Insane Stats! At 21, Carlos Alcaraz is Setting a New Precedent in Tennis

The Spaniard is riding a 14-match winning streak at the majors, and that’s not all…
Carlos Alcaraz. The gift that keeps on giving.

The 21-year-old continued his romp through Europe this summer, finishing off his Wimbledon title with a glowing 6-2, 6-2, 7-6(4) takedown of Novak Djokovic in Sundayā€™s final on Centre Court.

The Spaniard is now a four-time Grand Slam champion now, which moves him past Stan Wawrinka and Andy Murray on the all-time major singles titles list, but itā€™s not so much the number of Alcarazā€™s majors, as the age that he is winning them.

To celebrate the remarkable rise of the Spaniard, letā€™s get inside the numbers a bit:

Youngest Channel Double Winner

By winning Roland-Garros and Wimbledon in the same season Alcaraz become the sixth male player in Open Era to win the ā€œchannel double.ā€ He joins a lofty list that includes Rod Laver, Bjorn Borg, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic on the list.

Most impressive, of course, is the fact that heā€™s the youngest to ever complet the feat.

Back-to-Back at SW19

By winning back-to-back Wimbledon titles, Alcaraz becomes the ninth man to achieve that feat in the Open Era, and heā€™s one of just three players to have won a Wimbledon menā€™s singles title before turning 22, along with Bjorn Borg and Boris Becker.

Most Grand Slam Menā€™s Singles Titles Before Turning 22

Alcaraz is now tied for the record for most major menā€™s singles titles won before turning 22. The Spaniardā€™s four titles match Mats Wilander, Boris Becker and Bjorn Borg ā€“ and he still has two majors left to play as a 21-year-old.


Perfection in Finals

Alcaraz is the second player in Open Era history to win his first four major menā€™s singles finals, and heā€™s the youngest to achieve the feat.

Only Roger Federer, who won his first seven major finals, has had a longer streak, but Federer only won one of those majors before turning 22.

Crushing the Top-5

Alcaraz is a perfect 6-0 against the Top-5 (actuall the Top-3 if weā€™re being really specific) in 2024, including 3-0 against the Top-5 at Slams.

According to Eurosport, Alcaraz is the youngest player in history to win his first six matches against the Top-5 in a single season.

90 percent at Wimbledon

Alcaraz has won 18 of his first 20 matches on Wimbledonā€™s grass. For reference: Federer was 16-4 in his first 20, and he didnā€™t have to deal with Novak Djokovic back then; Borg was 17-3; Sampras was 16-4; Djokovic was 15-5.

Boris Becker, the youngest menā€™s singles champion in Wimbledon history, was also 18-2. He went on to win four titles at SW19. How many will Alcaraz win?

In the Open Era, only Rod Laver (19-1) has done better in his first 20 menā€™s singles matches at Wimbledon, but Laver went 16-4 in his first 20 matches at the Championships prior to Wimbledon.