2026 Carlos Alcaraz tennis season
Alcaraz at the 2025 French Open | |
| Full name | Carlos Alcaraz Garfia |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Calendar prize money | $3,641,920[1] |
| Singles | |
| Season record | 17–2 (89.47%) |
| Calendar titles | 2 |
| Current ranking | No. 1 |
| Ranking change from previous year | |
| Grand Slam & significant results | |
| Australian Open | W |
| French Open | TBD |
| Wimbledon | TBD |
| US Open | TBD |
| Other tournaments | |
| Doubles | |
| Season record | 0–0 ( – ) |
| Current ranking | no ranking |
| Ranking change from previous year | |
| Last updated on: 16 March 2026. | |
← 2025 2027 → | |
The 2026 Carlos Alcaraz tennis season officially began on 18 January 2026, with the start of the Australian Open in Melbourne.[2][3]
During this season, Alcaraz:
- Became the youngest man in the Open Era to reach the final of all four majors
- Won his first title at the Australian Open, and seventh major title overall
- Became the youngest man in history to achieve the Career Grand Slam
- Held the world No. 1 ranking for a career total of 63 weeks (as of 16 March 2026)
Yearly summary
Early hard court season
During the December preseason, Alcaraz parted ways with longtime coach Juan Carlos Ferrero.[4]
Australian Open
Alcaraz began his 2026 season at the Australian Open. He reached the semifinals without dropping a single set.[5] In the semifinal against Alexander Zverev, he won the first two sets before struggling due to cramps. After dropping the third and fourth sets in a pair of tiebreaks, he resurged to win the decider. At 5 hours and 27 minutes, this was the longest Australian Open semifinal and third-longest overall match in tournament history.[6] Alcaraz became the youngest man in the Open Era to reach the final of all four majors, breaking the record set by Jim Courier in 1993.[7] Alcaraz defeated Novak Djokovic in the final to clinch his first Australian Open title, becoming the youngest man in history to complete a Career Grand Slam at 22 years, 272 days old.[8] He also became the youngest man in the Open Era to win seven major singles titles.[9]
Alcaraz then withdrew from the Rotterdam Open, where he was defending champion, citing tiredness.[10]
Qatar Open
Alcaraz resumed his season at the Qatar Open. He dropped just one set, to Karen Khachanov in the quarterfinal, on his way to the final.[11] He demolished Arthur Fils in 50 minutes, the fastest completed match of his career to date, to claim his second title of the year.[12]
Sunshine Double tournaments
Indian Wells
Alcaraz then returned to Indian Wells. With his quarterfinal victory against Cameron Norrie, he became the third and youngest man to reach five consecutive Indian Wells semifinals after Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.[13] This was also Alcaraz's 34th consecutive win on outdoor hardcourt – the third longest-such streak in the Open Era, tied with Pete Sampras, behind Roger Federer (46) and Jimmy Connors (55) respectively.[14] In the semifinal, he met Daniil Medvedev for a rematch of the 2023 and 2024 finals. Despite being the heavy favorite, Alcaraz lost in straight sets.[15]
Miami Open
All matches
This table chronicles all the matches of Carlos Alcaraz in 2026.[16][17]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Singles matches
| Tournament | Match | Round | Opponent (seed or key) | Rank | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 18 January – 1 February 2026 | ||||||
| 1 / 346 | 1R | Adam Walton | 81 | Win | 6–3, 7–6(7–2), 6–2 | |
| 2 / 347 | 2R | Yannick Hanfmann | 102 | Win | 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–2 | |
| 3 / 348 | 3R | Corentin Moutet (32) | 37 | Win | 6–2, 6–4, 6–1 | |
| 4 / 349 | 4R | Tommy Paul (19) | 20 | Win | 7–6(8–6), 6–4, 7–5 | |
| 5 / 350 | QF | Alex de Minaur (6) | 6 | Win | 7–5, 6–2, 6–1 | |
| 6 / 351 | SF | Alexander Zverev (3) | 3 | Win | 6–4, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(3–7), 6–7(4–7), 7–5 | |
| 7 / 352 | W | Novak Djokovic (4) | 4 | Win (1) | 2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 7–5 | |
| Rotterdam Open Rotterdam, Netherlands ATP 500 Hard, indoor 9–15 February 2026 | ||||||
| Withdrew | ||||||
| Qatar Open Doha, Qatar ATP 500 Hard, outdoor 16–21 February 2026 | ||||||
| 8 / 353 | 1R | Arthur Rinderknech | 30 | Win | 6–4, 7–6(7–5) | |
| 9 / 354 | 2R | Valentin Royer | 56 | Win | 6–2, 7–5 | |
| 10 / 355 | QF | Karen Khachanov (7) | 18 | Win | 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–3 | |
| 11 / 356 | SF | Andrey Rublev (5) | 14 | Win | 7–6(7–3), 6–4 | |
| 12 / 357 | W | Arthur Fils | 40 | Win (2) | 6–2, 6–1 | |
