Special Events and Records at the Australian Open Tennis Tournament

The Australian Open is the one of the four Grand Slam events contested every year. It's the first event that takes place as per the annual tennis calendar. It was formerly played on grass courts but in the year 1988 shifted to Rebounce Ace hard court. The two main courts on which the Australian matches are played are Rod Laver Arena and Vodafone Arena. Till date in the History of the sport there've been many Special Events and Records at the Australian Open Tennis Tournament. The administration and execution is looked after a committee called Tennis Australia.

There are two main courts that are used to hold the events. These courts are the Rod Laver Arena and the Vodafone Arena which are characterized by retractable roofs. An attracting feature of the tournament was the Prizes at the Australian Open Tennis Tournament.

The Special Events and Records at the Australian Open Tennis Tournament saw many players creating records. Andre Agassi won four Men's Singles titles followed by Mats Wilander who managed to grab three of them. In the same category Johan Kriek, Mats Wilander, Stefan Edberg, Ivan Lendl, Jim Courier and Andre Agassi claimed two consecutive victories each. In Women's Singles Steffi Graf and Monica Seleš managed to bag the title four times. These two veterans as well as Martina Hingis managed to bag the title three times in a row. In the Men's Doubles section the teams of Rick Leach& Jim Pugh and Jonas Björkman & Patrick Rafter marked two consecutive wins. Mark Edmondson won the title thrice with different team mates. Women's Doubles witnessed the ace team of Martina Navratilova & Pam Shriver bagging the title seven times in two sections of four and three uninterrupted wins.

The Special Events and Records at the Australian Open Tennis Tournamentsaw a mixed array of performances by veterans and new professionals. In the category of Men's Singles Andre Agassi was in his best shape. Players like Ivan Lendl and Mats Wilander too carved a niche for themselves. In the Doubles Men's category many players exhibited their prowess. In the Women's Section, Steffi Graf and Monica Seleš reached the peak of their career graphs in Singles category. The Women's Doubles was undoubtedly ruled by the team of Martina Navratilova & Pam Shriver with their successive victories. The Australian Open Championship hence featured many special records and events.