2025 Carlos Alcaraz tennis season

The 2025 Carlos Alcaraz tennis season officially began on 12 January 2025, with the start of the Australian Open in Melbourne.^[2][3]

During this season, Alcaraz:

• Clinched the year-end No. 1 ranking for a second time
• Won his second consecutive French Open title (fifth major title overall)
• Won his second US Open title (sixth major title overall)
• Won his first Monte Carlo, Rome, and Cincinnati titles (his sixth, seventh & eighth Masters titles)
• Won his first indoor hardcourt title
• Recorded his 250th career victory
• Claimed titles on grass, clay, and hard courts for a third consecutive year
• Made the quarterfinals of all four majors for the first time in his career
• Regained the world No. 1 ranking for the first time in two years, for a career total of 52 weeks (as of 29 December 2025)

Alcaraz began his 2025 season at the Australian Open, where he was attempting to become the youngest man to complete the Career Grand Slam.^[4] During the December off-season, he had made a mechanical alteration to his serve and added five grams of lead to his racquet.^[5] He reached the quarterfinals for the second time in his career, where he lost a hotly anticipated contest with Novak Djokovic in four sets.^[6]

Alcaraz then played the Rotterdam Open for the first time. In the first round, he defeated Botic van de Zandschulp in three sets, avenging his loss at the 2024 US Open.^[7] He scrapped through two more difficult three-setters in the semifinal (against Hubi Hurkacz) and in the final (against Alex de Minaur). This was the first indoor hardcourt title of Alcaraz's career.^[8] He became the first Spanish man to win at Rotterdam, and the youngest man to win titles on all four modern surfaces.^[9]

Alcaraz then played the Qatar Open, also for the first time. He lost in the quarterfinals to Jiří Lehečka in three sets, despite breaking Lehečka's serve first in every set.^[10]

Alcaraz entered Indian Wells as the two-time defending champion.^[11] In the round of 16, he recorded a double breadstick against Grigor Dimitrov.^[12] Alcaraz advanced past Francisco Cerúndolo to reach his first Masters semifinal in twelve months, where he lost to thirteenth seed Jack Draper despite bagelling him in the second set. This was Alcaraz's first loss after the quarterfinal round of a Tour-level tournament in over a year, and snapped his sixteen-match winning streak at Indian Wells.^[13][14]

Alcaraz lost his first match at Miami to 34-year old world No. 55 David Goffin in three sets. This marked just his third career opening-round defeat at a Masters tournament.^[15] Some commentators suggested he was in "crisis".^[16][17]

Following a vacation in Mexico, Alcaraz began his clay season at the Monte-Carlo Masters.^[18] He had previously never won a match at this tournament.^[19] In the quarterfinal, Alcaraz came through a tight three-setter with Arthur Fils, in which he faced break points late in the second set and was down a break in the decider.^[20][21] This was the first competitive three-setter Alcaraz had won for several tournaments, and would prove to be a turning point in his season. In the final, he defeated an ailing Lorenzo Musetti in three sets.^[22] This was Alcaraz's first Masters title in thirteen months, and his sixth Masters title overall. Winning the final restored him as world No. 2. In his victory speech, he admitted, "It's been a really difficult month for me on the court and [off]."^[23]

Two days later, Alcaraz played his first match at the Barcelona Open, where he had not lost a match since 2021.^[24] Alcaraz did not drop a set before the final, where he lost to Holger Rune in straight sets. This result dropped him back to No. 3 in the world rankings, as his rival Alexander Zverev won the Munich Open in the same week. After the final, Alcaraz announced he would be undergoing an MRI to determine the extent of an injury to his right adductor.^[25] On 24 April, he held a press conference to announce he would be withdrawing from the Madrid Open with a tear in his right adductor and an injury to his left hamstring.^[26] This marked the third year in a row he was unable to play at least one of the clay season Masters due to injury.

