The Australian Open is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments which is held in every year. The tournament is held in January at Melbourne Park and it was held for the first time in 1905 and was also last contested on grass in 1987. The tournament has been held on hard courts at Melbourne Park since 1988. Mats Wilander who is the only person to have won the tournament on both grass and hard courts.
Like all other Grand Slam tournaments, there are men's and women's singles competitions; men's, women's, and mixed doubles; and junior's, wheelchair, exhibition, and legends' competitions.The Australian Open and Wimbledon both are the only Grand Slam tournaments with indoor play.
The Australian Open held in the middle of the Australian summer and it can have enormously hot days. An enormously– heat-policy is put into play while temperatures reach dangerous levels.
The Australian Open typically has very high attendance, with the 2010 Australian Open achieving the highest ever single-day day/night attendance record for any Grand Slam tournament of 77,043 and an overall attendance of 653,860.
In 2010, the singles winners were Roger Federer and Serena Williams. In men’s doubles, the winners were Bob and Mike Bryan and besides in women’s doubles, the winners were Serena and Venus Williams. It was the second time in history and the second successive year that both Australian Open doubles titles won by siblings. In mixed doubles, the winners were Cara Black and Leander Paes. (help from wikipedia)
Like all other Grand Slam tournaments, there are men's and women's singles competitions; men's, women's, and mixed doubles; and junior's, wheelchair, exhibition, and legends' competitions.The Australian Open and Wimbledon both are the only Grand Slam tournaments with indoor play.
The Australian Open held in the middle of the Australian summer and it can have enormously hot days. An enormously– heat-policy is put into play while temperatures reach dangerous levels.
The Australian Open typically has very high attendance, with the 2010 Australian Open achieving the highest ever single-day day/night attendance record for any Grand Slam tournament of 77,043 and an overall attendance of 653,860.
In 2010, the singles winners were Roger Federer and Serena Williams. In men’s doubles, the winners were Bob and Mike Bryan and besides in women’s doubles, the winners were Serena and Venus Williams. It was the second time in history and the second successive year that both Australian Open doubles titles won by siblings. In mixed doubles, the winners were Cara Black and Leander Paes. (help from wikipedia)
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