The Australian Open gets underway on Sunday, January 12 at Melbourne Park and comes to a conclusion a fortnight later with the women’s final set for Saturday, January 25 and the men’s singles final taking place on Sunday, January 26.
It will be the 113th time that the tournament has taken place while this year’s event is the 57th edition in the Open Era.
This year will also be only the second time in history that the Australian Open starts on a Sunday following the switch last year with opening round matches taking place over three days instead of two.
Qualifying, though, starts on Monday, January 6 with the final round taking place on January 10.
Melbourne Park – situated in the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct where the Melbourne Cricket Ground and AAMI Park are also housed – has been the venue of the Australian Open since 1988.
Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club – also in Melbourne – hosted the major before that while the likes of Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth as well as Christchurch and Hastings in New Zealand have also played host in the past.
