See main article: Carlos Alcaraz.
| Fullname: | Carlos Alcaraz Garfia |
| Calendarprizemoney: | $9,850,338[1] |
| Singlesrecord: | |
| Singlestitles: | 4 |
| Yearendsinglesranking: | No. 3 |
| Australianopenresult: | QF |
| Frenchopenresult: | W |
| Wimbledonresult: | W |
| Usopenresult: | 2R |
| Doublesrecord: | |
| Daviscupresult: | QF |
| Injury: | 20 February (lateral sprain of his right ankle) |
| Previous Season: | 2023 |
| Next Season: | 2025 |
The 2024 Carlos Alcaraz tennis season officially began on 14 January 2024, with the start of the Australian Open in Melbourne.[2] [3] Carlos Alcarazwon his first Roland-Garros title and his second Wimbledon title, in total his third and fourth major titles.[4]
Alcaraz's 2024 season will be featured in Alcaraz, the Docuseries, set to be released on Netflix in 2025.[5]
During this season, Alcaraz:
Alcaraz began his 2024 campaign at the Australian Open, where he recorded a straight-set victory against Frenchman Richard Gasquet[6] before defeating Italian Lorenzo Sonego in four sets in the first and second round, respectively.[7] His third round opponent, Chinese wild card Shang Juncheng, retired at the start of the third set therefore making it Alcaraz's most successful run at the Australian Open.[8] He cruised into the quarterfinals after beating Miomir Kecmanović in straight sets.[9] When he won his fourth-round match at the age of, Alcaraz became the fourth-youngest man in Open era history to reach all four major quarterfinals.[10] He lost in the quarterfinals to the sixth seeded, Alexander Zverev.[11]
In February, Alcaraz entered the 2024 Argentina Open as the defending champion and won his first two matches in straight sets[12] before losing to Chilean Nicolás Jarry in straight sets in the semifinals.[13] Alcaraz retired from the Rio Open the following week after two games due to a right ankle injury. He twisted his ankle in the first game after only two points.[14] He later announced a lateral sprain of his right ankle but said he'd miss just "a few days" and planned to play at Las Vegas and Indian Wells.[15]
As defending champion at Indian Wells, Alcaraz came back into form, defeating Matteo Arnaldi, Félix Auger-Aliassime, Fábián Marozsán, and Alexander Zverev to reach the semifinals, having only dropped one set in his opening match against Arnaldi.[16] He next faced Jannik Sinner for an eighth career meeting,[17] leveling the rivalry 4–4 by defeating him and therefore ending his 19 match win streak.[18] Alcaraz successfully defended his title by defeating Daniil Medvedev in the final, earning him his first title since Wimbledon 2023.[19] At the Miami Open, Alcaraz defeated Roberto Carballés Baena, Gaël Monfils, and Lorenzo Musetti in straight sets. He lost to Grigor Dimitrov in the quarterfinals, ending his hopes of achieving the Sunshine Double.[20]
Alcaraz withdrew from both the Monte-Carlo Masters and the Barcelona Open due to an injury to the pronator teres of his right arm.[21] [22] He returned to the court as the two-time defending champion in Madrid, defeating Alexander Shevchenko, Thiago Seyboth Wild, and Jan-Lennard Struff, before losing to Andrey Rublev in the quarterfinals.[23] He subsequently withdrew from the Italian Open due to continued discomfort in his forearm.[24] He returned to play at the French Open with a compression sleeve on his right arm.[25] He defeated J. J. Wolf, Jesper de Jong, Sebastian Korda, Félix Auger-Aliassime and Stefanos Tsitsipas to reach the semifinals. He then defeated second seed Jannik Sinner and fourth seed Alexander Zverev, both in five sets, to claim the title.[26] This was Alcaraz's first title at Roland-Garros and his third major title overall. He became the first man in Open Era history to win his first three major titles on three different surfaces, as well as the youngest man to win major titles on all three surfaces.[27] [28]
Alcaraz began his grass court season at the Queen's Club Championships, where he was the defending champion. He defeated Francisco Cerúndolo in the first round, but was upset in straight sets by Jack Draper in the second.[29] He entered Wimbledon also as the defending champion. After defeating Mark Lajal and Aleksander Vukic in straight sets, he was taken to five sets by Frances Tiafoe in the third round. He defeated Ugo Humbert, Tommy Paul, and Daniil Medvedev, all in four sets, to reach his second consecutive Wimbledon final against Novak Djokovic. Alcaraz won the first two sets of the final 6-2, 6-2, before losing three match points in the third set and recovering to win it in a tiebreak.[30] This was Alcaraz's second title at Wimbledon and his fourth major title overall.[31] With this title, Alcaraz tied Mats Wilander and Björn Borg's record for the most men's singles major titles won by age 21.[32] He also improved his grass court win percentage to the current best in the Open Era, at 89%.[33]
