Full name | Carlos Alcaraz Garfia |
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Country | Spain |
Calendar prize money | $10,102,330 [1] |
Singles | |
Season record | 57–13 (81.4%) |
Calendar titles | 5 |
Year-end ranking | No. 1 |
Ranking change from previous year | 31 |
Grand Slam & significant results | |
Australian Open | 3R |
French Open | QF |
Wimbledon | 4R |
US Open | W |
Doubles | |
Season record | 2–2 (50.0%) |
Current ranking | No. 560 |
Ranking change from previous year | 560 |
2023 → |
The 2022 Carlos Alcaraz tennis season officially began on 17 January 2022, with the start of the Australian Open in Melbourne.
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.
This table chronicles all the matches of Carlos Alcaraz in 2022.
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Tournament | Match | Round | Opponent (seed or key) | Rank | Result | Score |
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Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 17 – 30 January 2022 | ||||||
1 / 52 | 1R | Alejandro Tabilo (Q) | 135 | Win | 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 | |
2 / 53 | 2R | Dušan Lajović | 39 | Win | 6–2, 6–1, 7–5 | |
3 / 54 | 3R | Matteo Berrettini (7) | 7 | Loss | 2–6, 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 / 55 | 1R | Jaume Munar | 89 | Win | 2–6, 6–2, 6–1 | |
5 / 56 | 2R | Federico Delbonis | 37 | Win | 6–4, 7–6(7–1) | |
6 / 57 | QF | Matteo Berrettini (1) | 6 | Win | 6–2, 2–6, 6–2 | |
7 / 58 | SF | Fabio Fognini | 38 | Win | 6–2, 7–5 | |
8 / 59 | W | Diego Schwartzman (3) | 14 | Win (1) | 6–4, 6–2 | |
Davis Cup qualifying round Spain vs Romania Marbella, Spain Davis Cup Clay, outdoor 28 February – 5 March 2022 | ||||||
9 / 60 | RR | Marius Copil | 261 | Win | 6–4, 6–3 | |
Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells, United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 10 – 20 March 2022 | ||||||
– | 1R | Bye | ||||
10 / 61 | 2R | Mackenzie McDonald | 59 | Win | 6–3, 6–3 | |
11 / 62 | 3R | Roberto Bautista Agut (15) | 15 | Win | 6–2, 6–0 | |
12 / 63 | 4R | Gaël Monfils (26) | 28 | Win | 7–5, 6–1 | |
13 / 64 | QF | Cameron Norrie (12) | 12 | Win | 6–4, 6–3 | |
14 / 65 | SF | Rafael Nadal (4) | 4 | Loss | 4–6, 6–4, 3–6 | |
Miami Open Miami Gardens, United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 21 – 3 April 2022 | ||||||
– | 1R | Bye | ||||
15 / 66 | 2R | Márton Fucsovics | 55 | Win | 6–3, 6–2 | |
16 / 67 | 3R | Marin Čilić | 23 | Win | 6–4, 6–4 | |
17 / 68 | 4R | Stefanos Tsitsipas (3) | 5 | Win | 7–5, 6–3 | |
18 / 69 | QF | Miomir Kecmanović | 48 | Win | 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–5) | |
19 / 70 | SF | Hubert Hurkacz (8) | 10 | Win | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–2) | |
20 / 71 | W | Casper Ruud (6) | 8 | Win (2) | 7–5, 6–4 | |
Monte-Carlo Masters Monte Carlo, Monaco ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 10 – 17 April 2022 | ||||||
– | 1R | Bye | ||||
21 / 72 | 2R | Sebastian Korda | 42 | Loss | 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5), 3–6 | |
Barcelona Open Barcelona, Spain ATP Tour 500 Clay, outdoor 18 – 24 April 2022 | ||||||
– | 1R | Bye | ||||
22 / 73 | 2R | Kwon Soon-woo | 71 | Win | 6–1, 2–6, 6–2 | |
23 / 74 | 3R | Jaume Munar (WC) | 101 | Win | 6–3, 6–3 | |
24 / 75 | QF | Stefanos Tsitsipas (1) | 5 | Win | 6–4, 5–7, 6–2 | |
25 / 76 | SF | Alex de Minaur (10) | 25 | Win | 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), 6–4 | |
