Some of Carlos Alcaraz's toughest losses came in Paris. On Sunday he finally lifted the trophy there.

Alcaraz beat Ben Shelton 7-6 (5), 7-5 in the Paris Masters final for his ninth Masters 1000 title and his first in the French capital. It was his second straight title after winning Vienna a week earlier and his fifth of the year.

The 23-year-old Spaniard sealed it on his second match point with a backhand winner down the line, threw his arms out wide and appeared to briefly cry. "It is something I have been chasing for a long time" Alcaraz said. "Finally I got my level here."

Revenge for New York

Shelton had beaten Alcaraz in a late-night U.S. Open quarterfinal two months ago that ended at 3:33 a.m. Alcaraz has now won four of their five meetings.

Shelton fired 12 aces to Alcaraz's six and had chances early. Alcaraz saved six break points in the first set, including four from 0-40 down in the fourth game, then won the tiebreaker. Shelton broke for a 4-2 lead in the second set but Alcaraz broke straight back and pulled away.

"He is always in a position to attack after that serve" Alcaraz said. "It is not only coming fast, it is coming with a lot of power."

A strong finish since his injury

Alcaraz missed more than four months this season with a right wrist injury. Since returning he has won all three finals he has reached, including the Japan Open. He now has 29 career titles and joins Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal as the only players to win Masters titles in five straight years.

He said the week was "one step forward mentally" after surviving two match points against Taylor Fritz in the quarterfinals.

Shelton, 24, was going for his third Masters title. He will add Alcaraz's former coach Juan Carlos Ferrero to his team next season. "The window is small. If you miss your chance, it's likely that another isn't going to come" Shelton said. Both men head to the ATP Finals in Turin, which start next Sunday.