2022 Carlos Alcaraz tennis season

2022 Carlos Alcaraz tennis season
Full name	Carlos Alcaraz Garfia
Country	Spain
Calendar prize money	$10,102,330
Singles
Season record	57–13
Calendar titles	5
Year-end ranking	No. 1
Ranking change from previous year	31
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian Open	3R
French Open	QF
Wimbledon	4R
US Open	W
Doubles
Season record	2–2
Current ranking	No. 560
Ranking change from previous year	560
	2023 →

The 2022 Carlos Alcaraz tennis season officially began on 17 January 2022, with the start of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

Winning 5 titles, he won his first Grand Slam at the 2022 US Open, defeating Casper Ruud in the final and becoming World number 1.^[2]

He clinched the world number 1 ranking for 16 weeks in 2022.

Yearly summary

Early hard court season

Australian Open

All matches

This table chronicles all the matches of Carlos Alcaraz in 2022.

Key
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	P#	DNQ	A	Z#	PO	G	S	B	NMS	NTI	P	NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles matches

Tournament	Match	Round	Opponent (seed or key)	Rank	Result	Score
Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 17 – 30 January 2022
	1 / 52	1R	Alejandro Tabilo (Q)	135	Win	6–2, 6–2, 6–3
	2 / 53	2R	Dušan Lajović	39	Win	6–2, 6–1, 7–5
	3 / 54	3R	Matteo Berrettini (7)	7	Loss	2–6, 6–7^(3–7), 6–4, 6–2, 6–7^(5–10)

Rio Open Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ATP Tour 500 Clay, outdoor 14 – 20 February 2022
	4 / 55	1R	Jaume Munar	89	Win	2–6, 6–2, 6–1
	5 / 56	2R	Federico Delbonis	37	Win	6–4, 7–6^(7–1)
	6 / 57	QF	Matteo Berrettini (1)	6	Win	6–2, 2–6, 6–2
	7 / 58	SF	Fabio Fognini	38	Win	6–2, 7–5
	8 / 59	W	Diego Schwartzman (3)	14	Win (1)	6–4, 6–2

Davis Cup qualifying round Spain vs Romania Marbella, Spain Davis Cup Clay, outdoor 28 February – 5 March 2022
	9 / 60	RR	Marius Copil	261	Win	6–4, 6–3

Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells, United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 10 – 20 March 2022
	–	1R	Bye
	10 / 61	2R	Mackenzie McDonald	59	Win	6–3, 6–3
	11 / 62	3R	Roberto Bautista Agut (15)	15	Win	6–2, 6–0
	12 / 63	4R	Gaël Monfils (26)	28	Win	7–5, 6–1
	13 / 64	QF	Cameron Norrie (12)	12	Win	6–4, 6–3
	14 / 65	SF	Rafael Nadal (4)	4	Loss	4–6, 6–4, 3–6

Miami Open Miami Gardens, United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 21 – 3 April 2022
	–	1R	Bye
	15 / 66	2R	Márton Fucsovics	55	Win	6–3, 6–2
	16 / 67	3R	Marin Čilić	23	Win	6–4, 6–4
	17 / 68	4R	Stefanos Tsitsipas (3)	5	Win	7–5, 6–3
	18 / 69	QF	Miomir Kecmanović	48	Win	6–7^(5–7), 6–3, 7–6^(7–5)
	19 / 70	SF	Hubert Hurkacz (8)	10	Win	7–6^(7–5), 7–6^(7–2)
	20 / 71	W	Casper Ruud (6)	8	Win (2)	7–5, 6–4

Monte-Carlo Masters Monte Carlo, Monaco ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 10 – 17 April 2022
	–	1R	Bye
	21 / 72	2R	Sebastian Korda	42	Loss	6–7^(2–7), 7–6^(7–5), 3–6

Barcelona Open Barcelona, Spain ATP Tour 500 Clay, outdoor 18 – 24 April 2022
	–	1R	Bye
	22 / 73	2R	Kwon Soon-woo	71	Win	6–1, 2–6, 6–2
	23 / 74	3R	Jaume Munar (WC)	101	Win	6–3, 6–3
	24 / 75	QF	Stefanos Tsitsipas (1)	5	Win	6–4, 5–7, 6–2
	25 / 76	SF	Alex de Minaur (10)	25	Win	6–7^(4–7), 7–6^(7–4), 6–4
	26 / 77	W	Pablo Carreño Busta (8)	19	Win (3)	6–3, 6–2

