The Paris Masters 2026 takes place from Monday, November 2, through Sunday, November 8, at the Plenitude Arena in Paris. The event is the ATP 1000 series’ only indoor tournament and offers players a final opportunity to improve their position in the race for the ATP Finals in Turin.
Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev and Ben Shelton have already secured places at the eight-player season-ending event. Rafael Jódar currently occupies the final qualifying position, with Alex De Minaur closest behind. Novak Djokovic, a record seven-time Paris champion, needs to reach at least the semi-finals after losing in the second round in Basel, while Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz also need a deep run to stay in contention.
Jannik Sinner, the 2025 champion, Félix Auger-Aliassime and João Fonseca are listed among the injured absentees. Alcaraz enters the tournament after a third-round exit in China, while Zverev will be looking to recover from his performance in Shanghai. Flavio Cobolli is also dealing with an injury after retiring against Matteo Berrettini in Vienna.
The tournament will also include a tribute to Gaël Monfils. The 40-year-old Frenchman, who retired in October, will be honored with a special presentation after one of the first-round matches.
The top eight seeds—Zverev, Alcaraz, Shelton, Daniil Medvedev, Cobolli, Arthur Fils, Frances Tiafoe and De Minaur—receive byes into the second round.
The first-round schedule is set for November 2 and begins at 5 a.m. ET, 2 a.m. PT, 10 a.m. GMT and 9 p.m. AEDT. On Court Central, the listed matches are Lorenzo Musetti against Hubert Hurkacz, Alejandro Tabilo against Rafael Jódar, and Casper Ruud against Juan Manuel Cerundolo. Later matches include Denis Shapovalov versus Karen Khachanov and Ugo Humbert versus Botic van de Zandschulp.
Court 1 is scheduled to host Luciano Darderi versus Rinky Hijikata, Luca Van Assche versus Mariano Navone, Cameron Norrie versus Matteo Arnaldi, Kyrian Jacquet versus Tomas Machac, and Alex Molcan versus Titouan Droguet.
In France, France TV will show selected matches for free, including Humbert against Van de Zandschulp on November 2. In the United States, the Tennis Channel holds the exclusive rights and is also available through YouTube TV, Sling TV and Fubo. The source lists free trials of 21 days for YouTube TV and five days for Fubo.
Sky Sports Tennis, Sky Sports Action and Sky Sports Main Event will broadcast the tournament in the United Kingdom. Prices start at £22 per month, while a NOW Sports 24-hour pass is listed at £14.99.
Australian viewers can watch through beIN Sports, which offers new users a seven-day free trial. After the trial, the service costs AU$16.99 per month or AU$169.99 annually. In Canada, coverage is available through TSN, with TSN Plus priced at CA$24.99 per month for viewers without cable.
Disney+ carries the ESPN content and tournament rights in New Zealand, with Standard plans starting at NZ$16.99 per month with advertising. Elsewhere, beIN Sports is listed for the Middle East, Canal+ and SuperSport for Africa, Fancode for India and the subcontinent, Youku for China, and UNEXT for Japan.
The tournament schedule lists the first round for November 2 and 3, the second round for November 3 and 4, the last 16 on November 5, the quarter-finals on November 6, the semi-finals on November 7 and the final on November 8.
Sources: TechRadar.