The Open Sud de France (formerly known as the Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon) is a professional
tennis
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tournament played on
indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the
ATP Tour 250
The ATP 250 tournaments (previously known as the ''ATP World Tour 250'' tournaments, ''ATP International Series'', and ''ATP World Series'') are the lowest tier of annual men's tennis tournaments on the main ATP Tour, after the four Grand Slam tou ...
series of the
ATP Tour
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. It was held annually at the
Palais des Sports de Gerland
Palais des Sports de Gerland is an indoor sporting arena located in Lyon, France. The seating capacity of the arena is 5,910 people.
History
It was the venue of the Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon tournament. The arena was the regular home venue of ...
in
Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...
,
France
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, in October, from 1987 through to 2009, before being relocated to
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 ...
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
The ATP 250 tournaments (previously known as the ''ATP World Tour 250'' tournaments, ''ATP International Series'', and ''ATP World Series'') are the lowest tier of annual men's tennis tournaments on the main ATP Tour, after the four Grand Slam tou ...
series, along with the
Open 13
The Open 13 is an annual men's tennis tournament played in Marseille, France. The tournament is an ATP World Tour 250 series event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. It is held for one week in February. The number 13 is the INSEE co ...
, the
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 an ...
, and the
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
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. 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
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References
External links
*
ATP tournament profile
{{ATP World Series tournaments
Tennis tournaments in France
Indoor tennis tournaments
Hard court tennis tournaments
Recurring sporting events established in 1987
Sports competitions in Lyon
Sport in Montpellier
Grand Prix tennis circuit
1987 establishments in France