Carlos Alcaraz surpasses 50 million dollars in career prize money after winning the US Open

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.