2004 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon
Encyclopedia
The 2004 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon was a tennis
tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was played at the Palais des Sports de Gerland
in Lyon
in France
and was part of the 2004 ATP Tour
. The tournament took place from October 4 through October 11, 2004.
Robin Söderling
defeated
Xavier Malisse
6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Jonathan Erlich
/ Andy Ram
defeated Jonas Björkman
/
Radek Štěpánek
7–6 (7–2), 6–2
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was played at the Palais des Sports de Gerland
Palais des Sports de Gerland
Palais des Sports de Gerland is an indoor sporting arena located in Lyon, France. The seating capacity of the arena is for 5,910 people.It was the venue of the Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon tournament...
in Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and was part of the 2004 ATP Tour
2004 ATP Tour
The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.- January :...
. The tournament took place from October 4 through October 11, 2004.
Men's Singles
Robin SöderlingRobin Söderling
Robin Bo Carl Söderling is a professional tennis player from Sweden who is currently ranked number 13 in the ATP rankings. Söderling reached successive French Open finals in 2009 and 2010...
defeated
Xavier MalisseXavier Malisse
Xavier Malisse is a Belgian tennis player. Born in Kortrijk, Belgium, he is the only men's player from his country to have been ranked in the top 20 of the ATP tour. He is sponsored by Prince and Lotto. His nickname is "The X-Man"....
6–2, 3–6, 6–4
- It was Söderling's only title of the year and the 1st of his career.
Men's Doubles
Jonathan ErlichJonathan Erlich
Jonathan Dario "Yoni" Erlich is a professional Israeli tennis player...
/
Andy RamAndy Ram
Andy Ram is a professional tennis player from Israel, and the first Israeli tennis player to win a seniors Grand Slam event . He plays more doubles than singles as he prefers doubles more and wins more matches...
defeated
Jonas BjörkmanJonas Björkman
Jonas Lars Björkman is a former World Number 4 Swedish professional tennis player. He is also a former World No. 1 in doubles. Björkman retired from professional tennis after competing at the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup Doubles championships....
/
Radek ŠtěpánekRadek Štepánek
Radek Štěpánek is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:Štěpánek turned professional in 1997. He started on tour as a doubles specialist, winning 12 ATP titles. Since 2002, Štěpánek has focused on being a better singles player while still playing top-level doubles...
7–6 (7–2), 6–2
- It was Erlich's only title of the year and the 4th of his career. It was Ram's only title of the year and the 4th of his career.