Daniil Medvedev defeated Alexander Zverev in the final, 5–7, 6–4, 6–1 to win the singles tennis title at the 2020 Paris Masters.

[1] Rafael Nadal's victory over Feliciano López in the second round made him only the fourth man in the Open Era to have won 1,000 matches on the ATP Tour.

[2] His loss to Zverev in the semifinals meant that Djokovic secured the year-end ATP No.

1 singles ranking for the sixth time, equaling the all-time record held by Pete Sampras.

Additionally, following the tournament Nadal surpassed Jimmy Connors's record for the most consecutive days ranked in the world's top 10.