Indian tennis stars Leander Paes [ Images ] and Mahesh Bhuapthi have been placed in Gold and Red groups respectively for the prestigious season-ending US $4,450,000 Tennis Masters Cup, in Shanghai.

Paes and his Czech partner Lukas Dlouhy [ Images ] are seeded sixth in the Gold Group along with three other teams.

Bhupathi and his Bahamian partner Mark Knowles [ Images ] are seeded third and find themselves with the top seeded pair of Mike and Bob Bryan.

The top two teams from each group will make the semi-finals.

Both Paes and Bhupathi are yet to add the Masters Cup to the many titles they picked in their respective careers.