In honour of Carlos Alcaraz’s twentieth birthday, ATPTour.com celebrates by reliving 20 details, recollections and moments which have made the Spaniard’s profession historic so far.

20 – Variety of weeks Alcaraz first stayed at No. 1 within the Pepperstone ATP Rankings after he rose to high spot following his 2022 US Open triumph.
19 – Alcaraz’s age when he rose to No. 1 within the Pepperstone ATP Rankings for first time. He’s the one teenager within the Open Period to high the lads’s rankings.
18 – Age when he lifted his maiden ATP Tour title in Umag, turning into the youngest tour-level champion since 18-year-old Kei Nishikori gained in Delray Seaside in 2008.
17 – Beat Botic van de Zandschulp on Court docket 17 when aged 17 on his Grand Slam main-draw debut on the Australian Open in 2021.
16 – Years outdated when he made his tour-level debut. The Spaniard defeated Albert Ramos-Vinolas 7-6(2), 4-6, 7-6(2) in Rio de Janeiro in 2020.
15 – Age when he beat then-World No. 140 Pedro Martinez to earn first Prime 200 win. He was not solely the primary participant aged 15 & below to upset a Prime 200 opponent since Ryan Harrison in 2008, however he was simply the fifth 15-year-old to take action previously 20 years, becoming a member of Rafael Nadal, Richard Gasquet and Bernard Tomic.
14 – Seed Alcaraz was when he clinched his first ATP Masters 1000 crown in Miami, turning into the youngest champion within the event’s historical past.
13 – Age Alcaraz and Nadal’s paths would cross for the primary time. Alcaraz posed for an image with the Spaniard after successful a contest on the Rafa Nadal junior tour. They’ve since met 3 times on courtroom, with Nadal main Alcaraz 2-1 of their ATP Head2Head collection.
12 – Variety of tour-level finals Alcaraz has performed.
11 – September 2022. The date Alcaraz defeated Casper Ruud 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(1), 6-3 to win the US Open title and climb to No. 1.
10 –  The Spaniard climbed into the Prime 10 for the primary time after successful the title in Barcelona in 2022. Aged 18, he was the youngest participant to crack the Prime 10 since Nadal did precisely 17 years earlier than after he lifted his first Barcelona trophy.
9 – Variety of tour-level titles the Spaniard has gained.
8 – Variety of five-set wins Alcaraz has earned at Grand Slams, with 5 coming on the US Open. He has solely misplaced as soon as in a fifth set at a serious, coming in opposition to Matteo Berrettini on the 2022 Australian Open.
7 – Prime 5 wins. The 19-year-old earned his first in opposition to then-World No. 3 Stefanos Tsitsipas on the US Open in 2021.
6 – Alcaraz will play in his sixth ATP Masters 1000 semi-final on his birthday in opposition to Borna Coric in Madrid.
5 – Consecutive matches gained on the 2021 Subsequent Gen ATP Finals to develop into an undefeated champion on the 21-and-under year-end occasion.
4 – Variety of ATP Masters 1000 crowns.
3 – By defeating Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Alexander Zverev en path to the Madrid title in 2022, Alcaraz defeated the Prime 3 seeds on the occasion. He additionally turned the primary participant to beat the Serbian and Spaniard back-to-back on clay.
2 – In Indian Wells in 2023, Alcaraz defeated Tallon Griekspoor to earn 100 tour-level wins. He was the second quickest participant to succeed in the milestone behind John McEnroe.
1 – His rating on the finish of 2022, making him the primary and youngest participant to complete No. 1 within the 50 editions of the year-end Pepperstone ATP Rankings.