PARIS, NOV 8: The third-seeded Indian pair of Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes won the doubles title at the $2.25 million Paris Indoor Open when they outclassed top-seeds Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis in straight-sets.Bhupathi and Paes scored a 6-4, 6-2 victory -- their 50th win in 61 matches -- and their sixth title in eight finals so far this season. Their successes came at Dubai, Doha, Chennai, Roma and Shanghai.
The duo had lost in the final of the Stuttgart Super-9 tournament last week, losing to Sebastien Laureau and Alex O'Brien.
They have already qualified for the season-ending World Doubles championships at Hartford along with the two top pairs -- the `Woodies' and Eltingh-Haarhuis.
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