2023 Carlos Alcaraz tennis season

The 2023 Carlos Alcaraz tennis season officially began on 16 January 2023, with the start of the Australian Open in Melbourne.[2][3] Alcaraz to return to action at Argentina Open following injury suffered prior to Australian Open.[4] During this season, Alcaraz:

  • Clinched the world number 1 ranking for 22 weeks (as of 27 March 2023).
Main article: Carlos Alcaraz
2023 Carlos Alcaraz tennis season
Full nameCarlos Alcaraz Garfia
Country Spain
Calendar prize money$3,652,567[1]
Singles
Season record30–3 (90.9%)
Calendar titles4
Year-end rankingNo. 2
Ranking change from previous yearDecrease 1
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian OpenA
Doubles
Season record0–0
Ranking change from previous yearIncrease 560
Injuries
Injurieshamstring injury in his right leg
Last updated on: 15 May 2023.
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Yearly summary

Australian Open
See also: 2023 Australian Open – Men's singles

World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz withdraws from Grand Slam tournament suffered a hamstring injury in his right leg while training.[5]

Argentina Open
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 at the Argentina Open.[6]

Rio Open
See also: 2023 Rio Open – Singles

Alcaraz loss the final to Cameron Norrie, the pair also met last week in the championship match of the Argentina Open in Buenos Aires, where Alcaraz triumphed.

Indian Wells Masters
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.[9]

Miami Open
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]

Monte-Carlo Masters
See also: 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters – Singles

Barcelona Open
See also: 2023 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell – Singles

Madrid Open
Main article: 2023 Mutua Madrid Open – Men's singles

All matches
Main article: Carlos Alcaraz career statistics

This table chronicles all the matches of Carlos Alcaraz in 2023.

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
16 – 29 January 2023
Withdrew
Argentina Open
Buenos Aires, Argentina
ATP Tour 250
Clay, outdoor
13 – 19 February 2023
–1R Bye
1 / 1222R Serbia Laslo Đere57Win6–2, 4–6, 6–2
2 / 123QF Serbia Dušan Lajović90Win6–4, 6–2
3 / 124SF Spain Bernabé Zapata Miralles74Win6–2, 6–2
4 / 125W United Kingdom Cameron Norrie (2)12Win (1)6–3, 7–5
Rio Open
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
ATP Tour 500
Clay, outdoor
20 – 26 February 2023
5 / 1261R Brazil Mateus Alves (WC)554Win6–4, 6–4
6 / 1272R Italy Fabio Fognini86Win6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–4
7 / 128QF Serbia Dušan Lajović80Win6–4, 7–6(7–0)
8 / 129SF Chile Nicolás Jarry (Q)139Win6–7(2–7), 7–5, 6–0
9 / 130F United Kingdom Cameron Norrie (2)13Loss7–5, 4–6, 5–7
Mexican Open
Acapulco, Mexico
ATP Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
27 February – 4 March 2023
Withdrew
Indian Wells Masters
Indian Wells, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
8 – 19 March 2023
–1R Bye
10 / 1312R Australia Thanasi Kokkinakis (Q)94Win6–3, 6–3
11 / 1323R Netherlands Tallon Griekspoor (31)36Win7–6(7–4), 6–3
12 / 1334R United Kingdom Jack Draper56Win6–2, 2–0 ret.
13 / 134QF Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime (8)10Win6–4, 6–4
14 / 135SF Italy Jannik Sinner (11)13Win7–6(7–4), 6–3
15 / 136W Daniil Medvedev (5)6Win (2)6–3, 6–2
Miami Open
Miami Gardens, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
22 March – 2 April 2023
–1R Bye
16 / 1372R Argentina Facundo Bagnis100Win6–0, 6–2
17 / 1383R Serbia Dušan Lajović76Win6–0, 7–6(7–5)
18 / 1394R United States Tommy Paul (16)19Win6–4, 6–4
19 / 140QF United States Taylor Fritz (9)10Win6–4, 6–2
20 / 141SF Italy Jannik Sinner (10)11Loss7–6(7–4), 4–6, 2–6
Monte-Carlo Masters
Monte Carlo, Monaco
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
9 – 16 April 2023
Withdrew
Barcelona Open
Barcelona, Spain
ATP Tour 500
Clay, outdoor
17 – 23 April 2023
–1R Bye
21 / 1422R Portugal Nuno Borges79Win6–3, 6–1
22 / 1433R Spain Roberto Bautista Agut (13)25Win6–3, 7–5
23 / 144QF Spain Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (10)38Win7–6(7–5), 6–4
24 / 145SF United Kingdom Dan Evans (12)26Win6–2, 6–2
25 / 146W Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas (2)5Win (3)6–3, 6–4
Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
26 April – 7 May 2023
–1R Bye
26 / 1472R Finland Emil Ruusuvuori41Win2–6, 6–4, 6–2
27 / 1483R Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov (26)32Win6–2, 7–5
28 / 1494R Germany Alexander Zverev (13)16Win6–1, 6–2
29 / 150QF Karen Khachanov (10)12Win6–4, 7–5
30 / 151SF Croatia Borna Ćorić (17)20Win6–4, 6–3
31 / 152W Germany Jan-Lennard Struff (LL)65Win (4)6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Italian Open
Rome, Italy
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
10 – 21 May 2023
–1R Bye
32 / 1532R Spain Albert Ramos Viñolas72Win6–4, 6–1
33 / 1543R Hungary Fábián Marozsán (Q)135Loss3–6, 6–7(4–7)
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
28 May – 11 June 2023
34 / 1551R TBD

Exhibition matches

Singles
Tournament Match Round Opponent (seed or key) Rank Result Score
Mubadala World Tennis Championship
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Hard, outdoor
16 – 18 December 2022
–QF Bye
1SF Andrey Rublev (4)8Loss2–6, 1–6
2PO Norway Casper Ruud (2)3Loss1–6, 4–6

