The Australian Open tickets are a lot easier than Wimbledon or Roland Garros but still require some patience and organisation if you want to buy them.

Who sells the tickets? The Australian Open tickets are sold through Ticketek, a ticket agency in Australia.

When are they put on sale? They are put on sale on various dates. Initially in the fall, they open up various multi-ticket packages. You can buy tickets for the first 5 days for their the day or evening session for example.

What kind of tickets are available? Melbourne Park has two main stadiums that contain reserved seating, centre court, which is named Rod Laver Arena, and Vodafone Arena (the 2nd biggest arena). Like other slams, you can also buy ground tickets. The tickets for Rod Laver and Vodafone stadiums are for either the day or the evening session while the ground passes can be used for the entire day.

Are they expensive? The Australian Open tickets are probably the cheapest on average of any of the 4 slams.  As well, the discounts offered when buying multiple day packages are significant. Here are the prices for the individual tickets for the 2006 event: