Tennis Australia
Australian Open sets new attendance record, targets landmark for 2024
The Australian Open has set a new attendance record for its 2023 edition, with organisers seeking to break the one million mark for next year’s tennis grand slam.
Tennis Australia adds more companies to tech start-up programme
Tennis Australia has selected four more companies for its AO Startups programme, which gives companies the chance to have their technology piloted during the Australian Open and in other areas of Australian…
Dunlop seals Australian Open extension amid ball quality concerns
Tennis Australia has agreed a five-year extension to its sponsorship deal with Dunlop for the Australian Open despite criticism over the sporting goods manufacturer’s products at the ongoing edition o…
Australian Open teams up with Roblox to further metaverse efforts
Tennis Australia has furthered the Australian Open’s commitment to exploring the metaverse by launching a new game on the popular online gaming platform Roblox.
Stats Perform adds Australian Open video and data rights to tennis portfolio
Sports betting and data services firm Stats Perform has agreed a multi-year deal with Tennis Australia (TA) making it the exclusive distributor of live video streaming and ultrafast data to licensed sports…
Chemist Warehouse extends Australian Open sponsorship
Tennis Australia has announced that pharmacy retailer Chemist Warehouse has extended its sponsorship for another three years
Tiley dismisses talk of Australian Open date switch
Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley has rejected fresh suggestions that the opening grand slam of the tennis calendar should be moved to another date, but has conceded that the length of the…
Kia extends Australian Open sponsorship
Tennis Australia has announced that Australian Open 'Major Partner' Kia has extended its sponsorship for another five years, making it one of the longest sports sponsorships in Australia
Chubb renews Tennis Australia sponsorship deal
Chubb has agreed a three-year renewal with Tennis Australia, the organiser of the Australian Open tennis Grand Slam
Sony renews Australian Open rights to 2025
Indian pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks India has extended its deal with Tennis Australia for rights to the Australian Open grand slam from 2023 to 2025
Sky NZ renews long-running Australian Open tennis rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has renewed its rights for the Australian Open tennis grand slam in a new multi-year deal beginning in 2023
Nine concludes Tennis Australia renewal in deal worth more than A$425m
Tennis Australia has struck a new five-year deal with domestic broadcaster Nine Entertainment, with the agreement providing continued coverage of the Australian Open grand slam tournament on free-to-air…
Nine ‘agrees Tennis Australia domestic rights renewal’
Australian broadcaster Nine Entertainment is reported to have renewed its domestic media rights for the Australian Open tennis Grand Slam in a deal with Tennis Australia
ATP, WTA unveil mixed-gender United Cup
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) have formally unveiled the United Cup, a new mixed-gender competition to replace the men's-only ATP Cup at the start of…
Australian Open hails economic impact and audience numbers reported by Nielsen
The Australian Open tennis grand slam generated more than A$405m ($287m/€278m) in economic activity in the state of Victoria during the pandemic-afflicted years of 2021 and 2022, according to a report b…
STH to sell Australian Open hospitality packages to UK fans
Sports Travel & Hospitality Group UK (STH UK) is to sell 2023 Australian Open hospitality packages to UK-based fans, SportBusiness understands
ESPN extends US rights to Australian Open through 2031
Relationship with Tennis Australia will move into a fifth decade
Nine talks up sports rights ambitions on back of strong financial results
The chief executive of Australian media group Nine Entertainment, Mike Sneesby, suggested the company is interested in acquiring domestic cricket rights as well as renewing its Australian Open tennis rights,…