2022 Carlos Alcaraz tennis season

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2022 Carlos Alcaraz tennis season
Carlos Alcaraz (cropped).jpg
Full name Carlos Alcaraz Garfia
CountryFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Calendar prize money$10,102,330 [1]
Singles
Season record57–13 (81.4%)
Calendar titles5
Year-end rankingNo. 1
Ranking change from previous yearIncrease2.svg 31
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian Open 3R
French Open QF
Wimbledon 4R
US Open W
Doubles
Season record2–2 (50.0%)
Current rankingNo. 560
Ranking change from previous yearDecrease2.svg 560
2023

The 2022 Carlos Alcaraz tennis season officially began on 17 January 2022, with the start of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

Contents

Winning 5 titles, he won his first Grand Slam at the 2022 US Open, defeating Casper Ruud in the final and becoming World number 1. [2]

He clinched the world number 1 ranking for 16 weeks in 2022.

Yearly summary

Early hard court season

Australian Open

All matches

This table chronicles all the matches of Carlos Alcaraz in 2022.

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles matches

TournamentMatchRoundOpponent (seed or key)RankResultScore
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
17 – 30 January 2022
1 / 521R Flag of Chile.svg Alejandro Tabilo (Q)135Win6–2, 6–2, 6–3
2 / 532R Flag of Serbia.svg Dušan Lajović 39Win6–2, 6–1, 7–5
3 / 543R Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Berrettini (7)7Loss2–6, 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–2, 6–7(5–10)
Rio Open
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
ATP Tour 500
Clay, outdoor
14 – 20 February 2022
4 / 551R Flag of Spain.svg Jaume Munar 89Win2–6, 6–2, 6–1
5 / 562R Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Delbonis 37Win6–4, 7–6(7–1)
6 / 57QF Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Berrettini (1)6Win6–2, 2–6, 6–2
7 / 58SF Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Fognini 38Win6–2, 7–5
8 / 59W Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Schwartzman (3)14Win (1)6–4, 6–2
Davis Cup qualifying round
Spain vs Romania

