Rolex Paris Masters: Dates, Tickets & Venue (Nanterre)

Forty years of indoor tennis

This tournament closes out the Masters season. The Rolex Paris Masters is an ATP Masters 1000 event, one tier below the four Grand Slams. It is also the final Masters stop before the season-ending ATP Finals in Turin.

The 2026 edition marks the event’s 40th anniversary. It runs from Saturday, October 31 to Sunday, November 8, 2026. For most of its life it was played in Bercy, in eastern Paris. It now sits on the other side of the city, in Nanterre.

That late-autumn slot shapes everything about the week. Ranking points are scarce by November, so places at the Finals are often still open. Matches here can decide who goes to Turin and who goes on holiday.

Inside the Plenitude Arena

The building is a rugby stadium with a roof. The Plenitude Arena, long known as Paris La Défense Arena, is home to the Racing 92 rugby club. It is one of the largest indoor arenas in Europe, so the tennis setup is laid out inside a much bigger room.

The court is a hard surface under a fixed roof. There is no wind, no sun and no rain delay. That makes the conditions predictable for players, and it means a ticket holder sees a full day of tennis whatever the November sky is doing outside.

The arena sits at the far western end of the La Défense esplanade, behind the Grande Arche. Glass office towers line the walk in. The Westfield Les 4 Temps shopping centre sits between the station and the arena.

Getting to Nanterre

Public transport is the normal way in. The main hub is La Défense, served by:

• RER A, the fastest line from central Paris and from Disneyland side suburbs
• Metro Line 1, which runs straight through Champs-Élysées and the Louvre
• Transilien lines L and U, from Saint-Lazare and the western suburbs
• Tram T2, along the southwestern edge of Paris

From the station, fans follow the esplanade west, pass under or around the Grande Arche, and reach the arena in roughly ten minutes on foot. Nanterre Préfecture, one stop further on the RER A, is another option on the far side.

Driving is less common. La Défense is a dense business district with heavy road traffic on weekday evenings.

Courtside manners in a rugby stadium

Tennis etiquette applies here, even in a building made for scrums. A few habits mark out the regulars:

• Stay seated during points. Ushers hold people at the aisle until a changeover, which happens after odd-numbered games.
• Keep quiet between the first and second serve. French crowds are loud between points and famously vocal for home players, but they hush for the toss.
• No flash photography. It distracts players and staff step in quickly.
• Layer up. Fans usually come in coats for the walk across the open esplanade, then shed them inside.

Paying by card is standard at the arena’s food and drink counters, as it is across Paris. A “bonjour” before ordering goes a long way.

Tickets and sessions

The tournament is run by the Fédération Française de Tennis. The organiser publishes the dates, schedule and ticket links on the official Rolex Paris Masters website, which is where prices for each day appear.

Early days pack in the most matches, with many players still in the draw. These sessions suit fans who want volume and a chance to see lower-ranked names alongside the stars. The weekend of the semi-finals and final draws the biggest crowds and the highest demand.

Fans who want the top-ranked players without the final-weekend crush usually aim for the middle of the week. By then the draw has thinned, but the big names are generally still alive.

Making a day of La Défense

The district has more to it than offices. The Grande Arche, the hollow marble cube that frames the historic axis back toward the Arc de Triomphe, is on the walk to the arena. The esplanade also holds outdoor sculpture, including works by Calder and Miró.

Before or after a session, many fans eat at Les 4 Temps, which has a large food court and restaurants. Visitors usually stay either in La Défense’s business hotels or in central Paris along Metro Line 1. The Champs-Élysées is a short, direct ride back into town.

A full session can run five or six hours. Most people treat a ticket as a whole afternoon or evening rather than a quick stop.