Rod Laver Arena

Rod Laver Arena
The Tennis Centre
	Rod Laver Arena at a night session of the 2023 Australian Open
Full name	Rod Laver Arena at Melbourne Park
Former names	National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park (1988–1996); Centre Court (1996–2000)
Address	200 Batman Ave; Melbourne VIC 3004; Australia
Location	Melbourne Park
Coordinates	37°49′18″S 144°58′42″E / 37.82167°S 144.97833°E
Owner	Government of Victoria
Operator	Melbourne and Olympic Park Trust
Capacity	14,820
Record attendance	16,183 – Justin Timberlake, 18 November 2007
Surface	GreenSet (tennis); Hardwood (basketball)
Construction
Broke ground	1985
Opened	11 January 1988
Renovated	1995
Construction cost	A$94 million (Original); ($305 million in 2022 dollars); $23 million (1996 renovations); ($45 million in 2022 dollars)
Architect	Peddle Thorp Learmonth; Philip Cox;
Main contractors	Lendlease (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.

^ ^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.
^ "History". Rod Laver Arena. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2021.

Construction
The Tennis Centre

Rod Laver Arena at a night session of the 2023 Australian Open

Full name	Rod Laver Arena at Melbourne Park
Former names	National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park (1988–1996) Centre Court (1996–2000)
Address	200 Batman Ave Melbourne VIC 3004 Australia
Location	Melbourne Park
Coordinates	37°49′18″S 144°58′42″E / 37.82167°S 144.97833°E / -37.82167; 144.97833
Owner	Government of Victoria
Operator	Melbourne and Olympic Park Trust
Capacity	14,820^[2]
Record attendance	16,183 – Justin Timberlake, 18 November 2007
Surface	GreenSet (tennis) Hardwood (basketball)
Broke ground	1985
Opened	11 January 1988 (1988-01-11)
Renovated	1995
Construction cost	A$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 contractors	Lendlease (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