The club later shifted all home matches to John Cain Arena. United played their first home game at the arena on 12 November 2014 and they defeated the Cairns Taipans 91-76 before a crowd of 3,393 fans. The club announced it had signed a "multi-year deal" in August 2014 to split 12 of its 14 home matches at Margaret Court Arena and Melbourne Arena. National Basketball League club Melbourne United played some of their home matches at Margaret Court Arena. Margaret Court Arena during the 2017 Australian Open The arena is the third largest capacity venue at the Australian Open tournament, behind the 15,000 capacity Rod Laver Arena (centre court) and the 10,500 seat John Cain Arena. The redevelopment was completed in January 2015, prior to that month's Australian Open. The redevelopment made the arena the third in the precinct to have a retractable roof and increased the stadium capacity from 6,000 to 7,500 seats. Construction of the arena began in March 2012 and was undertaken by NH Architecture and Populous.
AUSTRALIAN OPEN JOHN CAIN ARENA UPGRADE
Lend Lease Group was awarded the tender in October 2011, at which point the Government announced the cost of the upgrade to the arena exclusively $180 million.
In response to the issue of recurring heatwaves at the Australian Open, as well as a demand for a smaller multi-purpose stadium in the city, the Victorian Government announced in January 2010 a redevelopment plan for Margaret Court Arena, to occur in tandem with a broader upgrade to the Melbourne Park precinct, at a total cost of $363 million. Margaret Court Arena, prior to its redevelopment in 2014 The show court had a capacity of 6,000 people and was renamed to Margaret Court Arena in early 2003, as a tribute to Australia’s most successful female tennis player. Originally named Show Court One, the venue was opened in 1988, the year the Australian Open tennis championships moved from Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club to Melbourne Park. The arena, which was built in 1987 and redeveloped in the mid-2010s, has a capacity of 7,500. Margaret Court Arena is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment venue located in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Melbourne Vixens ( ANZ/ NNL) (2015–present)
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