Rod Laver Court Melbourne

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.

Rod laver court melbourne.

Laver s 200 singles titles are the most in tennis history. The arena currently attracts over 1 5 million visitors per year. He was the no. What surface is the australian open played on.

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. Rod laver arena and margaret court arena are the two venues most commonly used for music concerts. 1 ranked amateur in 1961 62. 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.

1 ranked professional from 1964 to 1970 spanning four years before and three years after the start of the open era in 1968. 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. Melbourne olympic parks m op venues aami park rod laver arena melbourne arena and margaret court arena are currently closed for events. At 3 30pm this afternoon the.

Australia s favourite concert arena and home to the australian open. Stadium tickets at rod laver and margaret court arena are both available with both day and night sessions to choose from. Rodney george laver ac mbe born 9 august 1938 better known as rod laver is an australian former tennis player. Melbourne olympic parks trust.

Gpo box 4611 melbourne vic 3001. He also was the no. Melbourne park was officially opened in 1988 with the first tennis ball hit in january at the australian open. M op s scheduled events list is being updated with new information as changes are confirmed.

Rod laver arena at melbourne park. Since 2008 the australian. Rod laver arena has a capacity of 14 820 melbourne arena can seat 10 500 people and margaret court arena fits 7 500 fans. We are working with our venue hirers sporting clubs and partners to assess the implication of a cancellation.