Carlos Alcaraz is a talented Spanish professional tennis player who currently holds the No. 3 rankings in singles, as of late 2024. His remarkable achievements include winning the prestigious 2024 Roland Garros crown, the 2023 and 2024 Wimbledon, and the 2022 US Open title. He also won the 2024 Laver Cup with Team Europe, and finished runner-up at the 2024 Six Kings Slam.
He was 19 years, four months, and six days old when he won the 2022 US Open. He became the youngest player to claim the No. 1 spot for twenty weeks. Alcaraz finished the last season by reaching the semifinals of the 2023 ATP Finals, where Novak Djokovic defeated him. He played the longest match in the tournament's history, 3 hours and 49 minutes, at the 2023 Cincinnati Open against Djokovic.
Carlos Alcaraz started the current season on a strong note by reaching the quarterfinals of the 2024 Australian Open for the first time in his career. With his win in the fourth round, he became the fourth-youngest man in Open Era history to reach all four major quarterfinals at the age of 20 years and 262 days. Defending champion of the 2024 Argentina Open, he lost to Chilean star Nicolas Jarry in the semifinals. At Roland Garros, he overcame Alexander Zverev to capture his third Grand Slam title.
Alcaraz is an all-court tennis player who greatly emphasises on his forehand shot. After turning pro, he has won three ITF Tennis Tour and four ATP Challenger tournaments. He has won the 2023 Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award. He announced in early 2024 that he would skip "a few days" before 2024 Indian Wells due to a lateral sprain of his right ankle.
Name | Carlos Alcaraz |
Net Worth | $20 million |
Age | 21 years old |
Nationality | Spanish |
Residence | Villena, Spain |
Marital Status | In-Relationship |
Children | None |
Source of Wealth | Tennis, Endorsements |
Prize Money | $36,876,485 |
Endorsements | Nike, Babolat, Rolex, ElPozo, BMW, Calvin Klein, Louis Vuitton |
Carlos Alcaraz Titles Won
Carlos Alcaraz has won 16 singles titles including five ATP Masters 1000 titles, and four Grand Slam titles (2022 US Open, and the 2023 and 2024 Wimbledon, and the 2024 French Open). In the 2022 US Open, Alcaraz defeated world No. 5 Casper Ruud and became the youngest world No. 1 in history. He made a remarkable comeback after losing the second set and defeated Ruud by 6-4, 2-6, 7-6, 6-3 in the final. At the 2023 Wimbledon, he defeated Novak Djokovic to claim his second major title. Alcaraz beat Alexander Zverev 6-3 2-6 5-7 6-1 6-2 to win the 2024 French Open. At Wimbledon 2024, he beat Djokovic in straight sets to retain his crown.
Alcaraz won his first ATP title in July 2021, defeating Richard Gasquet and winning the 2021 Croatia Open. He won his second title in 2022 at ATP 500 Rio, defeating Diego Schwartzman 6-4, 6-2 in the final. In the same year, he won his first Masters 1000 title at the Miami Open after defeating Casper Ruud by 7-5, 6-4. In 2022, he won two more ATP titles: ATP 500 Barcelona, where he defeated Pablo Carreno Busta, and ATP 1000 Madrid, where he defeated Alexander Zverev.
Alcaraz started 2023 by winning his seventh title at the Argentina Open, defeating Cameron Norrie in the final. He became the youngest player to win the Argentina Open title. Next, he won the Indian Wells Masters 1000, recording his 100th career win. This makes Alcaraz the second player to achieve this milestone after John McEnroe. His next two titles came on clay in Barcelona and the Madrid Masters. He defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final in Barcelona, and Jan Lennard Struff in Madrid.
Talking about Carlos Alcaraz's subsequent victory, he won the 2023 Queen's Club Championships, defeating Alex De Minaur in the final. His biggest win came in the 2023 Wimbledon, where he defeated 24-time Grand Slam champion and world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the final 1-6, 7-6, 6-1, 3-6 and 6-4.
To reach the finals of the 2023 Wimbledon, Alcaraz defeated Jeremy Chardy, Holger Rune, Daniil Medvedev, Nicolas Jarry, Alexander Muller, and Matteo Berrettini. His 13th ATP singles title came at the 2024 Indian Wells Open, where he defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final. That was the fifth Masters 1000 title of his career.
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