2026 Carlos Alcaraz tennis season

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2026 Carlos Alcaraz tennis season
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Alcaraz at the 2025 French Open
Full name Carlos Alcaraz Garfia
CountryFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Calendar prize money$0 [1]
Singles
Season record0–0 ( – )
Calendar titles0
Current rankingNo. 1
Ranking change from previous yearSteady2.svg
Other tournaments
Doubles
Season record0–0 ( – )
Current rankingno ranking
Ranking change from previous yearSteady2.svg
Last updated on: 15 December 2025.
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The 2026 Carlos Alcaraz tennis season will officially begin on 18 January 2026, with the start of the Australian Open in Melbourne. [2] [3]

Contents

During this season, Alcaraz:

Yearly summary

Early hard court season

During the December preseason, Alcaraz parted ways with longtime coach Juan Carlos Ferrero. [4]

Australian Open

Alcaraz will begin his 2026 season at the Australian Open, where he will attempt for the second year running to become the youngest man to complete the career Grand Slam.

All matches

This table chronicles all the matches of Carlos Alcaraz in 2026. [5] [6]

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
18 January – 1 February 2026
1 / 3461RTBD

Exhibition matches

Singles

TournamentMatchRoundOpponent (seed or key)RankResultScore
South Korea [7]
Seoul, South Korea

Hard, outdoor
10 January 2026
1PO Flag of Italy.svg Jannik Sinner
Australian Open Opening Week [8]
Melbourne, Australia

Hard, outdoor
15 January 2026
2PO Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex de Minaur

Schedule

Per Carlos Alcaraz, this is his current 2026 schedule (subject to change).

Singles schedule

DateTournamentLocationTierSurfacePrev.
result		Prev.
points		New
points		Result
18 January 2026–
1 February 2026		 Australian Open Melbourne (AUS) Grand Slam HardQF400
9 February 2026–
15 February 2026		 Rotterdam Open Rotterdam (NED) ATP 500 Hard (i)W500
16 February 2026–
21 February 2026		 Qatar Open Doha (QAT)ATP 500HardQF100
4 March 2025–
15 March 2026		 Indian Wells Open Indian Wells (USA) ATP 1000 HardSF400
18 March 2026–
29 March 2026		 Miami Open Miami (USA)ATP 1000Hard2R10
5 April 2026–
12 April 2026		 Monte-Carlo Masters Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (FRA)ATP 1000ClayW1000
13 April 2026–
19 April 2026		 Barcelona Open Barcelona (ESP)ATP 500ClayF330
22 April 2026–
3 May 2026		 Madrid Open Madrid (ESP)ATP 1000ClayA0
6 May 2026–
17 May 2026		 Italian Open Rome (ITA)ATP 1000ClayW1000
24 May 2026–
7 June 2026		 French Open Paris (FRA)Grand SlamClayW2000
15 June 2026–
21 June 2026		 Queen's Club Championships London (GBR)ATP 500GrassW500
29 June 2026–
12 July 2026		 Wimbledon London (GBR)Grand SlamGrassF1300
1 August 2026–
13 August 2026		 Canadian Open Toronto (CAN)ATP 1000HardA0
13 August 2026–
23 August 2026		 Cincinnati Open Cincinnati (USA)ATP 1000HardW1000
30 August 2026–
13 September 2026		 US Open New York (USA)Grand SlamHardW2000
25 September 2026–
27 September 2026		 Laver Cup London (GBR) Laver Cup Hard (i)N/AN/AN/A
30 September 2026–
6 October 2026		 Japan Open Tokyo (JPN)ATP 500HardW500
7 October 2026–
18 October 2026		 Shanghai Masters Shanghai (CHN)ATP 1000HardA0
2 November 2026–
8 November 2026		 Paris Masters Paris (FRA)ATP 1000Hard (i)2R10
15 November 2026–
22 November 2026		 ATP Finals Turin (ITA) Tour Finals Hard (i)F1000
Total year-end points (as of End of 2025 )
Total year-end points120500Steady2.svg 0 difference
Source: Rankings breakdown

Yearly records

Head-to-head matchups

Carlos Alcaraz has a 0–0 ( – ) ATP match win–loss record in the 2026 season. His record against players ranked in the ATP rankings Top 10 at the time of the meeting is 0–0 ( – ). 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 15 December 2025.

    Earnings

    Singles
    EventPrize moneyYear-to-date
    Australian Open A$$
    $0
    Total
    $0

    Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "ATP Prize Money Leaders" (PDF). Protennslive.com. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
    2. ↑ "Carlos Alcaraz 2026 tennis schedule: Where is star expected to play?". tennis365.com. 24 November 2025.
    3. ↑ "Carlos Alcaraz needs to change something to shine at the 2026 Australian Open". tennisworldusa.org. 9 December 2025.
    4. ↑ Jurejko, Jonathan (2025-12-17). "Carlos Alcaraz splits with coach Juan Carlos Ferrero after long partnership". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
    5. ↑ "Carlos Alcaraz 2026 tennis schedule: Where is star expected to play?". tennis365.com. 24 November 2025.
    6. ↑ "Carlos Alcaraz 2025 schedule: Key change confirmed for new season". 27 November 2024. Archived from the original on 10 January 2025. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
    7. ↑ "Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner announce exhibition for 2026". 22 October 2025.
    8. ↑ "Opening Week: Kyrgios joins star-studded lineup as biggest names hit Rod Laver Arena". ausopen.com. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
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