Palais des Sports de Gerland

Palais des Sports
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Full namePalais des Sports de Gerland
LocationLyon, France
Coordinates45°43′26.69″N 4°49′41.37″E / 45.7240806°N 4.8281583°E / 45.7240806; 4.8281583
Public transitLyon Metro Lyon Metro Line B Stade de Gerland–Le LOU
OwnerCity of Lyon
CapacityTennis: 6,500
Construction
Broke groundJanuary 1960
OpenedMay 1962
ArchitectLouis Weckerlin
Tenants
ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne (1970–80s)
Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon (1987–2009)
WTA Lyon Open (2020–)

Palais des Sports de Gerland is an indoor sporting arena located in Lyon, France. The seating capacity of the arena is 5,910 people.

History

It was the venue of the Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon tournament. The arena was the regular home venue of ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne for European Champions cup games in the late 1970s and early 1980s, for which it had a maximum capacity for 10,000 spectators.

The arena also hosted the 1968 European Champions cup final in basketball, in which Real Madrid defeated Spartak Brno 98-95 in front of 8,000 spectators. The venue also saw France defeat the United States in the 1991 Davis Cup final. The arena hosted the last Saporta Cup final in 2002, in which Montepaschi Siena won the trophy. In 2006 hosted the 2006 European Figure Skating Championships.

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