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.

Open Sud de France
ATP Tour
Founded1987
LocationMontpellier
France
VenuePalais des Sports de Gerland (1987-2009)
Arena Montpellier (2010-current)
CategoryATP World Series
(1990–1997)
ATP International Series
(1998–2008)
ATP Tour 250
(2009–current)
SurfaceHard (Indoor)
Draw28S / 16Q / 16D
Prize money579,320 (2024)
WebsiteOpenSuddeFrance.com
Current champions (2024)
SinglesKazakhstan Alexander Bublik
DoublesFrance Sadio Doumbia
France Fabien Reboul

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

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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

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Singles

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Montpellier To Host ATP World Tour 250 Event". ATP. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  2. ^ "ARENA Animation Video". Enjoy Montpellier. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  3. ^ "News | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
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