Carlos Alcaraz has strengthened his grip on the top of the ATP Rankings and doesn’t look likely to relinquish said top spot anytime soon amid his recent Australian Open title win.Alcaraz now holds three out of the four Grand Slams after he triumphed at Roland Garros and US Open last year. He was also runner-up at Wimbledon and the ATP Finals and won three Masters 1000 titles and three ATP 500 titles. He leads the ATP Rankings by some distance.But on the alternative rankings, he is not top. Jannik Sinner resumes his reign through this system compared to Alcaraz’s foray at the top of the main rankings. The UTR Rankings count points earned in the Last 52 weeks. It is based off an algorithm that places more weight on recent results and wins against higher ranked players.
It is open to all levels of tennis and all players regardless of age, gender, geography or skill level. They are all rated on the same skill level between 1.00 and 16.50 based on match results.
Only matches within the last 12 months are counted towards this rating and the algorithm uses the last 30 matches that a player competes in or less if they played less than 30 in the last 12 months.
Despite trailing Alcaraz by a considerable amount (2,850 points) in all, Sinner is the no.1 with a rating of 16.37, this just shy of the perfect mark. He was the semi-finalist at the 2026 Australian Open while he also won Wimbledon, the ATP Finals, the Paris Masters, the Vienna Open and the China Open within the last 12 months.
He was also a runner-up at Roland Garros, the US Open, the Italian Open and the Cincinnati Open in 2025. Alcaraz is second on the list with a rating of 16.32 while Novak Djokovic who is the world no.3 and is ranked third in UTR with a rating with 16.02.
Jannik Sinner leads alternative rankings.
Above and below main rankings for top names
Alex de Minaur is four places above his own ATP Ranking with the Australian in fourth spot with a rating of 15.95. While Felix Auger-Aliassime also has a UTR Rating of 15.95 and is listed below Demon in fifth.
Alexander Bublik has a UTR rating of 15.89 which puts him sixth on the list. While Alexander Zverev perhaps is where he should be in regards of his ranking v UTR Rankings. He is three places below his world ranking of World No.4. He has a UTR Ranking of 15.86 which puts him in seventh.
Jack Draper, Daniil Medvedev and Lorenzo Musetti complete the UTR top 10. Holger Rune is down in 16th and he won’t currently play until likely the end of 2026. He is out with an achilles problem and given it reflects a year view likely shows him in a better light than his ranking even.
While others such as Ben Shelton and Taylor Fritz who are in the top 10 are outside the leading lot of players. Corentin Moutet for instance and Learner Tien are also a lot higher sat in 17th for the Frenchman who is 35th in the ATP Rankings. While Tien is 23rd and is in 15th.UTR Rankings as of 10 FebruaryRankNameGenderCountry3 Mo. TrendUTR1Jannik SinnerMaleITA16.3216.372Carlos AlcarazMaleESP16.3016.323Novak DjokovicMaleSRB16.0016.024Alex De MinaurMaleAUS16.0415.955Felix Auger-AliassimeMaleCAN15.8715.956Alexander BublikMaleKAZ15.7815.897Alexander ZverevMaleGER15.9315.868Jack DraperMaleGBR–15.849Daniil MedvedevMaleRUS15.7015.7510Lorenzo MusettiMaleITA15.7515.7411Ben SheltonMaleUSA15.7415.6712Tommy PaulMaleUSA15.7015.6513Taylor FritzMaleUSA15.5415.5914Alejandro Davidovich FokinaMaleESP15.4915.5615Learner TienMaleUSA15.5615.5616Holger Vitus Nødskov RuneMaleDEN–15.5617Corentin MoutetMaleFRA15.4815.5418Karen KhachanovMaleRUS15.4015.5319Casper RuudMaleNOR15.5315.5020Grigor DimitrovMaleBUL15.1615.4721Valentin VacherotMaleFRA15.3315.4722Ugo HumbertMaleFRA15.4515.4523Arthur FilsMaleFRA15.3515.4424Jakub MensikMaleCZE15.5215.4325Jiri LeheckaMaleCZE15.2715.4026Eliot SpizzirriMaleUSA15.5115.4027Matteo BerrettiniMaleITA–15.3928Thanasi KokkinakisMaleAUS–15.3929Kamil MajchrzakMalePOL15.2615.3830Marin CilicMaleCRO15.5315.3731Cameron NorrieMaleGBR15.3015.3732Francisco CerundoloMaleARG15.4915.3633Joao FonsecaMaleBRA–15.3634Tomas MachacMaleCZE15.4515.3635Stefanos TsitsipasMaleGRE15.2615.3536Andrey RublevMaleRUS15.4115.3537Jaume MunarMaleESP15.2915.3438Brandon NakashimaMaleUSA15.3815.3439Arthur RinderknechMaleFRA–15.3240Gabriel DialloMaleCAN15.1515.3241Tomas Martin EtcheverryMaleARG15.4015.3142Hubert HurkaczMalePOL15.1315.3143Fabian MarozsanMaleHUN15.3815.3044Marton FucsovicsMaleHUN15.3015.3045Lorenzo SonegoMaleITA15.1315.2946Yannick HanfmannMaleGER15.1715.2847Juncheng ShangMaleCHN15.3315.2848Sebastian KordaMaleUSA15.1715.2649Nuno BorgesMalePOR15.2815.2550Jenson BrooksbyMaleUSA14.9315.25