He is only 20 years old. But you already know what it’s like to touch glory. Carlos Alcaraz is two victories away from lifting his third Grand Slam. After beating Zverev in three sets, the tennis player achieved a place in the semifinals of the US Open, where he will have to face the Russian Medvedev in the early hours of this Friday, to gain a place in the grand final. If he becomes champion of the United States Open, the Murcian could revalidate his title, and win the largest prize distributed in the entire history of individual sport. This amount would be added, among others, to the money he obtained last July, thanks to his victory at Wimbledon. Hence now the question is how much money Alcaraz has earned in 2023.
The numbers support Carlos Alcaraz who is running to take over from Rafa Nadal, who announced in May that he would not play any more matches this year, with the aim of being able to compete at full capacity in 2024: it will be that year when he retires permanently. Official with the Paris Olympic Games. Meanwhile, the Murcian continues to leave his mark in such important tournaments as the US Open, which is the one that distributes the most prizes. This is not surprising, since it has the most expensive tickets on the entire circuit: the cheapest to see this Sunday’s final range from 613.12 euros to 10,793.52 euros on the official website.
However, despite its high cost, it is one of the tournaments that arouses the most interest: tickets are sold out to attend the US Open as a public and the only way to get them is through resale. Although the truth is that there are prices for all tastes, since it is the court on which it is played that determines the value of the seats – the Arthur Ashe is the most expensive – as well as the tennis players who compete and the round. . that is disputed. These tickets vary between 30 and 1,000 euros.
How much money has Carlos Alcaraz earned in 2023
This year, Carlos Alcaraz can add one more title to his record: he is the tennis player who has won the most money in 2023 in sports prizes, according to data from the official ATP website, which does not count sponsorships or other sources of income. This is because the Murcian achieved victory at Wimbledon last July, for which he received a prize of 2,736,730 euros. In addition, he is confirmed as world number 1 in the ATP ranking. This was the second Grand Slam he added to his career, since the first was the 2022 US Open.
Since winning his first ATP title in July 2021, he has not stopped achieving success. In fact, that same year, he won his first Masters 1,000 in Miami. Already in 2022, his victory in the US Open made him the youngest number 1 in the history of men’s tennis. And his list of triumphs does not end there: so far in 2023, he has lifted the trophy in Argentina, Indian Wells, the Conde de Godó Tournament, the Mutua Madrid Open, Queen’s and Wimbledon.
All this has meant that he has already accumulated earnings of 7,814,414 dollars -6.96 million euros- in 2023, making him the tennis player who has earned the most money in sports prizes. Since his emergence into the elite nearly two years ago, Alcaraz has won 12 official tournaments, with prize income in singles and doubles of nearly 20 million dollars -19.5 million euros-, the majority in prizes. individual.
How much does Carlos Alcaraz earn if he reaches the final of the US Open 2023?
Although he still has to play the semifinal of the 2023 US Open against Medvedev, if he maintains the good streak that has taken him to the top, Carlos Alcaraz will break into the final of the US Open. In it he could face Djokovic again, if he passes over the American Ben Shelton. And, just imagine, if the Murcian becomes the big winner of the last ‘major’ of the season he will take home 2,756,520 euros, the highest prize distributed in the entire history of tennis. However, if this were the case, just for reaching the final you will receive 1,378,260 euros.
The US Open is the tournament that distributes the most prizes: this year, it will distribute 65 million dollars, 8% more than the previous year. By being in the semifinal, Alcaraz is already guaranteed a reward of 775,000 euros. Hence, she has broken all the financial records in tennis, just when the 50th anniversary marks since she equalized the prizes of the women’s and men’s team. Even in the first round of the draw the jackpot is 74,885 euros, and 123,000 for the second. For playing in the second round, the tennis players will receive 306,369 euros and the quarterfinalists will receive 455,000 euros.
So much so, that the US Open leaves behind other renowned Grand Slams, such as the Australian Open, Wimbledon and Roland Garros, as it is the one that brings the most money to tennis players: Wimbledon awards 52.2 million, Roland Garros with 49.6 million euros and the Australian Open with 46.7 million euros.
