Rod Laver Court Melbourne

The arena was the first tennis venue in the world and the first arena of any kind in australia to have a retractable roof installed.

Rod laver court melbourne.

There are also ground passes which give you access to all the outdoor courts the ao live stage the ao ballpark and the new practice village. Previously known as flinders park or the national tennis centre melbourne park s primary arena centre court was renamed rod laver arena in 2000 in recognition of rod laver s remarkable tennis career. Australia s favourite concert arena and home to the australian open. Rod laver arena has a seating capacity of 14 820 with a capacity of 15 400 for sports such as basketball when extra seats are added around the court and up to 14 200 for concerts with floor seating.

Arenas edit melbourne park is the only grand slam tennis venue to have three courts installed with a retractable roof allowing play to continue in the event of rain or extreme heat. 1 ranked amateur in 1961 62. Laver s 200 singles titles are the most in tennis history. Rod laver arena at melbourne park.

Stadium tickets at rod laver and margaret court arena are both available with both day and night sessions to choose from. He was the no. He also was the no. M op s scheduled events list is being updated with new information as changes are confirmed.

Rod laver arena and margaret court arena are the two venues most commonly used for music concerts. On rod laver arena the tournament s premiere venue and the centrepiece of melbourne park court side thermometers are registering completely fucked up readings. We are working with our venue hirers sporting clubs and partners to assess the implication of a cancellation. Gpo box 4611 melbourne vic 3001.

Since 2008 the australian. What surface is the australian open played on. The arena currently attracts over 1 5 million visitors per year. Melbourne park was officially opened in 1988 with the first tennis ball hit in january at the australian open.

Rodney george laver ac mbe born 9 august 1938 better known as rod laver is an australian former tennis player. At 3 30pm this afternoon the. In terms of sport tennis has brought worldwide recognition for. Melbourne olympic parks trust.