Rod Laver Court Melbourne

1 ranked professional from 1964 to 1970 spanning four years before and three years after the start of the open era in 1968.

Rod laver court melbourne.

Melbourne park was officially opened in 1988 with the first tennis ball hit in january at the australian open. Gpo box 4611 melbourne vic 3001. Melbourne olympic parks trust. What surface is the australian open played on.

Rodney george laver ac mbe born 9 august 1938 better known as rod laver is an australian former tennis player. Melbourne olympic parks m op venues aami park rod laver arena melbourne arena and margaret court arena are currently closed for events. 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. In terms of sport tennis has brought worldwide recognition for.

Since 2008 the australian. Stadium tickets at rod laver and margaret court arena are both available with both day and night sessions to choose from. M op s scheduled events list is being updated with new information as changes are confirmed. The arena currently attracts over 1 5 million visitors per year.

1 ranked amateur in 1961 62. At 3 30pm this afternoon the. Rod laver arena and margaret court arena are the two venues most commonly used for music concerts. Rod laver arena has a capacity of 14 820 melbourne arena can seat 10 500 people and margaret court arena fits 7 500 fans.

He was the no. 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. He also was the no. We are working with our venue hirers sporting clubs and partners to assess the implication of a cancellation.

Rod laver arena at melbourne park. Australia s favourite concert arena and home to the australian open. Laver s 200 singles titles are the most in tennis history. 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.