Carlos Alcaraz has been on fire these past few months, and it’s officially paid off. The Spanish superstar has locked up his spot in the year-end 2025 ATP Finals.
Only eight players make it to this exclusive tournament each year. You’ve got to rack up the most ranking points throughout the season to earn your place.
This year’s event will be the last one held in Turin. After that, it’s moving to another Italian city that hasn’t been announced yet.
| Name | Age | Points | Stats 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Alcaraz | 22 | 68,791 | 25 - 5 |
Jannik Sinner gave his home crowd something to celebrate last November when he won his first ATP Finals title. He beat Taylor Fritz in the final – the same guy he’d already beaten at the US Open just a few months earlier.
Alcaraz didn’t make it out of the group stage last year.
But here’s the thing – he was battling illness the entire tournament. If he’d been healthy, things probably would’ve gone very differently.
This time around, Alcaraz has already done enough to mathematically guarantee his spot. His results since the clay season started in April have been pretty amazing.
The year didn’t start great for him, though. Novak Djokovic knocked him out in the Australian Open quarterfinals, and then he had that shocking loss to David Goffin at Indian Wells.
Everything changed at the Monte-Carlo Masters.
Alcaraz finally broke through for his first title there, beating Lorenzo Musetti in the final. Musetti was dealing with physical issues, and honestly, Alcaraz wasn’t even playing his absolute best tennis.
What was different? He looked relaxed for the first time in months.
Alcaraz later admitted he’d been too distracted thinking about overtaking Sinner for the world No. 1 ranking. This was while Sinner was suspended until the Italian Open in May.
After losing the Barcelona Open final to Holger Rune and missing Madrid with an injury, Alcaraz bounced back big time. He won the Italian Open by beating Sinner right in front of his home crowd.
Sinner got his revenge attempt at Roland Garros, and wow, what a final that turned out to be.
Sinner was three points away from winning his first French Open title. He had three championship points in the fourth set before Alcaraz pulled off one of the most incredible comebacks you’ll ever see.
Five hours and 29 minutes of pure tennis magic.
It wasn’t just the quality of tennis that made it special – both guys showed incredible sportsmanship throughout. They were calling their own shots out without waiting for the umpire to make the call.
From there, Alcaraz kept rolling. He picked up his second Queen’s Club title and now he’s just two wins away from a third straight Wimbledon championship. He absolutely cruised past Cameron Norrie in the quarterfinals.
It’s crazy to think that just a few months ago, people were questioning Alcaraz’s form. After losing that Olympic gold medal match to Djokovic, his level really dropped for several months on the hard courts.
During that stretch, Sinner was clearly the best player in the world.
But Alcaraz’s back-to-back titles at Roland Garros and Wimbledon prove he’s still the king of clay and grass. Those results since April are exactly why he’s heading back to the ATP Finals.
The question now is whether he can stay healthy and make a real run at the title this time around.