26 / 77 | W | Pablo Carreño Busta (8) | 19 | Win (3) | 6–3, 6–2 | |
Madrid Open Madrid, Spain ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 1 – 8 May 2022 | ||||||
– | 1R | Bye | ||||
27 / 78 | 2R | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 27 | Win | 6–3, 7–5 | |
28 / 79 | 3R | Cameron Norrie (9) | 11 | Win | 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 | |
29 / 80 | QF | Rafael Nadal (3) | 4 | Win | 6–2, 1–6, 6–3 | |
30 / 81 | SF | Novak Djokovic (1) | 1 | Win | 6–7(5–7), 7–5, 7–6(7–5) | |
31 / 82 | W | Alexander Zverev (2) | 3 | Win (4) | 6–3, 6–1 | |
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 22 May – 5 June 2022 | ||||||
32 / 83 | 1R | Juan Ignacio Londero (LL) | 141 | Win | 6–4, 6–2, 6–0 | |
33 / 84 | 2R | Albert Ramos Viñolas | 44 | Win | 6–1, 6–7(7–9), 5–7, 7–6(7–2), 6–4 | |
34 / 85 | 3R | Sebastian Korda (27) | 30 | Win | 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 | |
35 / 86 | 4R | Karen Khachanov (21) | 25 | Win | 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 | |
36 / 87 | QF | Alexander Zverev (2) | 3 | Loss | 4–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–7(7–9) | |
Wimbledon Championships London, United Kingdom Grand Slam tournament Grass, outdoor 27 June – 10 July 2022 | ||||||
37 / 88 | 1R | Jan-Lennard Struff | 155 | Win | 4–6, 7–5, 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4 | |
38 / 89 | 2R | Tallon Griekspoor | 53 | Win | 6–4, 7–6(7–0), 6–3 | |
39 / 90 | 3R | Oscar Otte (32) | 36 | Win | 6–3, 6–1, 6–2 | |
40 / 91 | 4R | Jannik Sinner (10) | 13 | Loss | 1–6, 4–6, 7–6(10–8), 3–6 | |
Hamburg Open Hamburg , Germany ATP Tour 500 Clay, outdoor 17 – 24 July 2022 | ||||||
41 / 92 | 1R | Nicola Kuhn (WC) | 259 | Win | 3–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–3) | |
42 / 93 | 2R | Filip Krajinović | 43 | Win | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 | |
43 / 94 | QF | Karen Khachanov (7) | 26 | Win | 6–0, 6–2 | |
44 / 95 | SF | Alex Molčan | 48 | Win | 7–6(7–2), 6–1 | |
45 / 96 | F | Lorenzo Musetti | 62 | Loss | 4–6, 7–6(8–6), 4–6 | |
Croatia Open Umag, Croatia ATP Tour 250 Clay, outdoor 25 – 31 July 2022 | ||||||
– | 1R | Bye | ||||
46 / 97 | 2R | Norbert Gombos (LL) | 117 | Win | 6–2, 6–3 | |
47 / 98 | QF | Facundo Bagnis | 120 | Win | 6–0, 6–4 | |
48 / 99 | SF | Giulio Zeppieri (Q) | 168 | Win | 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 | |
49 / 100 | F | Jannik Sinner (2) | 10 | Loss | 7–6(7–5), 1–6, 1–6 | |
Canadian Open Toronto, Canada ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 8 – 14 August 2022 | ||||||
– | 1R | Bye | ||||
50 / 101 | 2R | Tommy Paul | 34 | Loss | 7–6(7–4), 6–7(7–9), 3–6 | |
Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati, United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 14 – 21 August 2022 | ||||||
– | 1R | Bye | ||||
51 / 102 | 2R | Mackenzie McDonald (WC) | 72 | Win | 6–3, 6–2 | |
52 / 103 | 3R | Marin Čilić (14) | 17 | Win | 7–6(7–4), 6–1 | |
53 / 104 | QF | Cameron Norrie (9) | 11 | Loss | 6–7(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 / 105 | 1R | Sebastián Báez | 37 | Win | 7–5, 7–5, 2–0r. | |
55 / 106 | 2R | Federico Coria | 78 | Win | 6–2, 6–1, 7–5 | |
56 / 107 | 3R | Jenson Brooksby | 43 | Win | 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 | |
57 / 108 | 4R | Marin Čilić (15) | 17 | Win | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 | |
