Overview
- ⏱️15 daysApproximate duration
- 🏟️Medium sizedVenue capacity is 39,000
- 🌟Highly ratedFans scored this event 4.4 stars
- ❤️🔥Popular eventCurrently trending with fans
The Australian Open (AO) is the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, and usually takes place in the second half of January. First held in 1905 at Melbourne's Albert Cricket Ground as the Australasian Championships, the event initially moved around many of Australia's largest cities, enjoying stints in Sydney, Adelaide, and Brisbane, among others, as well as a couple of cities in New Zealand. The AO finally settled back home in the state of Victoria, and is currently hosted at Melbourne Park.
As well as being famous for providing world-class matches at the start the tennis season, the Australian Open is also well-renowned for its feel-good factor; the AO is colloquially known as the “Happy Slam” because of the notably positive vibe that flows around the city, tournament, and courtside crowds. It is the highest-attended of the 4 Grand Slam tournaments.
Matches at the AO all take place on a hard court surface, and the 3 main show courts – Rod Laver Arena, Margaret Court Arena, and John Cain Arena – are all able to host matches indoors, so the games can continue in wet weather and extreme heat.
Australian Open Tickets
A presale window will be offered for fans to who sign-up to AO Extras, followed by the general public onsale.
Most tournament days are comprised of 2 sessions (day and night), with the exception of a few dates, which are all comprised of 1 evening session only.
Single session tickets are available to buy for the following areas:
- Rod Laver Arena – the primary show court; tickets also include unreserved entry to the tournament grounds, and all other show courts except Margaret Court Arena
- Margaret Court Arena – the secondary show court; tickets also include unreserved entry to the tournament grounds, and all other show courts except Rod Laver Arena
Full day tickets, which allow holders to watch all matches on a given date regardless of the number of sessions, are available to buy for the following areas:
- John Cain Arena – the third show court's reserved sections; tickets also include unreserved entry to the tournament grounds, and all other show courts except Rod Laver Arena and Margaret Court Arena
- Ground Pass – unreserved entry to the tournament grounds, and all show courts except Rod Laver Arena and Margaret Court Arena
Ground Passes can also be purchased as multi-day packages, providing entry to 7 consecutive tournament days. For entry to the qualifying days see Ground Passes.
All listed premium experience and dining experience packages include reserved Rod Laver Arena seats, as standard.
