Margaret Court Arena
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| Location | Melbourne & Olympic Parks, Melbourne, Victoria  Australia |
| Broke ground | 1988 |
| Expanded | 7,500 (Australian Open 2015) |
| Owner | Government of Victoria |
| Surface | Hard, Outdoors |
| Construction cost | A$ 336 million[1] (expanded Australian Open 2015) |
| Architect | Populous[2] |
| Capacity | 6,000 7,500 (Australian Open 2015) |
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| Australian Open (Grand Slam) (Tennis) (1988–present) Davis Cup (Australia vs Chinese Taipei) (March 2010) |
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Margaret Court Arena is a tennis venue located in Melbourne, Australia. The capacity of the arena is 6,000 and was built in 1988. It was formerly known as Show Court One, but was renamed on the eve of the 2003 Australian Open to honor the Australian tennis great Margaret Court, who won more Grand Slam titles than any other player in history, male or female. It is the largest capacity fully outdoor court used at the Australian Open Tennis. Future improvements to the Arena include a capacity expansion of 1500 seats, to total 7500, as well as the installation of a retractable roof for the 2015 Australian Open.[1][3]
Margaret Court Arena is located in Melbourne Park, which is part of the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct.
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Margaret Court Arena 2009 -
Tim Henman vs Dmitry Tursunov in 2006 Australian Open
[edit] References
- ^ a b Reuters (18 January 2010). "Aussie Open to stay at Melbourne Park". ESPN Tennis. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=4837742. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ Melbourne and Olympic Parks Redevelopment architect: Populous
- ^ Margaret Court Arena redevelopment
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Coordinates: 37°49′16″S 144°58′39″E / 37.821112°S 144.97741°E
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