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Open Sud De France
The Open Sud de France (formerly known as the Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon) is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour. It was held annually at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France, in October, from 1987 through to 2009, before being relocated to Montpellier in 2010. The tournament takes place at the Montpellier Arena, holding 7,500 spectators. The tournament is one of four French events of the ATP Tour 250 series, along with the Open 13, the Moselle Open, and the Lyon Open. There was no event in 2011 as the tournament moved to a January slot in 2012. Past finals Singles Doubles See also * Lyon Open Lyon Open may refer to: * ATP Lyon Open, a men's professional tennis tournament * WTA Lyon Open, a women's professional tennis tournament {{disambiguation ... References External links * ATP tournament profile {{ATP World Series tournaments Tennis tournaments in Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montpellier
Montpellier (, , ; oc, Montpelhièr ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Hérault. In 2018, 290,053 people lived in the city, while its Functional area (France), metropolitan area had a population of 787,705.Comparateur de territoire INSEE, retrieved 20 June 2022. The inhabitants are called Montpelliérains. In the Middle Ages, Montpellier was an important city of the Crown of Aragon (and was the birthplace of James I of Aragon, James I), and then of Kingdom of Majorca, Majorca, before its sale to France in 1349. Established in 1220, the University of Montpellier is one of the List of oldest univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moselle Open
The Moselle Open (Open de Moselle from 2003 to 2010) is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is part of the ATP Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour from 2003, The venue for the tournament was most recently the Arènes and was the Parc des Expositions from 2011 to 2013. The tournament is one of the four French events of the ATP's 250 series, with the Open 13, the Open Sud de France and the Lyon Open. Past finals Singles Doubles See also * Lorraine Open The Lorraine Open is a defunct men's tennis tournament that was played as part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit from 1979 to 1989. It was held in Lorraine, one of the 26 regions of France. The venue alternated annually from Lorraine's two main citi ... – men's tournament (1979–1989) held in Nancy and Metz External links * {{coord, 49.090, N, 6.234, E, region:FR-M_type:landmark_scale:50000, display=title ATP Tour Hard court tennis tournaments Indoor tennis tournaments Recurring sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Rosset
Marc Rosset (born 7 November 1970) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. He is best known for winning the men's singles gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He also won a major doubles title, at the French Open in 1992 partnering compatriot Jakob Hlasek. Career Rosset turned professional in 1988 and won his first tour singles title in 1989 in Geneva as a wildcard, defeating Guillermo Pérez Roldán. His first doubles title was won in Geneva as well in 1991 with partner Sergi Bruguera. 1992 was the pinnacle of Rosset's career. Representing Switzerland at the Olympic Games in Barcelona, he defeated several top players en route to qualifying for the men's singles final, including Jim Courier, Goran Ivanišević, Wayne Ferreira, and Emilio Sánchez. In the final, he faced Spain's Jordi Arrese and won an exciting five-set match to claim the gold medal. Rosset also won the 1992 French Open men's doubles title with partner Jakob Hlasek. Rosset also was a member of the Swi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 Grand Prix De Tennis De Lyon
The 1990 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France, and was part of the World Series of the 1990 ATP Tour. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and took place from 15 October through 22 October 1990. Sixth-seeded Marc Rosset won the singles title. Finals Singles Marc Rosset defeated Mats Wilander 6–3, 6–2 * It was Rosset's only title of the year and the 2nd of his career. Doubles Patrick Galbraith / Kelly Jones defeated Jim Grabb / David Pate 7–6, 6–4 * It was Galbraith's 2nd title of the year and the 3rd of his career. It was Jones' 4th title of the year and the 7th of his career. References External links ITF tournament edition details {{1990 ATP Tour Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon Open Sud de France October 1990 sports events in Europe Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon The Open Sud de France (formerly known as the Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon) is a profe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jakob Hlasek
Jakob Hlasek ( cz, Jakub Hlásek; born 12 November 1964) is a Swiss former professional tennis player of Czech origin. He won a major doubles title at the 1992 French Open, partnering Marc Rosset. Career The major highlights of Hlasek's career came in 1992. He won the French Open men's doubles title that year (partnering fellow Swiss player Marc Rosset). He was also a member of Switzerland Davis Cup team which reached the final of the 1992 Davis Cup (where they were defeated by the United States), and won the 1992 Hopman Cup (partnering Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière). His best Grand Slam performance was reaching the quarter finals of the 1991 French Open, defeating David Pate, Emilio Sánchez, Tomás Carbonell and Christian Miniussi before losing to Andre Agassi. Further success for his country came in 1996, when Hlasek was a member of the Swiss team which won the World Team Cup The World Team Cup was the international men's team championship of the Association of Tennis P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McEnroe
