World number four Roger Federer won the Paris Masters for the first time in his career with a 6-1 7-6 (7-3) after beating Tsonga.
The 30-year-old, who first time reached a final here, survived two break points in the opening game before racing to the first set in just half an hour.Third seed Federer took a 4-0 lead in the second set tie-break and wrapped up the match in an hour an 25 minutes.
It was the Swiss maestro's 18th Masters title, and his 69th tournament success.
Federer has won continuous in 12 matches, having won last week in Basel, and becomes only the second player after Andre Agassi to win both the Paris titles - the Masters and the French Open at Roland Garros.
It also ended the threat of Federer going a whole calendar year without winning a Grand Slam or a Masters title for the first time.
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