The 2023 edition of the Australian Open set a Grand Slam attendance record with more than 900,000 spectators visiting over three weeks, organisers said on Tuesday, despite the absence of some big-name players and schedule disruptions due to rain.
Australian Open 2023 broke the two-week attendance record with 839,192 fans through the gates, compared with the previous record of 812,174 set in 2020. A further 63,120 fans attended events during Qualifying Week bringing the three-week total to 902,312 fans.
A record 839,192 fans flocked to Melbourne Park from Jan. 16-29 for the first tournament in two years free of COVID-19 restrictions, beating the previous mark of 812,174 set in January 2020.
The figures eclipse last year’s attendance numbers at other Grand Slam main draws – 515,164 visited Wimbledon, 613,500 were at the French Open and 776,120 went to the U.S. Open.
Over 60,000 also watched the qualifying events in Melbourne, bringing the total up to 902,312.
Records that helped define a memorable AO 2023
A three-week extravaganza of tennis, entertainment and family fun …
Attendance
Australian Open 2023 smashed the two-week attendance record with 839,192 fans through the gates, compared with the previous record of 812,174 set in 2020
Across the three weeks from Monday 9-Sunday 29 January, 902,312 people flocked to Melbourne Park
Records were broken for 11 individual sessions and seven day/night totals.
Middle Saturday was the highest attended day/night in the history of the Australian Open with 94,854 fans – the previous record was 93,709 set in 2020
299,740 people attended events held in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Perth and Sydney in the lead-in to Australian Open 2023, and a further 63,120 attended Australian Open qualifying
More than 1.2 million people attended events across the entire Australian Summer of Tennis.
During Qualifying Week, 63,120 fans enjoyed world-class tennis and entertainment each day, including qualifying matches, Perfect Practice matches, Tennis Plays for Peace charity match, Novak Djokovic v Nick Kyrgios Arena Showdown and Kids Tennis Day
Kids Tennis Day returned to Melbourne Park on the Saturday before main draw with 15,649 people – the majority of which were children getting the chance to see their heroes and try out Tennis Hot Shots.
