Alcaraz, first Roland Garros final: Spanish tennis achievements in the Grand Slam

Carlos Alcaraz He will play this Sunday, at 3 p.m., his first Roland Garros final, awaiting a new champion since the defender of the crown, Serbian Novak Djokovic, withdrew in the quarterfinals due to injury.

The 21-year-old from Murcia will fight for his third Grand Slam, after winning the US Open 2022 and Wimbledon 2023. The youngest professional in men’s tennis to reach the ‘big’ final on three different surfaces (hard, grass and clay ) I look forward to Roland Garros, to continue the tradition of Spanish tennis in Paris.

Here he has collected the most individual titles: 26 out of 42. Alcaraz wants to become the person with the 27th Roland Garros singles crown, the 43rd overall.

In Paris, among those who succeeded, his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero. He did not succeed in the first attempt, gave up Albert Costabut he eventually recovered by beating the Dutchman Martin Verkerk.

In addition to Ferrero and Costa, included in the list of the French capital Rafa Nadal (14), Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (3), Manolo Santana and Sergi Bruguera (2), Andrés Gimeno, Carlos Moyà and Garbiñe Muguruza. Alcaraz will be the tenth Spanish champion.

26 ROLAND GARROS

Man

1961: Manolo Santana beat Nicola Pietrangeli (Ita) 4-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-0, 6-2

1964: Manolo Santana beat Nicola Pietrangeli (Ita) 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 7-5

1972: Andrés Gimeno beat Patrick Prosiy (Fra) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-1

1993: Sergi Bruguera beat Jim Courier (USA) 6-4, 2-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3

1994: Sergi Bruguera beat Alberto Berasategui (Esp) 6-3, 7-5, 2-6, 6-1

1998: Carlos Moyà over Àlex Corretja (Esp) 6-3, 7-5, 6-3

2002: Albert Costa beat Juan Carlos Ferrero (Esp) 6-1, 6-0, 4-6, 6-3

2003: Juan Carlos Ferrero beat Martin Verkerk (Hol) 6-1, 6-3, 6-2

2005: Rafa Nadal to Mariano Puerta (Arg), 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-1, 7-5

2006: Rafa Nadal over Roger Federer (Sui), 1-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (4)

2007: Rafa Nadal beat Roger Federer (Sui), 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

2008: Rafa Nadala beat Roger Federer (Sui), 6-1, 6-3, 6-0

2010: Rafa Nadal beat Robin Soderling (Sue), 6-4, 6-2, 6-4

2011: Rafa Nadal over Roger Federer (Sui), 7-5, 7-6 (3), 5-7, 6-1

2012: Rafa Nadal beat Novak Djokovic (Srb), 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5

2013: Rafa Nadal over David Ferrer (Esp), 6-3, 6-2, 6-3

2014: Rafa Nadal beat Novak Djokovic (Srb), 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4

2017: Rafa Nadal beat Stan Wawrinka (Sui), 6-1, 6-4, 6-1

2018: Rafa Nadal beat Dominic Thiem (Aut) 6-4, 6-3, 6-2

2019: Rafa Nadal beat Dominic Thiem (Aut) 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1

2020: Rafa Nadal beats Novak Djokovic (Srb) 6-0, 6-2, 7-5

2022: Rafa Nadal beat Casper Ruud (Nor) 6-3, 6-3, 6-0

woman

1989: Arantxa Sánchez beat Steffi Graf (Ale) 7-6 (6), 3-6, 7-5

1994: Arantxa Sánchez beat Mary Pierce (Fra) 6-4, 6-4

1998: Arantxa Sánchez beat Monica Seles (USA) 7-6, 0-6, 6-2

2016: Garbiñe Muguruza over Serena Williams (USA) 7-5, 6-4

8 OPEN USA

Man

1965: Manolo Santana beat Cliff Drysdale (SAF) 6-2, 7-9, 7-5, 6-1

1975: Manolo Orantes beat Jimmy Connors (USA) 6-4, 6-3, 6-3

2010: Rafa Nadal beat Novak Djokovic (Srb), 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2

2013: Rafa Nadal beat Novak Djokovic (Srb), 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1

2017: Rafa Nadal beat Kevin Anderson (Saf), 6-3, 6-3, 6-4

2019: Rafa Nadal beat Daniil Medvedev (Rus) 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4

2022: Carlos Alcaraz over Casper Ruud (Nor) 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (1), 6-3

woman

1994: Arantxa Sánchez beat Steffi Graf (Ale) 1-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4

6 WIMBLEDON

Man

1966: Manolo Santana beat Dennis Ralston (USA) 6-4, 11-9, 6-4

2008: Rafa Nadal over Roger Federer (Sui) 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (8), 9-7

2010: Rafa Nadal beat Tomas Berdych (Che) 6-3, 7-5, 6-4

2023: Carlos Alcaraz over Novak Djokovic (Srb) 1-6, 7-6 (6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4

woman

1994: Conchita Martínez beat Martina Navratilova (USA) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3

2017: Garbiñe Muguruza over Venus Williams (USA) 7-5, 6-0

2 AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Man

2009: Rafa Nadal over Roger Federer (Sui), 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-2

2022: Rafa Nadal over Daniil Medvedev (Rus) 2-6, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4, 7-5