Table: masters_tennis_tour
Columns: tournament
country
location
current_venue
began
court_surface

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

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

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

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