Carlos Alcaraz surpasses 40 million dollars in career prize money after winning Monte Carlo
He’s just the 11th player in ATP or WTA history to hit that number, and the first player born in the 2000s to do it.
Carlos Alcaraz has already reached a lot of milestones in his career, and now he reaches another one after his run to the title in Monte Carlo, surpassing $40 million in career prize money.
He went into the Masters 1000 event with a career haul of $39,194,113, and with his €946,610 paycheque for winning the title—which converts to $1,037,674—he leaves with $40,231,787.
With that, Alcaraz becomes just the 11th player in either ATP or WTA history to surpass $40 million in career prize money.
PLAYERS TO HIT $40M IN PRIZE MONEY IN ATP OR WTA HISTORY:
- Novak Djokovic: $186,933,983
- Rafael Nadal: $134,946,100
- Roger Federer: $130,594,339
- Serena Williams: $94,816,730
- Andy Murray: $64,687,542
- Alexander Zverev: $52,045,455
- Daniil Medvedev: $45,970,918
- Pete Sampras: $43,280,489
- Venus Williams: $42,648,578
- Simona Halep: $40,236,618
- Carlos Alcaraz: $40,231,787
Additionally, Alcaraz is the first player born in the 2000s, male or female, to surpass $40 million in career prize money.
The 21-year-old just edges Jannik Sinner to the milestone, with Iga Swiatek not far behind—those two will likely join the club soon.
MOST CAREER PRIZE MONEY, PLAYERS BORN IN 2000s:
- $40,231,787: Carlos Alcaraz [born in 2003]
- $39,389,088: Jannik Sinner [born in 2001]
- $35,224,252: Iga Swiatek [born in 2001]
- $23,162,470: Coco Gauff [born in 2004]
- $15,141,403: Felix Auger-Aliassime [born in 2000]