It was the inaugural edition of the Paris Open (later known as the Paris Masters).
It was the 2nd edition of the Paris Open (later known as the Paris Masters).
It was the 8th edition of the Paris Open (later known as the Paris Masters).
The 2011 BNP Paribas Masters, also known as the Paris Masters, was an ATP World Tour professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts.
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The singles field was headlined by World No. 1, US Open, Canada and Paris Masters champion Marat Safin, ATP No. 7, Sydney Olympics gold medalist, Moscow and two-time Milan champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Auckland champion Dominik Hrbatý.
However, he failed to reach the finals in his home tournament of Basel and the Masters Series tournaments in Madrid and Paris.
Raoux reached the fourth round of the 1998 Australian Open and the quarterfinals of the Paris Masters in 1990 and 1997.
The singles line up featured World No. 1, US Open, Canada and Paris Masters champion Marat Safin, Sydney Olympics gold medalist and Moscow champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Washington and Toulouse champion Àlex Corretja.