Carlos Alcaraz Garfia is a Spanish professional tennis player. On 11th September 2022, Alcaraz beat Casper Ruud of Norway in four sets to capture his first Grand Slam championship and became No. 1 in the ATP world rankings. He became a worldwide sensation and emerged as one of the top rookies at the US Open and has been ranked as high as world No. 6 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals.
Early life
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia was born on May 5, 2003 in El Palmar, Murcia, Spain. His parents are Carlos and Virginia. He is one of four siblings named Alvaro, Sergio and Jaime. His father was the tennis academy director at the Real Sociedad Club de Campo de Murcia where Carlos started playing tennis.
Alcaraz wrote himself into history after appearing at the Madrid Open where he became the youngest man to lift the title. At the 2021 French Open, he raised many eyebrows and attracted many fans after reaching the third round on the red clay Grand Slam court.
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia career
At the age of 17, Alcaraz passed the main draw of the Australian Open and became the youngest competitor in men’s singles. He won the debut Grand Slam title, outperforming fellow player Botic Van de Zandschulp before losing the second round to Mikael Ymer.
Alcaraz registered as the youngest match winner in Madrid Open history, entering with a wild card and defeating Adrian Mannarino. He broke the record set by Rafael Nadal (2004) who was supposed to be 18 when he competed at the Madrid Open.
The youngest player of all to have made a name for himself at the Open de Oeiras III 2021 by then, he entered the top 100 ranking on May 24, 2021 at just 18 years old.
At the French Open, Alcaraz reached the third round, defeating Nikoloz Basilashvili, who put his name in the Grand Slam book for the first time in his career. In July 2021, he reached the ATP Finals for the first time, defeating the top seed 6-2, 7-6.
He then defeated Richard Gasquet to win the inaugural ATP title and become the youngest man to compete on the Tour- Level Championship, defeating Kei Nishikori to become the youngest player at Delray Beach in 2008. Alcaraz became the youngest Spaniard to win the ATP Tour title. He took part in Wimbledon but soon lost the second round to Daniil Medvedev.
Widespread Fame
Alcaraz competed in the Winston-Salem Open and faced qualifier Alexei Popyrin in round 16. He then entered the quarter-finals of the second round of the season while beating the fourth seed and then reached the semi-finals while beating Marcos Giron but soon lost the final to Mikael Ymer.
At the US Open, Alcaraz defeated world number three Stefanos Tsitsipas in the fifth set of round three to advance to round four, which was deemed the biggest win of his career of all time.
At just 18, he became the youngest man to advance to the fourth round of the Grand Slam since 17-year-old Andrei Medvedev at the 1992 French Open. He has also registered as the youngest player to defeat an ATP top 3 player at the US Open since computerized rankings were first introduced in 1973.
Carlos then advanced to the quarterfinals, defeating quarterfinal qualifier named Peter Gojowczyk. He became the youngest man to reach the US Open men’s quarterfinals of the Open Era. He also became the youngest man to compete in the big men’s singles quarterfinals at the 1990 French Open, after 18-year-old Michael Chang.
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia Biography | |
|---|---|
| Real name | Carlos Alcaraz Garfia |
| date of birth | May 5, 2003 |
| Age (as of 2022) | 19 years |
| place of birth | El Palmar, Murcia, Spain |
| nationality | Spanish |
| job | Professional tennis player |
| religion | Christianity |
Physical Statistics | |
| height | in feet inches – 6′ 1” – in centimeters – 185 cm |
| Weight | in kilograms – 72kg – in pounds – 159 pounds |
| shoe size | 11 (USA) |
| Hair color | black |
| eye color | dark brown |
| body type | Sporty |
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia Family | |
| father | Carlos |
| mother | Virginia |
| sister | – |
| Brothers | Three (Alvaro, Sergio & Jaime) |
Qualification/Education | |
| school | – |
| University | – |
Relationship status | |
| marital status | In relation |
| affair | Yes |
| Who is Carlos Alcaraz Garfia’s girlfriend? | Maria Gonzalez Gimenez |
Personal life
At the US Open 2021 he put on a heroic performance and quickly became the favorite player. Also, Alcaraz’s fans are eager to know who he is dating and who he is in a relationship with.
Until now, no mainstream media has reported a relationship from him, but from his social media we learn that he is in a relationship with another tennis player, Maria González Giménez. Maris shares her snaps with each other quite often and she created an entire section on her profile titled “c” that contains Instagram highlights.
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia Net Worth
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia has proved his worth over the last 10 years. So technically, he’s doing a good career and earning a good amount for himself. According to the ATP Tour, he has earned over $5,452,072 in prize money throughout his career.
Facts About Carlos Alcaraz Garfia
- Carlos Alcaraz amazed everyone as he defeated world No. 3 Stefanos Tsitsipas in the third round of the 2021 US Open.
- He registered his name for future games and proved to everyone that he was going to win tournament after tournament.
- 6 foot 1 inch tall male moves around the tennis court with great agility striving to be the next person to rank as one of the great tennis players.
- Coached by Juan Carlos Ferrero, he will bring great glory to his name in the world in the years to come.
- He has an Instagram following of around 1.4M followers and an official Twitter following of more than 224.3K followers.