Olympic Boulevard, Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia. As well as tennis, the precinct hosts a wide range of sports and entertainment events, including basketball, netball, cycling and concerts. Buy or sell your John Cain Arena tickets safely on Tixel - we provide a safe, fair ticket resale. The tournament is held over a two-week period in January. The venue has hosted the Australian Open since its opening in 1988, when the Grand Slam was relocated from the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club. Febru12.01am Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size One of Melbourne's largest sporting and entertainment venues will be renamed in honour of former Victorian premier John Cain. Over the past 10 years, Melbourne Park has received a major $972 million redevelopment, with the third and final stage completed ahead of the 2022 Australian Open, with the completion of Kia Arena and the CENTREPIECE function centre. File:E-class tram -6068 running a Route 70A service to John Cain Arena departing Stop 7B Rod Laver Arena during the 2023 Australian Open, Melbourne (52680261730). The venue has undergone significant upgrades since to become what it is today, including its first expansion in 1995. Melbourne Park first opened in 1988 as Flinders Park at a cost of $94 million and at that time, featured just Centre Court (now Rod Laver Arena) and two show courts. Operated by the Melbourne & Olympic Parks Trust, the precinct also includes AAMI Park and Olympic Park Oval, featuring the Glasshouse and AIA Centre. There are also 12 show courts which have lights and temporary grandstand seating erected during the Australian Open to host matches.Īlso located at Melbourne Park is the National Tennis Centre which features high-performance facilities and indoor tennis practice courts and 13 outdoor practice courts, Tennis HQ and the new CENTREPIECE function centre which was completed in December 2021. Located within the expansive venue is multiple venues including Rod Laver Arena, John Cain Arena, Margaret Court Arena, the new 5000-seat Kia Arena (opened in 2022), Show Court Arena which both have a 3000 seating capacity. Melbourne Park is a multi-sport facility situated within the Melbourne Sports Precinct on the edge of the city and is home of the first Tennis Grand Slam of the year - the Australian Open. Rod Laver Arena John Cain Arena Margaret Court Arena Kia Arena The new name honours the 41st premier of Victoria a key figurehead in Melbourne retaining the Australian Open.

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