See main article: Carlos Alcaraz.
| Fullname: | Carlos Alcaraz Garfia |
| Calendarprizemoney: | $15,196,504[1] |
| Singlestitles: | 6 |
| Yearendsinglesranking: | No. 2 |
| Australianopenresult: | A |
| Frenchopenresult: | SF |
| Wimbledonresult: | W |
| Usopenresult: | SF |
| Injury: | hamstring injury in his right leg |
| Previous Season: | 2022 |
| Next Season: | 2024 |
The 2023 Carlos Alcaraz tennis season officially began on 16 January 2023, with the start of the Australian Open in Melbourne.[2] [3] Alcaraz returned to action at the Argentina Open following injury suffered prior to the Australian Open.[4]
During this season, Alcaraz:
See also: 2023 Australian Open – Men's singles. Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from the Australian Open 2023 after suffering a hamstring injury in his right leg while training.[5]
See also: 2023 Argentina Open – Singles. Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz won his first title since his milestone US Open triumph by beating Cameron Norrie in straight sets 6–3, 7–5 in the final at the Argentina Open.[6]
See also: 2023 Rio Open – Singles. Alcaraz lost the final to Cameron Norrie. The pair had also met the previous week in the championship match of the Argentina Open in Buenos Aires, where Alcaraz triumphed.
See also: 2023 BNP Paribas Open – Men's singles. He reached the semifinals after the retirement of Jack Draper, and after defeating eighth seed Félix Auger-Aliassime.[7] [8] In an anticipated match, he defeated eleventh seed Jannik Sinner in straight sets to reach the final, in which he defeated no.2 seed Daniil Medvedev to lift the trophy[9]
See also: 2023 Miami Open – Men's singles. In Miami he was the defending champion, he reached the semifinals having not dropped a set defeating Facundo Bagnis, Dušan Lajović, 16th seed Tommy Paul and ninth seed Taylor Fritz. This time he lost to tenth seed Jannik Sinner in three sets.[10]
See also: 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters – Singles. Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from Monte Carlo citing physical discomfort following his semifinal defeat in Miami.[11]
See also: 2023 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell – Singles. Carlos Alcaraz successfully defended his Barcelona title, having won it in 2022. In 2023 he won the title without losing a set all week, defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final in straight sets.[12]
See main article: 2023 Mutua Madrid Open – Men's singles. Carlos Alcaraz successfully defended his Madrid title, having won it in 2022. He beat lucky loser Jan-Lennard Struff in the final in three sets. This was Carlos' 21st consecutive match win on Spanish clay.[13]
See main article: 2023 Italian Open – Men's singles. Playing the Italian Open for the first time in his career, Alcaraz was upset by World number 135 Fábián Marozsán in straight sets in the third round. Marozsán became the lowest ranked player to beat Carlos Alcaraz since July 2021.[14]
See also: 2023 French Open – Men's singles.
At the 2023 Queen's Club Championships he recorded his first career tournament win on grass beating Australian Alex de Minaur in the final. The tournament win in London also returned him to the World Number 1 rankings and meant he would be top seed for the gentlemen's singles at 2023 Wimbledon Championships.
See also: 2023 Queen's Club Championships – Singles.
See also: 2023 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles. Carlos Alcaraz defeated the four-time defending champion Novak Djokovic in the final, 1–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships. It was his first Wimbledon title.[15]
Alcaraz, Djokovic, and Daniil Medvedev were in contention for the men's singles No. 1 ranking. Alcaraz retained the No. 1 ranking with his victory,[16] [17] and became the first player to qualify for the year-end championships.[18]
See main article: Carlos Alcaraz career statistics.
This table chronicles all the matches of Carlos Alcaraz in 2023.
