Australian Open Tennis Schedule 2021

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DATE – SESSION	SESSION #	GATES OPEN	PLAY STARTS (SHOW COURTS)	PLAY STARTS (OUTER COURTS)	FEATURED MATCHES (SINGLES)
Wed 1/12 – Day	–	9:30 AM	11:00 AM	10:00 AM	Qualifying
Thu 1/13 – Day	–	9:30 AM	No play	10:00am	Qualifying
Fri 1/14 – Day	–	9:30 AM	No play	10:00am	Qualifying
Sat 1/15 – No play	–	–	–	–	No play (Kids’ Day)
Sun 1/16– No play	–	–	–	–	No play
Mon 1/17 – Day	1	10:00 AM	11:00 AM	11:00 AM	First round
Mon 1/17 – Night	2	5:00 PM	7:00 PM	Continued from day	First round
Tue 1/18 – Day	3	10:00 AM	11:00 AM	11:00 AM	First round
Tue 1/18 – Night	4	5:00 PM	7:00 PM	Continued from day	First round
Wed 1/19 – Day	5	10:00 AM	11:00 AM	11:00 AM	Second round
Wed 1/19 – Night	6	5:00 PM	7:00 PM	Continued from day	Second round
Thu 1/20 – Day	7	10:00 AM	11:00 AM	11:00 AM	Second round
Thu 1/20 – Night	8	5:00 PM	7:00 PM	Continued from day	Second round
Fri 1/21 – Day	9	10:00 AM	11:00 AM	11:00 AM	Third round
Fri 1/21 – Night	10	5:00 PM	7:00 PM	Continued from day	Third round
Sat 1/22 – Day	11	10:00 AM	11:00 AM	11:00 AM	Third round
Sat 1/22 – Night	12	5:00 PM	7:00 PM	Continued from day	Third round
Sun 1/23 – Day	13	10:00 AM	11:00 AM	11:00 AM	Fourth round
Sun 1/23 – Night	14	5:00 PM	7:00 PM	Continued from day	Fourth round
Mon 1/24 – Day	15	10:00 AM	11:00 AM	11:00 AM	Fourth round
Mon 1/24 – Night	16	5:00 PM	7:00 PM	Continued from day	Fourth round
Tue 1/25 – Day	17	10:00 AM	11:00 AM	11:00 AM	Quarterfinals
Tue 1/25 – Night	18	5:00 PM	7:00 PM	Continued from day	Quarterfinals
Wed 1/26 – Day	19	10:00 AM	11:00 AM	11:00 AM	Quarterfinals
Wed 1/26 – Night	20	5:00 PM	7:30 PM	Continued from day	Quarterfinals
Thu 1/27 – Day	21	10:00 AM	11:00 AM	11:00 AM	Women’s semifinals
Thu 1/27 – Night	22	5:00 PM	7:30 PM	Continued from day	First men’s semifinal
Fri 1/28 – Twilight	23	2:00 PM	4:00 PM	3:00 PM	Second men’s semifinal
Sat 1/29 – Twilight	24	11:00 AM	7:30 PM	11:15 AM	Women’s final
Sun 1/30 – Twilight	25	2:00 PM	4:00 PM	No play	Men’s final

2020 Schedule

Qualifying

DATE	SESSION	GATES OPEN	START TIME				DETAILS
DATE	SESSION	GATES OPEN	Rod Laver Arena	Margaret Court Arena	Melbourne Arena	Outside Courts	DETAILS
Tue 14	Day	9.30am				10.00am
Wed 15	Day	9.30am				10.00am
Thu 16	Day	9.30am				10.00am	AO Draw – 6.00pm – TBA
Fri 17	Day	9.30am				10.00am
Sat 18	Day	8.00am	1.00pm (TBA)				Kids Day (no play)

