The first slam of the year, played in the middle of an Australian summer in a city that is very good at this
Australian Open: Sessions, the Heat and a Fortnight in Melbourne
About the Australian Open
The Australian Open is played each January at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, and is the first grand slam of the tennis season.
What Makes It Different
The heat runs the tournament. Sessions are scheduled around it, the main courts have roofs that close, and a day at Melbourne Park is planned around shade in a way that no other slam requires.
In exchange, the site is compact and walkable, the city around it is the best sporting city in Australia, and the whole fortnight has a relaxed quality the other slams lack.
Where to Start
- Understand the session system — day and night sessions are separate tickets for the same court on the same date
- Plan for January in Melbourne — it can be well into the thirties, and it can change by fifteen degrees in an afternoon
- Use the ground pass in week one — it is the best value in tennis
- Take seats under cover — shade is a scheduling decision here, not a preference
Arrange It With Perfect.Live
Tell us which sessions and we will arrange the fortnight around them
Courts, Packages and Following the Draw
The Australian Open tennis courts run from the main arenas with closing roofs down to the outside courts, and in the first week almost all of them are live at once — which is what makes a ground pass worth having.
Australian Open tennis packages combine session tickets with hospitality, and in some tiers with access across several days. Scores and results are published live across every court, which matters most when a dozen matches run at the same time.
How We Help
- Sessions chosen for the matches you want
- Seats under cover
- A hotel walking distance from the park
- Melbourne arranged around the tennis
If the trip runs on into the Ashes summer or the Rugby World Cup, the same team plans the internal flights once.
Frequently Asked Questions
Across two weeks each January, at Melbourne Park in Melbourne.
Day and night sessions are separate tickets for the same court on the same date, and the arena clears between them.
From the main arenas with closing roofs down to the outside courts. In the first week almost all of them are live at once.
Session tickets combined with hospitality, and in some tiers access across several days.
Well into the thirties, and it can swing by fifteen degrees in an afternoon. The schedule is built around it.
Yes. A ground pass in week one is the best value in tennis, with a dozen matches running at once.
Within walking distance of Melbourne Park. The site is compact and the city is built for it.