| Indian Wells Open Indian Wells, United States ATP 1000 Hard, outdoor 4–15 March 2026 | ||||||
| – | 1R | Bye | ||||
| 13 / 358 | 2R | Grigor Dimitrov | 42 | Win | 6–2, 6–3 | |
| 14 / 359 | 3R | Arthur Rinderknech (26) | 28 | Win | 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–2 | |
| 15 / 360 | 4R | Casper Ruud (13) | 13 | Win | 6–1, 7–6(7–2) | |
| 16 / 361 | QF | Cameron Norrie (27) | 29 | Win | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| 17 / 362 | SF | Daniil Medvedev (11) | 11 | Loss | 3–6, 6–7(3–7) | |
| Miami Open Miami Gardens, United States ATP 1000 Hard, outdoor 18–29 March 2026 | ||||||
| – | 1R | Bye | ||||
| 18 / 363 | 2R | João Fonseca | 39 | Win | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| 19 / 364 | 3R | Sebastian Korda (32) | 36 | Loss | 3–6, 7–5, 4–6 | |
Exhibition matches
Singles
| Tournament | Match | Round | Opponent (seed or key) | Rank | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyundai Card Super Match[18] Seoul, South Korea Hard, outdoor 10 January 2026 | ||||||
| 1 | PO | Jannik Sinner | 2 | Win | 7–5, 7–6(8–6) | |
| Australian Open Opening Week[19] Melbourne, Australia Hard, outdoor 15 January 2026 | ||||||
| 2 | PO | Alex de Minaur | 6 | Win | 6–3, 6–4 | |
Schedule
Per Carlos Alcaraz, this is his current 2026 schedule (subject to change).
Singles schedule
| Date | Tournament | Location | Tier | Surface | Prev. result |
Prev. points |
New points |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 January 2026– 1 February 2026 |
Australian Open | Melbourne (AUS) | Grand Slam | Hard | QF | 400 | 2000 | Champion (defeated Novak Djokovic, 2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 7–5) |
| 9 February 2026– 15 February 2026 |
Rotterdam Open | Rotterdam (NED) | ATP 500 | Hard (i) | W | 500 | 0 | Withdrew |
| 16 February 2026– 21 February 2026 |
Qatar Open | Doha (QAT) | ATP 500 | Hard | QF | 100 | 500 | Champion (defeated Arthur Fils 6–2, 6–1) |
| 4 March 2025– 15 March 2026 |
Indian Wells Open | Indian Wells (USA) | ATP 1000 | Hard | SF | 400 | 400 | Semifinals (lost to Daniil Medvedev, 3–6, 6–7(3–7)) |
| 18 March 2026– 29 March 2026 |
Miami Open | Miami (USA) | ATP 1000 | Hard | 2R | 10 | ||
| 5 April 2026– 12 April 2026 |
Monte-Carlo Masters | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (FRA) | ATP 1000 | Clay | W | 1000 | ||
| 13 April 2026– 19 April 2026 |
Barcelona Open | Barcelona (ESP) | ATP 500 | Clay | F | 330 | ||
| 22 April 2026– 3 May 2026 |
Madrid Open | Madrid (ESP) | ATP 1000 | Clay | A | 0 | ||
| 6 May 2026– 17 May 2026 |
Italian Open | Rome (ITA) | ATP 1000 | Clay | W | 1000 | ||
| 24 May 2026– 7 June 2026 |
French Open | Paris (FRA) | Grand Slam | Clay | W | 2000 | ||
| 15 June 2026– 21 June 2026 |
Queen's Club Championships | London (GBR) | ATP 500 | Grass | W | 500 | ||
| 29 June 2026– 12 July 2026 |
Wimbledon | London (GBR) | Grand Slam | Grass | F | 1300 | ||
| 1 August 2026– 13 August 2026 |
Canadian Open | Toronto (CAN) | ATP 1000 | Hard | A | 0 | ||
| 13 August 2026– 23 August 2026 |
Cincinnati Open | Cincinnati (USA) | ATP 1000 | Hard | W | 1000 | ||
| 30 August 2026– 13 September 2026 |
US Open | New York (USA) | Grand Slam | Hard | W | 2000 | ||
| 25 September 2026– 27 September 2026 |
Laver Cup | London (GBR) | Laver Cup | Hard (i) | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 30 September 2026– 6 October 2026 |
Japan Open | Tokyo (JPN) | ATP 500 | Hard | W | 500 | ||
| 7 October 2026– 18 October 2026 |
Shanghai Masters | Shanghai (CHN) | ATP 1000 | Hard | A | 0 | ||
| 2 November 2026– 8 November 2026 |
Paris Masters | Paris (FRA) | ATP 1000 | Hard (i) | 2R | 10 | ||
| 15 November 2026– 22 November 2026 |
ATP Finals | Turin (ITA) | Tour Finals | Hard (i) | F | 1000 | ||
| Total year-end points (as of Indian Wells Open ) | 1400 | 2900 | ||||||
| Total year-end points | 12050 | 13550 | 1500 difference | |||||
| Source: Rankings breakdown | ||||||||
Yearly records
Head-to-head matchups
Carlos Alcaraz has a 17–2 (89.47%) 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 3–0 (100%) . Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at the time of at least one meeting. The following list is ordered by number of wins:
- Arthur Rinderknech 2–0
- Grigor Dimitrov 1–0
- Novak Djokovic 1–0
- Arthur Fils 1–0
- João Fonseca 1–0
- Yannick Hanfmann 1–0
- Karen Khachanov 1–0
- Alex de Minaur 1–0
- Corentin Moutet 1–0
- Cameron Norrie 1–0
- Tommy Paul 1–0
- Valentin Royer 1–0
- Andrey Rublev 1–0
- Casper Ruud 1–0
- Adam Walton 1–0
- Alexander Zverev 1–0
- Sebastian Korda 0–1
- Daniil Medvedev 0–1
- * Statistics correct as of 22 March 2026.
