Australian Open Tennis Tickets

AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS EXPERIENCE:
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Venue: Melbourne Park
Australian Open Notable Players: Andre Agassi, Roger Federer, Steffi Graf, Martina Hingis
See Also: Grand Slam Tennis Tournament tickets

The Australian Open is a major tennis tournament held annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.  The tournament is the first of the four Grand Slam tournaments.  The other Grand Slams are the French Open, Wimbledon, and the U.S. Open Tennis.  Until 1968, the Australian Open was called the Australian Championships, and was an amateur event until the era of “open” tournaments began that year.  The tournament was first played in 1905 as the Australian Championships, then as the Australian Championships in 1927, becoming the Australian Open in 1968.  The tournament has moved a few times to different cities in Australia and has even been played in New Zealand 3 times. 

The Australian Open is a unique tennis experience for fans to watch their tennis heroes brave the Australian summer and see how players play on the Rebound Ace court surface.  Each of the majors highlights different skill sets of the players due to the fact that none share the same surface. There are plans in the works to replace the Rebound Ace surface at the Australian Open with a new surface less likely to cause injury or lead to unpredictable ball behavior from the intense heat often seen in Australia in January. 

The Australian Open is held at Melbourne Park sports arena in Melbourne 1988.  The most well known venue at the park is the center court or Rod Laver Arena, which holds 15,000 spectators and has a unique retractable roof.  Hisense Arena is slightly smaller but also features a retractable roof.  A visit to the land down under and some of the finest tennis played anywhere in the world make this an experience every tennis fan should have.  Buy Australian Open tickets today and don’t miss the action at the Australian Open!