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Carlos Alcaraz Garfia (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos alkaˈɾaθ ˈɣaɾfja];[4] born 5 May 2003) is a
Spanish professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as World No. 1 in singles by
the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Alcaraz has won 15 ATP Tour-level singles titles,
including four Grand Slam titles and five Masters 1000 titles. Following his win at the 2022 US
Open, Alcaraz became the youngest man and the first male teenager in the Open Era to top the
singles rankings, at 19 years, 4 months, and 6 days old.[5][6][7]
Alcaraz began his professional career in 2018 aged 15, going on to win three titles on the ITF
Men's World Tennis Tour and four on the ATP Challenger Tour. He broke into the top 100 in
rankings in May 2021, and ended that year in the top 35 after reaching his first major quarterfinal at
the US Open. In March 2022, Alcaraz won his first Masters 1000 title at the Miami Open at the age
of 18, and then won his second at the Madrid Open where he defeated Rafael Nadal, Novak
Djokovic, and Alexander Zverev in succession. In late 2022, Alcaraz won his first major singles title
at the US Open. Finishing the year as the youngest year-end No. 1 in ATP ranking history, he was
later named the Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year for his performance in the season. In
2023, Alcaraz claimed two additional Masters 1000 titles at Indian Wells and Madrid and his
second Grand Slam title at the Wimbledon Championships. In 2024, he won his third and fourth
major titles at the French Open[8] and Wimbledon,[9] followed by an Olympic silver medal at
the Paris Olympics.
Early life [ edit ]
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia was born on 5 May 2003, in El Palmar, Murcia, Spain, to parents Carlos
Alcaraz González and Virginia Garfia Escandón. He has one older and two younger brothers.[10]
Alcaraz started playing tennis at the age of four at the Real Sociedad Club de Campo de Murcia,
where his father was a tennis coach and club administrator.[11] His mother worked as a sales
assistant at IKEA.[12] Alcaraz's father had played tennis but stopped as a teenager as he could not
afford to continue.[13][14]
At the age of 15, Alcaraz moved to Villena to begin training at Juan Carlos Ferrero's JC Ferrero
Equelite Sport Academy.[15][16]
Professional career [ edit ]
In February 2020, at the age of 16, Alcaraz made his ATP main-draw debut at the Rio Open after
receiving a wild card for the singles main draw. There, he defeated Albert Ramos
Viñolas.[17] Alcaraz was defeated in the second round by Federico Coria.
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