Tennis tournament
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 . Founded in 1987, it was held annually in October at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon until 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 .[ 1] [ 2] There was no event in 2011 as the tournament moved to a January slot in 2012.[ 3]
History
In 1905 the Lyon Covered Court Championships were founded. It was an indoor wood court tennis tournament played at the Tennis Club of Lyon.
In 1951 its name was changed to the Georges Cozon International Cup also known as the Lyon International Indoor. It was a combined tennis event until 1972 when the women's event ended. It continued to be staged annually in Lyon until 1986. In 1987 it was succeeded by the Lyon Tennis Grand Prix or Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon.
Finals
Singles
Location
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
Lyon
1987
Yannick Noah
Joakim Nyström
6–4, 7–5
1988
Yahiya Doumbia
Todd Nelson
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1989
John McEnroe
Jakob Hlasek
6–3, 7–6
1990
Marc Rosset
Mats Wilander
6–3, 6–2
1991
Pete Sampras
Olivier Delaître
6–1, 6–1
1992
Pete Sampras (2)
Cédric Pioline
6–4, 6–2
1993
Pete Sampras (3)
Cédric Pioline
7–6(7–5) , 1–6, 7–5
1994
Marc Rosset (2)
Jim Courier
6–4, 7–6(7–2)
1995
Wayne Ferreira
Pete Sampras
7–6(7–2) , 5–7, 6–3
1996
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Arnaud Boetsch
7–5, 6–3
1997
Fabrice Santoro
Tommy Haas
6–4, 6–4
1998
Àlex Corretja
Tommy Haas
2–6, 7–6(8–6) , 6–1
1999
Nicolás Lapentti
Lleyton Hewitt
6–3, 6–2
2000
Arnaud Clément
Patrick Rafter
7–6(7–2) , 7–6(7–5)
2001
Ivan Ljubičić
Younes El Aynaoui
6–3, 6–2
2002
Paul-Henri Mathieu
Gustavo Kuerten
4–6, 6–3, 6–1
2003
Rainer Schüttler
Arnaud Clément
7–5, 6–3
2004
Robin Söderling
Xavier Malisse
6–2, 3–6, 6–4
2005
Andy Roddick
Gaël Monfils
6–3, 6–2
2006
Richard Gasquet
Marc Gicquel
6–3, 6–1
2007
Sébastien Grosjean
Marc Gicquel
7–6(7–5) , 6–4
2008
Robin Söderling (2)
Julien Benneteau
6–3, 6–7(5–7) , 6–1
2009
Ivan Ljubičić (2)
Michaël Llodra
7–5, 6–3
Montpellier
2010
Gaël Monfils
Ivan Ljubičić
6–2, 5–7, 6–1
2011
Not held
2012
Tomáš Berdych
Gaël Monfils
6–2, 4–6, 6–3
2013
Richard Gasquet (2)
Benoît Paire
6–2, 6–3
2014
Gaël Monfils (2)
Richard Gasquet
6–4, 6–4
2015
Richard Gasquet (3)
Jerzy Janowicz
3–0, ret.
2016
Richard Gasquet (4)
Paul-Henri Mathieu
7–5, 6–4
2017
Alexander Zverev
Richard Gasquet
7–6(7–4) , 6–3
2018
Lucas Pouille
Richard Gasquet
7–6(7–4) , 6–4
2019
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
6–4, 6–2
2020
Gaël Monfils (3)
Vasek Pospisil
7–5, 6–3
2021
David Goffin
Roberto Bautista-Agut
5–7, 6–4, 6–2
2022
Alexander Bublik
Alexander Zverev
6–4, 6–3
2023
Jannik Sinner
Maxime Cressy
7–6(7–3) , 6–3
2024
Alexander Bublik (2)
Borna Ćorić
5–7, 6–2, 6–3
Doubles
Location
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
Lyon
1987
Guy Forget Yannick Noah
Kelly Jones David Pate
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1988
Brad Drewett Broderick Dyke
Michael Mortensen Blaine Willenborg
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1989
Eric Jelen Michael Mortensen
Jakob Hlasek John McEnroe
6–2, 3–6, 6–3
1990
Patrick Galbraith Kelly Jones
Jim Grabb David Pate
7–6, 6–4
1991
Tom Nijssen Cyril Suk
Steve DeVries David Macpherson
7–6, 6–3
1992
Jakob Hlasek Marc Rosset
Neil Broad Stefan Kruger
6–1, 6–3
1993
Gary Muller Danie Visser
John-Laffnie de Jager Stefan Kruger
6–3, 7–6
1994
Jakob Hlasek (2) Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Martin Damm Patrick Rafter
6–7, 7–6, 7–6
1995
Jakob Hlasek (3) Yevgeny Kafelnikov (2)
