but suspended it in 2017, during the first year of Trump’s presidency.
Despite Trump’s past association with the tournament, having a sitting president at the U.S. Open is unusual. It hasn’t happened since Bill Clinton attended in 2000. Former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, attended the opening night in 2023.
