18 July 2023 , 08:31
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Carlos Alcaraz has already earned around £15million in his tennis career - with the newly-crowned Wimbledon champion banking £2.35m following his success at SW19.
The Spaniard, who is still only 20, won his second Grand Slam at the weekend, emulating compatriot Rafael Nadal as he saw off Novak Djokovic in a five-set thriller at the All-England club. Alcaraz has enjoyed a rapid rise and is set to take the sport by storm over the coming years.
Djokovic is the last of the big four to still be regularly competitive, winning the Australian Open and the French Open earlier this year. But Alcaraz is 16 years his junior and the world No 1's rapid ascent is underlined by the amount he has already earned on the court as a result of his talent.
In his career the Spanish sensation has earned $19,644,057 (£15,009,336) with $7,814,414 (£5,970,720) of that coming this year. Alongside his Wimbledon success, Alcaraz has also reached the semi-final at Roland Garros and also claimed Masters 1000 titles at Indian Wells and Madrid.
The 20-year-old from Murcia has already earned more than some of his peers, several of whom have been on the tour longer than him. Alcaraz has banked an extra $4m (£3.06m) than Casper Ruud, who has reached three Grand Slam finals, losing to the Spaniard at Flushing Meadows last September.
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He remains someway behind the likes of Grigor Dimitrov, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Dominic Thiem - the latter of whom has won a Grand Slam. The trio have all been playing for far longer than Alcaraz, but at his current rate he could catch them sooner rather than later.
Alexander Zverev, who has long been tipped to win a Grand Slam, but has continued to come up short, is the seventh highest earner in history. The German has troubled the latter stages of major tournaments but his best effort is the US Open final in 2020. Nevertheless he has still earned a whopping $34,901,643 (£26,666,251).
The aforementioned big four have dwarfed the field in terms of earnings however. That is largely down to their dominance, but also in part due to the increase in prize money over the last 20 years. Andy Murray earned $63m (£48m) during a career that yielded three Grand Slams.
Roger Federer is third on the all-time list having bagged $130m (£99m) with Rafael Nadal, his long-time rival, just ahead on $134m (£102m). Novak Djokovic, the most successful player in history, has earned a mammoth $171m (£130m) during his career and in 2023 is the second highest earner behind Alcaraz.