Stefanos Tsitsipas will play doubles with Pakistani player Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi at the Paris Masters. Qureshi, who is 41, doesn’t have a stable doubles partner and has played doubles with multiple partners in 2021.

Qureshi is an accomplished doubles player. He has won 18 doubles titles in his career. He reached the finals at the 2010 US Open with partner Rohan Bopanna. The pair lost to Mike and Bob Bryan in the finals. His doubles ranking peaked at world number 8 in 2011.

Stefanos Tsitsipas‘ main focus has been on singles, though he occasionally plays doubles on the tour. He is currently ranked world number 141 in doubles.

Top singles players rarely play doubles. They occasionally compete in doubles to improve their net game and as a preparation for Davis Cup or Olympics, where they may compete in doubles.