Construction of the arena began in March 2012 and was undertaken by NH Architecture and Populous.[5]. Formerly the Melbourne Tigers (1931–2014), Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct, "Lend Lease wins tender for Margaret Court Arena redevelopment", "Australian Open could be played entirely indoors, as Margaret Court Arena gets retractable roof", "Vixens move some games to Margaret Court Arena", "Netball: Melbourne teams Vixens and Magpies set sights on Rod Laver arena", "Melbourne United to play home games at Hisense, Margaret Court", "Melbourne's Margaret Court Arena Emerges As A New Venue For Live Music", "Should Margaret Court's Name Be Removed From An Arena At The Australian Open? The tournament is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events held each year, preceding the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. Tasmanian Magpies are effectively the reserve team of Collingwood Magpies. [11] United played their first home game at the arena on 12 November 2014 and they defeated the Cairns Taipans 91-76 before a crowd of 3,393 fans. [5]. We have created a browser extension. It is the administrative headquarters of the peak bodies for netball and hockey in Victoria and features two outdoor hockey fields and five indoor and four outdoor netball courts. Since 1988, Australia's bicentenary, Melbourne Park has been home of the Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament, which is played annually in January. The club announced it had signed a "multi-year deal" in August 2014 to split 12 of its 14 home matches at Margaret Court Arena and Melbourne Arena. It will enhance any encyclopedic page you visit with the magic of the WIKI 2 technology. Show Court 3 is the equal-fourth largest tennis court at Melbourne Park, in Melbourne, Australia, the venue of the Australian Open. [12], The name of the arena, which recognises one of the most successful female tennis players, Margaret Court, has attracted debate over Court's views regarding LGBT issues. [18][19][20] Various campaigns have been instigated to change the name of the arena. The Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre is a tennis and multi-purpose sports facility located within the Olympic Park in Sydney, Australia. Would you like Wikipedia to always look as professional and up-to-date? Docklands Stadium, also known by naming rights sponsorship as Marvel Stadium, is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment stadium in the Docklands area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ", "Badly served: should tennis be celebrating Margaret Court? The venue is part of the National Tennis Centre at Melbourne Park, which is part of the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct (MSEP).. ✪ Introducing: The new Margaret Court Arena. [6] The arena is the third largest capacity venue at the Australian Open tournament, behind the 15,000 capacity Rod Laver Arena (centre court) and the 10,500 seat Melbourne Arena. It's about basic rights and equality – the 'fair go' that's such a fundamental Australian value." The club announced it had signed a "multi-year deal" in August 2014 to split 12 of its 14 home matches at Margaret Court Arena and Hisense Arena. USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, https://pl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Margaret_Court_Arena&oldid=57539851, licencji Creative Commons: uznanie autorstwa, na tych samych warunkach, Korzystasz z Wikipedii tylko na własną odpowiedzialność. Melbourne Park is a sports venue in the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. "[17] Court has been a critic of homosexuality and gender identity for several decades and is quoted as saying that the presence of "LGBT (sic) in the schools, it's the devil, it's not of God". Show Court 2 is the equal-fourth largest tennis court at Melbourne Park, in Melbourne, Australia, the venue of the Australian Open. Margaret Court Arena is an Australian tennis and multi-purpose sports and entertainment venue located in Melbourne, Victoria. Opened as ‘Show Court One’ for the 1988 Australian Open tennis tournament, the court was renamed Margaret Court Arena in 2003 as a tribute to Australia’s most successful female tennis player. [2] The arena, which was built in 1987, has a capacity of 7,500. In addition to being able to host various sporting events, Margaret Court Arena also hosts a number of concerts, ensuring Melbourne has a third indoor entertainment venue, all of which are located within Melbourne Park and feature retractable roofing. Kort posiada twardą nawierzchnię (model Plexicushion Prestige). Stadion został wybudowany w 1988 roku, a po przebudowie zakończonej w styczniu 2015 roku jego pojemność wynosi 7,5 tysiąca miejsc i jest trzecim kortem w kompleksie przykrytym rozsuwanym dachem[1]. The team was formed in 2016, during the disbanding of the ANZ Championship. Margaret Court Arena is an Australian tennis and multi-purpose sports and entertainment venue located in Melbourne, Victoria.