Alcaraz returned to the Roland-Garros stadium eight weeks after his French Open victory to participate for Spain in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. He entered the men's doubles competition in a heavily-publicised partnership with Rafael Nadal.[34] Alcaraz and Nadal defeated the Argentinians Máximo González and Andrés Molteni, and the Dutchmen Tallon Griekspoor and Wesley Koolhof, in the first and second rounds.[35] They lost to the eventual silver-medallists, Americans Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram, in the quarterfinals.[36] This marked Nadal's last match on Court Philippe-Chatrier. In the men's singles competition, Alcaraz defeated Hady Habib, Griekspoor, Roman Safiullin, Paul and Auger-Aliassime to reach the final without dropping a set.[37] He entered the final as favorite against Novak Djokovic but lost to him in straight sets, securing a silver medal for Spain.[38] [39]
Alcaraz withdrew from the Canadian Open to allow himself time to recover from the Olympics.[40] He received a bye through to the second round of the Cincinnati Open, where he was upset by Gaël Monfils in three sets.[41] This match marked the first time Alcaraz ever smashed a racket on court, which generated significant media controversy and drove Alcaraz to make a public apology.[42] Alcaraz then entered the US Open, where he was bidding to become the third man in the Open Era to win the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open in the same year.[43] Alcaraz defeated qualifier Li Tu in the first round. He was then defeated in straight sets by 74th-ranked Botic van de Zandschulp in the second round, in what Andy Roddick described as "one of the craziest losses I've seen".[44] [45] This was Alcaraz's earliest loss in a major since Wimbledon 2021 when he was 18 years old.[46] In his media conference following the match, Alcaraz said, "I'm not doing well mentally, I'm not strong. I don't know how to control myself when faced with problems and I don't know how to handle it. I have to see exactly what happened, or what's going on with me."[47]
Alcaraz joined the Spanish team as his country's top-ranked player for the group stage of the Davis Cup Finals, where Spain were drawn against the Netherlands.[48] Alcaraz played two singles matches. He recorded a win against Tomáš Macháč after Macháč's retirement in the third set, and defeated Ugo Humbert in straight sets. Alcaraz also formed a successful doubles partnership with Marcel Granollers to defeat Jakub Menšik and Adam Pavlásek.[49] Alcaraz then made his debut for Team Europe at the 2024 Laver Cup.[50] On Day One, he played doubles with Alexander Zverev, losing to Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton of Team World. On Day Two, Alcaraz recorded a singles victory against Shelton. On Day Three, Alcaraz played doubles with Casper Ruud, winning against Shelton and Frances Tiafoe. He then played the final singles match of the tournament against Fritz, which he won in straight sets, thus securing the Laver Cup for Team Europe.[51] Alcaraz won a combined eight points across this edition of the Laver Cup, the most won by any player in any single year of the tournament's history.[52]
Alcaraz returned to individual competition at the China Open in Beijing. He defeated Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, Tallon Griekspoor, Karen Khachanov, and Daniil Medvedev without dropping a set.[53] With his victory against Griekspoor, Alcaraz recorded his 200th career victory, becoming the second-fastest man in Open Era history to achieve this milestone relative to total number of matches played.[54] In the final, Alcaraz defeated defending champion Jannik Sinner in three sets. Alcaraz won seven consecutive points in a third-set tiebreak to clinch the title. At three hours and twenty-one minutes, this became the longest match in the history of the tournament.[55] It was Alcaraz's third encounter with Sinner in 2024, and his third victory, snapping Sinner's 15-match win streak.[56] With this win, Alcaraz reclaimed the world No. 2 ranking from Alexander Zverev.[57] Alcaraz then entered the Shanghai Open, where he defeated Shang Juncheng, Wu Yibing, and Gaël Monfils in straight sets. He lost to 33rd-ranked Tomáš Macháč in straight sets in the quarterfinals, ending his own 12-match win streak.[58]
See main article: Carlos Alcaraz career statistics.
