Carlos Alcaraz accepts ATP Year End No.1 trophy after pipping Jannik Sinner with matches to spare

Friday, 14 November 2025 at 15:21

Carlos Alcaraz has completed the feat of being Year End No.1 in the ATP once more after defeating Lorenzo Musetti to move to 3-0 in the round-robin in the season finale. It is the second time he has achieved this at the ATP Finals having also done so in 2022.

ATP Chairman, Andrea Gaudenzi and Head of Corporate for PIF who sponsor the rankings, Mohamed Alsayyad presented Alcaraz the trophy. He will now go on to chase the ATP Finals trophy, one of only a few tournaments that he is yet to win.

He started the ATP Finals 150 points ahead in a battle that was termed with Jannik Sinner but in reality, it was a bit of a formality. Alcaraz won all his group games and has hoisted himself into the latter stages with games to spare in beating Jannik Sinner. The Italian termed it impossible to win the title of Year End No.1 and despite holding it for a week, that termed to be true as Alcaraz was presented it today.

"It is a pleasure, to be honest, for me. Being the No. 1 in the world is something that I’m working really hard for, you know, with my team every day. It is a goal, to be honest. But I think it’s a journey that you don’t go through alone. It’s with your whole team, with your family, with your close people behind you, always supporting you on top, in the good moments. I’m really, really proud of having such a great team," said Alcaraz on court.

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"Having this trophy once again… the first one was back in 2022, and I have the same team. I’m still really proud of the team that I have right now. Some new members in the team as well, and I’m really happy and proud to share this moment with them too.

"For me, it’s a great achievement. It means the world to me, to be honest, and I’m just really proud and happy to continue.

"Because the support I’m receiving everywhere I go… I mean, I can’t thank people enough. We’re travelling since the 1st of January until the end of November — new places, new countries, new stages — and the people are always the same: great energy, great atmosphere. I feel the love everywhere I’m going.

"In some tournaments, in some matches, without the support of the people, it wouldn’t be possible to come back, to win, to lift trophies. So I really want to say thank you to all the people who are coming to every tournament, to every match, supporting tennis and supporting myself. I’m really grateful for everyone, for the energy and the love that I’m receiving.

"These trophies, I owe them to the people, because it’s not only for one person. As I said, it’s for my team and for my people, but obviously with the support I’m receiving everywhere, I want to share this moment. We’re always on the road — we start on the 1st of January and finish practically now. We live all over the world every week, and we have many people who come to see the matches, who come to encourage us. This would not be possible without them.

"The energy that the spectators give us when we are on court helps us lift these important trophies. So I really want to share it — not only with my staff and my team, but with all the people who make me feel important and loved around the world. This is my great result."

ATP Rankings as of 14/11/25

Rank	Player	Points
1	Carlos Alcaraz	11650
2	Jannik Sinner	10400
3	Alexander Zverev	5160
4	Novak Djoković	4830
5	Taylor Fritz	4135
6	Alex de Minaur	4135
7	Félix Auger-Aliassime	4045
8	Lorenzo Musetti	4040
9	Ben Shelton	3970
10	Jack Draper	2990
11	Alexander Bublik	2870
12	Casper Ruud	2835
13	Daniil Medvedev	2760
14	Alejandro Davidovich Fokina	2635
15	Holger Rune	2590
16	Andrey Rublev	2520
17	Jiří Lehečka	2325
18	Karen Khachanov	2320
19	Jakub Menšík	2180
20	Tommy Paul	2100
21	Francisco Cerúndolo	2085
22	Flavio Cobolli	2025
23	Denis Shapovalov	1675
24	João Fonseca	1635
25	Tallon Griekspoor	1615
26	Luciano Darderi	1609
27	Cameron Norrie	1573
28	Learner Tien	1550
29	Arthur Rinderknech	1540
30	Frances Tiafoe	1510
31	Valentin Vacherot	1483
32	Tomáš Macháč	1445
33	Brandon Nakashima	1430
34	Stefanos Tsitsipas	1425
35	Corentin Moutet	1408
36	Jaume Munar	1395
37	Ugo Humbert	1380
38	Alex Michelsen	1325
39	Lorenzo Sonego	1265
40	Arthur Fils	1260
41	Gabriel Diallo	1253
42	Alexandre Müller	1230
43	Zizou Bergs	1218
44	Grigor Dimitrov	1180
45	Sebastián Báez	1155
46	Daniel Altmaier	1148
47	Nuno Borges	1145
48	Sebastian Korda	1100
49	Camilo Ugo Carabelli	1078
50	Reilly Opelka	1026

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