Schedule

Per Carlos Alcaraz, this is his current 2023 schedule (subject to change).[11]

Singles schedule
Date Tournament Location Tier Surface Prev.
result		 Prev.
points		 New
points		 Result


16 January 2023–
29 January 2023		Australian OpenMelbourne (AUS)Grand SlamHard3R900Withdrew
13 February 2023–
19 February 2023		Argentina OpenBuenos Aires (ARG)250 SeriesClayN/A0250Champion (defeated Cameron Norrie 6–3, 7–5)
20 February 2023–
26 February 2023		Rio OpenRio de Janeiro (BRA)500 SeriesClayW500300Final (lost to Cameron Norrie 7–5, 4–6, 5–7)
27 February 2023–
4 March 2023		Mexican OpenAcapulco (MEX)500 SeriesHardN/A00Withdrew
8 March 2023–
19 March 2023		Indian Wells MastersIndian Wells (USA)Masters 1000HardSF3601,000Champion (defeated Daniil Medvedev 6–3, 6–2)
22 March 2023–
2 April 2023		Miami OpenMiami (USA)Masters 1000HardW1000360Semifinal (lost to Jannik Sinner 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 2–6)
9 April 2023–
16 April 2023		Monte-Carlo MastersRoquebrune-Cap-Martin (FRA)Masters 1000Clay2R450Withdrew
17 April 2023–
23 April 2023		Barcelona OpenBarcelona (ESP)500 SeriesClayW500500Champion (defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6–3, 6–4)
26 April 2023–
7 May 2023		Madrid OpenMadrid (ESP)Masters 1000ClayW10001000Champion (defeated Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4, 3-6, 6–3)
10 May 2023–
21 May 2023		Italian OpenRome (ITA)Masters 1000ClayN/A0Third round (lost to Italy Matteo Berrettini, 3–6, 6–7(4–7))
28 May 2023–
11 June 2023		French OpenParis (FRA)Grand SlamClayQF360
Total year-end points (as of Madrid Open) 3495 3410 Decrease 85 difference
Total year-end points 6820 difference

Yearly records

Head-to-head matchups

Carlos Alcaraz has a 30–3 (90.9%) 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 4–0 (100%). 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 15 May 2023.

Top 10 wins
Category
Grand Slam (0-0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
Masters 1000 (3–0)
500 Series (1–0)
250 Series (0–0)
Wins by surface
Hard (3–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Wins by setting
Outdoor (4–0)
Indoor (0–0)
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score CAR
1/13. Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime 10 Indian Wells, United States Hard QF 6–4, 6–4 2
2/14. Daniil Medvedev 6 Indian Wells, United States Hard F 6–3, 6–2 2
3/15. United States Taylor Fritz 10 Miami Open, United States Hard QF 6–4, 6–2 1
4/16. Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 5 Barcelona Open, Spain Clay F 6–3, 6–4 2

Singles: 5 (4 Titles, 1 Runner-up)
Category
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
Masters 1000 (2–0)
500 Series (1–1)
250 Series (1–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (3–1)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (4–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2023 Argentina Open, Argentina 250 Series Clay United Kingdom Cameron Norrie 6–3, 7–5
Lost 1–1 Feb 2023 Rio Open, Brazil 500 Series Clay United Kingdom Cameron Norrie 7–5, 4–6, 5–7
Win 2–1 Mar 2023 Indian Wells Masters, United States Masters 1000 Hard Daniil Medvedev 6–3, 6–2
Win 3–1 Apr 2023 Barcelona Open, Spain 500 Series Clay Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 6–3, 6–4
Win 4–1 May 2023 Madrid Open, Spain Masters 1000 Clay Germany Jan-Lennard Struff 6–4, 3–6, 6–3

Earnings
  • Bold font denotes tournament win
Singles
EventPrize moneyYear-to-date
Argentina Open$95,305$95,305
Rio Open$202,640$297,945
Indian Wells Masters$1,262,220$1,560,165
Miami Open$352,635$1,912,800
Barcelona Open€477,795$2,437,992
Madrid Open€1,105,265$3,652,567
Italian Open€48,835$
$3,652,567
Doubles
EventPrize moneyYear-to-date
$0
Total
$3,652,567

Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

See also

Notes

    References
    1. "ATP Prize Money Leaders" (PDF). Protennslive.com. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
    2. "New details on Carlos Alcaraz's schedule". tennisworldusa.org. 8 November 2022.
    3. "2023 SCHEDULES: Carlos Alcaraz will play 5 tournaments and 4 exhibitions until the clay court season". tennistonic.com. 6 December 2022.
    4. "Carlos Alcaraz to return to action at Argentina Open following injury suffered prior to Australian Open". eurosport.com.
    5. "Australian Open 2023: World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz withdraws from Grand Slam tournament due to leg injury". cbssports.com. 7 January 2023.
    6. "Carlos Alcaraz beats Cameron Norrie in Argentina Open final". espn.com. 20 February 2023.
    7. "Alcaraz Moves Into Indian Wells QFs After Draper Retirement". Association of Tennis Professionals. 15 March 2023.
    8. Berbok, John (17 March 2023). "Carlos Alcaraz defeats Felix Auger-Aliassime for first time in four tries at Indian Wells". tennis.com.
    9. "SF Preview: Alcaraz, Sinner Renew Rivalry In Indian Wells". Association of Tennis Professionals. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
    10. https://www.atptour.com/en/news/alcaraz-sinner-miami-2023-sf
    11. "Carlos Alcaraz's 2023 tennis schedule: Where is he competing next and his season so far…". msn.com. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
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