Rolex Paris Masters 2026, where to watch and live stream

The Rolex Paris Masters runs in Paris, France from 2–8 Nov, played on medium-paced hard court. Bounces and pace sit between clay and grass, which rewards all-court players who can defend, attack and serve in roughly equal measure. It is a Masters 1000 / WTA 1000, the tier directly below the Slams and mandatory for the world top thirty outside of injury. The singles champion takes 1,000 ranking points, plus a prize pool that sits second only to the Slams.

Play starts in 179 days, on Monday 2 November, with the main draw running through to Sunday 8 November.

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The Rolex Paris Masters moved out of Bercy and into the new La Defense Arena from 2025, swapping a 17,000-seat indoor concrete bowl for a 20,000-seat NFL-style stadium with a higher ceiling and longer sight-lines. The new surface plays slightly slower than old Bercy but is still firmly in the medium-fast bracket, with low bounce and a true line off the baseline. Indoor conditions remove sun and wind, the air is dry and cool, and the ball flies through it more predictably than at any outdoor event of the year.

The 1000-level points and the season-end timing make Paris a critical fixture for any player chasing the eight ATP Finals spots. Best-of-three throughout, six match days in seven, and a partisan French crowd in the late-night sessions produce a faster, looser tournament than the spring 1000s. Indoor hard rewards the bigger first serve and the flatter ball-strike, which is why pure clay specialists rarely make the second weekend here. Recent honour roll skews toward Djokovic, Alcaraz and Sinner; the dark horse is usually a Top-20 server having a hot week against a tired field.