Championship

DATE	SESSION	GATES OPEN	START TIME				DETAILS
DATE	SESSION	GATES OPEN	Rod Laver Arena	Margaret Court Arena	Melbourne Arena	Outside Courts	DETAILS
Mon 20	Day	10.00am	11.00am	11:00am	11.00am	11.00am	1st Round
Mon 20	Night	5.00pm	7.00pm	7:00pm			1st Round Opening Night – 6.40pm
Tue 21	Day	10.00am	11.00am	11:00am	11.00am	11.00am	1st Round
Tue 21	Night	5.00pm	7.00pm	7:00pm			1st Round
Wed 22	Day	10.00am	11.00am	11:00am	11.00am	11.00am	2nd Round
Wed 22	Night	5.00pm	7.00pm	7:00pm			2nd Round
Thu 23	Day	10.00am	11.00am	11:00am	11.00am	11.00am	2nd Round
Thu 23	Night	5.00pm	7.00pm	7:00pm			2nd Round
Fri 24	Day	10.00am	11.00am	11:00am	11.00am	11.00am	3rd Round
Fri 24	Night	5.00pm	7.00pm	7:00pm			3rd Round
Sat 25	Day	10.00am	11.00am	11:00am	11.00am	11.00am	3rd Round
Sat 25	Night	5.00pm	7.00pm	7:00pm			3rd Round
Sun 26	Day	10.00am	11.00am	11:00am	11.00am	11.00am	4th Round
Sun 26	Night	5.00pm	7.00pm				4th Round Aust. Day Ceremony – 6.40pm
Mon 27	Day	10.00am	11.00am	11:00am	11.00am	11.00am	4th Round
Mon 27	Night	5.00pm	7.00pm				4th Round HOF Induction – TBA – 6.40pm
Tue 28	Day	10.00am	11.00am	11:00am	no play	11.00am	Quarterfinals
Tue 28	Night	5.00pm	7.00pm				Quarterfinals
Wed 29	Day	10.00am	11.00am	11:00am	no play	11.00am	Quarterfinals
Wed 29	Night	5.00pm	7.30pm				Quarterfinals IHOF – TBA – 7.10pm
Thu 30	Day	10.00am	11.00am	11.00am	no play	11.00am
			Not before 2.00pm				Women’s Singles Semifinal
			Followed by				Women’s Day Ceremony – TBA Women’s Singles Semifinal
	Night	5.00pm	7.30pm				Men’s Singles Semifinal
	Night	5.00pm	Followed by				*”Magic Moments” Exhibition Match
Fri 31	Twilight	2.00pm	3.00pm	3.00pm	no play	3.00pm	Match – TBA
			not before 4.00pm				Women’s Doubles Final
			7:00pm				Ballkid Excellence Presentation
			not before 7.30pm				Men’s Singles Semifinal
Sat 1	Twilight	11.00am	11.15am	no play	no play	11.15am	Junior/Wheelchair
			followed by				Junior/Wheelchair
			not before 2.30pm				Junior/Wheelchair
			7:00pm				*Pre-Final Entertainment
			7.30pm				Women’s Singles Final
			followed by				Mixed Doubles Final
Sun 2	Twilight	2.00pm	4.00pm	no play	no play	no play	Men’s Doubles Final
			7.00pm*				*Pre-final entertainment
			7.30pm				Men’s Singles Final

2019 Australian Open Schedule of Play

Date	Session	Rod Laver	Margaret Court	Outside Courts	Public Gates	Featured Matches
Wed 1/9				10:00am	9:30am	Qualifying
Thu 1/10				10:00am	9:30am	Qualifying
Fri 1/11				10:00am	9:30am	Qualifying
Sat 1/12				10:00am	9:30am	Qualifying
Sun 1/13				no play	n/a
Mon 1/14	Day Night	11:00am 7:00pm	11:00am –	11:00am –	10:00am 5:00pm	1st singles round
Tue 1/15	Day Night	11:00am 7:00pm	11:00am –	11:00am –	10:00am 5:00pm	1st singles round
Wed 1/16	Day Night	11:00am 7:00pm	11:00am –	11:00am –	10:00am 5:00pm	2nd singles round
Thu 1/17	Day Night	11:00am 7:00pm	11:00am –	11:00am –	10:00am 5:00pm	2nd singles round
Fri 1/18	Day Night	11:00am 7:00pm	11:00am 7:30pm	11:00am –	10:00am 5:00pm	3rd singles round
Sat 1/19	Day Night	11:00am 7:00pm	11:00am 7:30pm	11:00am –	10:00am 5:00pm	3rd singles round
Sun 1/20	Day Night	11:00am 7:00pm	11:00am –	11:00am –	10:00am 5:00pm	4th singles round
Mon 1/21	Day Night	11:00am 7:30pm	11:00am –	11:00am –	10:00am 5:00pm	4th singles round
Tue 1/22	Day Night	11:00am 7:00pm	no play	11:00am –	10:00am 5:00pm	Quarterfinal Singles
Wed 1/23	Day Night	11:00am 7:30pm	no play	11:00am –	10:00am 5:00pm	Quarterfinal Singles
Thu 1/24	Day Night	11:00am 7:30pm	no play	11:00am –	10:00am 5:00pm	2 x Women’s Singles Semifinal 1 x Men’s Singles Semifinal
Fri 1/25	Twilight	3:00pm 7:30pm	no play	3:00pm –	2:00pm –	Women’s Doubles Final 1 x Men’s Singles Semifinal
Sat 1/26	Twilight	1:00pm 7:30pm	no play	1:00pm –	12:00pm –	Men’s Doubles Final Women’s Final
Sun 1/27	Twilight	4:30pm 7:00pm	no play	no play	3:00pm –	Mixed Doubles Final Men’s Singles Final