Madrid Open Madrid, Spain ATP Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor 1 – 8 May 2022
	–	1R	Bye
	27 / 78	2R	Nikoloz Basilashvili	27	Win	6–3, 7–5
	28 / 79	3R	Cameron Norrie (9)	11	Win	6–4, 6–7^(4–7), 6–3
	29 / 80	QF	Rafael Nadal (3)	4	Win	6–2, 1–6, 6–3
	30 / 81	SF	Novak Djokovic (1)	1	Win	6–7^(5–7), 7–5, 7–6^(7–5)
	31 / 82	W	Alexander Zverev (2)	3	Win (4)	6–3, 6–1

French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor 22 May – 5 June 2022
	32 / 83	1R	Juan Ignacio Londero (LL)	141	Win	6–4, 6–2, 6–0
	33 / 84	2R	Albert Ramos Viñolas	44	Win	6–1, 6–7^(7–9), 5–7, 7–6^(7–2), 6–4
	34 / 85	3R	Sebastian Korda (27)	30	Win	6–4, 6–4, 6–2
	35 / 86	4R	Karen Khachanov (21)	25	Win	6–1, 6–4, 6–4
	36 / 87	QF	Alexander Zverev (2)	3	Loss	4–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–7^(7–9)

Wimbledon Championships London, United Kingdom Grand Slam tournament Grass, outdoor 27 June – 10 July 2022
	37 / 88	1R	Jan-Lennard Struff	155	Win	4–6, 7–5, 4–6, 7–6^(7–3), 6–4
	38 / 89	2R	Tallon Griekspoor	53	Win	6–4, 7–6^(7–0), 6–3
	39 / 90	3R	Oscar Otte (32)	36	Win	6–3, 6–1, 6–2
	40 / 91	4R	Jannik Sinner (10)	13	Loss	1–6, 4–6, 7–6^(10–8), 3–6

Hamburg Open Hamburg , Germany ATP Tour 500 Clay, outdoor 17 – 24 July 2022
	41 / 92	1R	Nicola Kuhn (WC)	259	Win	3–6, 6–1, 7–6^(7–3)
	42 / 93	2R	Filip Krajinović	43	Win	7–6^(7–4), 6–3
	43 / 94	QF	Karen Khachanov (7)	26	Win	6–0, 6–2
	44 / 95	SF	Alex Molčan	48	Win	7–6^(7–2), 6–1
	45 / 96	F	Lorenzo Musetti	62	Loss	4–6, 7–6^(8–6), 4–6

Croatia Open Umag, Croatia ATP Tour 250 Clay, outdoor 25 – 31 July 2022
	–	1R	Bye
	46 / 97	2R	Norbert Gombos (LL)	117	Win	6–2, 6–3
	47 / 98	QF	Facundo Bagnis	120	Win	6–0, 6–4
	48 / 99	SF	Giulio Zeppieri (Q)	168	Win	7–5, 4–6, 6–3
	49 / 100	F	Jannik Sinner (2)	10	Loss	7–6^(7–5), 1–6, 1–6

Canadian Open Toronto, Canada ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 8 – 14 August 2022
	–	1R	Bye
	50 / 101	2R	Tommy Paul	34	Loss	7–6^(7–4), 6–7^(7–9), 3–6

Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati, United States ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor 14 – 21 August 2022
	–	1R	Bye
	51 / 102	2R	Mackenzie McDonald (WC)	72	Win	6–3, 6–2
	52 / 103	3R	Marin Čilić (14)	17	Win	7–6^(7–4), 6–1
	53 / 104	QF	Cameron Norrie (9)	11	Loss	6–7^(4–7), 7–6^(7–4), 4–6

US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor 29 August – 11 September 2022
	54 / 105	1R	Sebastián Báez	37	Win	7–5, 7–5, 2–0r.
	55 / 106	2R	Federico Coria	78	Win	6–2, 6–1, 7–5
	56 / 107	3R	Jenson Brooksby	43	Win	6–3, 6–3, 6–3
	57 / 108	4R	Marin Čilić (15)	17	Win	6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
	58 / 109	QF	Jannik Sinner (11)	13	Win	6–3, 6–7^(7–9), 6–7^(0–7), 7–5, 6–3
	59 / 110	SF	Frances Tiafoe (22)	26	Win	6–7^(6–8), 6–3, 6–1, 6–7^(5–7), 6–3
	60 / 111	W	Casper Ruud (5)	7	Win (5)	6–4, 2–6, 7–6^(7–1), 6–3

