Alcaraz went into his quarterfinal match with a .8194 career winning percentage in tour-level matches (295-65) and improves to .8199 with the win (296-65), surpassing Federer’s .8198 (1,251-275).
With a minimum of 200 matches played, Alcaraz now has the fourth-best career winning percentage for a man in the Open Era.
BEST MEN’S CAREER WINNING PERCENTAGES IN OPEN ERA (tour-level, minimum 200 matches played):
- .8327: Novak Djokovic [1,170-235]
- .8259: Rafael Nadal [1,080-228]
- .8238: Bjorn Borg [654-140]
- .8199: Carlos Alcaraz [296-65]
- .8198: Roger Federer [1,251-275]
- .8182: Jimmy Connors [1,274-283]
- .8168: John McEnroe [883-198]
- .8153: Ivan Lendl [1,068-242]
- .7978: Rod Laver [576-146]
- .7905: Jannik Sinner [332-88]
The 22-year-old Spaniard actually started 2026 at No. 8 on the above list, passing Lendl for No. 7 after the Australian Open, then McEnroe for No. 6 after Doha, Connors for No. 5 after his opening win at Indian Wells last week, and now Federer for No. 4 after his latest win.
He can’t move up the list any further during Indian Wells.
More to come…
