10 things about tennis player Carlos Alcaraz from Alicante

Carlos Alcaraz Garfia is a Spanish professional tennis player from Villena, Alicante, Spain. He is right-handed and he is 6’0″ tall.

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BIOGRAPHY

While Alcaraz is an all-court, all-round tennis player, he primarily employs an aggressive baseline style of play. Here are 10 more things about him:

He was born in El Palmar, Murcia, Spain to Carlos Alcaraz Gonzalez and Virginia Garfia.
His mother was an IKEA sales assistant and his father was a tennis coach and club administrator.
He has one older brother named Alvaro Alcaraz Garfia and two younger brothers namely Sergio Alcaraz Garfia and Jaime Alcaraz Garfia.
In 2007, he started playing tennis at he Real Sociedad Club de Campo de Murcia in El Palmar where his father was the tennis academy director.
In 2012, Kiko Navarro became his tennis coach.
In 2014, Albert Molina convinced IMG to sign him.
In 2018, he started playing at Ferrero’s Equelite JC Ferrero Sport Academy in Villena.
In 2019, 2003 French Open men’s singles champion Juan Carlos Ferrero became his coach.
In 2024, Samuel López became his tennis coach.
On May 5, 2025, he turned 22.

Aside from tennis, Carlos also likes football and golf. He made made his professional tennis debut in 2018.

In February 2020, he made his Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) main-draw debut at the 2020 Rio Open in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil after receiving a wildcard for the singles main draw. He finished in the second round.

In July 2021, he won the 2021 Croatia Open Umag in Umag, Istria Croatia, which marked his first ATP final.
In September 2021, he finished in the quarterfinals of the 2021 U.S. Open men’s singles after losing to Félix Auger-Aliassime.

In January 2022, he joined Rolex as a brand ambassador.
In February 2022, he won his first ATP Tour Masters 1000 title at the 2022 Miami Open men’s singles in Miami Gardens, Florida, United States.
In April 2022, he won his second ATP Tour Masters 1000 title at the 2022 Barcelona Open in Barcelona, Spain.
In June 2022, he finished in the quarterfinals of the 2022 French Open men’s singles after losing to Alexander Zverev.
On September 11, 2022, he won the 2022 U.S. Open men’s singles in New York City, New York, United States.

In January 2023, he became an ambassador for Calvin Klein particularly for the brand’s 1996 underwear campaign.
In June 2023, he finished in the semifinals of the 2023 French Open men’s singles in Paris and became a brand ambassador for Louis Vuitton.
On July 16, 2023, he won the 2023 Wimbledon Championships men’s singles.
In September 2023, he finished in the semifinals of the 2023 U.S. Open men’s singles after losing to Daniil Medvedev.

In January 2024, he finished in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Australian Open men’s singles after losing to Zverev.
In April 2024, he announced the launch of his foundation called the Carlos Alcaraz Garfia Foundation.
In June 2024, he won the 2024 French Open men’s singles.
In July 2024, he won the 2024 Wimbledon Championships men’s singles.
On December 12, 2024, he inaugurated his foundation’s exhibition titled “Los Pies en la Tierra” in Murcia.

In January 2025, he finished in the quarterfinals of the 2025 Australian Open men’s singles after losing to Novak Djokovic.
On April 23, 2025, Netflix released “Carlos Alcaraz: My Way”, a documentary series chronicling his 2024 season.
In July 2025, he finished in the finals of the 2025 Wimbledon Championships men’s singles after losing to Jannik Sinner.