It’s now official: Carlos Alcaraz will end the year at No. 1 in the ATP rankings.
Carlos Alcaraz, the youngest world leader at the end of the season
The 19-year-old Iberian is the youngest player to achieve such a result and become the world leader at the end of the season.
Alcaraz will see that after Rafael Nadal’s group stage exit from the 2022 Champions Tour.
In 2022, Alcaraz triumphed at the following tournaments: US Open, Madrid Masters, Barcelona, Miami Masters and Rio de Janeiro.
At the beginning of the season, Carlos was ranked 32nd in the ATP rankings.
Know:
- The record for the youngest player to finish the year at No. 1 was held by Lleyton Hewitt in 2001. At that time, the Australian was 20 years and 275 days old.
- Alcaraz is the 18th ATP single-year leader in history.
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Carlos Alcaraz is the youngest player to end the year with the first racket in the world! uD83DuDCA5 @PepperstoneFX | #ATPRankings | #partner pic.twitter.com/jIx8zjSJoI
— ATP Tour (@atptour) November 15, 2022
The youngest #1 at the end of the year:
Alcaraz 19Y 214D
Hewitt 20Y 275D
Roddick 21Y 79D
Hewitt 21Y 267D
Sampras 22Y 102D
Courier 22Y 105D@carlosalcaraz is the youngest year-end world number 1! pic.twitter.com/Bv1tECF8M8— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) November 15, 2022
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