Davis Cup Finals Group B Valencia, Spain Davis Cup Hard, indoor 13 – 18 September 2022
	61 / 112	RR	Félix Auger-Aliassime	13	Loss	7–6^(7–3), 4–6, 2–6
	62 / 113	RR	Kwon Soon-woo	74	Win	6–4, 7–6^(7–1)

Astana Open Astana, Kazakhstan ATP Tour 500 Hard, indoor 3 – 9 October 2022
	63 / 114	1R	David Goffin (LL)	66	Loss	5–7, 3–6

Swiss Indoors Basel, Switzerland ATP Tour 500 Hard, indoor 24 – 30 October 2022
	64 / 115	1R	Jack Draper	45	Win	3–6, 6–2, 7–5
	65 / 116	2R	Botic van de Zandschulp	35	Win	6–4, 6–2
	66 / 117	QF	Pablo Carreño Busta (5)	15	Win	6–3, 6–4
	67 / 118	SF	Félix Auger-Aliassime (3)	9	Loss	3–6, 2–6

Paris Masters Paris, France ATP Tour Masters 1000 Hard, indoor 31 October – 6 November 2022
	–	1R	Bye
	68 / 119	2R	Yoshihito Nishioka	38	Win	6–4, 6–4
	69 / 120	3R	Grigor Dimitrov	28	Win	6–1, 6–3
	70 / 121	QF	Holger Rune	18	Loss	3–6, 6–6^(1–3) ret.

ATP Finals Turin, Italy ATP Finals Hard, indoor 13 – 20 November 2022
	Withdrew

Schedule

Per Carlos Alcaraz, this is his current 2022 schedule (subject to change).

Singles schedule

Date	Tournament	Location	Tier	Surface	Prev. result	Prev. points	New points	Result
17 January 2022– 30 January 2022	Australian Open	Melbourne (AUS)	Grand Slam	Hard	2R	45	90	Third round (lost to Matteo Berrettini, 2–6, 6–7^(3–7), 6–4, 6–2, 6–7^(5–10))
14 February 2022– 20 February 2022	Rio Open	Rio de Janeiro (BRA)	500 Series	Clay	2R	45	500	Champion (defeated Diego Schwartzman, 6–4, 6–2)
10 March 2022– 20 March 2022	Indian Wells Masters	Indian Wells (USA)	Masters 1000	Hard	2R	45	360	Semifinals (lost to Rafael Nadal, 4–6, 6–4, 3–6)
23 March 2022– 3 April 2022	Miami Open	Miami Gardens (USA)	Masters 1000	Hard	1R	10	1000	Champion (defeated Casper Ruud, 7–5, 6–4)
10 April 2022– 17 April 2022	Monte-Carlo Masters	Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (FRA)	Masters 1000	Clay	N/A	0	10	Second round (lost to Sebastian Korda, 6–7^(2–7), 7–6^(7–5), 3–6)
18 April 2022– 24 April 2022	Barcelona Open	Barcelona (ESP)	500 Series	Clay	1R	0	500	Champion (defeated Pablo Carreño Busta, 6–3, 6–2)
2 May 2022– 8 May 2022	Madrid Open	Madrid (ESP)	Masters 1000	Clay	2R	45	1000	Champion (defeated Alexander Zverev, 6–3, 6–1)
22 May 2022– 5 June 2022	French Open	Paris (FRA)	Grand Slam	Clay	3R	90	360	Quarterfinals (lost to Alexander Zverev, 4–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–7^(7–9))
27 June 2022– 10 July 2022	Wimbledon	London (GBR)	Grand Slam	Grass	2R	45	0^[a]	Fourth round (lost to Jannik Sinner, 1–6, 4–6, 7–6^(10–8), 3–6)
17 July 2022– 24 July 2022	Hamburg European Open	Hamburg (GER)	500 Series	Grass	N/A	0	300	Final (lost to Lorenzo Musetti, 4–6, 7–6^(8–6), 4–6)
25 July 2022– 31 July 2022	Croatia Open	Umag (CRO)	250 series	Clay	W	250	150	Final (lost to Jannik Sinner, 7–6^(7–5), 1–6, 1–6)
8 August 2022– 14 August 2022	Canadian Open	Toronto (CAN)	Masters 1000	Hard	N/A	0	10	Second round (lost to Tommy Paul, 7–6^(7–4), 6–7^(7–9), 3–6)
14 August 2022– 21 August 2022	Cincinnati Masters	Cincinnati (USA)	Masters 1000	Hard	1R	10	180	Quarterfinals (lost to Cameron Norrie, 6–7^(4–7), 7–6^(7–4), 4–6)
29 August 2022– 11 September 2022	US Open	New York (USA)	Grand Slam	Hard	QF	360	2000	Champion (defeated Casper Ruud, 6–4, 2–6, 7–6^(7–1), 6–3)
3 October 2022– 9 October 2022	Astana Open	Astana (KAZ)	500 series	Hard (i)	N/A	0	0	First round (lost to David Goffin, 5–7, 3–6)
24 October 2022– 30 October 2022	Swiss Indoors	Basel (SUI)	500 Series	Hard (i)	N/A	0	180	Semifinals (lost to Félix Auger-Aliassime, 3–6, 2–6)
31 October 2022– 6 November 2022	Paris Masters	Paris (FRA)	Masters 1000	Hard (i)	3R	90	180	Quarterfinals (lost to Holger Rune, 3–6, 6–6^(1–3) ret.)
13 November 2022– 20 November 2022	ATP Finals	Turin (ITA)	Tour Finals	Hard (i)	N/A	0	0	Withdrew^[4]
Total year-end points						1035	6820	5785 difference