Alcaraz recovered to play the Italian Open for the second time in his career. In the final, Alcaraz faced world No. 1 Jannik Sinner in their first meeting of the season. Alcaraz won in straight sets to claim his first Italian Open title.^[27] He became the third man to win every modern big title on clay (Roland Garros, Monte Carlo, Madrid, and Rome) after Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.^[28] He also snapped Sinner's 26-match winning streak, and recorded his fourth victory against him in as many matches.^[29] Following the tournament, Alcaraz once again reclaimed the No. 2 ranking.

Alcaraz met Sinner in a second consecutive final to defend his title at the French Open. Sinner established a two-set lead before Alcaraz resurged to take the third set. In the fourth set, Sinner had three championship points on Alcaraz's serve at 5–3. Alcaraz held from 0–40 and then broke Sinner as he attempted to serve for the title. The players proceeded to a tiebreak, which Alcaraz won to force a fifth set. Alcaraz broke Sinner's serve immediately in the fifth, but was broken back as he himself tried to serve for the title at 5–4. Alcaraz eventually claimed the set and match in a dominant super tiebreak. At five hours and twenty-nine minutes, this was the longest-ever Roland Garros final, and the second longest major final of all time.^[30] It was the first time Alcaraz had ever made a comeback from two sets to love down, and his fifth consecutive win over the otherwise dominant Sinner.^[31] Alcaraz became the first man in the Open Era to win a slam final saving three or more championship points.^[32] Alcaraz became the second man in the Open Era to win four consecutive slams on natural surfaces, after Björn Borg, and the second man to win all five of his first major finals, after Roger Federer. Some commentators suggested this was the best performance of his career to date, as well as one of the best slam finals of all time.^[33][34]

After a heavily publicised three-day break in Ibiza, Alcaraz began his grass season at the Queen's Club Championships.^[35][36][37] In the second round, Alcaraz won a marathon three-setter against compatriot Jaume Munar after failing to convert two match points in the second set. The match, which lasted three hours and 26 minutes, was the longest recorded at Queen's in 34 years.^[38][39] Alcaraz's straight sets semifinal win against Roberto Bautista Agut was his 250th tour level victory; he became the third-fastest man to achieve this milestone in the Open Era.^[40] Alcaraz defeated Jiří Lehečka in three sets in the final to claim his third consecutive title.^[41] This was the first time in his career he had won three titles back-to-back.

In the first round of Wimbledon, Alcaraz was unexpectedly taken to five sets by Fabio Fognini, who had already announced his retirement and had not won a Tour-level match all season.^[42][43] In sluggish form, Alcaraz dropped sets to Jan-Lennard Struff, Andrey Rublev and Taylor Fritz, but ultimately made it through to his sixth consecutive Tour-level final. He lost there to Jannik Sinner in four sets. This was Alcaraz's first loss in a slam final, and his first loss to Sinner since 2023. This also ended his 24-match win streak, the longest of his career.^[44]

Following the tournament, Alcaraz announced his withdrawal from the upcoming Canadian Open, citing a need to rest and recover from "small muscle issues" after many weeks of play.^[45] Alcaraz's coach Juan Carlos Ferrero later revealed they spent 15 days of this time on a training block targeted against beating Jannik Sinner.^[46]

Alcaraz returned to competition at the Cincinnati Open. He reached his seventh consecutive Tour-level final after defeating an ailing Alexander Zverev in the semifinals. He then faced Jannik Sinner for their first clash in a big hard court final. Sinner struggled physically, and retired while Alcaraz was leading 5–0 in the first set. Alcaraz therefore claimed his third Masters title of the season, and sixth overall title of the season.^[47] With this victory, he became the youngest man to complete the set of big American titles (Indian Wells, Miami, Cincinnati and the US Open), beating the record set by Pete Sampras.^[48]

Prior to singles competition at the US Open, Alcaraz entered mixed doubles in a partnership with Emma Raducanu which caused a media frenzy due to speculation about their relationship.^[49][50][51] They lost to top seeds Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula in the first round.^[52]