Marbella, Spain
Davis Cup
Clay, outdoor
28 February – 5 March 2022
9 / 60RR Flag of Romania.svg Marius Copil 261Win6–4, 6–3
Indian Wells Masters
Indian Wells, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
10 – 20 March 2022
1RBye
10 / 612R Flag of the United States.svg Mackenzie McDonald 59Win6–3, 6–3
11 / 623R Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Bautista Agut (15)15Win6–2, 6–0
12 / 634R Flag of France.svg Gaël Monfils (26)28Win7–5, 6–1
13 / 64QF Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cameron Norrie (12)12Win6–4, 6–3
14 / 65SF Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal (4)4Loss4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Miami Open
Miami Gardens, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
21 – 3 April 2022
1RBye
15 / 662R Flag of Hungary.svg Márton Fucsovics 55Win6–3, 6–2
16 / 673R Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić 23Win6–4, 6–4
17 / 684R Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Tsitsipas (3)5Win7–5, 6–3
18 / 69QF Flag of Serbia.svg Miomir Kecmanović 48Win6–7(5–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
19 / 70SF Flag of Poland.svg Hubert Hurkacz (8)10Win7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–2)
20 / 71W Flag of Norway.svg Casper Ruud (6)8Win (2)7–5, 6–4
Monte-Carlo Masters
Monte Carlo, Monaco
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
10 – 17 April 2022
1RBye
21 / 722R Flag of the United States.svg Sebastian Korda 42Loss6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5), 3–6
Barcelona Open
Barcelona, Spain
ATP Tour 500
Clay, outdoor
18 – 24 April 2022
1RBye
22 / 732R Flag of South Korea.svg Kwon Soon-woo 71Win6–1, 2–6, 6–2
23 / 743R Flag of Spain.svg Jaume Munar (WC)101Win6–3, 6–3
24 / 75QF Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Tsitsipas (1)5Win6–4, 5–7, 6–2
25 / 76SF Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex de Minaur (10)25Win6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), 6–4
26 / 77W Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Carreño Busta (8)19Win (3)6–3, 6–2
Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
1 – 8 May 2022
1RBye
27 / 782R Flag of Georgia.svg Nikoloz Basilashvili 27Win6–3, 7–5
28 / 793R Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cameron Norrie (9)11Win6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–3
29 / 80QF Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal (3)4Win6–2, 1–6, 6–3
30 / 81SF Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic (1)1Win6–7(5–7), 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
31 / 82W Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev (2)3Win (4)6–3, 6–1
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
22 May – 5 June 2022
32 / 831R Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Ignacio Londero (LL)141Win6–4, 6–2, 6–0
33 / 842R Flag of Spain.svg Albert Ramos Viñolas 44Win6–1, 6–7(7–9), 5–7, 7–6(7–2), 6–4
34 / 853R Flag of the United States.svg Sebastian Korda (27)30Win6–4, 6–4, 6–2
35 / 864RFlag placeholder.svg Karen Khachanov (21)25Win6–1, 6–4, 6–4
36 / 87QF Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev (2)3Loss4–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–7(7–9)
Wimbledon Championships
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam tournament
Grass, outdoor
27 June – 10 July 2022
37 / 881R Flag of Germany.svg Jan-Lennard Struff 155Win4–6, 7–5, 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
38 / 892R Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tallon Griekspoor 53Win6–4, 7–6(7–0), 6–3
39 / 903R Flag of Germany.svg Oscar Otte (32)36Win6–3, 6–1, 6–2
40 / 914R Flag of Italy.svg Jannik Sinner (10)13Loss1–6, 4–6, 7–6(10–8), 3–6
Hamburg Open
Hamburg , Germany
ATP Tour 500
Clay, outdoor
17 – 24 July 2022
41 / 921R Flag of Germany.svg Nicola Kuhn (WC)259Win3–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–3)
42 / 932R Flag of Serbia.svg Filip Krajinović 43Win7–6(7–4), 6–3
43 / 94QFFlag placeholder.svg Karen Khachanov (7)26Win6–0, 6–2
44 / 95SF Flag of Slovakia.svg Alex Molčan 48Win7–6(7–2), 6–1
45 / 96F Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Musetti 62Loss4–6, 7–6(8–6), 4–6
Croatia Open
Umag, Croatia
ATP Tour 250
Clay, outdoor
25 – 31 July 2022
1RBye
46 / 972R Flag of Slovakia.svg Norbert Gombos (LL)117Win6–2, 6–3
47 / 98QF Flag of Argentina.svg Facundo Bagnis 120Win6–0, 6–4
48 / 99SF Flag of Italy.svg Giulio Zeppieri (Q)168Win7–5, 4–6, 6–3
49 / 100F Flag of Italy.svg Jannik Sinner (2)10Loss7–6(7–5), 1–6, 1–6
Canadian Open
Toronto, Canada
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
8 – 14 August 2022
1RBye
50 / 1012R Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Paul 34Loss7–6(7–4), 6–7(7–9), 3–6
Cincinnati Masters
Cincinnati, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
14 – 21 August 2022
1RBye
51 / 1022R Flag of the United States.svg Mackenzie McDonald (WC)72Win6–3, 6–2
52 / 1033R Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić (14)17Win7–6(7–4), 6–1
53 / 104QF Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cameron Norrie (9)11Loss6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), 4–6
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
29 August – 11 September 2022
54 / 1051R Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Báez 37Win7–5, 7–5, 2–0r.
55 / 1062R Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Coria 78Win6–2, 6–1, 7–5
56 / 1073R Flag of the United States.svg Jenson Brooksby 43Win6–3, 6–3, 6–3
57 / 1084R Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić (15)17Win6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
58 / 109QF Flag of Italy.svg Jannik Sinner (11)13Win6–3, 6–7(7–9), 6–7(0–7), 7–5, 6–3
59 / 110SF Flag of the United States.svg Frances Tiafoe (22)26Win6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–3
60 / 111W Flag of Norway.svg Casper Ruud (5)7Win (5)6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–3
Davis Cup Finals
Group B

Valencia, Spain
Davis Cup
Hard, indoor
13 – 18 September 2022
61 / 112RR Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Félix Auger-Aliassime 13Loss7–6(7–3), 4–6, 2–6
62 / 113RR Flag of South Korea.svg Kwon Soon-woo 74Win6–4, 7–6(7–1)
Astana Open
Astana, Kazakhstan
ATP Tour 500
Hard, indoor
3 – 9 October 2022
63 / 1141R Flag of Belgium (civil).svg David Goffin (LL)66Loss5–7, 3–6
Swiss Indoors
Basel, Switzerland
ATP Tour 500
Hard, indoor
24 – 30 October 2022
64 / 1151R Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Draper 45Win3–6, 6–2, 7–5
65 / 1162R Flag of the Netherlands.svg Botic van de Zandschulp 35Win6–4, 6–2
66 / 117QF Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Carreño Busta (5)15Win6–3, 6–4
67 / 118SF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Félix Auger-Aliassime (3)9Loss3–6, 2–6
Paris Masters
Paris, France
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, indoor
31 October – 6 November 2022
1RBye
68 / 1192R Flag of Japan.svg Yoshihito Nishioka 38Win6–4, 6–4
69 / 1203R Flag of Bulgaria.svg Grigor Dimitrov 28Win6–1, 6–3
70 / 121QF Flag of Denmark.svg Holger Rune 18Loss3–6, 6–6(1–3) ret.
ATP Finals
Turin, Italy
ATP Finals
Hard, indoor
13 – 20 November 2022
Withdrew

Schedule

Per Carlos Alcaraz, this is his current 2022 schedule (subject to change).

