2024 Carlos Alcaraz tennis season

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2024 Carlos Alcaraz tennis season
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Alcaraz at the 2022 Monte-Carlo Masters
Full name Carlos Alcaraz Garfia
CountryFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Calendar prize money$1,736,000 [1]
Singles
Season record15–4 (78.9%)
Calendar titles1
Current rankingNo. 3
Ranking change from previous yearDecrease2.svg 1
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian Open QF
Doubles
Season record0–0
Ranking change from previous yearSteady2.svg
Injuries
Injuries20 February (lateral sprain of his right ankle)
Last updated on: 1 April 2024.
2023
2025

The 2024 Carlos Alcaraz tennis season officially began on 14 January 2024, with the start of the Australian Open in Melbourne. [2] [3]

Contents

Yearly summary

Early hard court season

Alcaraz began his 2024 campaign at Australian Open, where he recorded a straight-set victory against Frenchman Richard Gasquet [4] before defeating Italian Lorenzo Sonego in four sets in the first and second round, respectively. [5] 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. [6] He cruised into the quarterfinals after beating Miomir Kecmanović in straight sets. [7] When he won his fourth-round match at the age of 20 years and 262 days, Alcaraz became the fourth-youngest man in Open era history to reach all four major quarterfinals. [8] He lost in the quaterfinals to the sixth seeded, Alexander Zverev. [9]

Argentina and Brazil events

In February, Alcaraz entered 2024 Argentina Open as the defending champion and won his first two matches in straight sets [10] before losing to Chilean Nicolás Jarry in straight sets in the semifinals. [11] 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. [12] 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. [13]

Sunshine Masters tournaments

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. [14] He next faced Jannik Sinner for an eighth career meeting, [15] leveling the rivalry 4–4 by defeating him and therefore ending his 19 match win streak. [16] Alcaraz successfully defended his title by defeating Daniil Medvedev in the final, earning him his first title since Wimbledon 2023. [17]

All matches

This table chronicles all the matches of Carlos Alcaraz in 2024

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
14 – 28 January 2024
1 / 1991R Flag of France.svg Richard Gasquet 131Win7–6(7–5), 6–1, 6–2
2 / 2002R Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Sonego 46Win6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
3 / 2013R Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shang Juncheng (WC)140Win6–1, 6–1, 1–0 Ret.
4 / 2024R Flag of Serbia.svg Miomir Kecmanović 60Win6–4, 6–4, 6–0
5 / 203QF Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev (6)6Loss1–6, 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 4–6
Argentina Open
Buenos Aires, Argentina
ATP Tour 250
Clay, outdoor
12 – 18 February 2024
1RBye
6 / 2042R Flag of Argentina.svg Camilo Ugo Carabelli (Q)134Win6–2, 7–5
7 / 205QF Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Vavassori (Q)152Win7–6, 6–1
8 / 206SF Flag of Chile.svg Nicolás Jarry (3)21Loss6–7(2–7), 3–6
Rio Open
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
ATP Tour 500
Clay, outdoor
19 – 25 February 2024
9 / 2071R Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Monteiro (WC)117Loss1–1 Ret.
Indian Wells Open
Indian Wells, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
6 – 17 March 2024
1RBye
10 / 2082R Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Arnaldi 40Win6–7(5–7). 6–0, 6–1
11 / 2093R Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Félix Auger-Aliassime (31)31Win6–2, 6–3
12 / 2104R Flag of Hungary.svg Fábián Marozsán 58Win6–3, 6–3
13 / 211QF Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev (6)6Win6–3, 6–1
14 / 212SF Flag of Italy.svg Jannik Sinner (3)3Win1–6, 6–3, 6–2
15 / 213WFlag placeholder.svg Daniil Medvedev (4)4Win (1)7–6(7–5), 6–1
Miami Open
Miami Gardens, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
20 – 31 March 2024
1RBye
16 / 2142R Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Carballés Baena 64Win6–2, 6–1
17 / 2153R Flag of France.svg Gaël Monfils 47Win6–2, 6–4
18 / 2164R Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Musetti (23)24Win6–3, 6–3
19 / 217QF Flag of Bulgaria.svg Grigor Dimitrov (11)12Loss2–6, 4–6
Monte-Carlo Masters
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
7 – 14 April 2024
Withdrew
Barcelona Open
Barcelona, Spain
ATP Tour 500
Clay, outdoor
15 – 21 April 2024
Withdrew
Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
24 April – 5 May 2024
1RBye
20 / 2182R Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Alexander Shevchenko 59Win6–2, 6–1
21 / 2193R Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Seyboth Wild 63N/A

