10 lesser known facts about the Australian Open

#2 The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam to be played across different cities and countries

The Australian has been played in two countries across seven cities

Since its inception in 1905, the Australian Open has been played in two different countries and a total of seven cities, five in Australia and seven in New Zealand. Melbourne became the official venue for the tournament in 1972 and the tournament has been staged here a total of 55 times.

The other cities that have staged the Australian Open include Sydney, which hosted the tournament 14 times, Adelaide, which hosted it 17 times, Brisbane, seven times, and Perth, three times. Christchurch and Hastings are the two New Zealand cities that have hosted the tournament in 1906 and 1912 respectively.