This table chronicles all the matches of Carlos Alcaraz in 2024
Per Carlos Alcaraz, this is his current 2024 schedule (subject to change).[59]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Tier | Surface | Prev. result | Prev. points | New points | Result | |
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| 14 January 2024– 28 January 2024 | Melbourne (AUS) | Hard | A | 0 | 400 | Quarterfinals (lost to Alexander Zverev, 1–6, 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 4–6) | |||
| 12 February 2024– 18 February 2024 | Buenos Aires (ARG) | Clay | bgcolor=lime | W | 250 | 100 | Semifinals (lost to Nicolás Jarry, 6–7(2–7), 3–6) | ||
| 19 February 2024– 25 February 2024 | Rio de Janeiro (BRA) | Clay | bgcolor=thistle | F | 300 | 0 | First round (lost to Thiago Monteiro ret. 1–1) | ||
| 6 March 2024– 17 March 2024 | Indian Wells Open | Indian Wells (USA) | Hard | bgcolor=lime | W | 1,000 | 1,000 | Winner (defeated Daniil Medvedev 7–6(7–5), 6–1) | |
| 20 March 2024– 31 March 2024 | Miami Open | Miami (USA) | Masters 1000 | Hard | bgcolor=yellow | SF | 360 | 200 | Quarterfinals (lost to Grigor Dimitrov, 2–6, 4–6) |
| 7 April 2024– 14 April 2024 | Monte-Carlo Masters | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (FRA) | Masters 1000 | Clay | A | 0 | 0 | Withdrew | |
| 15 April 2024– 21 April 2024 | Barcelona (ESP) | 500 Series | Clay | bgcolor=lime | W | 500 | 0 | ||
| 24 April 2024– 5 May 2024 | Madrid (ESP) | Masters 1000 | Clay | bgcolor=lime | W | 1000 | 200 | Quarterfinals (lost to Andrey Rublev, 6–4, 3–6, 2–6) | |
| 8 May 2024– 19 May 2024 | Rome (ITA) | Masters 1000 | Clay | bgcolor=afeee | 3R | 45 | 0 | Withdrew | |
| 26 May 2024– 9 June 2024 | Paris (FRA) | Grand Slam | Clay | bgcolor=yellow | SF | 720 | 2,000 | Winner (defeated Alexander Zverev 6–3, 2–6, 5–7, 6–1, 6–2) | |
| 17 June 2024– 23 June 2024 | London (GBR) | 500 Series | Grass | bgcolor=lime | W | 500 | 50 | Second round (lost to Jack Draper 6–7(3–7), 3–6) | |
| 1 July 2024– 14 July 2024 | London (GBR) | Grand Slam | Grass | bgcolor=lime | W | 2000 | 2000 | Winner (defeated Novak Djokovic 6–2, 6–2, 7–6(7–4)) | |
| 27 July 2024– 4 August 2024 | Paris (FRA) | Clay | NH | N/A | N/A | Final (lost to Novak Djokovic 6–7(3–7), 6–7(2–7)) | |||
| 6 August 2024– 12 August 2024 | Montreal (CAN) | Masters 1000 | Hard | QF | 180 | 0 | Withdrew | ||
| 12 August 2024– 19 August 2024 | Cincinnati (USA) | Masters 1000 | Hard | bgcolor=thistle | F | 600 | 10 | Second round (lost to Gaël Monfils 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 4–6) | |
| 26 August 2023– 8 September 2024 | New York (USA) | Grand Slam | Hard | bgcolor=yellow | SF | 720 | 50 | Second round (lost to Botic van de Zandschulp 1–6, 5–7, 4–6) | |
| 11 September 2024– 15 September 2024 | Valencia (ESP) | Hard (i) | N/A | N/A | N/A | Progressed to finals knockout stage | |||
| 26 September 2024– 2 October 2024 | Beijing (CHN) | 500 Series | Hard | bgcolor=yellow | SF | 180 | 500 | Winner (defeated Jannik Sinner 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 7–6(7–3)) | |
| 2 October 2024– 13 October 2024 | Shanghai (CHN) | Masters 1000 | Hard | 4R | 90 | 200 | Quarterfinals (lost to Tomáš Macháč 6–7(5–7), 5–7) | ||