source：Rankings breakdown

Yearly records

Head-to-head matchups

Carlos Alcaraz has a 57–13 ATP match win–loss record in the 2022 season. His record against players who were part of the ATP rankings Top Ten at the time of their meetings is 9–5. Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at the time of at least one meeting. The following list is ordered by number of wins:

* Statistics correct as of 4 November 2022^[update].

Top 10 wins

Category
Grand Slam (1–1)
ATP Finals (0–0)
Masters 1000 (6–0)
500 Series (2–0)
250 Series (0–1)

Wins by surface
Hard (4–0)
Clay (5–0)
Grass (0–0)

Wins by setting
Outdoor (9–0)
Indoor (0–0)

#	Player	Rank	Event	Surface	Rd	Score	CAR
1/4.	Matteo Berrettini	6	Rio Open, Brazil	Clay	QF	6–2, 2–6, 6–2	29
2/5.	Stefanos Tsitsipas	5	Miami Open, United States	Hard	4R	7–5, 6–3	16
3/6.	Hubert Hurkacz	10	Miami Open, United States	Hard	SF	7–6^(7–5), 7–6^(7–2)	16
4/7.	Casper Ruud	8	Miami Open, United States	Hard	F	7–5, 6–4	16
5/8.	Stefanos Tsitsipas	5	Barcelona Open, Spain	Clay	QF	6–4, 5–7, 6–2	11
6/9.	Rafael Nadal	4	Madrid Open, Spain	Clay	QF	6–2, 1–6, 6–3	9
7/10.	Novak Djokovic	1	Madrid Open, Spain	Clay	SF	6–7^(5–7), 7–5, 7–6^(7–5)	9
8/11.	Alexander Zverev	3	Madrid Open, Spain	Clay	F	6–3, 6–1	9
9/12.	Casper Ruud	7	US Open, United States	Hard	F	6–4, 2–6, 7–6^(7–1), 6–3	4

Finals

Singles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Category
Grand Slam (1–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
Masters 1000 (2–0)
500 Series (2–1)
250 Series (0–1)

Titles by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (3–2)
Grass (0–0)

Titles by setting
Outdoor (5–2)
Indoor (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Feb 2022	Rio Open, Brazil	500 Series	Clay	Diego Schwartzman	6–4, 6–2
Win	2–0	Mar 2022	Miami Open, United States	Masters 1000	Hard	Casper Ruud	7–5, 6–4
Win	3–0	Apr 2022	Barcelona Open, Spain	500 Series	Clay	Pablo Carreño Busta	6–3, 6–2
Win	4–0	May 2022	Madrid Open, Spain	Masters 1000	Clay	Alexander Zverev	6–3, 6–1
Loss	4–1	Jul 2022	Hamburg European Open, Germany	500 Series	Clay	Lorenzo Musetti	4–6, 7–6^(8–6), 4–6
Loss	4–2	Jul 2022	Croatia Open, Croatia	250 Series	Clay	Jannik Sinner	7–6^(7–5), 1–6, 1–6
Win	5–2	Sep 2022	US Open, United States	Grand Slam	Hard	Casper Ruud	6–4, 2–6, 7–6^(7–1), 6–3

