Melbourne Park Tennis Experience: Play on Famous Blue Courts

Experience the thrill of playing tennis on Melbourne’s iconic blue courts at Melbourne Park. Explore the city’s rich sporting history and immerse yourself in its vibrant sports culture.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • 1 Princes Walk - Setting off from the centre of the city at Federation Square, we walk down Birrarung Mar learning about Aboriginal sports and games, Melbourne’s incredible major events and venues before we arrive at the Melbourne Park Tennis Centre.
    After touring the grounds of the home of the Australian Open, you will get to enjoy a hit of…
What's Included
  • Infants are free (0-4 years)
  • Tennis racquets and balls
  • Court hire
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

A true bucket list experience playing tennis on Melbourne’s famous blue courts, home of the Australian Open.
Court hire, racquets, balls are all supplied - just bring your sneakers!
Melbourne is renowned as the Sporting Capital of the World. Home to F1 Grand Prix, MotoGP, Grand Slam, major horse races, surfing events, Olympics, elite golf regions and…

Location
1 Princes Walk
Princes Walk
Meet at Federation Square, between Transport Bar and Princes Bridge. Look out for the tour guide playing with a tennis ball. And please share a WhatsApp number so your guide can share their Live Location on the day and provide updates on the booking.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Marc_h
Jul 10, 2025
Incredible experience, an... - Incredible experience, an absolute highlight of our time in Australia. Ben was a fantastic guide. He clearly has a passion for the city, sports history and educating his guests. It was fun and comfortable and tailored, never intimidating or overwhelming. The access to venues was unbelievable. I mean, who gets to play on major tennis courts?!?!? We made lifelong memories and will always watch the Australian Open with an extra special feeling.
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796cococ
Jul 6, 2025
A Melbourne tour that should not be missed for every tennis fan. - The tour is very private and informative. Our group only had 5 people so it was very interactive. The arena tour was amazing; it was even better because of our tour guide, Cathy. She made personal stories of interactions with the players which made the tour even more special. She was also interested if we played tennis and where we were from (Philippines), who's our next up and coming players, etc. The walking tour is around 3km which is very doable, even for those who aren’t young anymore. Overall, would recommend this tour to anyone whose interested.
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Krzysztofso
Jul 5, 2025
Rain or shine! AO - Ben's expertise made the tour educational and entertaining for both adults and the child in our group. His passion for the sport truly enhanced our visit. We highly recommend this experience for anyone, rain or shine!
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Wendyz783
Jul 5, 2025
cathys best - Cathy is a very enthusiastic guide. Her presentation was very lively and interesting. My sister and I loved it. We learned a lot about the history of Australian tennis. We may also have met future tennis superstars. There are many celebrities outside the venue. We saw our Chinese player, Cheng Qinwen. It felt particularly kind. The pride of seeing the Chinese glow in a foreign country was born out of us.
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Jacob_r
Jun 29, 2025
Best Of The Best Sports Tour! - My wife and I went in. not knowing what to expect but Cathy led the best tour I have ever been apart of. She brought to life the sports fanatic city of Melbourne with her own personal knowledge and touch. The highlight having a hit on the actual AO practice courts. Could not recommend this tour enough.
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Victor
Jun 17, 2025
Awesome tennis experience - It was awesome Ben our guide is a tennis expert and we learned a lot about Australian football, cricket, all other sports. He knows and taught us about the history of sports in Australia and how blessed Australians are with all the support the government gives to athletes. Even if you're not into tennis or sports this is a must when visiting Melbourne
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Dream535229
May 19, 2025
Wonderful visit to Melbournes Olympic park and tennis centre . Thoroughly recommend - We really enjoyed our visit to the Melbourne Olympic Park, hearing the history and the stories behind the Australian tennis open and the Olympic park . Our guide Cathy was fantastic- so enthusiastic and obviously very proud of Melbourne’s sporting facilities. We enjoyed hearing her tales of the famous tennis players that she has encountered whilst working for the AO. We were also able to spend some time in the MCG and see the famous cricket ground. We really recommend this trip, thank you Cathy for your warm welcome. Rosemary and Martin
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110yingh
May 8, 2025
Great experience with Sporting Capital Tours! - Booked a Melbourne Park Tennis Experience with Sporting Capital Tours for my tennis lover dad. Ben was really helpful and patience during the booking process. Our guide for the day was Catherine and she was very professional and informative with many fun personal stories working with the AO. We had a 12-person group that day and she still attended to everyone's need. Both of them really made sure that we had a great time and my dad still talks about the tour even on our flight back home. Would highly recommend!
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Venture46869787360
Apr 17, 2025
A must for sports enthusiasts! - As someone who just got into tennis, the entire tour was a fun and educational experience! Other than tennis, we also got a lot of insight on other popular sports like cricket, rugby, and even indigenous sports. The sport complex of Melbourne Park is huge! We got to see every bit of it including the massive Melbourne Cricket Ground, and even got to play tennis on the courts! Our tour guide, Ben, was very friendly, his experience and love of sports really speaks for itself!
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Frederick_s
Jul 17, 2025
Tennis in Melbourne - I had high expectations to play with my son on the famous Melbourne tennis courts. Sadly we had to share the court and played only a few balls. The tour would had been better if the tour guide would have informed everyone where we hatted to, after we stopped tennis. The last stop after we have walked around a big stadium with no explanation which was the end after we asked. The tour could improve if the guide would have involved the whole group in his conversation. This particular guide focused on only one guest.
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From $77
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).