{"id":2233,"date":"2022-02-07T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/?p=2233"},"modified":"2023-11-21T15:06:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T15:06:08","slug":"wta-lyon-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wta-lyon-open\/","title":{"rendered":"WTA Lyon Open"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The WTA Lyon Open<\/strong> was an indoor hardcourt tennis tournament that took place annually in Lyon, France since 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tournament was a WTA 250 event on the WTA Tour Calendar<\/a> with the matches being played at the Palais des Sports Gerland, which is an indoor sporting arena located in Lyon, France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tournament was first held in 2020 with Sofia Kenin<\/strong> winning the singles event after she defeated Anna-Lena Friedsam 6\u20132, 4\u20136, 6\u20134<\/strong> in the 2020 women’s singles final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2023 WTA Lyon Open<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Location:<\/strong><\/td>Lyon, France<\/td><\/tr>
Tour Level:<\/strong><\/td>WTA 250<\/td><\/tr>
Court Surface:<\/strong><\/td>Indoor Hardcourt<\/td><\/tr>
Prize Money:<\/strong><\/td>$259,303<\/td><\/tr>
Draw Size:<\/strong><\/td>32 Singles, 16 Doubles<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Dates<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The 2023 WTA Lyon Open tennis tournament took place from the 30th of January to the 5th of February 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2023 tournament was held in the same week as the tournaments in Cleveland<\/a>, Hua Hin<\/a>, Cali<\/a>, and the Davis Cup<\/a> qualifying matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is also an annual ATP tournament held in Lyon<\/a> but the men’s event is usually held in May, just before the start of the French Open<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NB: <\/strong>No WTA 250 tournament will be held in Lyon in 2024 as it has merged with the tournament in Strasbourg<\/a> to form a new WTA 500 tournament that will be held in Strasbourg in May 2024.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Tickets for the 2023 tournament were sold through the tournament’s official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NB:<\/strong> The tournament was also available to stream on Amazon Prime<\/a> (Ireland\/UK) and the Tennis Channel<\/a> (US).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Players (Entry List)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The official player’s entry list for 2023 has now been released and below is a list of players who played in the 2023 singles competition in Lyon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n