| Lyon Pro Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Founded | 1933 |
| Abolished | 1967 |
| Editions | 4 |
| Location | Lyon France |
| Venue | Tennis Club de Lyon |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor (1933-34) Wood / indoor (1953, 68) |
The Lyon Pro Championships [1] was a men's professional tennis tournament founded in 1933. Also known as the Lyon Professional Championships [2] [3] It was played in Lyon, France intermittently until 1967.
The event was first played in 1933 at the Tennis Club de Lyon (founded in 1894). [4]
The club originally had two indoor wood courts were inaugurated six years earlier, in 1899. [5] A third court was added in 1909, and eight outdoor clay courts. [6]
In 1901, Henri Cochet's parents took over the club, and the same year he was born there.. [7]
The first two editions were played in September and early October were played on clay courts, the final two editions played in November, [8] [ verification needed ] on indoor wood courts.
Include: [9]
| Year | Champion | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 |  Henri Cochet | Martin Plaa | 6–8, 9–7, 6–4 |
| 1934 |  Bill Tilden | Henri Cochet | 3–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1953 [10] |  Pancho Segura |  Frank Sedgman | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1967 [11] [ verification needed ] | Fred Stolle | Rod Laver | 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 |