The 2013 Australian Open tennis championships are the first of only 4 Grand Slam tournaments held each year. The Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria since 1972 and at its current location since 1988 when it became the first Grand Slam tournament to have a retractable roof. The Australian Open is also known as “The Aussie Open” or as you can see on the official logo above, “The Grand Slam of Asia/Pacific”.
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This tournament is one of the “BIG 14″ MAJOR prestigious events for both the men and the women. The 2013 Australian Open runs from the first day of qualifying on Wednesday 9 January through to Men’s Singles Final day on Sunday 27 January.
The 2012 women’s singles champion was Victoria AZARENKA who defeated Maria SHARAPOVA in the final 6-3, 6-0 to win 2,000 WTA ranking points. The 2012 singles champion was Novak DJOKOVIC who defeated Rafael NADAL in the final 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7, 7-5 to win 2,000 ATP ranking points.
The 2013 Australian Open is held at Melbourne Park in Richmond, Victoria on “True Blue” Plexicushion Prestige medium paced hard courts. The centre court was named the Rod Laver Arena in the year 2000 to honour the twice winner of THE Grand Slam (in 1962 and in 1969). Rod Laver Arena has a 14,820 seating capacity and this tournament was first held in 1905.
To follow the 2013 Australian Open on Twitter click-> @AustralianOpen, to like the official Facebook page click-> Australian Open and the official hash tag on Twitter is #AusOpen.
This page was created to make it easier for YOU to find the information that YOU are looking for on OnCourt Advantage. All of the OnCourt Advantage web pages related to the 2013 Australian Open are listed below and all future Australian Open coverage will be continually updated on this directory page. All coverage of the Australian Open in previous years is listed in these directory pages-> Australian Open 2012, Australian Open 2011 and Australian Open 2010.
- Australian Open 2013 Men’s Schedule of Play
- Australian Open 2013 Women’s Schedule of Play
- Australian Open 2012 Men’s Singles Final Preview
- ATP Tour Men’s Tennis Ranking System
- Australian Open: Tips to enjoy your day at Melbourne Park
- Australian Open 2012 Live Coverage
- Australian Open
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