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| Location | Melbourne Park, Melbourne |
| Broke ground | 1985 [1] |
| Opened | 1988 |
| Owner | Victorian Government |
| Operator | Melbourne and Olympic Parks |
| Surface | Plexicushion |
| Construction cost | $94 million AUD |
| Architect | Peddle Thorp Learmonth |
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Rod Laver Arena is a part of the Melbourne Park complex located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and current venue for the Australian Open in tennis. Melbourne Park is a sporting arena in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 The Government of Victoria, under the Constitution of Australia, ceded certain legislative and judicial powers to Melbourne Park is a sporting arena in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Olympic Park is a Sporting precinct located a few Kilometres from the Central business district of Melbourne, Australia. Plexicushion is a tennis surface system made by Plexipave, a company based in Massachusetts, USA. Tennis Australia is the governing body for the sport of Tennis in Australia. Melbourne Park is a sporting arena in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Australian Open is one of the four Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments held each year In January 1992, it was named after tennis player Rod Laver, the only person ever to win the Grand Slam twice. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) For the arena in Melbourne Park used for show matches in the Australian Open, see Rod Laver Arena Rodney George "Rod" Laver The four Grand Slam tournaments are the most important Tennis events of the year The arena was finished in 1988 with seating capacity for 14 820 and currently attracts over 1. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Seating capacity refers to the number 5 million visitors per year.
The Arena features a retractable roof allowing competitors to continue play during rain or extreme heat. The Australian Open is one of the four Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments held each year It is the centrepiece of Melbourne Park's Tennis Centre, and besides tennis, the arena hosts motorbike super-crosses, music concerts, conferences, World Wrestling Entertainment events since 2003, and ballets. Motocross is a form of Motorcycle sport or All-terrain vehicle racing held on enclosed Off road circuits A concert is a live Performance, usually of Music, before an Audience. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, Ballet is a formalized form of Dance with its origins in the French court further developed in France and Russia as a Concert dance
Rod Laver Arena was the centre-piece of the 12th FINA World Aquatics Championships, which were held from March 17-April 1, 2007. The 2007 World Aquatics Championships or the XII FINA World Championships were held in Melbourne, Australia from March A temporary swimming pool, named the Susie O'Neill Pool after Australian swimming champion Susie O'Neill, was built to allow this to happen. Susan ("Susie" O'Neill (born August 2 1973) is an Australian former competitive swimmer from Brisbane, Queensland, who was famously
It hosted World Championship Wrestling in October 2000. The Rod Laver Arena played host to the gymnastics competition in the 2006 Commonwealth Games. The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006
Rod Laver Arena is equipped with the Hawk-Eye electronic system which allows tennis players to challenge the umpire's decision on calls made throughout championships. Hawk-Eye is a computer system used in Cricket, Tennis and other sports to visually track the path of the Ball and display a record of its actual
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Events for 2008
- 2008 Australian Open: 14-27 January
- Hilary Duff: 3rd February
- Iron Maiden: 6-7 February
- Backstreet Boys: 23rd February
- Santana: 26th February
- Rod Stewart: 28th February
- Kelly Clarkson: 4th March
- Brooks & Dunn: 5th March
- Ozzy Osbourne: 15th March
- John Fogerty: 19th March
- Maroon 5: 30th March
- Celine Dion: 1st April
- Matchbox Twenty: 10-11 April
- Foo Fighters: 25-26 April
- Michael Bublé: 6-7 June
- WWE SmackDown!/ECW house show: 13 June
- Guns N' Roses: 15-16 June
- Purple People Eaters: 13 July
- Panic At The Disco: 23 August
- Kylie Minogue: 13 September
- Britney Spears: 15 October
- Limp Bizkit: 20 October
- Slipknot: 27 October
- Tool: 18 November
- Killswitch Engage and Lostprophets: 20 November
- Spice Girls: December 4-5
- Eminem: December 11
- Static Lead: December 12
- The Presets: December 14
- Wolfmother: December 21
External links
- Wikimapia
- Official Website
- Rod Laver Arena at Austadiums
- Peddle Thorp Melbourne
- Rod Laver Arena is at coordinates Coordinates:
| Preceded by Palau Sant Jordi Barcelona |
Davis Cup Final Venue 2001 |
Succeeded by Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy Paris |
| Preceded by Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy Paris |
Davis Cup Final Venue 2003 |
Succeeded by Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla Seville |
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