The venue is at the Tennis Center in Melbourne, Australia's second largest city.
Melbourne Park facilities - Center Court
The name of the Center Court: ROD LAVER
Retractable roof, 15,021 Seats;
Court 1: 6,000 seats;
Court 2: 3,000 seats;
Court 3: 2,000 seats;
Court No. 4: 1,100 seats;
Open-air practice court: 19 blocks;
Indoor practice court: 4 blocks.
Since it is a hard tennis court, players with a comprehensive playing style can have a certain advantage. It is not only good for baseline hitting, but also suitable for serving and hitting the net. It is suitable for topspin and backspin, as well as lobs and short balls. The champion's name will be engraved on the permanent trophy, including:
Men's singles champion: will be awarded the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup
(Australian Open men's singles champion The trophy is named "Norman Brookes Challenge Cup")
Women's singles champion: will be awarded the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup.
(The Australian Open women’s singles championship trophy is named “Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup”)
The two names are legends in the history of the Australian Open.
Brooks is one of the founders of the Australian Open and is known as the "Father of Australian Tennis".
Akhurst won 5 women's singles titles at the beginning of the tournament.
In the 2014 Australian Open (Weibo) Open women's singles final, Li Na defeated Slovakia's Cibulkova (Weibo) 7-6 (3) and 6-0 in straight sets and won her own The second Grand Slam women's singles title was also the first Australian Open singles title for an Asian player. Li Na also became the oldest women's singles champion at the Australian Open since the Open era.