Palais des Sports de Gerland
Indoor sporting arena
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Palais des Sports de Gerland (English: Gerland Sports Palace) is an indoor sporting arena located in Lyon, France. The seating capacity of the arena is 5,910 people.[2]
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Full name | Palais des Sports de Gerland |
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| Location | Lyon, France |
| Coordinates | 45°43′26.69″N 4°49′41.37″E |
| Owner | City of Lyon |
| Capacity | Tennis: 6,500[1] |
| Public transit |   Stade de Gerland–Le LOU |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | January 1960 |
| Opened | May 1962 |
| Architect | Louis Weckerlin |
| Tenants | |
| ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne (1970–80s) Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon (1987–2009) WTA Lyon Open (2020–2023) | |
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.[3]
The arena also hosted the 1968 European Champions cup final in basketball, in which Real Madrid defeated Spartak Brno 98-95[4][5] in front of 8,000 spectators.[5] 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.[6] In 2006 hosted the 2006 European Figure Skating Championships.
