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Rod Laver Arena
The Tennis Centre
Rod Laver Arena at a night session of the 2023 Australian Open
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Full nameRod Laver Arena at Melbourne Park
Former namesNational Tennis Centre at Flinders Park (1988–1996)
Centre Court (1996–2000)
Address200 Batman Ave
Melbourne VIC 3004
Australia
LocationMelbourne Park
Coordinates37°49′18″S 144°58′42″E / 37.82167°S 144.97833°E / -37.82167; 144.97833
OwnerGovernment of Victoria
OperatorMelbourne and Olympic Park Trust
Capacity14,820[2]
Record attendance16,183 – Justin Timberlake, 18 November 2007
SurfaceGreenSet (tennis)
Hardwood (basketball)
Construction
Broke ground1985
Opened11 January 1988 (1988-01-11)
Renovated1995
Construction costA$94 million (Original)
($305 million in 2022 dollars[1])
$23 million (1996 renovations)
($45 million in 2022 dollars[1])
Architect
  • Peddle Thorp Learmonth
  • Philip Cox
Main contractorsLendlease (formerly Civil & Civic)
Tenants
  • Australian Open (1988–present)
  • Melbourne Tigers (1992–2000)
  • South East Melbourne Magic (1992–1998)
  • Victoria Titans (1998–2000)
  • Major sporting events hosted
  • 2006 Commonwealth Games gymnastics
Website
Venue Website

Rod Laver Arena is a multipurpose arena located within Melbourne Park, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The arena is the main venue for the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tennis tournament of the calendar year.

  1. ^ a b AU = 1850-1901: McLean, I.W. (1999), Consumer Prices and Expenditure Patterns in Australia 1850–1914. Australian Economic History Review, 39: 1-28 (taken W6 series from Table A1, which represents the average inflation in all of Australian colonies). For later years, calculated using the pre-decimal inflation calculator provided by the Reserve Bank of Australia for each year, input: £94 8s (94.40 Australian pounds in decimal values), start year: 1901.
  2. ^ "History". Rod Laver Arena. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2021.

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