Venue
Melbourne Park
Also known as Flinders Park, National Tennis Centre
Importance 5 out of 5Importance rating
Melbourne Park is the home of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of each season, played on hard courts. The tournament moved there in 1988, when the precinct was called Flinders Park; its main court is Rod Laver Arena.
Key facts
| Item | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Sport | Tennis | |
| City | Melbourne | 1988: Move to Melbourne Park |
| Country | Australia | 1988: Move to Melbourne Park |
| Opened | 1988 | 1988: Move to Melbourne Park, Flinders Park, renamed Melbourne Park in 1996 |
| Capacity | Being verified | Not yet sourced |
| Surface | Hard court | 10 grass-court tournaments you may never have known existed, Item on the Australian Championships at Kooyong |