Carlos Alcaraz to chase historic Career Slam at this year’s Australian Open

Carlos Alcaraz has already made a lot of Grand Slam history—at Roland Garros in 2024 he became the youngest man ever to win Grand Slam titles on all three surfaces, and at the US Open in 2025 he became the youngest man ever to win multiple Grand Slam titles on all three surfaces.

As of now, he has a total of six Grand Slam titles to his name—two at Roland Garros (2024 and 2025), two at Wimbledon (2023 and 2024) and two at the US Open (2022 and 2025).

There’s only one piece missing: the Australian Open.

And at this year’s Australian Open, which kicks off this weekend, he could make even more Grand Slam history, because if he wins the title in Melbourne, he would become the youngest man ever to complete the Career Slam.

Only eight men in the history of the sport have completed the Career Slam, which means winning each of the four Grand Slam tournaments at least once in your career.

The youngest man ever to achieve the feat is Don Budge, who completed his collection at age 22 years and 11 months.

Alcaraz’s age right now? 22 years and 8 months.

MEN TO COMPLETE THE CAREER SLAM (all-time, listed by age):

• 22 years, 11 months: Don Budge [at 1938 Roland Garros]
• 24 years, 1 month: Rod Laver [at 1962 US Open]
• 24 years, 3 months: Rafael Nadal [at 2010 US Open]
• 26 years, 0 months: Fred Perry [at 1935 Roland Garros]
• 27 years, 8 months: Roy Emerson [at 1964 Wimbledon]
• 27 years, 9 months: Roger Federer [at 2009 Roland Garros]
• 29 years, 0 months: Novak Djokovic [at 2016 Roland Garros]
• 29 years, 1 month: Andre Agassi [at 1999 Roland Garros]

And should he do it, Alcaraz would be the first man ever to complete his Career Slam at the Australian Open. For the majority of the men who’ve done it in the past—five of eight—the last piece of the puzzle came at Roland Garros.

It’s not like Alcaraz has had that many tries at winning the Australian Open before, as this will only be his fifth attempt.

His first two tries came when he was still up and coming, reaching the second round in 2021 (as a No. 141-ranked qualifier) and the third round in 2022 (when he was ranked No. 31). He then missed the event in 2023 with a leg injury.

The Spaniard has played the event twice since becoming a top player, reaching the quarterfinals in 2024 (falling to Alexander Zverev) and 2025 (falling to Novak Djokovic).

As the No. 1 seed this year, he’ll avoid Zverev and Djokovic—the current No. 3 and No. 4—until at least the semifinals, and he would only play No. 2-ranked Jannik Sinner in the final.