Earnings

Bold font denotes tournament win

Event	Prize money	Year-to-date
Singles
Australian Open	A$ 221,000	$159,208
Rio Open	$317,400	$476,608
Indian Wells Masters	$343,985	$820,593
Miami Open	$1,231,245	$2,051,838
Monte-Carlo Masters	€39,070	$2,094,334
Barcelona Open	€467,150	$2,599,323
Madrid Open	€1,041,570	$3,697,242
French Open	€380,000	$4,102,094
Wimbledon Championships	£190,000	$4,335,300
Hamburg European Open	€178,170	$4,515,020
Croatia Open Umag	€47,430	$4,563,460
Canadian Open	$42,760	$4,606,220
Cincinnati Masters	$157,995	$4,764,215
US Open	$2,600,000	$7,364,215
Astana Open	$14,820	$7,379,035
Swiss Indoors	€114,505	$7,491,891
Paris Masters	€136,225	$7,627,613
Bonus pool	$2,447,200	$10,074,813
		$10,074,813
Doubles
Event	Prize money	Year-to-date
Rio Open	$ 3,480	$3,480
Indian Wells Masters	$8,790	$12,270
Madrid Open	€14,465	$27,517
		$27,517
Total
		$10,102,330

Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

source：2022 Singles Activity
source：2022 Doubles Activity

Notes

^ Removal Of ATP Rankings Points From 2022 Wimbledon.^[3]

References

^ "ATP Prize Money Leaders" (PDF). Protennslive.com. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ Kapetanakis, Arthur (11 September 2022). "Carlos Alcaraz defeats Casper Ruud for 2022 US Open title, world No. 1 ranking". US Open. Archived from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
^ "FAQ: Removal Of ATP Rankings Points From 2022 Wimbledon". ATP Tour. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
^ "Carlos Alcaraz confirmed as youngest year-end No. 1 as Rafael Nadal is eliminated from ATP Finals". eurosport.com. Eurosport. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.

External links

ATP tour profile

[no-points-wimbledon-4] Removal Of ATP Rankings Points From 2022 Wimbledon.^[3]

[prize-money-1] "ATP Prize Money Leaders" (PDF). Protennslive.com. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[2] Kapetanakis, Arthur (11 September 2022). "Carlos Alcaraz defeats Casper Ruud for 2022 US Open title, world No. 1 ranking". US Open. Archived from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.

[3] "FAQ: Removal Of ATP Rankings Points From 2022 Wimbledon". ATP Tour. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

[5] "Carlos Alcaraz confirmed as youngest year-end No. 1 as Rafael Nadal is eliminated from ATP Finals". eurosport.com. Eurosport. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.

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v t e 2022 ATP Tour « 2021 2023 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
ATP Tour Masters 1000	Indian Wells (S, D) Miami (S, D) Monte Carlo (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Rome (S, D) Montreal (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) ~~Shanghai~~^† Paris (S, D)
ATP Tour 500	Rotterdam (S, D) Rio de Janeiro (S, D) Dubai (S, D) Acapulco (S, D) Barcelona (S, D) Halle (S, D) London (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Washington (S, D) ~~Beijing~~^† Astana (S, D)^* Tokyo (S, D) Basel (S, D) Vienna (S, D)
ATP Tour 250	Adelaide 1 (S, D) Melbourne (S, D)^* Sydney (S, D) Adelaide 2 (S, D)^* Montpellier (S, D) Pune (S, D) Córdoba (S, D) Buenos Aires (S, D) Dallas (S, D) Marseille (S, D) Delray Beach (S, D) Doha (S, D) Santiago (S, D) Houston (S, D) Marrakesh (S, D) Belgrade (S, D) Estoril (S, D) Munich (S, D) Geneva (S, D) Lyon (S, D) Rosmalen (S, D) Stuttgart (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Mallorca (S, D) Newport (S, D) Båstad (S, D) Gstaad (S, D) Atlanta (S, D) Kitzbühel (S, D) Umag (S, D) Los Cabos (S, D) Winston-Salem (S, D) Metz (S, D) San Diego (S, D)^* Tel Aviv (S, D)^* Sofia (S, D) Seoul (S, D)^* Florence (S, D)^* Gijón (S, D)^* Antwerp (S, D) Stockholm (S, D) Naples (S, D)^*
Team events	ATP Cup Davis Cup Qualifying round Finals Laver Cup
† – Tournaments affected by the COVID-19 pandemic * – Tournaments are featured due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
ATP Finals, Turin (S, D) Next Generation ATP Finals, Milan

v t e Men's tennis player seasons: 2020–present
2020	Nadal Djokovic Thiem
2021	Nadal Djokovic Medvedev
2022	Nadal Djokovic Medvedev Alcaraz
2023	Djokovic Medvedev Alcaraz
2024	Djokovic Medvedev Alcaraz Sinner
2025	Medvedev Alcaraz Sinner