Exhibition matches

Singles

TournamentMatchRoundOpponent (seed or key)RankResultScore
Riyadh Season Tennis Cup
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Hard, outdoor
26 – 27 December 2023
1PO Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 1Win4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Pre-Australian Open Charity match
Melbourne, Australia

Hard, outdoor
10 January 2024
2PO Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex de Minaur 10Loss4–6, 7–5, [3–10]
The Netflix Slam
Las Vegas, United States

Hard, indoor
3 March 2024
3PO Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 654Win3–6, 6–4, [14–12]

Schedule

Per Carlos Alcaraz, this is his current 2024 schedule (subject to change). [18]

Singles schedule

DateTournamentLocationTierSurfacePrev.
result
Prev.
points
New
points
Result
14 January 2024–
28 January 2024
Australian Open Melbourne (AUS) Grand Slam HardA0400Quarterfinals (lost to Alexander Zverev, 1–6, 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 4–6)
12 February 2024–
18 February 2024
Argentina Open Buenos Aires (ARG) 250 Series ClayW250100Semifinals (lost to Nicolás Jarry, 6–7(2–7), 3–6)
19 February 2024–
25 February 2024
Rio Open Rio de Janeiro (BRA) 500 Series ClayF3000First round (lost to Thiago Monteiro ret. 1–1)
6 March 2024–
17 March 2024
Indian Wells Open Indian Wells (USA) Masters 1000 HardW1,0001,000Winner (defeated Daniil Medvedev 7–6(7–5), 6–1)
20 March 2024–
31 March 2024
Miami Open Miami (USA)Masters 1000HardSF360200Quarterfinals (lost to Grigor Dimitrov, 2–6, 4–6)
7 April 2024–
14 April 2024
Monte-Carlo Masters Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (FRA)Masters 1000ClayA00Withdrew
15 April 2024–
21 April 2024
Barcelona Open Barcelona (ESP)500 SeriesClayW5000
24 April 2024–
5 May 2024
Madrid Open Madrid (ESP)Masters 1000ClayW1000
8 May 2024–
19 May 2024
Italian Open Rome (ITA)Masters 1000Clay3R45
26 May 2024–
9 June 2024
French Open Paris (FRA)Grand SlamClaySF720
Total year-end points (as of Barcelona Open)2,4101,700Decrease2.svg 710
Total year-end points8855difference

Yearly records

Head-to-head matchups

Carlos Alcaraz has a 15–4 (78.9%) ATP match win–loss record in the 2024 season. His record against players who were part of the ATP rankings Top Ten at the time of their meetings is 3–1 (75.0%). 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 29 March 2024.

Top 10 wins (3–1)

Category
Grand Slam (0–1)
ATP Finals (0–0)
Masters 1000 (3–0)
500 Series (0–0)
250 Series (0–0)
Wins by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Wins by setting
Outdoor (3–1)
Indoor (0–0)
#PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScoreCAR
1/24 Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev 6 Indian Wells Open, United StatesHardQF6–3, 6–12
2/25 Flag of Italy.svg Jannik Sinner 3Indian Wells Open, United StatesHardSF1–6, 6–3, 6–22
3/26Flag placeholder.svg Danill Medvedev 4Indian Wells Open, United StatesHardF7–6(7–5), 6–12

Finals

Singles: 1 (1 Title)

Category
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (1–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–0)
ATP 250 Series (0–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0 Mar 2024 Indian Wells Open, United StatesMasters 1000HardFlag placeholder.svg Daniil Medvedev 7–6(7–5), 6–1

Earnings

Singles
EventPrize moneyYear-to-date
Australian Open A$600,000$401,100
Argentina Open $33,520$434,620
Rio Open $16,380$451,000
Indian Wells Open $1,100,000$1,551,000
Miami Open $185,000$1,736,000
Madrid Open $
$1,736,000
Doubles
EventPrize moneyYear-to-date
$0
Total
1,736,000

Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

See also

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