58 / 109 | QF | Jannik Sinner (11) | 13 | Win | 6–3, 6–7(7–9), 6–7(0–7), 7–5, 6–3 | |
59 / 110 | SF | Frances Tiafoe (22) | 26 | Win | 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–3 | |
60 / 111 | W | Casper Ruud (5) | 7 | Win (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 / 112 | RR | Félix Auger-Aliassime | 13 | Loss | 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 2–6 | |
62 / 113 | RR | Kwon Soon-woo | 74 | Win | 6–4, 7–6(7–1) | |
Astana Open Astana, Kazakhstan ATP Tour 500 Hard, indoor 3 – 9 October 2022 | ||||||
63 / 114 | 1R | David Goffin (LL) | 66 | Loss | 5–7, 3–6 | |
Swiss Indoors Basel, Switzerland ATP Tour 500 Hard, indoor 24 – 30 October 2022 | ||||||
64 / 115 | 1R | Jack Draper | 45 | Win | 3–6, 6–2, 7–5 | |
65 / 116 | 2R | Botic van de Zandschulp | 35 | Win | 6–4, 6–2 | |
66 / 117 | QF | Pablo Carreño Busta (5) | 15 | Win | 6–3, 6–4 | |
67 / 118 | SF | Félix Auger-Aliassime (3) | 9 | Loss | 3–6, 2–6 | |
Paris Masters Paris, France ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, indoor 31 October – 6 November 2022 | ||||||
– | 1R | Bye | ||||
68 / 119 | 2R | Yoshihito Nishioka | 38 | Win | 6–4, 6–4 | |
69 / 120 | 3R | Grigor Dimitrov | 28 | Win | 6–1, 6–3 | |
70 / 121 | QF | Holger Rune | 18 | Loss | 3–6, 6–6(1–3) ret. | |
ATP Finals Turin, Italy ATP Finals Hard, indoor 13 – 20 November 2022 | ||||||
Withdrew | ||||||
Per Carlos Alcaraz, this is his current 2022 schedule (subject to change).
Date | Tournament | Location | Tier | Surface | Prev. result | Prev. points | New points | Result |
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17 January 2022– 30 January 2022 | Australian Open | Melbourne (AUS) | Grand Slam | Hard | 2R | 45 | 90 | Third round (lost to 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 | Clay | 2R | 45 | 500 | Champion (defeated Diego Schwartzman, 6–4, 6–2) |
10 March 2022– 20 March 2022 | Indian Wells Masters | Indian Wells (USA) | Masters 1000 | Hard | 2R | 45 | 360 | Semifinals (lost to Rafael Nadal, 4–6, 6–4, 3–6) |
23 March 2022– 3 April 2022 | Miami Open | Miami Gardens (USA) | Masters 1000 | Hard | 1R | 10 | 1000 | Champion (defeated Casper Ruud, 7–5, 6–4) |
10 April 2022– 17 April 2022 | Monte-Carlo Masters | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (FRA) | Masters 1000 | Clay | N/A | 0 | 10 | Second round (lost to Sebastian Korda, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5), 3–6) |
18 April 2022– 24 April 2022 | Barcelona Open | Barcelona (ESP) | 500 Series | Clay | 1R | 0 | 500 | Champion (defeated Pablo Carreño Busta, 6–3, 6–2) |
2 May 2022– 8 May 2022 | Madrid Open | Madrid (ESP) | Masters 1000 | Clay | 2R | 45 | 1000 | Champion (defeated Alexander Zverev, 6–3, 6–1) |
22 May 2022– 5 June 2022 | French Open | Paris (FRA) | Grand Slam | Clay | 3R | 90 | 360 | Quarterfinals (lost to Alexander Zverev, 4–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–7(7–9)) |
27 June 2022– 10 July 2022 | Wimbledon | London (GBR) | Grand Slam | Grass | 2R | 45 | 0 [lower-alpha 1] | Fourth round (lost to 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 | Grass | N/A | 0 | 300 | Final (lost to Lorenzo Musetti, 4–6, 7–6(8–6), 4–6) |
25 July 2022– 31 July 2022 | Croatia Open | Umag (CRO) | 250 series | Clay | W | 250 | 150 | Final (lost to Jannik Sinner, 7–6(7–5), 1–6, 1–6) |
8 August 2022– 14 August 2022 | Canadian Open | Toronto (CAN) | Masters 1000 | Hard | N/A | 0 | 10 | Second round (lost to Tommy Paul, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(7–9), 3–6) |
