as the Australian Open. In addition, the venue's roof was upgraded to allow for it to be closed for inclement weather in five minutes, dropping from the 30 minutes it took beforehand. The refurbishment was completed in late December 2018. Naming National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park (11 January 1988 – 28 January 1996) Centre Court (29 January 1996 – 15 January 2000) Rod Laver Arena (16 January 2000 – present) Record attendances Concert 16,183 – Justin Timberlake, 18 November 2007 Basketball National Basketball League 15,366 – South East Melbourne Magic vs Melbourne Tigers, 22 June 1996 International 15,062 – Australia vs New Zealand, 15 August 2015 Tennis 14,820 – Australian Open / Davis Cup (various) See also List of sports venues named after individuals List of tennis stadiums by capacity List of indoor arenas in Australia Notes References External links Peddle Thorp Melbourne 30 Years of Rod Laver Arena Documentary – YouTube Sports venues in Melbourne Tennis venues in Australia Music venues in Melbourne Retractable-roof stadiums in Australia 2006 Commonwealth Games venues Indoor arenas in Australia Sports venues completed in 1988 Defunct National Basketball League (Australia) venues Basketball venues in Australia Boxing venues in Australia Melbourne United South East Melbourne Magic Philip Cox buildings 1988 establishments in Australia 2001 Davis Cup Buildings and structures in the City of Melbourne (LGA) Sport in the City of Melbourne (LGA) John Cain