The USTA 18th annual opening night gala held at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 27, 2018, in New York City.
The event was attended by a number of celebrities including Mike Tyson, Vera Wang, Anna Wintour, Hugh Jackman, Gladys Knight, Gayle King, Danielle Brooks and more.
Kelly Clarkson and Maxwell performed on stage during the ceremony.
See the photos below.
NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 27: Singer Maxwell attends the USTA 18th Annual Opening Night Gala Blue Carpet at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 27, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 27: Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson attends the USTA 18th Annual Opening Night Gala Blue Carpet at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 27, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 27: Singer Gladys Knight attends the USTA 18th Annual Opening Night Gala Blue Carpet at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 27, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 27: Singer Kelly Clarkson attends the USTA 18th Annual Opening Night Gala Blue Carpet at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 27, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 27: Actress Danielle Brooks attends the USTA 18th Annual Opening Night Gala Blue Carpet at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 27, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 27: Fashion designer Vera Wang attends the USTA 18th Annual Opening Night Gala Blue Carpet at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 27, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 27: Editor-In-Chief of Vogue Magazine, Anna Wintour attends the USTA 18th Annual Opening Night Gala Blue Carpet at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 27, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 27: Billie Jean King attends the USTA 18th Annual Opening Night Gala Blue Carpet at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 27, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 27: Co-Anchor, ‘CBS This Morning’ Gayle King attends the USTA 18th Annual Opening Night Gala Blue Carpet at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 27, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 27: Serena Williams attends the USTA 18th Annual Opening Night Gala Blue Carpet at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 27, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 27: A general view of Arthur Ashe Stadium during the opening night performance by singer-songwriter Kelly Clarkson on Day One of the 2018 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 27, 2018 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 27: A general view of Arthur Ashe Stadium during the opening night performance by singer-songwriter Kelly Clarkson on Day One of the 2018 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 27, 2018 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 27: Singer-songwriter Kelly Clarkson performs during the opening night ceremony at Arthur Ashe Stadium during Day One of the 2018 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 27, 2018 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images for USTA)
NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 27: Singer-songwriter Maxwell performs the National Anthem during the opening night ceremony at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Day One of the 2018 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 27, 2018 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images for USTA)
NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 27: Lakiha Spicer and Mike Tyson at the opening night ceremonies for the US Open held at the USTA Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park on August 27, 2018 in New York City.
NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 27: Deborra Lee Furness and Hugh Jackman at the opening night ceremonies for the US Open held at the USTA Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park on August 27, 2018 in New York City.
Photo Credit: Getty Images/Gary Gershoff | Al Bello | Adrian Edwards |