Per Carlos Alcaraz, this is his current 2023 schedule (subject to change).[19]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Tier | Surface | Prev. result | Prev. points | New points | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 January 2023– 29 January 2023 | Melbourne (AUS) | Hard | 3R | 90 | 0 | Withdrew | ||
| 13 February 2023– 19 February 2023 | Buenos Aires (ARG) | Clay | N/A | 0 | 250 | Champion (defeated Cameron Norrie, 6–3, 7–5) | ||
| 20 February 2023– 26 February 2023 | Rio de Janeiro (BRA) | Clay | W | 500 | 300 | Final (lost to Cameron Norrie, 7–5, 4–6, 5–7) | ||
| 27 February 2023– 4 March 2023 | Acapulco (MEX) | 500 Series | Hard | N/A | 0 | 0 | Withdrew | |
| 8 March 2023– 19 March 2023 | Indian Wells Masters | Indian Wells (USA) | Hard | SF | 360 | 1,000 | Champion (defeated Daniil Medvedev, 6–3, 6–2) | |
| 22 March 2023– 2 April 2023 | Miami Open | Miami (USA) | Masters 1000 | Hard | W | 1000 | 360 | Semifinal (lost to Jannik Sinner, 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 2–6) |
| 9 April 2023– 16 April 2023 | Monte-Carlo Masters | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (FRA) | Masters 1000 | Clay | 2R | 10 | 0 | Withdrew |
| 17 April 2023– 23 April 2023 | Barcelona (ESP) | 500 Series | Clay | W | 500 | 500 | Champion (defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas, 6–3, 6–4) | |
| 26 April 2023– 7 May 2023 | Madrid (ESP) | Masters 1000 | Clay | W | 1000 | 1000 | Champion (defeated Jan-Lennard Struff, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3) | |
| 10 May 2023– 21 May 2023 | Rome (ITA) | Masters 1000 | Clay | N/A | 0 | 45 | Third round (lost to Fábián Marozsán, 3–6, 6–7(4–7)) | |
| 28 May 2023– 11 June 2023 | Paris (FRA) | Grand Slam | Clay | QF | 360 | 720 | Semifinal (lost to Novak Djokovic, 3–6, 7–5, 1–6, 1–6) | |
| 19 June 2023– 25 June 2023 | London (UK) | 500 Series | Grass | N/A | 0 | 500 | Champion (defeated Alex de Minaur, 6–4, 6–4) | |
| 3 July 2023– 17 July 2023 | London (UK) | Grand Slam | Grass | 4R | 0 | 2000 | Champion (defeated Novak Djokovic, 1–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–1, 3–6, 6–4) | |
| 24 July 2023– 30 July 2023 | Hamburg (GER) | Clay | F | 300 | 0 | Withdrew | ||
| 24 July 2023– 30 July 2023 | Umag (CRO) | 250 series | Clay | F | 150 | 0 | ||
| 7 August 2023– 13 August 2023 | Toronto (CAN) | Masters 1000 | Hard | 2R | 10 | 180 | Quarterfinals (lost to Tommy Paul, 3–6, 6–4, 3–6) | |
| 13 August 2023– 20 August 2023 | Cincinnati (USA) | Masters 1000 | Hard | QF | 180 | 600 | Final (lost to Novak Djokovic, 7–5, 6–7(7–9), 6–7(4–7)) | |
| 28 August 2023– 10 September 2023 | New York (USA) | Grand Slam | Hard | W | 2000 | 720 | Semifinal (lost to Daniil Medvedev, 6–7(3–7), 1–6, 6–2, 3–6) | |
| 28 September 2023– 4 October 2023 | Beijing (CHN) | Hard | N/A | 0 | 180 | Semifinal (lost to Jannik Sinner, 6–7(4–7), 1–6) | ||
| 4 October 2023– 15 October 2023 | Shanghai (CHN) | Masters 1000 | Hard | N/A | 0 | 90 | Fourth round (lost to Grigor Dimitrov, 7–5, 2–6, 4–6) | |
| 23 October 2023– 29 October 2023 | Basel (SUI) | Hard (i) | SF | 180 | 0 | Withdrew | ||
| 30 October 2023– 5 November 2023 | Paris (FRA) | Masters 1000 | Hard (i) | QF | 180 | 10 | Second round (lost to Roman Safiullin, 3–6, 4–6) | |
| 12 November 2023– 19 November 2023 | Turin (ITA) | Hard (i) | N/A | 0 | 400 | Semifinals (lost to Novak Djokovic, 3–6, 2–6) | ||
| Total year-end points | 6820 | 8855 | 2035 difference |
Carlos Alcaraz has a ATP match win–loss record in the 2023 season. His record against players who were part of the ATP rankings Top Ten at the time of their meetings is . Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at the time of at least one meeting. The following list is ordered by number of wins:
Dan Evans 3–0
Dušan Lajović 3–0
Hubert Hurkacz 2–0
Lorenzo Musetti 2–0
Tommy Paul 2–1
Félix Auger-Aliassime 1–0
Mateus Alves 1–0 Matteo Arnaldi 1–0
Facundo Bagnis 1–0
Grégoire Barrère 1–0
Roberto Bautista Agut 1–0 Matteo Berrettini 1–0 Jérémy Chardy 1–0 Flavio Cobolli 1–0
Taro Daniel 1–0 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 1–0
