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Carlos Alcaraz

Athlete

Born: Spanish

Carlos Alcaraz Garfia is a Spanish professional tennis player. He is currently ranked world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), and finished as the year-end No. 1 in 2022 and 2025. Alcaraz has won 25 ATP Tour–level singles titles, including seven majors and eight Masters titles. He is the ninth and youngest man to complete the Career Grand Slam in singles.

Alcaraz began his tennis career in 2018 at age 14. He broke into the top 100 of the rankings in May 2021, and ended that year ranked No. 32 after reaching the US Open quarterfinals. In 2022, Alcaraz won his first major title at the US Open, becoming the youngest man and the first male teenager in the Open Era to reach world No. 1, at 19 years, 4 months and 7 days old, and finished the year as the youngest year-end No. 1 in ATP rankings history.

Alcaraz claimed his second major title at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, defeating seven-time champion Novak Djokovic in the final. In 2024, he completed the Channel Slam by winning both the French Open and Wimbledon titles, which he followed with a silver medal at the Paris Olympics.

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Spanish tennis player

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    Carlos Alcaraz, Spanish athlete, known for spanish tennis player, was born on 2004-05-05. Carlos Alcaraz Garfia is a Spanish professional tennis player. He is currently ranked world No.

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Carlos Alcaraz was born on 2004-05-05 (Spanish).
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Spanish tennis player
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