Open Parc Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Lyon: When Is The Draw & More

  • Posted: May 17, 2019

Open Parc Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Lyon: When Is The Draw & More

All about the ATP 250 tennis tournament in Lyon, France

The Open Parc Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Lyon, held the week before Roland Garros, is one of five ATP Tour events held in France, along with Montpellier, Marseille, Metz and Paris. 

Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won the inaugural edition, and will look to reclaim the Lyon crown in 2019. Tsonga will be joined in the field by John Isner, Nikoloz Basilashvili, Roberto Bautista Agut and #NextGenATP Canadians Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime.

Here’s all you need to know about the Lyon tennis tournament: when is the draw, what is the schedule, where to watch, who won and more. 

Established: 2017

Tournament Dates: 19-25 May 2019 

Tournament Director: Thierry Ascione

Draw Ceremony: Friday, 17 May

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Schedule (View On Official Website)
* Qualifying: Saturday & Sunday from 10:30am
* Main draw: Sunday at 10:30am, Monday – Thursday at 11:00am, evening matches at 5:45pm, Friday at 12:30pm
* Doubles final: Saturday, 25 May at 12:15pm
* Singles final: Saturday, 25 May not before 2:30pm

How To Watch
Watch Live On Tennis TV 
TV Schedule

Venue: Parc de la Tete d’Or
Main Court Seating: 3,500

Prize Money: €524,340 (Total Financial Commitment: €586,140) 

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View Who Is Playing, Past Champions, Seeds, Points & Prize Money Breakdown

Honour Roll (Open Era)
Most Titles, Singles: Dominic Thiem, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (1)
Most Titles, Doubles: Nick Kyrgios, Jack Sock, Andres Molteni, Adil Shamasdin (1)
Oldest Champion: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 32, in 2017
Youngest Champion: Dominic Thiem, 24, in 2018
Lowest-Ranked Champion: No. 13 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in 2017
Most Match Wins: Gilles Simon (6)

2018 Finals
Singles: [1] Dominic Thiem (AUT) d Gilles Simon (FRA) 36 76(1) 61   Read & Watch
Doubles: Nick Kyrgios (AUS) / Jack Sock (USA) d Roman Jebavy (CZE) / Matwe Middelkoop (NED) 75 26 11-9 – saved 1 MP  Read More

Social
Hashtag: #OpenParc
Facebook: @openparcauvergnerhonealpes
Twitter: @OpenParcARA
Instagram: @openparcara

Did You Know… Lyon hosted an indoor hard-court event from 1987-2009, before returning to the ATP Tour calendar as a clay-court tournament in 2017. 

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