Carlos Alcaraz

Carlos Alcaraz Garfia (born 5 May 2003) is a Spanish professional

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player. He is currently

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as the world No. 1 singles player by the

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(ATP). Alcaraz has won six

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singles titles, including the 2022 US Open and two

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titles. With the US Open win, Alcaraz became the youngest ever men's world No. 1 at 19 years, 4 months and 6 days old, and the first teenager in the Open Era to top the men's rankings. As a junior, Alcaraz was ranked as high as world No. 22 and won two titles on the

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. After turning professional in 2018, he won three titles on the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour and four on the

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and broke into the top 100 in rankings in May 2021. Two months later, Alcaraz reached his first

final at the 2021 Croatia Open, an ATP 250 tournament, where he won his first title. He later entered the top 50 after reaching the quarterfinals at the following US Open and won the year-end 2021 Next Generation ATP Finals in

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. After winning his first ATP 500 title at the

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in February 2022, Alcaraz won his first

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title at the Miami Open and his second ATP 500 title at the

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