Alcaraz has multiple ATP Tour singles titles and won the 2022 US Open, his best Grand Slam singles performance.
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Carlos Alcaraz Garfia is a professional tennis player from Spain. He was born on May 5, 2003. The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) has him ranked as high as world No. 29 in singles, which he first achieved in January 2022. He has multiple ATP Tour singles titles and won the 2022 US Open, his best Grand Slam singles performance. Alcaraz reached the No. 22 spot in the world as a junior and won two titles on the International Tennis Federation (ITF) junior circuit. Alcaraz has won three ITF Men’s World Tennis Tour titles and four ATP Challenger Tour titles since turning professional in 2018.
After winning the 2021 Open de Oeiras III, he entered the top 100 for the first time in May 2021. He reached his first ATP Tour final two months later at the 2021 Croatia Open, where he defeated Richard Gasquet to win his first title, making him the youngest ATP Tour title winner since Kei Nishikori in 2008. After making his Grand Slam quarterfinal debut at the 2021 US Open, he broke into the top 50, and his breakthrough success qualified him for the 2021 Next Generation ATP Finals, the year-end tournament for the top-ranked singles players aged 21 and under, which he won. He finished the season as the highest-ranked teenager in 2021, with a career-high ranking of No. 32.
After receiving a wildcard for the singles main draw, Alcaraz made his ATP main-draw debut in February 2020 at the Rio Open, defeating fellow countryman Albert Ramos Violas. Alcaraz qualified for the main draw of the Australian Open at the age of 17, making him the men’s singles’ youngest competitor. He won his first Grand Slam match in straight sets against fellow qualifier Botic van de Zandschulp before losing in the second round to Mikael Ymer.
Former tennis player Juan Carlos Ferrero represents Spain. At the 2003 French Open, he won the men’s singles competition. In September of that same year, he became the 21st player to hold the number-one ranking, a position he held for eight weeks. He finished second at the US Open and French Open in 2002 and 2003. He also won 16 ATP titles, including four at Masters 1000 competitions. Due to his quickness and physically lean physique, he earned the moniker “Mosquito”. After the 2012 Valencia Open, Ferrero ended his career as a professional tennis player.
Alexander Zverev’s tennis coach, Ferrero, began his duties in July 2017 when Zverev was ranked No. 11 in the world. Their collaboration came to an end in February 2018 as a result of various disagreements. 2019 saw the beginning of Ferrero’s coaching of 16-year-old Carlos Alcaraz of Spain. As of September 2022, their collaboration had resulted in six ATP Tour victories, including the major championship at the 2022 US Open and two Masters 1000 victories in Miami and Madrid. The Juan Carlos Ferrero Tennis Academy in Alicante, southern Spain, serves as their primary training facility.
Australian Open – SF (2004)
French Open – W (2003)
Wimbledon – QF (2007, 2009)
US Open – F (2003)