Singles schedule

DateTournamentLocationTierSurfacePrev.
result
Prev.
points
New
points
Result
17 January 2022–
30 January 2022
Australian Open Melbourne (AUS) Grand Slam Hard2R4590Third round (lost to Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Berrettini, 2–6, 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–2, 6–7(5–10))
14 February 2022–
20 February 2022
Rio Open Rio de Janeiro (BRA) 500 Series Clay2R45500Champion (defeated Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Schwartzman, 6–4, 6–2)
10 March 2022–
20 March 2022
Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells (USA) Masters 1000 Hard2R45360Semifinals (lost to Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal, 4–6, 6–4, 3–6)
23 March 2022–
3 April 2022
Miami Open Miami Gardens (USA)Masters 1000Hard1R101000Champion (defeated Flag of Norway.svg Casper Ruud, 7–5, 6–4)
10 April 2022–
17 April 2022
Monte-Carlo Masters Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (FRA)Masters 1000ClayN/A010Second round (lost to Flag of the United States.svg Sebastian Korda, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5), 3–6)
18 April 2022–
24 April 2022
Barcelona Open Barcelona (ESP) 500 Series Clay1R0500Champion (defeated Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Carreño Busta, 6–3, 6–2)
2 May 2022–
8 May 2022
Madrid Open Madrid (ESP)Masters 1000Clay2R451000Champion (defeated Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev, 6–3, 6–1)
22 May 2022–
5 June 2022
French Open Paris (FRA)Grand SlamClay3R90360Quarterfinals (lost to Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev, 4–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–7(7–9))
27 June 2022–
10 July 2022
Wimbledon London (GBR)Grand SlamGrass2R450 [lower-alpha 1] Fourth round (lost to Flag of Italy.svg Jannik Sinner, 1–6, 4–6, 7–6(10–8), 3–6)
17 July 2022–
24 July 2022
Hamburg European Open Hamburg (GER) 500 Series GrassN/A0300Final (lost to Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Musetti, 4–6, 7–6(8–6), 4–6)
25 July 2022–
31 July 2022
Croatia Open Umag (CRO)250 seriesClayW250150Final (lost to Flag of Italy.svg Jannik Sinner, 7–6(7–5), 1–6, 1–6)
8 August 2022–
14 August 2022
Canadian Open Toronto (CAN)Masters 1000HardN/A010Second round (lost to Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Paul, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(7–9), 3–6)
14 August 2022–
21 August 2022
Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati (USA)Masters 1000Hard1R10180Quarterfinals (lost to Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cameron Norrie, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), 4–6)
29 August 2022–
11 September 2022
US Open New York (USA)Grand SlamHardQF3602000Champion (defeated Flag of Norway.svg Casper Ruud, 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–3)
3 October 2022–
9 October 2022
Astana Open Astana (KAZ)500 seriesHard (i)N/A00First round (lost to Flag of Belgium (civil).svg David Goffin, 5–7, 3–6)
24 October 2022–
30 October 2022
Swiss Indoors Basel (SUI) 500 Series Hard (i)N/A0180Semifinals (lost to Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Félix Auger-Aliassime, 3–6, 2–6)
31 October 2022–
6 November 2022
Paris Masters Paris (FRA)Masters 1000Hard (i)3R90180Quarterfinals (lost to Flag of Denmark.svg Holger Rune, 3–6, 6–6(1–3) ret.)
13 November 2022–
20 November 2022
ATP Finals Turin (ITA) Tour Finals Hard (i)N/A00Withdrew [4]
Total year-end points10356820Increase2.svg 5785 difference

Yearly records

Head-to-head matchups

Carlos Alcaraz has a 57–13 (81.4%) ATP match win–loss record in the 2022 season. His record against players who were part of the ATP rankings Top Ten at the time of their meetings is 9–5 (64.3%). Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at the time of at least one meeting. The following list is ordered by number of wins:

* Statistics correct as of 4 November 2022.