John-Laffnie de Jager Wayne Ferreira
6–3, 6–3
1996
Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg
Neil Broad Piet Norval
6–2, 6–1
1997
Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith
Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro
3–6, 6–2, 6–4
1998
Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro
Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig
6–2, 6–2
1999
Piet Norval Kevin Ullyett
Wayne Ferreira Sandon Stolle
4–6, 7–6(7–5) , 7–6(7–4)
2000
Paul Haarhuis Sandon Stolle
Ivan Ljubičić Jack Waite
6–1, 6–7(2–7) , 7–6(9–7)
2001
Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić
Arnaud Clément Sébastien Grosjean
6–1, 6–2
2002
Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett (2)
Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–3)
2003
Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram
Julien Benneteau Nicolas Mahut
6–1, 6–3
2004
Jonathan Erlich (2) Andy Ram (2)
Jonas Björkman Radek Štěpánek
7–6(7–2) , 6–2
2005
Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro (2)
Jeff Coetzee Rogier Wassen
6–3, 6–1
2006
Julien Benneteau Arnaud Clément
František Čermák Jaroslav Levinský
6–2, 6–7(3–7) , [10–7]
2007
Sébastien Grosjean Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Łukasz Kubot Lovro Zovko
6–4, 6–3
2008
Michaël Llodra (2) Andy Ram (3)
Stephen Huss Ross Hutchins
6–3, 5–7, [10–8]
2009
Julien Benneteau (2) Nicolas Mahut
Arnaud Clément Sébastien Grosjean
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Montpellier
2010
Stephen Huss Ross Hutchins
Marc López Eduardo Schwank
6–2, 4–6, [10–7]
2011
Not held
2012
Nicolas Mahut (2) Édouard Roger-Vasselin
Paul Hanley Jamie Murray
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
2013
Marc Gicquel Michaël Llodra (3)
Johan Brunström Raven Klaasen
6–3, 3–6, [11-9]
2014
Nikolay Davydenko Denis Istomin
Marc Gicquel Nicolas Mahut
6–4, 1–6, [10–7]
2015
Marcus Daniell Artem Sitak
Dominic Inglot Florin Mergea
3–6, 6–4, [16–14]
2016
Mate Pavić Michael Venus
Alexander Zverev Mischa Zverev
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
2017
Alexander Zverev Mischa Zverev
Fabrice Martin Daniel Nestor
6–4, 6–7(7–3) , [10–7]
2018
Ken Skupski Neal Skupski
Ben McLachlan Hugo Nys
7–6(7–2) , 6–4
2019
Ivan Dodig Édouard Roger-Vasselin (2)
Benjamin Bonzi Antoine Hoang
6–4, 6–3
2020
Nikola Ćaćić Mate Pavić (2)
Dominic Inglot Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
6–4, 6–7(4–7) , [10–4]
2021
Henri Kontinen Édouard Roger-Vasselin (3)
Jonathan Erlich Andrei Vasilevski
6–2, 7–5
2022
Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut (3)
Lloyd Glasspool Harri Heliövaara
4–6, 7–6(7–3) , [12–10]
2023
Robin Haase Matwé Middelkoop
Maxime Cressy Albano Olivetti
7–6(7–4) , 4–6, [10–6]
2024
Sadio Doumbia Fabien Reboul
Albano Olivetti Sam Weissborn
6–7(5–7) , 6–4, [10–6]
See also
References
External links
Present
Buenos Aires
Marseille
Delray Beach
New Haven / Winston-Salem
2009, 2011–present: Kitzbühel
2009–2010, 2012–present: Lyon / Montpellier
2009–2014, 2017–2019, 2021–present: Eastbourne
2009–2014, 2020–present: Viña del Mar / Santiago
2009–2019, 2024–present: Brisbane
2009–2016, 2024–present: Bucharest
Stuttgart
Båstad
Gstaad
Umag
Stockholm
Metz
2009–2019, 2022–present: Houston
Casablanca / Marrakech
's-Hertogenbosch
2009–2020, 2023–present: Auckland
2015–2019, 2021–present: Geneva
2015–2019, 2023–present: Chengdu
2016–present: Antwerp
2016–2019, 2021–present: Los Cabos
2019, 2023–present: Zhuhai
2020, 2022–present: Adelaide
2020–2021, 2023–present: Astana/Almaty
2021–present: Mallorca
2022, 2024-present: Gijón
2024-present: Hong Kong
Past