Top 10 record (3–0)
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| Result | W–L | Player | Rk | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | Rk | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Alex de Minaur | 6 | Australian Open, Australia | Hard | QF | 7–5, 6–2, 6–1 | 1 | [20] |
| Win | 2–0 | Alexander Zverev | 3 | Australian Open, Australia | Hard | SF | 6–4, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(3–7), 6–7(4–7), 7–5 | 1 | [21] |
| Win | 3–0 | Novak Djokovic | 4 | Australian Open, Australia | Hard | F | 2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 7–5 | 1 | [22] |
- Key: (Rk) first use, opponent rank; (Rd) round; (Rk) 2nd use, player rank; (Ref) reference; (F) final; (SF) semifinal; (QF) quarterfinal; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage
Finals
Singles: 2 (2 titles)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2026 | Australian Open, Australia | Grand Slam | Hard | Novak Djokovic | 2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | Feb 2026 | Qatar Open, Qatar | ATP 500 | Hard | Arthur Fils | 6–2, 6–1 |
Earnings
- Bold font denotes tournament win
| Singles | ||
| Event | Prize money | Year-to-date |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A$4,150,000 | $2,771,785 |
| Qatar Open | $529,945 | $3,301,730 |
| Indian Wells Open | $340,190 | $3,641,920 |
| Miami Open | $ | $ |
| $3,641,920 | ||
| Total | ||
| $3,641,920 | ||
Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.
- source：2026 Singles Activity
- source：2026 Doubles Activity
See also
References
- ^ "ATP Prize Money Leaders" (PDF). Protennslive.com. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ^ "Carlos Alcaraz 2026 tennis schedule: Where is star expected to play?". tennis365.com. 24 November 2025.
- ^ "Carlos Alcaraz needs to change something to shine at the 2026 Australian Open". tennisworldusa.org. 9 December 2025.
- ^ Jurejko, Jonathan (2025-12-17). "Carlos Alcaraz splits with coach Juan Carlos Ferrero after long partnership". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
- ^ "Australian Open 2026 results: Carlos Alcaraz storms past Alex de Minaur and into semi-finals". BBC Sport. 2026-01-27. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
- ^ "Alcaraz downs Zverev in Melbourne marathon, reaches maiden Australian Open final". atptour.com. ATPTour. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ^ Tennis.com (30 January 2026). "Carlos Alcaraz battles into first Australian Open final with marathon win over Zverev". Tennis.com. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ^ "Carlos Alcaraz becomes youngest player to complete Career Grand Slam". KhelWire. 1 February 2026. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ "Major milestone: Alcaraz completes Slam set with AO 2026 title | AO". ausopen.com. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
- ^ "Carlos Alcaraz withdraws from Rotterdam | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2026-02-21.
- ^ "Carlos Alcaraz rallies past Karen Khachanov in Doha | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2026-02-21.
- ^ "Qatar Open: Carlos Alcaraz demolishes Arthur Fils in 50 minutes to win title". BBC Sport. 2026-02-21. Retrieved 2026-02-21.
- ^ "Carlos Alcaraz earns Cam Norrie revenge, reaches fifth straight Indian Wells semi-final | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
- ^ Lynch, Peter (2026-03-08). "The seven biggest outdoor hardcourt winning streaks in ATP history as Carlos Alcaraz joins the list". The Tennis Gazette. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
- ^ "Daniil Medvedev ends Carlos Alcaraz's perfect start to 2026 to reach Indian Wells final | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2026-03-15.
- ^ "Carlos Alcaraz 2026 tennis schedule: Where is star expected to play?". tennis365.com. 24 November 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner announce exhibition for 2026". 22 October 2025.
- ^ "Opening Week: Kyrgios joins star-studded lineup as biggest names hit Rod Laver Arena". ausopen.com. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ^ "Alcaraz raises the bar vs. De Minaur, cracks SF code at Australian Open". ATP Tour. 27 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ^ "Alcaraz outlasts Zverev in record 5h27 SF marathon, reaches first Australian Open final". ATP Tour. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ^ "Alcaraz dents Djokovic's Melbourne final perfection, wins first Australian Open title". atptour.com. ATPTour. 1 February 2026. Retrieved 1 February 2026.