Carlos Alcaraz tops ATP Rankings but alternative tennis rankings still place Jannik Sinner ahead

Tuesday, 10 February 2026 at 15:11

Jannik Sinner proudly holds the ATP Finals trophy alongside Carlos Alcaraz in 2025

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.

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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 is into the last-16 of the Australian Open 2026

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 February

Rank	Name	Gender	Country	3 Mo. Trend	UTR
1	Jannik Sinner	Male	ITA	16.32	16.37
2	Carlos Alcaraz	Male	ESP	16.30	16.32
3	Novak Djokovic	Male	SRB	16.00	16.02
4	Alex De Minaur	Male	AUS	16.04	15.95
5	Felix Auger-Aliassime	Male	CAN	15.87	15.95
6	Alexander Bublik	Male	KAZ	15.78	15.89
7	Alexander Zverev	Male	GER	15.93	15.86
8	Jack Draper	Male	GBR	–	15.84
9	Daniil Medvedev	Male	RUS	15.70	15.75
10	Lorenzo Musetti	Male	ITA	15.75	15.74
11	Ben Shelton	Male	USA	15.74	15.67
12	Tommy Paul	Male	USA	15.70	15.65
13	Taylor Fritz	Male	USA	15.54	15.59
14	Alejandro Davidovich Fokina	Male	ESP	15.49	15.56
15	Learner Tien	Male	USA	15.56	15.56
16	Holger Vitus Nødskov Rune	Male	DEN	–	15.56
17	Corentin Moutet	Male	FRA	15.48	15.54
18	Karen Khachanov	Male	RUS	15.40	15.53
19	Casper Ruud	Male	NOR	15.53	15.50
20	Grigor Dimitrov	Male	BUL	15.16	15.47
21	Valentin Vacherot	Male	FRA	15.33	15.47
22	Ugo Humbert	Male	FRA	15.45	15.45
23	Arthur Fils	Male	FRA	15.35	15.44
24	Jakub Mensik	Male	CZE	15.52	15.43
25	Jiri Lehecka	Male	CZE	15.27	15.40
26	Eliot Spizzirri	Male	USA	15.51	15.40
27	Matteo Berrettini	Male	ITA	–	15.39
28	Thanasi Kokkinakis	Male	AUS	–	15.39
29	Kamil Majchrzak	Male	POL	15.26	15.38
30	Marin Cilic	Male	CRO	15.53	15.37
31	Cameron Norrie	Male	GBR	15.30	15.37
32	Francisco Cerundolo	Male	ARG	15.49	15.36
33	Joao Fonseca	Male	BRA	–	15.36
34	Tomas Machac	Male	CZE	15.45	15.36
35	Stefanos Tsitsipas	Male	GRE	15.26	15.35
36	Andrey Rublev	Male	RUS	15.41	15.35
37	Jaume Munar	Male	ESP	15.29	15.34
38	Brandon Nakashima	Male	USA	15.38	15.34
39	Arthur Rinderknech	Male	FRA	–	15.32
40	Gabriel Diallo	Male	CAN	15.15	15.32
41	Tomas Martin Etcheverry	Male	ARG	15.40	15.31
42	Hubert Hurkacz	Male	POL	15.13	15.31
43	Fabian Marozsan	Male	HUN	15.38	15.30
44	Marton Fucsovics	Male	HUN	15.30	15.30
45	Lorenzo Sonego	Male	ITA	15.13	15.29
46	Yannick Hanfmann	Male	GER	15.17	15.28
47	Juncheng Shang	Male	CHN	15.33	15.28
48	Sebastian Korda	Male	USA	15.17	15.26
49	Nuno Borges	Male	POR	15.28	15.25
50	Jenson Brooksby	Male	USA	14.93	15.25

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