| 28 October 2024– 3 November 2024 | Paris (FRA) | Masters 1000 | Hard (i) | 2R | 10 | ||||
| 10 November 2024– 17 November 2024 | Turin (ITA) | Hard (i) | SF | 400 | |||||
| 19 November 2024– 24 November 2024 | Málaga (ESP) | Davis Cup | Hard (i) | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| Total year-end points (as of Shanghai Masters) | 8,445 | 6,710 | 1,735 | ||||||
| Total year-end points | 8,855 | 6,510 | difference | ||||||
| Source: Rankings breakdown | |||||||||
Carlos Alcaraz has a ATP match win–loss record in the 2024 season. His record against players who were part of the ATP rankings Top-10 at the time of their meetings is . Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at the time of at least one meeting. The following list is ordered by number of wins:
Félix Auger-Aliassime 3–0
Jannik Sinner 3–0
Shang Juncheng 2–0
Ugo Humbert 2–1 Gaël Monfils 2–1 Matteo Arnaldi 1–0
Roberto Carballés Baena 1–0
Camilo Ugo Carabelli 1–0 Francisco Cerúndolo 1–0
Taylor Fritz 1–0 Richard Gasquet 1–0
Hady Habib 1–0
Miomir Kecmanović 1–0 Sebastian Korda 1–0
Mark Lajal 1–0
Fábián Marozsán 1–0 Lorenzo Musetti 1–0 Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 1–0 Tommy Paul 1–0
Alexander Shevchenko 1–0 Ben Shelton 1–0 Lorenzo Sonego 1–0 Frances Tiafoe 1–0
Li Tu 1–0 Andrea Vavassori 1–0 Aleksandar Vukic 1–0
Thiago Seyboth Wild 1–0 Aleksandar Vukic 1–0 J. J. Wolf 1–0 Novak Djokovic 1–1
Tomáš Macháč 1–1
Jack Draper 0–1 Thiago Monteiro 0–1
Casper Ruud 0–1| valign=top |
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| Result | class=unsortable | W–L | Player | width=220 | Event | Surface | class=unsortable | class=unsortable | Score | class=unsortable | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=ffa07a | Loss | Alexander Zverev | align=center bgcolor=eee8aa | 6 | Australian Open, Australia | Hard | QF | 1–6, 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 4–6 | align=center bgcolor=thistle | 2 | [60] | |||
| bgcolor=98fb98 | Win | Alexander Zverev | align=center bgcolor=eee8aa | 6 | Indian Wells Open, United States | Hard | QF | 6–3, 6–1 | align=center bgcolor=thistle | 2 | [61] | |||
| bgcolor=98fb98 | Win | Jannik Sinner | align=center bgcolor=99ccff | 3 | Indian Wells Open, United States | Hard | bgcolor=yellow | SF | 1–6, 6–3, 6–2 | align=center bgcolor=thistle | 2 | [62] | ||
| bgcolor=98fb98 | Win | Daniil Medvedev | align=center bgcolor=eee8aa | 4 | Indian Wells Open, United States | Hard | bgcolor=lime | F | 7–6(7–5), 6–1 | align=center bgcolor=thistle | 2 | [63] | ||
| Loss | Andrey Rublev | align=center bgcolor=eee8aa | 8 | Madrid Open, Spain | Clay | QF | 6–4, 3–6, 2–6 | align=center bgcolor=99ccff | 3 | [64] | ||||
| Win | Stefanos Tsitsipas | align=center bgcolor=eee8aa | 9 | French Open, France | Clay | QF | 6–3, 7–6(7–3), 6–4 | align=center bgcolor=99ccff | 3 | [65] | ||||
| Win | Jannik Sinner | align=center bgcolor=thistle | 2 | French Open, France | Clay | bgcolor=yellow | SF | 2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 | align=center bgcolor=99ccff | 3 | [66] | |||
