Rod Laver Arena
Rod Laver Arena is a arena in City of Melbourne, Australia that opened in 1988. Its recorded capacity is 14,820.
Key facts
Rod Laver Arena is a arena in City of Melbourne, Australia that opened in 1988. Its recorded capacity is 14,820. 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 3 names in total, including National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park, Centre Court. Current tenants are Australian Open, 2005 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, South East Melbourne Magic.
- Location
- City of Melbourne, Australia
- Type
- Arena
- Capacity
- 14,820
- Opened
- 1988
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Victoria State Government
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 1
- Playing surface
- Hard court, Hardwood
- Roof
- Retractable roof
Rod Laver Arena is at latitude -37.821569, longitude 144.978519, 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 | -37.821569 |
| Longitude | 144.978519 |
| 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 | Hard court | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Surface | Hardwood | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
Rod Laver Arena has carried 2 recorded names. National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park (no sponsor) ran 1988 to 1996. Centre Court (no sponsor) ran 1996 to 2000. The average tenure of a name here is 6 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park | None | 1988 to 1996 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Centre Court | None | 1996 to 2000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | Not mapped | 1988 to present | Current | Source |
| 2005 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships | Not mapped | 1988 to present | Current | Source |
| South East Melbourne Magic | Not mapped | 1988 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
21 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 116 | 2026-10 |
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 115 | 2026-10 |
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 114 | 2026-10 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | Government of Victoria | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | (deleted) | 32237 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 32237 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 951 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372225778 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Rod_Laver_Arena | Rod Laver Arena | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Centre Court | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 16095 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 509 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 508 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 507 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 506 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 505 | 2026-09 |
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: