Open Sud de France | |
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ATP Tour | |
Founded | 1987 |
Location | Montpellier France |
Venue | Palais des Sports de Gerland (1987-2009) Arena Montpellier (2010-current) |
Category | ATP World Series (1990–1997) ATP International Series (1998–2008) ATP Tour 250 (2009–current) |
Surface | Hard (Indoor) |
Draw | 28S / 16Q / 16D |
Prize money | €579,320 (2024) |
Website | OpenSuddeFrance.com |
Current champions (2024) | |
Singles | Alexander Bublik |
Doubles | Sadio Doumbia Fabien Reboul |
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]
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