John Patrick McEnroe Jr. (born February 16, 1959) is an American former professional tennis player. He was known for his shot-making and volleying skills, his rivalries with Björn Borg and Jimmy Connors, and his confrontational on-court behavior, which frequently landed him in trouble with umpires and tennis authorities. McEnroe is the only male player in tennis history to hold the world No. 1 ranking in both singles and doubles simultaneously. Only one other male player, Stefan Edberg, ever attained No. 1 in both, although at different times. McEnroe finished his career with 77 singles titles on the ATP Tour and 78 doubles titles; this remains the highest men's combined total of the Open Era. He is the only male player to win more than 70 titles in both the men's singles and the men's doubles categories. He also won 25 singles titles on the ATP Champions tour. He won seven Grand Slam singles titles (four at the US Open and three at Wimbledon), nine Grand Slam men's doubl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 Grand Prix De Tennis De Lyon – Singles
Yahiya Doumbia was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Jakob Hlasek. John McEnroe won in the final 6–3, 7–6 against Hlasek. Seeds # Jakob Hlasek ''(final)'' # John McEnroe (champion) # Henri Leconte ''(quarterfinals)'' # Jonas Svensson ''(semifinals)'' # Anders Järryd ''(semifinals)'' # Magnus Gustafsson ''(quarterfinals)'' # Guy Forget ''(second round)'' # Patrik Kühnen Patrik Kühnen (born 11 February 1966) is a German former professional tennis player, who turned professional in 1985. Kühnen had his biggest career singles win in the fourth round at Wimbledon in 1988 when he beat Jimmy Connors en route to th ... ''(quarterfinals)'' Draw Finals Top half Bottom half External links 1989 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon Draw {{DEFAULTSORT:1989 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon - Singles 1989 Grand Prix (tennis) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todd Nelson (tennis)
Todd Nelson (born March 18, 1961, in The Dalles, Oregon, is a former professional tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ... player from the United States. Nelson enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he finished runner-up in four doubles events and one singles event. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 48 in 1987. ATP career finals Singles: 1 (1 runner-up) Doubles: 4 (4 runner-ups) ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 1 (0–1) Doubles: 6 (3–3) Performance timelines Singles Doubles Mixed doubles External links * * African-American male tennis players American male tennis players Arizona State Sun Devils men's tennis players Tennis players from San Diego People ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yahiya Doumbia
Yahiya Doumbia (born 25 August 1963) is a retired professional tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ... player from Senegal. He won two singles titles during his career on the ATP Tour, both as a qualifier. He reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 74 in 1988. Doumbia played for the Senegal Davis Cup team, and holds team records for singles wins, doubles wins, and total wins, amassing a 44-19 record in 11 years of play. ATP career finals Singles: 2 (2 titles) ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 4 (2–2) Doubles: 4 (2–2) Performance timeline Singles External links * * * 1963 births Living people Senegalese male tennis players Sportspeople from Bamako African Games medalists in tennis African Games bronze medalists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Grand Prix De Tennis De Lyon
The 1988 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France, and was part of the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 8 February through 15 February 1988. Unseeded qualifier Yahiya Doumbia won the singles title. Finals Singles Yahiya Doumbia defeated Todd Nelson 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 * It was Doumbia's only title of the year and the 1st of his career. Doubles Brad Drewett / Broderick Dyke defeated Michael Mortensen / Blaine Willenborg 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 * It was Drewett's only title of the year and the 9th of his career. It was Dyke's only title of the year and the 6th of his career. References External links ITF tournament edition details {{1988 Nabisco Grand Prix Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon Open Sud de France Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon The Open Sud de France (formerly known as the Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon) is a pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joakim Nyström
Joakim "Jocke" Nyström (born 20 February 1963) is a former top ten ranked tennis player from Sweden who won 13 singles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ranking on the ATP Tour on 31 March 1986, when he was ranked world No. 7. He was also ranked world No. 4 in doubles that same year. Tennis career He was a singles quarterfinalist at both the French Open (1985) and US Open (1985, 1986) tournaments, the 1986 Wimbledon doubles champion with Mats Wilander, and a member of the winning 1985 and 1987 Davis Cup teams from Sweden. He qualified for The Masters year-end singles tournament in 1984, 1985, and 1986. Nystrom was part of the generation of outstanding Swedish players in the 1980s and early 1990s, which included Anders Järryd, Jonas Svensson, Mikael Pernfors, Kent Carlsson, Stefan Edberg, Henrik Sundström, and Mats Wilander. Since retiring from tennis, Nyström has served as Fed Cup captain for Sweden and as an assistant coa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yannick Noah
Yannick Noah (; born 18 May 1960) is a French former professional tennis player and singer. Noah won the French Open in 1983, and is currently the captain of both France's Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup teams. During his nearly two-decade career, Noah captured 23 singles titles and 16 doubles titles, reaching a career-high singles ranking of world No. 3 in July 1986 and attaining the world No. 1 doubles ranking the following month. Since his retirement from the game, Noah has remained in the public eye as a popular music performer and as the co-founder, with his mother, of a charity organization for underprivileged children. Noah is also the father of former NBA player Joakim Noah. Childhood Born in Sedan, in the north of France in 1960, Yannick Noah is the son of a Cameroonian footballer, Zacharie Noah, and his French wife Marie-Claire. After a sports injury in 1963, Noah's father returned to Africa with his family. He was living in Cameroon when he made his debut in tenn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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