Carlos Alcaraz, a Spanish professional tennis player, is well-known for his great footwork and ability to go inside-out on his forehand and control the court with his offense. He primarily employs an aggressive baseline style of play, with an emphasis on a high winner count from his forehand, typically his most reliable and potent shot. He can either hit his forehand flat and fast for winners from every court position or add a great amount of topspin and margin over the net.
Carlos Alcaraz is a Spanish professional tennis player. As a junior, he reached world No. 22 winning two titles on the ITF Junior Circuit. He reached the career highest ranking of no. 1 on 12th September 2022. He is currently ranked as the world No. 2 singles player by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
Carlos Alcaraz begins playing tennis at an early age. He started playing at the Real Sociedad Club de Campo de Murcia where his father was the tennis academy director. He started playing at Juan Carlos Ferrero's Equelite JC Ferrero Sports Academy in 2018. In February 2020, at the age of 16, Alcaraz made his ATP main-draw debut at the Rio Open.
At the 2022 Madrid Open, Alcaraz defeated 5-time Madrid champion, world No. 4, and third seed Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals to become the first teenager to defeat him on clay. In the final, he went on to win his fourth title for the season (and second Masters 1000) defeating defending champion and world No. 3 Alexander Zverev thereby defeating the top three seeds in three consecutive matches.
Carlos Alcaraz reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career at the 2021 French Open. He reached his first ATP final at the Plava Laguna Croatia Open in July 2021. He won his maiden ATP title defeating Richard Gasquet in the final. He reached the second round of the 2021 Wimbledon. He marked the biggest win of his career at the 2021 US Open where he reached the quarterfinals by defeating World No. 3 Stefanos Tsitsipas.
In 2022, he reached the third round of the Australian Open. He then reached his first ATP 500 final, the Rio Open. He defeated Diego Schwartzman to win the title. He entered the top 20 in the singles rankings in February 2022. He then reached the semifinal at the 2022 Indian Wells. In 2023, due to a serious injury, he didn't participate in most of the tournament and lost the world No. 1 ranking to the champion Novak Djokovic.
Carlos Alcaraz is currently dating his beautiful girlfriend, Maria González Giménez. Maria is a law student. She is also an aspiring tennis player from Murcia playing for Murcia Club de Tenis. She is originally from Murcia, a city in south-eastern Spain. The Spaniard has been dating his stunning girlfriend for a long time. Besides some pictures on social media, the couple is keeping their relationship private at least for now. Moreover, Maria is a huge fan of Carlos Alcaraz and supports him every step of the way.
Carlos Alcaraz is a very successful tennis player and he has to go far with his career as he is very young. Till now, he has earned US$11,829,642 as prize money. Stefanos earned approximately $ 2 million since turning pro in 2016. His earning source is from his golf career and endorsement deals. The net worth of Carlos Alcaraz is estimated to be US $10 million.
Carlos has been sponsored by world-famous brands like Nike, Rolex, and BMW. He currently lives in his luxurious mansion located in El Palmar, Spain. He brought the property in 2022 for around $1 million. The car owned by Carlos is BMW iNext costing €90,000.
Carlos Alcaraz is a handsome-looking man with an Athletic build body. His body measures 41-32-15 inches (Chest-Waist-Biceps). He is 6 ft 1 inch tall and has a body weight of 82 Kg. Carlos gained his athletic body as a sportsman. He regularly goes to the gym to maintain his body physique. He also regularly exercises and eats a healthy balanced diet. He has a pair of sparkling blue eyes and looks like a gentleman in his short haircut.
At the 2022 US Open, Carlos Alcaraz defeated Casper Ruud in the final to win the men's singles tennis title. It was his first major title, and he claimed the world's No. 1 singles ranking with the win. With the US Open win, Alcaraz became the youngest ever men's world No. 1 at 19 years, 4 months, and 6 days old, and the first teenager in the Open Era to top the men's rankings.
In May, Alcaraz advanced to the Madrid Open final by defeating not only his idol Rafael Nadal but also Novak Djokovic, who was ranked first at the time. Alcaraz was on the court for a record-breaking 23 hours and 39 minutes. He also became the youngest player to win the Madrid Open.
Carlos Alcaraz's first serve is hit at high speeds with little emphasis on service box placement, typically at around 210 km/h (130 mph). This has led to some criticism of his serving. However, he has an excellent and reliable second serve to which he can add topspin, in order to get a high bounce off the court and either push back or get a weak return from closer-returning opponents.
Carlos Alcaraz likes to pose a lot in front of the camera. He has a keen interest in photography. He likes to spend a lot in the photoshoot studio. His official Instagram account can prove this where he can be seen in striking model poses in his every post.
Carlos Alcaraz is an avid fan of the Spanish football club FC Barcelona based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, which competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. With 118 million followers on Instagram, FC Barcelona is one of the most popular and successful football clubs in the world.