Carlos Alcaraz’s 2025 season was already destined for the history books long before the numbers were tallied. The trophies gleamed, the rivalries intensified, and the moments felt bigger every time he stepped onto a court. But as the year wound down, another staggering statistic quietly confirmed what the tennis world had been witnessing all along.

Alcaraz had crossed the $60 million mark ($60,032,046) in career prize money earnings. It wasn’t a gradual climb. It was a leap. Between January and November 2025, the Spaniard added 8 titles to his bag, including two Grand Slam triumphs (the French Open and the US Open). Those victories didn’t just pad his resume; they pushed him into one of the most exclusive clubs the sport has ever known. At just 22, Alcaraz became only the fifth player in history to surpass $60 million in prize money, joining Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and Andy Murray – names that have defined modern tennis for two decades.

The rarity of that company says everything. Alexander Zverev and Jannik Sinner are expected to reach the milestone in time, but history will remember that Carlos Alcaraz arrived there first – and at a significantly younger age. In an era of increasing prize money, the Spaniard has still managed to outpace his peers by pairing opportunity with ruthless consistency.

However, Novak Djokovic still remains in a category of his own, nearing the $200 million mark ($191,252,375) ahead of 2026. All the other members of the ‘Big 4’ are behind the Serb, but let me tell you, Alcaraz is already closing in fast. What makes Alcaraz’s milestone even more special is the trajectory. He required only four big seasons to get there.

Carlos Alcaraz fell short of touching Novak Djokovic’s staggering prize money record this season by a significant margin. In 2015, Djokovic earned about $21.146,145. Although Alcaraz topped the men’s prize money list of the 2025 season, securing $21,354,778, things took a different turn later on.

He was supposed to earn around $4.8 million in bonuses for collecting the most points. But since he missed two Masters 1000 events (Canadian Open and the Shanghai Masters), his bonus was cut by $3 million. As a result of that, his total earnings from the season went down to $18.8 million, leaving him agonizingly short of surpassing the Serb’s record. But can he come up with a better performance and earn more prize money by winning titles next year?

Carlos Alcaraz’s team is confident before heading into the 2026 season

The Spanish winter has a familiar soundtrack: the thud of tennis balls, the squeak of shoes on hard courts, and the quiet intensity of a champion rebuilding himself for what comes next. For Carlos Alcaraz, the end of 2025 didn’t signal rest – it marked the start of another relentless chase.

While analyzing his 2025 season, tennis legend Alex Corretja stated, “He (Alcaraz) exploited his abilities to the maximum in every match.” Alcaraz played 80 matches this season and won 71 out of them. But 2025 is past; Carlitos and his team are now looking forward to carrying this momentum in 2026 as well.

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With Juan Carlos Ferrero’s departure, Samuel Lopez has taken over the reins of guiding Carlos Alcaraz, at least in the initial phases of the season. How does Lopez look at things before entering the new season with Alcaraz?

“We have completed the first week of pre-season. After passing the medical checks, we started practicing with excellent sensations and enormous effort. We will continue to work with enthusiasm, ambition, and cohesion, with the aim of continuing to achieve ambitious goals.”

Talking about Alcaraz’s goals in 2026, well, he has already made it clear that he will be going in all guns blazing to chase down what he is yet to conquer in his career.

“[The main] thing for me is Grand Slams, try to win as many Grand Slams as I can. That’s my main goal. I think [the AO is] going to be great. It’s my first goal, to be honest. When I just go to the pre-seasons to what I want to improve, what I want to achieve, the Australian Open is there. It’s the first or second tournament of the year, and it is always the main goal for me to complete a career Grand Slam, calendar Grand Slam.”

Although Carlos Alcaraz has won major titles in Paris, London, and New York, he’s yet to win one in Melbourne. Will 2026 be that year for the young Spaniard? Share your thoughts in the comment box.