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Margaret Court Arena is an Australian tennis and multi-purpose sports and entertainment venue located in Melbourne, Victoria. The capacity of the arena, which was built in 1987, currently stands at 7,500. The venue is part of the National Tennis Centre at Melbourne Park, which is part of the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct (MSEP). The arena is the third largest capacity venue at the Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament, behind the 15,000 capacity Rod Laver Arena (centre court) and the 10,500 seat Hisense Arena. As part of a A$363 million redevelopment of Melbourne Park, Margaret Court Arena was upgraded, featuring a seating capacity expansion from 6,000 to 7,500 seats as well as the installation of a retractable roof (giving Melbourne Park three retractable roof venues) in time for the 2015 Australian Open.〔〔(Margaret Court Arena redevelopment )〕 The venue was formerly known as Show Court One, but was renamed on the eve of the 2003 Australian Open to honour the retired Australian tennis player Margaret Court, who has won more Grand Slam titles than any other player in history, either male or female. ==Current== Melbourne United (formerly the Melbourne Tigers), who play in the National Basketball League, announced that they will play a select number of games per season at the newly developed venue from the 2014–15 NBL season, with the rest of their games to be played at their current homes of Hisense Arena and the State Netball and Hockey Centre (primarily used when the Australian Open Tennis is on). United played their first game at the arena on 12 November 2014 when they defeated the Cairns Taipans 91-76 in front of 3,393 fans. The largest basketball attendance at the venue was set on 21 December 2014 when 5,377 saw United defeat the Sydney Kings 105-101 in overtime. The Melbourne Vixens, who play in netball's ANZ Championship, have also announced that they will move from Hisense Arena to Margaret Court Arena from 2015.〔(Melbourne Tigers look to Margaret Court Arena )〕 The Vixens have cited costs as their reason for moving from Hisense to Margaret Court, while the new 7,500 capacity suits the ticket demands of both teams. In addition to being able to host various sporting events, the redeveloped arena will also be able to host concerts giving Melbourne a third indoor entertainment venue, all located at Melbourne Park and all with retractable roofing. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Margaret Court Arena」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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