Carlos Alcaraz kicks off milestone 100th career week inside Top 2 of ATP rankings

At just 22, he’s the second-youngest player to hit that number in ATP rankings history, after Rafael Nadal.

Published Jul 29, 2025

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Carlos Alcaraz may not be playing in Toronto this week, but that doesn’t mean he can’t still reach a big career milestone.

The 22-year-old Spaniard just kicked off his incredible 100th career week inside the Top 2 of the ATP rankings, having spent 36 career weeks at No. 1, and this being his 64th career week at No. 2.

And it’s actually a historic feat, as he's the second-youngest player to spend 100 career weeks in the Top 2 in ATP rankings history, after another Spaniard—Rafael Nadal—who hit that number at age 21.

Nadal’s first 100 career weeks in the Top 2—his first 160, in fact—were all at No. 2, behind then-world No. 1 Roger Federer.

Bjorn Borg was a week and a half older than Alcaraz when he hit 100.

Alcaraz is currently scheduled to play his first event since Wimbledon in Cincinnati in two weeks.

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Alcaraz will likely stay in the Top 2 for a long time to come, too.

On the ATP rankings, which is based off of results from the last 12 months, there’s a 2,570-point gap between the No. 2-ranked Alcaraz and the current world No. 3, Alexander Zverev.

CURRENT ATP RANKINGS (week of July 28th, 2025):

No. 1 Jannik Sinner (12,030 points)
No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz (8,600 points)
No. 3 Alexander Zverev (6,030 points)
No. 4 Taylor Fritz (5,135 points)
No. 5 Jack Draper (4,650 points)

And on the ATP Race to Turin, which is based off of results from this year alone, Alcaraz has a healthy lead at No. 1, with a 4,160-point gap between him and the current No. 3, Novak Djokovic.

CURRENT ATP RACE TO TURIN (week of July 28th, 2025):

No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz (7,540 points)
No. 2 Jannik Sinner (6,000 points)
No. 3 Novak Djokovic (3,380 points)
No. 4 Alexander Zverev (3,290 points)
No. 5 Jack Draper (2,940 points)

After many consecutive weeks of competition without rest, I will not be able to play in Toronto this year. I have small muscles issues and I need to recover physically and mentally for what comes next. To the tournament and to my fans in Canada I am very sorry, I will see you…
— Carlos Alcaraz (@carlosalcaraz) July 21, 2025

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While Alcaraz is almost definitely going to keep piling on the weeks in the Top 2 for the foreseeable future, it’s also very possible he can return to No. 1 on the ATP rankings this year, too.

He’s currently 3,430 points behind Sinner, 12,030 to 8,600, but between now and the end of the year last year, the Spaniard only earned 1,060 ranking points—meanwhile, in that same period, the Italian earned a whopping 6,030 ranking points.

In Cincinnati in two weeks, Sinner will be defending 1,000 points for winning the title last year, while Alcaraz will be defending 10 points for losing his opening match last year. Even in the extreme opposite example where Alcaraz wins the title and Sinner loses his opening match, the No. 1 ranking won’t be in play there this year.

But it will be in play at the US Open, with Sinner defending 2,000 points for winning the title last year and Alcaraz only defending 50 points for falling in the second round last year.

Stay tuned to Tennis.com for all the No. 1 scenarios in New York!

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