14 August 2022– 21 August 2022 | Cincinnati Masters | Cincinnati (USA) | Masters 1000 | Hard | 1R | 10 | 180 | Quarterfinals (lost to Cameron Norrie, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), 4–6) |
29 August 2022– 11 September 2022 | US Open | New York (USA) | Grand Slam | Hard | QF | 360 | 2000 | Champion (defeated Casper Ruud, 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–3) |
3 October 2022– 9 October 2022 | Astana Open | Astana (KAZ) | 500 series | Hard (i) | N/A | 0 | 0 | First round (lost to David Goffin, 5–7, 3–6) |
24 October 2022– 30 October 2022 | Swiss Indoors | Basel (SUI) | 500 Series | Hard (i) | N/A | 0 | 180 | Semifinals (lost to Félix Auger-Aliassime, 3–6, 2–6) |
31 October 2022– 6 November 2022 | Paris Masters | Paris (FRA) | Masters 1000 | Hard (i) | 3R | 90 | 180 | Quarterfinals (lost to Holger Rune, 3–6, 6–6(1–3) ret.) |
13 November 2022– 20 November 2022 | ATP Finals | Turin (ITA) | Tour Finals | Hard (i) | N/A | 0 | 0 | Withdrew [4] |
Total year-end points | 1035 | 6820 | 5785 difference |
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:
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# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | CAR |
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1/4. | Matteo Berrettini | 6 | Rio Open, Brazil | Clay | QF | 6–2, 2–6, 6–2 | 29 |
2/5. | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 5 | Miami Open, United States | Hard | 4R | 7–5, 6–3 | 16 |
3/6. | Hubert Hurkacz | 10 | Miami Open, United States | Hard | SF | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–2) | 16 |
4/7. | Casper Ruud | 8 | Miami Open, United States | Hard | F | 7–5, 6–4 | 16 |
5/8. | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 5 | Barcelona Open, Spain | Clay | QF | 6–4, 5–7, 6–2 | 11 |
6/9. | Rafael Nadal | 4 | Madrid Open, Spain | Clay | QF | 6–2, 1–6, 6–3 | 9 |
7/10. | Novak Djokovic | 1 | Madrid Open, Spain | Clay | SF | 6–7(5–7), 7–5, 7–6(7–5) | 9 |
8/11. | Alexander Zverev | 3 | Madrid Open, Spain | Clay | F | 6–3, 6–1 | 9 |
9/12. | Casper Ruud | 7 | US Open, United States | Hard | F | 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–3 | 4 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Feb 2022 | Rio Open, Brazil | 500 Series | Clay | Diego Schwartzman | 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 2–0 | Mar 2022 | Miami Open, United States | Masters 1000 | Hard | Casper Ruud | 7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 3–0 | Apr 2022 | Barcelona Open, Spain | 500 Series | Clay | Pablo Carreño Busta | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 4–0 | May 2022 | Madrid Open, Spain | Masters 1000 | Clay | Alexander Zverev | 6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 4–1 | Jul 2022 | Hamburg European Open, Germany | 500 Series | Clay | Lorenzo Musetti | 4–6, 7–6(8–6), 4–6 |
Loss | 4–2 | Jul 2022 | Croatia Open, Croatia | 250 Series | Clay | Jannik Sinner | 7–6(7–5), 1–6, 1–6 |
Win | 5–2 | Sep 2022 | US Open, United States | Grand Slam | Hard | Casper Ruud | 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–3 |
Singles | ||
Event | Prize money | Year-to-date |
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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 | ||
Event | Prize money | Year-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.
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