Carlos Alcaraz surpasses 50 million dollars in career prize money after winning the US Open
He’s just the seventh player in ATP or WTA history to hit that number, and the first player born in the 2000s to do it.
Carlos Alcaraz didn't just lift a big, beautiful trophy for winning the US Open, he also picked up a big, beautiful paycheque—and that paycheque took him to yet another career milestone.
Having arrived in Flushing Meadows with $48,486,628 in career prize money, the 22-year-old Spaniard's $5,000,000 paycheque for winning the tournament bumped his haul up to $53,486,628.
With that, he becomes just the seventh tennis player in either ATP or WTA history to surpass $50 million in career prize money.
PLAYERS TO HIT $50M IN PRIZE MONEY IN ATP OR WTA HISTORY:
- Novak Djokovic: $190,194,053
- Rafael Nadal: $134,946,100
- Roger Federer: $130,594,339
- Serena Williams: $94,816,730
- Andy Murray: $64,687,542
- Alexander Zverev: $54,692,659
- Carlos Alcaraz: $53,486,628
And there's more: Alcaraz is the first player born in the 2000s, male or female, to surpass $50 million in career prize money.
Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek aren't too far behind him.
MOST CAREER PRIZE MONEY, PLAYERS BORN IN 2000s:
- Carlos Alcaraz: $53,486,628
- Jannik Sinner: $48,779,987
- Iga Swiatek: $42,595,015
- Coco Gauff: $28,135,961
- Felix Auger-Aliassime: $17,209,789
Two other players hit prize money milestones this week: Novak Djokovic surpasses $190 million for the first time after reaching his fourth straight Grand Slam semifinal, rising from $188,934,053 to $190,194,053; and Andrey Rublev cracks $30 million after a fourth-round showing, rising from $29,935,883 to $30,335,883.