| Win | Alexander Zverev | align=center bgcolor=eee8aa | 4 | French Open, France | Clay | bgcolor=lime | F | 6–3, 2–6, 5–7, 6–1, 6–2 | align=center bgcolor=99ccff | 3 | [67] | |||
| Win | Daniil Medvedev | align=center bgcolor=eee8aa | 5 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grass | bgcolor=yellow | SF | 6–7(1–7), 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 | align=center bgcolor=99ccff | 3 | [68] | |||
| Win | Novak Djokovic | align=center bgcolor=thistle | 2 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grass | bgcolor=lime | F | 6–2, 6–2, 7–6(7–4) | align=center bgcolor=99ccff | 3 | [69] | |||
| Loss | Novak Djokovic | align=center bgcolor=thistle | 2 | Summer Olympics, France | Clay | bgcolor=thistle | F | 6–7(3–7), 6–7(2–7) | align=center bgcolor=99ccff | 3 | [70] | |||
| Win | Taylor Fritz | align=center bgcolor=eee8aa | 7 | Laver Cup, Germany | Hard (i) | RR | 6–2, 7–5 | align=center bgcolor=99ccff | 3 | [71] | ||||
| Win | Daniil Medvedev | align=center bgcolor=eee8aa | 5 | China Open, China | Hard | bgcolor=yellow | SF | 7–5, 6–3 | align=center bgcolor=99ccff | 3 | [72] | |||
| Win | Jannik Sinner | align=center bgcolor=lime | 1 | China Open, China | Hard | bgcolor=lime | F | 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 7–6(7–3) | align=center bgcolor=99ccff | 3 | [73] | |||
| Loss | Casper Ruud | align=center bgcolor=eee8aa | 7 | ATP Finals, Italy | Hard (i) | RR | 1–6, 5–7 | align=center bgcolor=99ccff | 3 | [74] | ||||
| Win | Andrey Rublev | align=center bgcolor=eee8aa | 9 | ATP Finals, Italy | Hard (i) | RR | 6–3, 7–6(10–8) | align=center bgcolor=99ccff | 3 | [75] | ||||
| Loss | Alexander Zverev | align=center bgcolor=thistle | 2 | ATP Finals, Italy | Hard (i) | RR | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 | align=center bgcolor=99ccff | 3 | [76] |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Indian Wells Open, United States | style=background:#e9e9e9 | Masters 1000 | Hard | Daniil Medvedev | 7–6(7–5), 6–1 | |
| Win | 2–0 | French Open, France | style=background:#f3e6d7 | Grand Slam | Clay | 6–3, 2–6, 5–7, 6–1, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 3–0 | Wimbledon, Great Britain | style=background:#f3e6d7 | Grand Slam | Grass | Novak Djokovic | 6–2, 6–2, 7–6(7–4) | |
| Loss | 3–1 | Summer Olympics, France | Olympics | Clay | Novak Djokovic | 6–7(3–7), 6–7(2–7) | ||
| Win | 4–1 | China Open, China | 500 Series | Hard | Jannik Sinner | 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
| Singles | ||
| Event | Prize money | Year-to-date |
|---|---|---|
| A$600,000 | $401,100 | |
| $33,520 | $434,620 | |
| Rio Open | $16,380 | $451,000 |
| Indian Wells Open | $1,100,000 | $1,551,000 |
| $185,000 | $1,736,000 | |
| €161,995 | $1,908,622 | |
| French Open | €2,400,000 | $4,517,182 |
| €32,990 | $4,552,478 | |
| Wimbledon Championships | £2,700,000 | $7,966,628 |
| $49,030 | $8,015,658 | |
| US Open | $140,000 | $8,155,658 |
| China Open | $695,750 | $8,851,407 |
| Shanghai Masters | $185,000 | $9,036,407 |
| Paris Masters | $80,065 | $9,122,838 |
| ATP Finals | $727,500 | $9,850,338 |
| $9,850,338 | ||
| Doubles | ||
| Event | Prize money | Year-to-date |
| $0 | ||
| Total | ||
| $9,850,338 | ||