Melbourne Park (Melbourne)

Melbourne Park is a sports venue complex that forms part of the wider Melbourne Sports and and Entertainment Precinct. The venue is the home of the Australian Open tennis tournament, one of the sport’s four Grand Slam events.

The venue features three arena’s with retractable roofs – the 15,000 capacity Rod Laver Arena, 10,500 capacity John Cain Arena and 7,500 Margaret Court Arena. There are two show courts each with a capacity of 3,000, as well as a further 35 match day and practice courts that make up the National Tennis Centre.

The venue opened in 1988 as the new home of the Australian Open, replacing the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club which the event had outgrown. It was originally known as Flinders Park until 1996, when it underwent a significant expansion.

As well as tennis, Melbourne Park has also hosted a number of other sports, such as hosted ice skating, cycling, swimming and motorsport. The John Cain Arena is home to the South East Melbourne Phoenix basketball team and Collingwood Magpies netball teams, whilst the Melbourne Vixens netball team plays across both the John Cain and Margaret Court Arena.

Opened: 1988

Capacity: 15,000 (Rod Laver Arena), 10,500 (John Cain Arena), 7,500 (Margaret Court Arena), Show Court 2 (3,000) & Show Court 3 (3,000)

Address: Melbourne Park, Batman Avenue, Melbourne, VIC 3004