Calcutta, Oct. 28 :    Calcutta, Oct. 28:  French Open champions Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi failed in their bid to win the doubles title at the $1 million Swiss Indoor championship in Basel, losing in the final to Rick Leach and Ellis Ferreira. According to information received here, Paes and Bhupathi went down 6-7 (4-7), 4-6 to the experienced American-South African combine. The Indians, who had won their previous four finals this year, had dismissed Swiss wild-card pair George Bastl and Ivo Heuberger 6-3, 6-3 in the semi-finals yesterday. Ferreira and Leach had toppled top seeds Daniel Nestor of Canada and Nenad Zimonjic of Yugoslavia 7-6 (8-6), 6-2 in the other semi-final. Paes and Bhupathi, who had won the Atlanta, Houston, French Open and Cincinnati titles earlier this year, were gunning for their 21st triumph in each other's company. They were the favourites going into the final, having beaten Leach and Ferreira more times than they lost. The Indian Express also had a dazzling win-loss record in tournament finals. This was their eighth defeat in 28 appearances in title rounds. For Leach and Ferreira, who were back on track after the American came back from retirement, this was their maiden success this year. Paes and Bhupathi will end their year at the Paris Masters Series next week.