Top 10 wins

Category
Grand Slam (1–1)
ATP Finals (0–0)
Masters 1000 (6–0)
500 Series (2–0)
250 Series (0–1)
Wins by surface
Hard (4–0)
Clay (5–0)
Grass (0–0)
Wins by setting
Outdoor (9–0)
Indoor (0–0)
#PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScoreCAR
1/4. Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Berrettini6 Rio Open, BrazilClayQF6–2, 2–6, 6–229
2/5. Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Tsitsipas5 Miami Open, United StatesHard4R7–5, 6–316
3/6. Flag of Poland.svg Hubert Hurkacz 10 Miami Open, United StatesHardSF7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–2)16
4/7. Flag of Norway.svg Casper Ruud 8 Miami Open, United StatesHardF7–5, 6–416
5/8. Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Tsitsipas5 Barcelona Open, SpainClayQF6–4, 5–7, 6–211
6/9. Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 4 Madrid Open, SpainClayQF6–2, 1–6, 6–39
7/10. Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 1 Madrid Open, SpainClaySF6–7(5–7), 7–5, 7–6(7–5)9
8/11. Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev 3 Madrid Open, SpainClayF6–3, 6–19
9/12. Flag of Norway.svg Casper Ruud7 US Open, United StatesHardF6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–34

Finals

Singles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Category
Grand Slam (1–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
Masters 1000 (2–0)
500 Series (2–1)
250 Series (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (3–2)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (5–2)
Indoor (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0 Feb 2022 Rio Open, Brazil500 SeriesClay Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Schwartzman 6–4, 6–2
Win2–0 Mar 2022 Miami Open, United StatesMasters 1000Hard Flag of Norway.svg Casper Ruud 7–5, 6–4
Win3–0 Apr 2022 Barcelona Open, Spain500 SeriesClay Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Carreño Busta 6–3, 6–2
Win4–0 May 2022 Madrid Open, SpainMasters 1000Clay Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev 6–3, 6–1
Loss4–1 Jul 2022 Hamburg European Open, Germany500 SeriesClay Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Musetti 4–6, 7–6(8–6), 4–6
Loss4–2 Jul 2022 Croatia Open, Croatia250 SeriesClay Flag of Italy.svg Jannik Sinner 7–6(7–5), 1–6, 1–6
Win5–2 Sep 2022 US Open, United StatesGrand SlamHard Flag of Norway.svg Casper Ruud6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–3

Earnings

Singles
EventPrize moneyYear-to-date
Australian Open A$ 221,000$159,208
Rio Open $317,400$476,608
Indian Wells Masters $343,985$820,593
Miami Open $1,231,245$2,051,838
Monte-Carlo Masters €39,070$2,092,862
Barcelona Open €467,150$2,585,284
Madrid Open €1,041,570$3,683,202
French Open €380,000$4,088,054
Wimbledon Championships £190,000$4,321,260
Hamburg European Open €178,170$4,508,338
Croatia Open Umag €47,430$4,563,460
Canadian Open $42,760$4,606,220
Cincinnati Masters $157,995$4,764,215
US Open $2,600,000 $7,364,215
Astana Open $14,820$7,379,035
Swiss Indoors €114,505$7,491,892
Paris Masters €136,225$7,627,613
Bonus pool$2,447,200$10,074,813
$10,074,813
Doubles
EventPrize moneyYear-to-date
Rio Open $ 3,480$3,480
Indian Wells Masters $8,790$12,270
Madrid Open €14,465$27,517
$27,517
Total
$10,102,330

Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

See also

Notes

  1. Removal Of ATP Rankings Points From 2022 Wimbledon. [3]

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The 2023 Novak Djokovic tennis season officially began on 1 January 2023, with the start of the Adelaide International.

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Novak Djokovic defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2023 Australian Open. It was his record-extending tenth Australian Open title and 22nd major title overall, tying Rafael Nadal for the all-time record of most Grand Slam men's singles titles won. He also became the second man to win double-digit titles at a single major, after Nadal at the French Open. Djokovic lost just one set en route to the title, and extended his match winning-streak at the Australian Open to an Open Era record 28 matches.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Carlos Alcaraz tennis season</span> Tennis player season

The 2023 Carlos Alcaraz tennis season officially began on 16 January 2023, with the start of the Australian Open in Melbourne. Alcaraz returned to action at the Argentina Open following injury suffered prior to the Australian Open.

Novak Djokovic defeated Casper Ruud in the final, 7–6(7–1), 6–3, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2023 French Open. It was his third French Open title and his record-breaking 23rd men's singles major title overall, surpassing the record he previously held jointly with Rafael Nadal. With the victory, Djokovic became the first man to achieve a triple career Grand Slam, and became the oldest French Open champion at the age of 36 years and 20 days.

Carlos Alcaraz defeated the four-time defending champion Novak Djokovic in the final, 1–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships. It was his first Wimbledon title and second major singles title overall.

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