Margaret Court Arena
Margaret Court Arena is a arena in City of Melbourne, Australia that opened in 1988. Its recorded capacity is 7,500.
Key facts
Margaret Court Arena is a arena in City of Melbourne, Australia that opened in 1988. Its recorded capacity is 7,500. It is owned by Victoria State Government. It is operated by Melbourne and Olympic Park Trust and Melbourne and Olympic Park Trust. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including Show Court 1. Current tenants are Tennis, Australian Open, Davis Cup, Dubai Basketball, Melbourne United, Netball, Melbourne Vixens, Melbourne Vixens, Australian Open.
- Location
- City of Melbourne, Australia
- Type
- Arena
- Capacity
- 7,500
- Opened
- 1988
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Victoria State Government
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
- Playing surface
- Hardwood
- Roof
- Retractable roof
Margaret Court Arena is at latitude -37.821144, longitude 144.977625, in City of Melbourne, Australia. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | -37.821144 |
| Longitude | 144.977625 |
| City | City of Melbourne |
| Region | City of Melbourne |
| Country | Australia |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roof | Retractable roof | Wikipedia category | Source |
| Surface | Hardwood | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
Margaret Court Arena has carried 1 recorded name. Show Court 1 (no sponsor) ran 1988 to 2003. The average tenure of a name here is 15 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Show Court 1 | None | 1988 to 2003 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Victoria State Government | 1988 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | Melbourne and Olympic Park Trust | 1988 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | Melbourne and Olympic Park Trust | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Australian Open | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Davis Cup | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Dubai Basketball | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Melbourne United | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Netball | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Melbourne Vixens | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Melbourne Vixens | Not mapped | 1988 to present | Current | Source |
| Australian Open | Not mapped | 1988 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
17 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 November 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 4231 | 2026-11 |
| 5 November 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Show Court 1 | 2026-11 |
| 5 November 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 61622 | 2026-11 |
| 5 November 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 61621 | 2026-11 |
| 5 November 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 61620 | 2026-11 |
| 5 November 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 61619 | 2026-11 |
| 5 November 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 61618 | 2026-11 |
| 5 November 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 61617 | 2026-11 |
| 5 November 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 61616 | 2026-11 |
| 5 November 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 61615 | 2026-11 |
| 5 November 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1381746586 | 2026-11 |
| 5 November 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Margaret_Court_Arena | Margaret Court Arena | 2026-11 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 4001 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 56722 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 56721 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 56720 | 2026-10 |
| 22 October 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 56719 | 2026-10 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: