Daniil Medvedev defeatedAlexander Zverev in the final, 5–7, 6–4, 6–1 to win the singles tennis title at the 2020 Paris Masters.
Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.[1]
Rafael Nadal's victory overFeliciano López in the second round made him only the fourth man in theOpen Era to have won 1,000 matches on theATP Tour.[2] His loss to Zverev in the semifinals meant that Djokovic secured theyear-end ATP No. 1 singles ranking for the sixth time, equaling the all-time record held byPete Sampras. Additionally, following the tournament Nadal surpassedJimmy Connors's record for the most consecutive days ranked in the world's top 10.