Carlos Alcaraz Career Achievements, Records and Stats
Alcaraz, 19, became men’s world No. 1 after winning the first grand slam title of his career at the 2022 US Open.
Carlos Alcaraz won the first grand slam title of his career at the 2022 US Open, beating Casper Ruud 6-4, 2-6, 7-6, 6-3 in the final.
Alcaraz’s victory at Flushing Meadows also propelled him to world No. 1 in the men’s singles rankings, fulfilling a destiny that had long been predicted for the gifted 19-year-old Spaniard.
“This is something which I dreamt of since I was a kid,” said Alcaraz, who has already broken several tennis records in his short career to date. “It is something I have worked very hard for. It is really, really special.”
Carlos Alcaraz’s grand slam achievements
- Alcaraz is the youngest men’s grand slam champion since Rafael Nadal won the French Open in 2005 at the age of 19 years and two days.
- Alcaraz is the first teenager in the 49-year history of the ATP Tour to top the men’s singles rankings, becoming the youngest ever world No. 1 at the age of 19 years, four months and six days.
- Alcaraz is the youngest US Open men’s winner since Pete Sampras in 1990.
- Alcaraz’s quarter-final victory over Jannik Sinner at the 2022 US Open is the latest finish in US Open history, finishing at 2:50am local time.
- Alcaraz’s quarter-final victory over Jannik Sinner at the 2022 US Open is the second-longest match in the tournament’s history, lasting five hours and 15 minutes
- Alcaraz is the youngest man in the Open Era to reach back-to-back grand slam quarter-finals, doing so in 2022 at Wimbledon and the US Open.
- At the 2021 US Open, Alcaraz became the tournament’s youngest ever quarter-finalist in the Open era at the age of 18. He also became the youngest men’s grand slam quarter-finalist since Michael Chang reached the last eight at the 1990 French Open.
Carlos Alcaraz’s other achievements
- Alcaraz won his first ATP 250 title at the 2021 Croatia Open, before claiming his first ATP 500 title at the 2022 Rio Open in Brazil.
- Alcaraz won his first ATP Masters 1000 title at the 2022 Miami Open, beating Casper Ruud to become the youngest men’s champion in the tournament’s history.
- Alcaraz won his second ATP Masters 1000 title at the Madrid Open, beating Alexander Zverev to become the youngest champion in the tournament’s history.
- Alcaraz is the first player to ever beat Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in back-to-back clay-court matches, doing so at the 2022 Madrid Open.
- Alcaraz’s victory over Djokovic at the 2022 Madrid Open made him the youngest player since 2004 to win a match against a player ranked No. 1 in the world.
- Alacaraz won the 2021 Next Generation ATP Finals, the annual end-of-year exhibition event which is held in Milan for the best ATP Tour players who are 21 or under.
Carlos Alcaraz player profile
- Alcaraz was born in Murcia, Spain.
- Alcaraz is coached by Juan Carlos Ferrero, the former world No. 1 men’s singles player who won one grand slam at the 2003 French Open.
- Alcaraz is sponsored by Nike for his clothing and shoes and is a brand ambassador for Rolex.