Australian Open fast facts
The Australian Open was played on the grass at Kooyong for the last time in 1987 ahead of the move to Flinders Park – now known as Melbourne Park – in 1988.
Mats Wilander won the first event at the new venue, making him the only person in history to win the Australian Open on both grass and hard courts, having previously won the title in 1983 and 1984.
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