Forehand
His straight-armed forehand is usually his biggest weapon. He can hit it flat and fast for winners from almost any position, or load it with heavy topspin and clear the net with plenty of margin.
03His story
From El Palmar to the world
A kid from El Palmar picked up a racket at four, moved to Villena at fifteen and became the youngest world No. 1 in ATP history at nineteen. Seven majors later, on clay, grass and hard courts, he still plays the game with a smile.
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia was born on 5 May 2003 in El Palmar, Murcia, and started playing tennis at four at the club where his father was a coach. In 2018 he moved to Villena to train with Juan Carlos Ferrero. He won his first ATP title in Umag in 2021 and the Next Gen ATP Finals later that year. In 2022 he won the US Open and became the youngest world No. 1 in ATP rankings history.
The big titles have come on every surface. He beat Novak Djokovic in the 2023 Wimbledon final, won the French Open and Wimbledon in 2024 and took Olympic silver in Paris. In 2025 he saved three championship points against Jannik Sinner to win Roland Garros again, then won the US Open and finished the year at No. 1. His first Australian Open title in 2026 completed the career Grand Slam. A wrist injury kept him out of Roland Garros and Wimbledon, but he came back to defend his title in Tokyo.
- Born
- 5 May 2003, El Palmar, Murcia
- Height
- 1.83 m
- Plays
- Right-handed, two-handed backhand
- Turned pro
- 2018
- Coach
- Samuel López
- Nicknames
- Carlitos, Charly
- Win-loss
- 313–70
- Weeks at No. 1
- 66
- Year-end No. 1
- 2022, 2025
