Carlos Alcaraz, the second earliest number 1 to reach 100 victories

Carlos Alcaraz achieved this Monday against the Tallon Griekspoor in the third round of Indian Wells his 100th career win. The current world number 2, former number 1, achieved this milestone at the age of just 19, an age where many players are still fighting to establish themselves on the circuit.

Established and great student of Juan Carlos Ferrerowhich also remained one single match away from becoming the number 1 ATP player to achieve 100 victories in the fewest number of matches. Alcaraz needed to play 132 to reach one hundred wins, one more game than the 131 needed by John McEnroe in 1978.

Alcaraz reached this 100 victory already with a vertigo record to his credit. save seven ATP titles, among which the US Open stands out achieved last year. Along with that title, the Masters 1000 in Miami and Madrid and the 500 tournaments in Rio de Janeiro and Barcelona were won last year, in addition to the 250 in Umag 2021 and in Buenos Aires achieved a few weeks ago. A good base to continue adding hundreds of achievements in the future.

As a sign of Alcaraz’s punctuality, he needed those 132 games to reach one hundred wins, less than the 135 needed by Andre Agassi and the 137 by which Rafa Nadal achieved a hundred victories. Farther back Juan Carlos Ferrero and Novak Djokovic, with 143 games necessary to reach the road and, strangely, Roger Federerthird to last number 1 on this strange and anecdotal fact: he needed 169 games to celebrate his 100th victory at the ATP level.

John McEnroe, 131 games (100-31)

Victory 100: Karl Meller, Bologna 1978 quarterfinals

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Carlos Alcaraz, 132 fights (100-32)

Win of 100: Tallon Griekspoor, 2023 Indian Wells third round

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Andre Agassi, 135 games (100-35)

Win 100: Dan Goldie, 1989 Philadelphia quarterfinals

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Rafael Nadal, 137 matches (100-37)

Victory 100: Hugo Armando, first round of Stuttgart 2005

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Jimmy Connors, 138 games (100-38)

Win 100: Ian Fletcher, London 1st Round 3 1972

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Mats Wilander, 138 games (100-38)

Victory 100: Sergio Casal, final of Aix-en-Provence 1983

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Boris Becker, 140 games (100-40)

Victory 100: Henri Leconte, Wimbledon semifinals 1986

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Lleyton Hewitt, 141 games (100-41)

Victory 100: Albert Costa, round of 16 at Indianapolis 2000

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Andy Roddick, 141 games (100-41)

Win of 100: James Blake, 2002 Basel Round of 16

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Juan Carlos Ferrero, 143 games (100-43)

Win 100: Arnaud di Pasquale, 2001 Gstaad first round

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Novak Djokovic, 143 games (100-43)

Victory 100: Pablo Andújar, first round of Umag 2007

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Ilie Nastase, 145 games (100-45)

Win 100: Ian Fletcher, 1970 Roland Garros second round

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John Newcombe, 148 games (100-48)

Victory 100: Marty Riessen, Hamburg quarterfinals 1968

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Ivan Lendl, 148 games (100-48)

Win 100: John James, Toronto 1980 second round

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Bjorn Borg, 149 games (100-49)

Victory 100: Marty Riessen, Rome 1974 round of 16

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Yevgeny Kafelnikov, 149 games (100-49)

100 win: Anders Jarryd, St. Petersburg 1995 round of 16

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Andy Murray, 149 games (100-49)

100 wins: Thomas Johansson, 2007 Doha quarter-final

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Stefan Edberg, 150 games (100-50)

Win 100: Mike Leach, 1986 Memphis second round

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Marcelo Ríos, 152 fights (100-52)

Win 100: Alex Radulescu, Lyon 1996 first round

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Carlos Moya, 155 games (100-55)

100 wins: Julián Alonso, 1997 Long Island semifinals

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Thomas Muster, 157 games (100-57)

Victory 100: Guillermo Pérez-Roldán, Prague 1988 final

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Pete Sampras, 157 games (100-57)

Win 100: Brad Gilbert, Los Angeles final 1991

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Jim Courier, 161 games (100-61)

Win 100: Guillaume Raoux, 1991 Indian Wells first round

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Gustavo Kuerten, 167 fights (100-67)

Victory 100: Carlos Moyà, first round of the 1999 Davis Cup

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Daniil Medvedev, 167 games (100-67)

Winner of 100: Diego Schwartzman, 2019 Queen’s Quarterfinals

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Roger Federer, 169 games (100-69)

Win 100: Julien Boutter, Basel 2001 semi-finals

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Marat Safin, 171 fights (100-71)

100 wins: Sébastien Grosjean, Indianapolis 2000 quarterfinals

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Patrick Rafter, 178 games (100-78)

Win 100: Gianluca Pozzi, 1996 Wimbledon second round