Alex de Minaur 1–0 Laslo Đere 1–0 Jack Draper 1–0 Fabio Fognini 1–0 Taylor Fritz 1–0
Casper Ruud 1–0 Thanasi Kokkinakis 1–0 Sebastian Korda 1–0
Jiří Lehečka 1–0 Bernabé Zapata Miralles 1–0 Alexandre Müller 1–0 Max Purcell 1–0 Albert Ramos Viñolas 1–0 Arthur Rinderknech 1–0
Emil Ruusuvuori 1–0 Denis Shapovalov 1–0 Ben Shelton 1–0 Jordan Thompson 1–0 Cameron Norrie 1–1 Jannik Sinner 1–2 Novak Djokovic 1–3
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| width=200 | Player | Rank | width=220 | Event | Surface | Rd | width=200 | Score | ||
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| 1/13 | Félix Auger-Aliassime | bgcolor=EEE8AA align="center" | 10 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | QF | 6–4, 6–4 | 2 | ||
| 2/14 | Daniil Medvedev | bgcolor=EEE8AA align="center" | 6 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | F | 6–3, 6–2 | 2 | ||
| 3/15 | Taylor Fritz | bgcolor=EEE8AA align="center" | 10 | Miami Open, United States | Hard | QF | 6–4, 6–2 | 1 | ||
| 4/16 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | bgcolor=EEE8AA align="center" | 5 | Barcelona Open, Spain | Clay | F | 6–3, 6–4 | 2 | ||
| 5/17 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | bgcolor=EEE8AA align="center" | 5 | French Open, France | Clay | QF | 6–2, 6–1, 7–6(7–5) | 1 | ||
| 6/18 | Holger Rune | bgcolor=EEE8AA align="center" | 6 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grass | QF | 7–6(7–3), 6–4, 6–4 | 1 | ||
| 7/19 | Daniil Medvedev | bgcolor=#9cf align="center" | 3 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grass | SF | 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 | 1 | ||
| 8/20 | Novak Djokovic | bgcolor=thistle align="center" | 2 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grass | F | 1–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 | 1 | ||
| 9/21 | Casper Ruud | bgcolor=EEE8AA align="center" | 9 | China Open, China | Hard | QF | 6–4, 6–2 | 2 | ||
| 10/22 | Andrey Rublev | bgcolor=EEE8AA align="center" | 5 | ATP Finals, Turin, Italy | Hard (i) | RR | 7–5, 6–2 | 2 | ||
| 11/23 | Daniil Medvedev | bgcolor=#9cf align="center" | 3 | ATP Finals, Turin, Italy | Hard (i) | RR | 6–4, 6–4 | 2 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Argentina Open, Argentina | 250 Series | Clay | Cameron Norrie | 6–3, 7–5 | ||
| Lost | 1–1 | Rio Open, Brazil | 500 Series | Clay | Cameron Norrie | 7–5, 4–6, 5–7 | ||
| Win | 2–1 | Indian Wells Masters, United States | Masters 1000 | Hard | Daniil Medvedev | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 3–1 | Barcelona Open, Spain | 500 Series | Clay | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 4–1 | Madrid Open, Spain | Masters 1000 | Clay | Jan-Lennard Struff | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 5–1 | Queen's Club, United Kingdom | 500 Series | Grass | Alex de Minaur | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 6–1 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grand Slam | Grass | Novak Djokovic | 1–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 | ||
| Lost | 6–2 | Cincinnati Masters, United States | Masters 1000 | Hard | Novak Djokovic | 7–5, 6–7(7–9), 6–7(4–7) |
| Singles | ||
| Event | Prize money | Year-to-date |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina Open | $95,305 | $95,305 |
| $202,640 | $297,945 | |
| Indian Wells Masters | $1,262,220 | $1,560,165 |
| $352,635 | $1,912,800 | |
| Barcelona Open | €477,795 | $2,437,992 |
| Madrid Open | €1,105,265 | $3,652,567 |
| €48,835 | $3,706,374 | |
| €630,000 | $4,381,986 | |
| Queen's Club Championships | €410,515 | $4,831,089 |
| Wimbledon Championships | £2,350,000 | $7,814,414 |
| Canadian Open | $166,020 | $7,980,434 |
| Cincinnati Masters | $556,630 | $8,537,064 |
| US Open | $775,000 | $9,312,064 |
| China Open | $194,860 | $9,506,924 |
| Shanghai Masters | $96,955 | $9,603,879 |
| €41,700 | $9,647,931 | |
| $1,105,500 | $10,753,431 | |
| Bonus pool | $4,443,073 | $15,196,504 |
| $15,196,504 | ||
| Doubles | ||
| Event | Prize money | Year-to-date |
| $0 | ||
| Total | ||
| $15,196,504 | ||