10 lesser known facts about the Australian Open

#1 The first ever Australian Open tournament was held at a cricket stadium

The inaugural Australian Open was held in a cricket ground

And here comes the most interesting fact about the Australian Open in this list. Yes, the inaugural Australian Open was actually held in a cricket ground. The tournament was held at the Warehouseman’s Cricket Ground at Melbourne which is now called the Albert Reserve Tennis Centre.

The tournament was then called the Australasian Championships began on 17^th November and ended on the 26^th of November. Barring Great Britain’s Randolph Lycett, all the other participants in the inaugural tournament were Australians. The tournament was eventually won by Rodney Heath who defeated his fellow Australian Albert Curtis in the final in four sets.