CREATE TABLE "tournaments" (
  "tournament" text,
  "country" text,
  "location" text,
  "current_venue" text,
  "began" real,
  "court_surface" text
);

Question: What was the surface played on for the match than began before 1897?
SQL: SELECT "court_surface" FROM "tournaments" WHERE "began"<1897;

Question: For the Indian Wells Masters tournament, what was the country?
SQL: SELECT "country" FROM "tournaments" WHERE "tournament"='indian wells masters';

Question: Which location was in China, and played on a hard court?
SQL: SELECT "location" FROM "tournaments" WHERE "court_surface"='hard' AND "country"='china';

Question: What country was the Paris Masters tournament played in?
SQL: SELECT "country" FROM "tournaments" WHERE "tournament"='paris masters';