2018 Australian Open Schedule
Qualifying Schedule
| DATE | SESSION | GATES OPEN | START TIME | DETAILS | |||
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| Rod Laver Arena | Margaret Court Arena | Hisense Arena | Outside Courts | ||||
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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Championship
| DATE | SESSION | GATES OPEN | START TIME | DETAILS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Laver Arena | Margaret Court Arena | Hisense Arena | Outside Courts | ||||
| Mon 15 | Day | 10.00am | 11.00am | 11:00am | 11.00am | 11.00am | First Round |
| Night | 5.00pm | 7.00pm | 7:00pm | First Round | |||
| Tue 16 | Day | 10.00am | 11.00am | 11:00am | 11.00am | 11.00am | First Round |
| Night | 5.00pm | 7.00pm | 7:00pm | First Round | |||
| Wed 17 | Day | 10.00am | 11.00am | 11:00am | 11.00am | 11.00am | Second Round |
| Night | 5.00pm | 7.00pm | 7:00pm | Second Round | |||
| Thu 18 | Day | 10.00am | 11.00am | 11:00am | 11.00am | 11.00am | Second Round |
| Night | 5.00pm | 7.00pm | 7:00pm | Second Round | |||
| Fri 19 | Day | 10.00am | 11.00am | 11:00am | 11.00am | 11.00am | Third Round |
| Night | 5.00pm | 7.00pm | 7:00pm | Third Round | |||
| Sat 20 | Day | 10.00am | 11.00am | 11:00am | 11.00am | 11.00am | Third Round |
| Night | 5.00pm | 7.00pm | 7:00pm | Third Round | |||
| Sun 21 | Day | 10.00am | 11.00am | 11:00am | 11.00am | 11.00am | Fourth Round |
| Night | 5.00pm | 7.00pm | Fourth Round | ||||
| Mon 22 | Day | 10.00am | 11.00am | 11:00am | 11.00am | 11.00am | Fourth Round |
| Night | 5.00pm | 7.00pm | Fourth Round | ||||
| Tue 23 | Day | 10.00am | 11.00am | 11:00am | no play | 11.00am | Quarterfinals |
| Night | 5.00pm | 7.00pm | Quarterfinals | ||||
| Wed 24 | Day | 10.00am | 11.00am | 11:00am | no play | 11.00am | Quarterfinals |
| 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 |
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| Followed by | Women’s Singles Semifinal | ||||||
| Night | 5.00pm | 7.30pm | Men’s Singles Semifinal | ||||
| 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 | ||||||