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The Rolex Paris Masters celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2026. It was born at Bercy in 1986 with a Boris Becker title and moved to La Défense in 2025, where Jannik Sinner was crowned. Over four decades it has become one of the most important indoor tournaments in the world, and Novak Djokovic holds the record with seven titles.
| Founded | 1986 (in its current form) |
| Category | ATP Masters 1000, the last of the season |
| Organiser | French Tennis Federation (FFT) |
| Tournament director | Cédric Pioline |
| Venues | Bercy (1986–2024), Plenitude Arena, ex-Paris La Défense Arena (since 2025) |
| Surface | Indoor hard: resin on wood (GreenSet) |
| Most singles titles | Novak Djokovic, 7 |
| Defending champion | Jannik Sinner (2025) |
| Record attendance | 220,000 spectators (2025) |
The tournament started out as the Paris Open. It was part of the top tier of the men’s tour from 1990, the first season of the ATP Tour, and carried the BNP Paribas Masters name from 2003 to 2016 (Paris Masters records). Rolex became title partner in 2017, and 2026 is the 10th year of that partnership.
Paris has a special place in the calendar. It is the last ATP Masters 1000 of the season, played a week before the Nitto ATP Finals, so it often decides who qualifies for Turin.
For 39 editions, the tournament was played at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, later renamed Accor Arena. Bercy’s atmosphere, its steep stands and, for many years, a fast court made it one of the most distinctive stops on the tour. The surface was carpet until 2006, then indoor hard court from 2007.
Boris Becker won the first edition in 1986 and added titles in 1989 and 1992. “The first few editions were foundational, with Boris Becker’s victories making the tournament very popular,” Pioline says. Stefan Edberg won in 1990, and Guy Forget became the first French champion in 1991.
The two Americans shared four titles in six years: Andre Agassi in 1994 and 1999, Pete Sampras in 1995 and 1997. Goran Ivanisevic (1993), Thomas Enqvist (1996) and Greg Rusedski (1998) completed the decade.
Marat Safin won in 2000, 2002 and 2004, which made him the tournament’s second three-time champion after Becker. Sébastien Grosjean claimed a French title in between, in 2001.
Novak Djokovic won his first Paris title in 2009, then six more: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2021 and 2023. His 2013–2015 run is the only time anyone has won three in a row. Roger Federer (2011) and Andy Murray (2016) also lifted the trophy at Bercy, as did Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, the most recent French champion, in 2008.
Daniil Medvedev (2020), Holger Rune (2022, beating Djokovic in the final) and Alexander Zverev (2024, beating Ugo Humbert) won in the final years at Bercy.
In 2025, the FFT moved the tournament to Paris La Défense Arena in Nanterre, Europe’s largest indoor venue, renamed Plenitude Arena in July 2026.
“Our gamble paid off because the spectators came out in force,” says Pioline. Attendance rose from 175,000 in 2024 to 220,000 in 2025, an increase of about 25%. The new venue also allowed the tournament to host its first wheelchair tennis event, won by Britain’s Alfie Hewett.
Jannik Sinner became the first champion at La Défense, beating Félix Auger-Aliassime in the 2025 final. The match drew a cumulative audience of 2.63 million on France 3.
Five former champions are in the 2026 singles draw: Djokovic, Zverev, Medvedev, Rune and Karen Khachanov (2018). Sinner, the defending champion, has withdrawn.
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Jannik Sinner (ITA) |
| 2024 | Alexander Zverev (GER) |
| 2023 | Novak Djokovic (SRB) |
| 2022 | Holger Rune (DEN) |
| 2021 | Novak Djokovic (SRB) |
| 2020 | Daniil Medvedev (RUS) |
| 2019 | Novak Djokovic (SRB) |
| 2018 | Karen Khachanov (RUS) |
| 2017 | Jack Sock (USA) |
| 2016 | Andy Murray (GBR) |
| 2015 | Novak Djokovic (SRB) |
| 2014 | Novak Djokovic (SRB) |
| 2013 | Novak Djokovic (SRB) |
| 2012 | David Ferrer (ESP) |
| 2011 | Roger Federer (SUI) |
| 2010 | Robin Söderling (SWE) |
| 2009 | Novak Djokovic (SRB) |
| 2008 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) |
| 2007 | David Nalbandian (ARG) |
| 2006 | Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) |
| 2005 | Tomas Berdych (CZE) |
| 2004 | Marat Safin (RUS) |
| 2003 | Tim Henman (GBR) |
| 2002 | Marat Safin (RUS) |
| 2001 | Sébastien Grosjean (FRA) |
| 2000 | Marat Safin (RUS) |
| 1999 | Andre Agassi (USA) |
| 1998 | Greg Rusedski (GBR) |
| 1997 | Pete Sampras (USA) |
| 1996 | Thomas Enqvist (SWE) |
| 1995 | Pete Sampras (USA) |
| 1994 | Andre Agassi (USA) |
| 1993 | Goran Ivanisevic (CRO) |
| 1992 | Boris Becker (GER) |
| 1991 | Guy Forget (FRA) |
| 1990 | Stefan Edberg (SWE) |
| 1989 | Boris Becker (GER) |
| 1988 | Amos Mansdorf (ISR) |
| 1987 | Tim Mayotte (USA) |
| 1986 | Boris Becker (GER) |
| Year | Champions |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Harri Heliovaara (FIN) / Henry Patten (GBR) |
| 2024 | Wesley Koolhof (NED) / Nikola Mektić (CRO) |
| 2023 | Santiago González (MEX) / Édouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) |
| 2022 | Wesley Koolhof (NED) / Neal Skupski (GBR) |
| 2021 | Tim Puetz (GER) / Michael Venus (NZL) |
| 2020 | Félix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) / Hubert Hurkacz (POL) |
| 2019 | Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) / Nicolas Mahut (FRA) |
Novak Djokovic, with seven titles (2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023).
Boris Becker, in 1986. He won it again in 1989 and 1992.
After the 2024 edition. Since 2025, it has been played at the La Défense arena in Nanterre, now called Plenitude Arena.
Guy Forget (1991), Sébastien Grosjean (2001) and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (2008).
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