Since it was first held back in 1986, the Rolex Paris Masters has been a happy hunting ground for players ranked on the top of the world.
In 2021, Novak Djokovic won his 6th Rolex Paris Masters title with a victory over the defending champion Daniil Medvedev 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.
The year before, Daniil Medvedev defeated Alexander Zverev in three sets to win his first Rolex Paris Masters title.
In 2019, Novak Djokovic won a fifth title by defeating Denis Shapovalov. The previous year, the Serbian who has the most wins overall was beaten by Karen Khachanov. Great Britain's Andy Murray won in 2016 after he had been crowned the number one player in the world during the tournament.
Two other former ATP No.1s have won the tournament three times – Germany’s Boris Becker, who was the first ever champion, and Russia’s Marat Safin.
Some of the other famous players to have won the tournament over the years include Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi (USA), Roger Federer (Switzerland) and Stefan Edberg (Sweden).
Frenchmen have also enjoyed more success here than at any of the other ATP Masters 1000 events. Guy Forget, Sébastien Grosjean and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga have all triumphed in front of their home crowd, while Gaël Monfils has made the final on two occasions.