Alcaraz swept through the first six rounds of singles competition, bagelling both Mattia Bellucci and Luciano Darderi on the way.^[53] Following his quarterfinal match against Jiri Lehecka, Alcaraz surpassed 10,000 ranking points for the first time in his career. In the semifinal, Alcaraz recorded his first win over Novak Djokovic on hardcourt.^[54] Alcaraz reached the final without dropping a single set, the first man to do so at the US Open since Federer in 2015.^[55] This was Alcaraz's eighth consecutive Tour-level final, and his third consecutive slam final against Jannik Sinner. Alcaraz defeated defending champion Sinner in four sets to claim his sixth slam. He became the fourth and youngest man in the Open Era to win multiple slam titles on each surface, breaking Mats Wilander's record. He was broken just three times on serve throughout the whole tournament, in one of the most dominant major runs of all time.^[56] With this victory, Alcaraz also regained the world No. 1 ranking for the first time in two years.^[57] It was the second time (following 2022) that he had seized this ranking by winning a US Open final against an opponent who was also in contention for it.

Following the tournament, Alcaraz announced his withdrawal from the Spanish team for the second round of Davis Cup qualifiers, citing fatigue.^[58]

Alcaraz returned to America a week later to compete for Team Europe in the Laver Cup for the second time. On Day One, he paired with Jakub Mensik to win a doubles match against Team World's Taylor Fritz and Alex Michelsen. On Day Two, he was defeated by Taylor Fritz in his first singles match as reinstated world No. 1.^[59] On Day Three, he paired with Casper Ruud to win a doubles match against Alex Michelsen and Reilly Opelka, and followed this with a victory against Francisco Cerundolo in singles. Team Europe ultimately lost the tournament 9–15, with Alcaraz responsible for 7 of their points.^[60]

A day later, Alcaraz arrived in Tokyo to prepare for his debut at the Japan Open. In the first set of his first round match against Sebastián Báez, Alcaraz twisted his ankle.^[61] He played the rest of the tournament even more aggressively than usual to avoid moving too much on his ankle: during his quarterfinal dismissal of Brandon Nakashima, he hit 38 non-service winners in eighteen games.^[62] Despite the injury, Alcaraz ultimately progressed through the draw to reach his ninth consecutive final.^[63] He tied Rafael Nadal in third place for the most ATP Tour finals ever reached in a row, behind Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer.^[64] He defeated Taylor Fritz in the final to secure his eighth title of the year.^[65]

Hours after the final, Alcaraz announced his withdrawal from the Shanghai Open.^[66]

Alcaraz kicked off the indoor season at the Paris Masters, historically one of his least successful tournaments. He received a bye into the second round, where he lost to Cameron Norrie in three sets, snapping his streak of nine consecutive finals.^[67]

Alcaraz then returned to the ATP Finals, for which he had been the first player to qualify after winning his Wimbledon semifinal on July 8.^[68] He defeated Alex de Minaur, Taylor Fritz, and Lorenzo Musetti to top his round robin group. With the win against Musetti, he clinched the year-end No. 1 ranking for the second time. Alcaraz defeated Félix Auger-Aliassime in the semifinal, making only three unforced errors in the first set. He progressed to yet another final against Jannik Sinner, which he lost 6–7^(4–7), 5–7, despite holding a set point in the first set.

Alcaraz then announced his withdrawal from the Davis Cup due to a hamstring injury sustained during the ATP Finals, ending his season.^[69]

This table chronicles all the matches of Carlos Alcaraz in 2025.^[70]

Per Carlos Alcaraz, this is his current 2025 schedule (subject to change).

Carlos Alcaraz has a 71–9 (88.75%) ATP match win–loss record in the 2025 season. His record against players ranked in the ATP rankings Top 10 at the time of the meeting is 17–4 (80.95%). 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 16 November 2025.

• Key: (Rk) first use, opponent rank; (Rd) round; (Rk) 2nd use, player rank; (Ref) reference; (F) final; (SF) semifinal; (QF) quarterfinal; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage

• Bold font denotes tournament win

Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

• source：2025 Singles Activity
• source：2025 Doubles Activity

• 2025 ATP Tour
• 2025 Novak Djokovic tennis season
• 2025 Jannik Sinner tennis season

• ATP tour profile
• Davis Cup profile