The fourth-seeded Russian dropped only one set in the tournament to Tommy Robredo in the semifinals in winning his 10th career title.

"It's amazing to win my first Masters title here in Paris. I played very well, with good control," Davydenko said. "Hrbaty's service was not so good today - it was easy to break him every time."

Russia's Nikolay Davydenko holds the trophy after winning the final of the Paris Tennis Masters at the Paris Bercy stadium Sunday Nov. 5, 2006. Nikolay Davydenko defeated Slovakian Dominik Hrbaty 6-1, 6-2, 6-2. [AP]

Davydenko's ability to hit both sides of the court from the baseline with accuracy and power overwhelmed Hrbaty from the start.

The first set took only 21 minutes with Davydenko winning 92 percent of points on first serve and 80 percent on second serve.

"I don't think I've played against a guy who played a better match than he did," Hrbaty said. "I didn't have any chances. It would be tough even for (Roger) Federer to beat him when he plays like this."

Hrbaty saved two second-set points at 5-1 down to bring sympathetic cheers from the crowd at the Bercy indoor arena. He had a glimmer of hope in the sixth game of the third set, but Davydenko saved two breakpoints and held to take a 4-2 lead.

Davydenko then broke and served out the match. He kissed his necklace before throwing a sweatband into the crowd as he improved to 4-1 against the Slovakian.

"He just played so fast, I was always one step behind," Hrbaty said. "Even if I tried to move him, he was always in the right place."

Davydenko has won 67 matches this season, second to Roger Federer's 87. He also won titles at Poertschach, Austria; Sopot, Poland; New Haven; and Moscow.

He did not drop a set at Poertschach or New Haven and only lost one in the Moscow final to two-time Grand Slam champion Marat Safin.

It was the second time the 17th-seeded Slovakian had lost a Masters final. He lost to Cedric Pioline at Monte Carlo in 2000.

Davydenko, Federer, Rafael Nadal, Ivan Ljubicic, Andy Roddick, Tommy Robredo, David Nalbandian and James Blake will now play in the Nov. 12-19 Masters Cup in Shanghai.