Alcaraz Beats Shelton 7-6 (7-5), 7-5 to Win His First Paris Masters Title: a Fifth Title of the Season and the 29th of His Career
Nanterre, Paris, France — Carlos Alcaraz of Spain defeated Ben Shelton of the United States 7-6, 7-5 in the Paris Masters men's singles final on November 8, 2026, winning the tournament for the first time. The second seed took the first-set tiebreak 7-5.
According to the Associated Press, it was Alcaraz's second straight title after Vienna the previous week, his fifth title of the year and the 29th of his career, clinched on his second match point with a two-handed backhand winner down the line. Reuters reported that it was Alcaraz's ninth ATP Masters 1000 title and made him the first Spaniard to win the Paris Masters since David Ferrer in 2012.
The AP noted that Alcaraz missed more than four months of the season with an injured right wrist and has won all three finals he has reached since the U.S. Open two months ago; he now leads Shelton 4-1 in their head-to-head meetings, Shelton having beaten him in the U.S. Open quarterfinals. Paris was the last Masters 1000 event of the 2026 season, and the ATP Finals begin on November 15 in Turin, Italy. This report states the result and the sources' figures only, without commentary.
(Source: Associated Press final report, November 8, 2026; Masters 1000 tally and Spanish-winner interval per Reuters, same day)
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Source: ATP and tournament organizers
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Photo: 巴黎贝尔西体育馆（资料图）。（Wikimedia Commons／CC BY 2.0）|The Accor Arena in Paris (file photo). (Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.0)
