Carlos Alcaraz, from New York to History: all the records that accompany him

In his frantic takeoff to the elite,

has gone through history.

The conquest of the US Open makes the Murcian tennis player the youngest number one in the world that the ATP circuit has seen.

Alcaraz engraves his name along with other precocious geniuses, and takes a place in the history of Spanish tennis.

The earliest number one

Carlos Alcaraz will be from this Monday the youngest world number one in the history of the

circuit .

The Murcian will reach the top of men's tennis at the age of 19 years, four months and eight days, surpassing the precocity record that the Australian

established in November 2001 (20 years, eight months and 26 days).

To better understand how explosive this rise has been, another fact is worth: Alcaraz had a margin until the end of January 2024 to achieve this record.

The Murcian said in the preview that he had dreamed of this moment since he was little, perhaps without realizing that not so much time had passed.

If he manages to keep it until the end of the season, he will also beat Hewitt's record in that 2001.

The youngest 'great' since Nadal

With his victory at the US Open, Carlos Alcaraz also becomes the youngest player to win a

title on the men's circuit... Since

in 2005. The man from Manaco came to the throne at

for the first time two days after reaching the age of 19.

In this section, the records of precocity achieved in the eighties by

,

or

, legends who conquered their first major before turning 18, were too far away.

The most inexperienced US Open since Sampras

On the list of precocious stars, Alcaraz is the second-youngest US Open winner, second only to

.

The Californian won the first of his five titles at the age of 19 years and 28 days.

It was in the 1990 final, the first duel on a big stage of his unforgettable rivalry with

.

Sampras was the penultimate American to win the men's US Open.

His fifth crown came in 2002, a year before

.

Since then, a drought that the next season will reach two decades.

Frances

was one of the best tricks in recent times, but she fell to Alcaraz in the semifinals.

12th Spaniard with a Grand Slam title

Carlos Alcaraz is the twelfth Spaniard to win a Grand Slam tournament, the ninth to do so in the men's category.

In that list presided over by Rafa Nadal's 22 greats, there are also

,

(4),

,

(2), and up to six tennis players who won one.

They were

,

,

,

,

and Alcaraz's mentor,

.

With the Murcian US Open, the total balance remains at 41 Grand Slam titles for Spanish tennis.

Distributed by tournaments: 26 at Roland Garros, 8 at the US Open, 5 at

and 2 at the

.

6th Spanish number one in the world

Carlos Alcaraz is the sixth Spanish tennis player to reach number one in the world, and the fourth to do so in the men's category.

Here Rafa Nadal's dominance is even more forceful: the Mallorcan has been at the top of the ranking for 209 weeks, and has closed the season there five times (2008, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2019).

Alcaraz has the opportunity to be the second Spaniard in history to close a campaign in that position of honor.

The other Spanish tennis players who reached the top were

(eight weeks) and

(2) in ATP, and

(12) and

(4) in WTA.

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