2018 Australian Open Schedule

Qualifying Schedule

DATE	SESSION	GATES OPEN	START TIME				DETAILS
DATE	SESSION	GATES OPEN	Rod Laver Arena	Margaret Court Arena	Hisense Arena	Outside Courts	DETAILS
Wed 10	Day	9.30am				10.00am
Thu 11	Day	9.30am				10.00am	Official Draw (from 7pm)
Fri 12	Day	9.30am				10.00am
Sat 13	Day	8.00am	12.00pm			12.30pm	Kids Tennis Day Free entry after 1pm
Sun 14	Day	9:30am	Only 1 entry point – Garden Square. NO entry at GSO No access to Ball Park. AO Festival Entry will open at 3pm

Championship

DATE	SESSION	GATES OPEN	START TIME				DETAILS
DATE	SESSION	GATES OPEN	Rod Laver Arena	Margaret Court Arena	Hisense Arena	Outside Courts	DETAILS
Mon 15	Day	10.00am	11.00am	11:00am	11.00am	11.00am	First Round
Mon 15	Night	5.00pm	7.00pm	7:00pm			First Round
Tue 16	Day	10.00am	11.00am	11:00am	11.00am	11.00am	First Round
Tue 16	Night	5.00pm	7.00pm	7:00pm			First Round
Wed 17	Day	10.00am	11.00am	11:00am	11.00am	11.00am	Second Round
Wed 17	Night	5.00pm	7.00pm	7:00pm			Second Round
Thu 18	Day	10.00am	11.00am	11:00am	11.00am	11.00am	Second Round
Thu 18	Night	5.00pm	7.00pm	7:00pm			Second Round
Fri 19	Day	10.00am	11.00am	11:00am	11.00am	11.00am	Third Round
Fri 19	Night	5.00pm	7.00pm	7:00pm			Third Round
Sat 20	Day	10.00am	11.00am	11:00am	11.00am	11.00am	Third Round
Sat 20	Night	5.00pm	7.00pm	7:00pm			Third Round
Sun 21	Day	10.00am	11.00am	11:00am	11.00am	11.00am	Fourth Round
Sun 21	Night	5.00pm	7.00pm				Fourth Round
Mon 22	Day	10.00am	11.00am	11:00am	11.00am	11.00am	Fourth Round
Mon 22	Night	5.00pm	7.00pm				Fourth Round
Tue 23	Day	10.00am	11.00am	11:00am	no play	11.00am	Quarterfinals
Tue 23	Night	5.00pm	7.00pm				Quarterfinals
Wed 24	Day	10.00am	11.00am	11:00am	no play	11.00am	Quarterfinals
Wed 24	Night	5.00pm	7.30pm				Quarterfinals
Thu 25	Day	10.00am	11.00am	11.00am	no play	11.00am	(Match – TBA)
			Not before 1.30pm				Quad Doubles Final Women’s Singles Semifinal
			Followed by				Women’s Singles Semifinal
	Night	5.00pm	7.30pm				Men’s Singles Semifinal
	Night	5.00pm	Followed by				*”Magic Moments” Exhibition Match
Fri 26	Twilight	2.00pm	3.00pm	3.00pm	no play	3.00pm	Women’s Wheelchair Doubles Final Men’s Wheelchair Doubles Final Mixed Doubles Semifinal
			not before4.00pm				Women’s Doubles Final
			not before7.30pm				Men’s Singles Semifinal
Sat 27	Twilight	12.00pm	1.00pm	no play	no play	1.00pm	Girls’ singles final Boys’ singles final Quad singles final Women’s wheelchair final Men’s wheelchair final
			7.00pm*				Pre-final entertainment
			7.30pm				Women’s Singles Final
			followed by				Men’s Doubles Final
Sun 28	Twilight	3.00pm	4.00pm	no play	no play	no play	Mixed Doubles Final
			7.00pm				Pre-final entertainment
			7.30pm				Men’s Singles Final