Follow us on Google Discover Carlos Alcaraz has already carved out an incredible career at the age of 22.
If the Spaniard were to retire today, he would go down as a tennis legend, with six Grand Slam titles; as many as both Boris Becker and Stefan Edberg.
In the last two years, Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have dominated men’s tennis, splitting each of the last eight major titles between them, while fighting for the top spot in the ATP rankings.
Alcaraz, who is currently the world number one, has continued to improve this year and, at the moment, looks set to break a multitude of records throughout his career.
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He has already clinched a number of records during his time on the ATP Tour, including becoming the youngest world number one in history, aged 19 years and 130 days in 2022.
There is one all-time record, however, which Alcaraz is very keen to break more than any other, currently held by Novak Djokovic.
The all-time record Carlos Alcaraz says he wants to break
Following Alcaraz’s triumph over Taylor Fritz at the Six Kings Slam, he was asked which feat he wants to achieve the most in the sport.
The six-time major champion responded: “There are a few [records] that I would love to break, obviously the most Grand Slams; I think everybody wants to do that.
“Or having the most weeks at number one. I think that one from Djokovic is something crazy. I think it’s 400 and something.
“I think those two records could be fun to break. It is tough to say one.”
Djokovic’s tally for weeks at number one trumps every other player in ATP history.
PlayerTotal weeks at number oneNovak Djokovic428Roger Federer310Pete Sampras286Ivan Lendl270Jimmy Connors268Rafael Nadal209John McEnroe170Bjorn Borg109Andre Agassi101Lleyton Hewitt80Stefan Edberg72Jannik Sinner65Jim Courier58Gustavo Kuerten43Carlos Alcaraz42All-time ATP list of the players with the most total weeks as world number one
The Serb has spent a total of 428 weeks atop the world rankings across his illustrious career, 118 more than Roger Federer, who has the second most of all time.
Rafael Nadal, the longtime rival of Djokovic and Federer, recorded a total of 209 weeks, which ranks 6th.
Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty ImagesCarlos Alcaraz is capable of breaking Novak Djokovic’s record
At such a young age, Alcaraz has already amassed 42 weeks at number one, and counting.
Sinner’s reign from 2024 to 2025 meant he surpassed his rival, and now has the 12th most in history with 65.
Both Alcaraz and Sinner are more than capable of surpassing Djokovic’s record, especially if a third star does not emerge anytime soon to challenge them.
Djokovic had to battle with Federer, Nadal and Andy Murray for the top spot in tennis during his prime years, a problem that the ‘new two’ have not had yet.
With both stars on sizeable tallies already, they are on track to top the all-time list.