Back Australiese Ope (tennis) Afrikaans بطولة أستراليا المفتوحة للتنس Arabic اوستراليا المفتوحه ARZ Abiertu d'Australia AST Адкрыты чэмпіянат Аўстраліі па тэнісе Byelorussian Адкрыты чэмпіянат Аўстраліі па тэнісе BE-X-OLD Открито първенство по тенис на Австралия Bulgarian অস্ট্রেলিয়ান ওপেন (টেনিস) Bengali/Bangla Australian Open BS Open d'Austràlia Catalan
The Australian Open is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments. It is the first one of the year. It is played in Melbourne, Australia. The Australian Open has been played on three different surfaces:
- Grass (1905–1987)
- Rebound Ace (a type of hard court, 1988–2007)
- Plexicushion (a faster type of hard court, (2008–present)
Before 1983, many of the best tennis players did not play at the tournament. This was because the Australian Open was far away from Europe and North America and was not considered as important as the other Grand Slam tournaments.