Editing Australian Open (section)

== Courts ==
[[File:Melbourne Park - Tennis.jpg|thumb|The Melbourne Sports and Entertainment precinct on the banks of the [[Yarra River]] in 2010.]]
The Australian Open is played at [[Melbourne Park]], which is located in the [[Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct]]; the event moved to this site in 1988. Currently three of the courts have retractable roofs, allowing play to continue during rain and extreme heat. As of 2017, spectators can also observe play at Show Courts 2 and 3, which have capacities of 3,000 each,<ref name="australianopen1">{{cite web|url=http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/a_z_guide.html|title=Event Guide – Australian Open Tennis Championships 2014 – Official Site by IBM|access-date=25 December 2014|archive-date=4 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104092428/http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/a_z_guide.html|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as at Courts 4–15, 19 and 20 with the aid of temporary seating grandstands of capacity anywhere from 50 to 2,500.<ref>{{cite web| title = Accessibility Map | url = http://www.tennis.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/EO-16-0005-Accessibility-Map_No-Crops_FA.pdf | access-date =16 January 2017 | publisher = Tennis.com | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170110162219/http://www.tennis.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/EO-16-0005-Accessibility-Map_No-Crops_FA.pdf | archive-date = 10 January 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

Construction of a new 5,000 seat capacity stadium began in 2019 as part of a {{Australian dollar|link=yes|271 million}} redevelopment of the precinct.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2017/04/23/melbourne-gets-new-5000-seat-tennis-arena|title=Melbourne gets new 5000-seat tennis arena|work=SBS News|date=23 April 2017|access-date=21 January 2018|archive-date=6 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171106072942/http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2017/04/23/melbourne-gets-new-5000-seat-tennis-arena|url-status=live}}</ref> The new stadium, [[Show Court Arena|Kia Arena]], was unveiled by Australian Open officials on 22 November 2021.<ref name=22Nov>{{cite web|url=https://www.austadiums.com/news/1096/full-crowds-return-for-2022-australian-open-as-tickets-go-on-sale|title=Full crowds return for 2022 Australian Open as tickets go on sale|date=22 November 2021|work=Austadiums|access-date=22 June 2022|archive-date=30 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130045217/https://www.austadiums.com/news/1096/full-crowds-return-for-2022-australian-open-as-tickets-go-on-sale|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Austadiums"/>

From 2008 to 2019, all of the courts used during the Australian Open were hard courts with [[Plexicushion]] acrylic surfaces (though Melbourne Park does have eight practice clay courts which are not used for the tournament). This replaced the [[Rebound Ace]] surface used from the opening of Melbourne Park. The ITF rated the surface's speed as medium.<ref>{{cite web | title = About Court Pace Classification | url = http://www.itftennis.com/technical/courts/classified-surfaces/about-court-pace-classification.aspx | access-date = 16 January 2017 | publisher = ITF | archive-date = 21 January 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210121212202/https://www.itftennis.com/technical/courts/classified-surfaces/about-court-pace-classification.aspx | url-status = live }}</ref> Since 2020, the courts have used a GreenSet surface.

=== Current courts ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!colspan="2" class=unsortable|Court
!Opened
!Capacity 
!Arena Roof
!class="unsortable"|Ref.
|-
|'''[[Rod Laver Arena]]'''
|{{sort|Rod Laver Arena|[[File:Rod Laver Arena Melbourne Park Australian Open 2023 quarter final.jpg|125px]]}}
|1988
|14,820
|Retractable
|<ref>{{cite web | title = Rod Laver Arena | url = http://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/stadiums.php?id=97 | access-date = 16 January 2017 | publisher = Australian Stadiums | archive-date = 23 September 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200923042946/http://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/stadiums.php?id=97 | url-status = live }}</ref>
|-
|'''[[John Cain Arena]]'''
|{{sort|Hisense Arena|[[File:Hisense Arena January 2016.jpg|125px]]}}
|2000
|10,300
|Retractable
|<ref>{{cite web | title = John Cain Arena | url = http://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/stadiums.php?id=130 | access-date = 16 January 2017 | publisher = Australian Stadiums | archive-date = 2 March 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170302065535/http://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/stadiums.php?id=130 | url-status = live }}</ref>
|-
|'''[[Margaret Court Arena]]'''<br /><small>(Formerly Show Court 1)</small>
|{{sort|Margaret Court Arena|[[File:Margaret Court Arena (Australian Open 2017).jpg|125px]]}}
|1988
|7,500
||Retractable
|<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 16 January 2017 | publisher = Australian Stadiums | title = Margaret Court Arena | url = http://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/stadiums.php?id=369 | archive-date = 2 March 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170302065812/http://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/stadiums.php?id=369 | url-status = live }}</ref>
|-
|'''[[Show Court Arena]]'''<br /><small>(Kia Arena)</small>
|{{sort|Show Court Arena|[[File:Melbourne KIA Arena (7 Jan 2022).jpg|125px]]}}
|2021
|5,000
||No
|<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 23 August 2020 | publisher = Melbourne and Olympic Parks | title = Show Court Arena | date =  | url = https://mopt.com.au/our-space/show-court-arena/ | archive-date = 27 November 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211127143550/https://mopt.com.au/our-space/show-court-arena/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
|-
|'''[[Show Court 2 (Melbourne Park)|Show Court 2]]'''<br /><small>(1573 Arena)</small>
|{{sort|Show Court 3|[[File:Show Court 2 Melbourne Park 2020.jpg|125px]]}}
|1988
|3,000
||No
|<ref name=capacity2020>{{cite web |title=Courts |url=https://ausopen.com/visit/tournament-info/venue |website=Australian Open |access-date=22 January 2019 |archive-date=14 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214000511/https://ausopen.com/visit/tournament-info/venue |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|'''[[Show Court 3 (Melbourne Park)|Show Court 3]]'''
|{{sort|Show Court 3|[[File:Show Court 3 Melbourne Park 2020.jpg|125px]]}}
|1988
|3,000
||No
|<ref name=capacity2020/>
|}