Australian Open

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The Australian Open is one of tennis's four Grand Slam tournaments, held annually in Melbourne and known for its hard courts and intense summer conditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Grand Slam tournament
tennis tournament
broadcastGlobally true
category hard-court Grand Slam
centerCourt Rod Laver Arena
cityState Melbourne
surface form: Melbourne, Victoria
climateCharacteristic hot summer conditions
country Australia
courtType outdoor
drawSizeMenDoubles 64
drawSizeMenSingles 128
drawSizeWomenDoubles 64
drawSizeWomenSingles 128
extremeHeatPolicy true
firstHeld 1905
formerName Australian Open self-linksurface differs
surface form: Australasian Championships

Australian Open self-linksurface differs
surface form: Australian Championships
governingBody Tennis Australia
hasNightSessions true
hasQualifyingTournament true
hasRoof John Cain Arena
Margaret Court Arena
Rod Laver Arena
heldAnnually true
introducedNightFinals 1988
juniorEventsIncluded true
location Melbourne
mixedDoublesIncluded true
movedToMelbournePark 1988
nickName The Happy Slam
oneOf four Grand Slam tournaments
otherGrandSlams French Open
US Open (tennis)
surface form: US Open

Wimbledon
partOf ATP Tour
Women’s Tennis Association
surface form: WTA Tour
previousVenue Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club
prizeMoneyCurrency Australian dollar
showCourt John Cain Arena
Rod Laver Arena
surface form: Margaret Court Arena
sport tennis
surface hard court
surfaceMaterial GreenSet
Plexicushion
timeZone UTC+10
tourLevel Grand Slam tennis tournaments
surface form: Grand Slam
usualMonth January
venue Melbourne Park
wheelchairEventsIncluded true

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Grand Slam tennis tournaments consistsOf Australian Open
US Open (tennis) followedBy Australian Open
this entity surface form: Australian Open in next calendar year
Australian Open formerName Australian Open self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Australasian Championships
Australian Open formerName Australian Open self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Australian Championships
Melbourne hasMajorEvent Australian Open
Gordon Reid hasWonEvent Australian Open
this entity surface form: Australian Open men's wheelchair singles 2016
Gordon Reid hasWonTournament Australian Open
this entity surface form: Australian Open wheelchair singles
Gordon Reid hasWonTournament Australian Open
this entity surface form: Australian Open wheelchair doubles
Rod Laver Arena homeTournament Australian Open
Rod Laver Arena hostedEvent Australian Open
this entity surface form: Australian Open men’s singles finals
Rod Laver Arena hostedEvent Australian Open
this entity surface form: Australian Open women’s singles finals
Rod Laver Arena hostedEvent Australian Open
this entity surface form: Australian Open mixed doubles finals
Rod Laver Arena hostedEvent Australian Open
this entity surface form: Australian Open men’s doubles finals
Rod Laver Arena hostedEvent Australian Open
this entity surface form: Australian Open women’s doubles finals
Victoria hostsEvent Australian Open
Lavazza sponsors Australian Open
Rod Laver Arena tenancy Australian Open
Billie Jean wonTournament Australian Open
subject surface form: Billie Jean King
this entity surface form: Australian Open – Women’s Singles
Billie Jean Moffitt wonTournament Australian Open
this entity surface form: Australian Open – singles
Guillermo Vilas wonTournament Australian Open
this entity surface form: 1978 Australian Open – men’s singles