Carlos Alcaraz & Jannik Sinner: Head-to-head record, statistics and greatest matches

“I think Jannik and I will have a great rivalry in the future,” remarked Carlos Alcaraz after he eliminated Jannik Sinner in their maiden tour-level meeting at the 2021 Paris Masters.

It was not the first time the pair had opposed one another - the two had met in April 2019 when an unranked 15-year-old in the shape of Alcaraz made his Challenger Tour debut against world no.319 Sinner in Alicante - but the encounter in the French capital marked the commencement of an era-defining duel for tennis supremacy.

Identified as the pair to lead the sport into the post-'Big Three' landscape long before either won a major title, Alcaraz and Sinner have an overwhelming grip on the men's game.

The duo shared two Grand Slam titles apiece in 2025, becoming the first men's players in the Open Era to contest three Grand Slam finals in the same season.

Despite their conflicting styles, Alcaraz and Sinner showcase ferocious ball-striking, unbelievable agility and phenomenal endurance to leave spectators in awe on every occasion. They're a mesmerising watch, and they push each other to be greater.

Even in a period where 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic remains a challenger, they're quite literally in a different league to everyone else.

Carlos Alcaraz v Jannik Sinner head-to-head record (H2H)

Carlos Alcaraz wins	10
Jannik Sinner wins	6

Carlos Alcaraz v Jannik Sinner statistics

	Carlos Alcaraz	Jannik Sinner
Age	22	24
Weight	163lbs (74kg)	170lbs (77kg)
Height	6'0" (183cm)	6'3" (191cm)
Career titles	24	24
Grand Slam titles	6	4

*Correct as of 17/11/2025

Carlos Alcaraz v Jannik Sinner previous matches

Outdoor hard

• Alcaraz beat Sinner - 63 67 67 75 63 - US Open QF (2022)
• Alcaraz beat Sinner - 76 63 - Indian Wells SF (2023)
• Sinner beat Alcaraz - 67 64 62 - Miami Open SF (2023)
• Sinner beat Alcaraz - 76 61 - China Open SF (2023)
• Alcaraz beat Sinner - 16 63 62 - Indian Wells SF (2024)
• Alcaraz beat Sinner - 67 64 76 - China Open F (2024)
• Alcaraz beat Sinner - 50 RET - Cincinnati Open F (2025)
• Alcaraz beat Sinner - 62 36 61 64 - US Open F (2025)

Clay

• Alcaraz beat Sinner - 62 36 63 - JC Ferrero Open R64 (2019)
• Sinner beat Alcaraz - 67 61 61 - Croatia Open (2022)
• Alcaraz beat Sinner - 26 63 36 64 63 - French Open SF (2024)
• Alcaraz beat Sinner - 76 61 - Italian Open F (2024)
• Alcaraz beat Sinner - 46 67 64 76 76 - French Open F (2025)

Grass

• Sinner beat Alcaraz - 61 64 67 63 - Wimbledon R16 (2022)
• Sinner beat Alcaraz - 46 64 64 64 - Wimbledon F (2025)

Indoor hard

• Alcaraz beat Sinner - 76 75 - Paris Masters R32 (2021)
• Sinner beat Alcaraz - 62 64 - Six Kings Slam F (2025)
• Sinner beat Alcaraz - 76 75 - ATP Finals F (2025)

Carlos Alcaraz v Jannik Sinner: Best Matches

2025 French Open final - Alcaraz d. Sinner 4-6, 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-6(10-2)

In their first meeting in a Grand Slam final, Alcaraz and Sinner produced one of the greatest tennis matches ever witnessed.

Lasting a breathtaking five hours and 29 minutes, the Roland Garros blockbuster broke the record for the longest French Open final in history and saw Alcaraz recover from two sets down - and save three championship points - to achieve his second French Open title after a fifth set tie-break.

Sinner, who did not lose a set en route to the final, appeared untouchable after the opening two sets.

The Italian's immense power and precision overawed his opponent and despite relinquishing a break advantage which Alcaraz hoovered up in the third set, Sinner's maiden French Open success appeared a foregone conclusion when leading 5-3, 0/40 in the fourth set.

What unfolded next defied reality. Alcaraz rose his level to obscene heights to save three championship points and miraculously wrestle the fourth set from Sinner's firm grip. The calibre of tennis on display was extraordinary.

Sinner arguably couldn't have done much more; he did not so much lose the opportunities to win the match as much as Alcaraz snatched them from him.

Alcaraz carried the momentum into the deciding set and although Sinner rallied valiantly to retrieve a late service break, the Spaniard was near faultless in the tie-break to get his hands on a fifth Grand Slam title.

Yes, it might have been a victory for Alcaraz and an anguishing defeat for Sinner, but tennis was the real winner.

2022 US Open quarter-final - Alcaraz d. Sinner 6-3, 6-7(7), 6-7(0), 7-5, 6-3

The 2025 French Open final was not the first five-set thriller between the pair and nor will it be the last.

Six weeks after their Grand Slam encounter at Wimbledon, Alcaraz and Sinner were reacquainted at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in what proved to be a momentous night for the Spaniard on his path to greatness.

Alcaraz romped to the first set but Sinner's resilience came to the fore, seizing the initiative in the contest with his incredible consistency and dominating the third set tie-break to take a two-sets-to-one lead.

Any other player on the receiving end of Sinner's brutal ball-striking and relentless power would have wilted after failing to score a point in the tie-break, but Alcaraz possesses this remarkable mental strength which enables him to eradicate the events that had unfolded and reset.

Saving match point with Sinner serving at 5-4, Alcaraz's artistry neutralised Sinner's feral forehand and the Spaniard produced impeccable tennis to win four straight games and force a fifth set.

It was a trick he repeated in the decider as he fought back from a break down to win four consecutive games in a contest that clocked five hours and 15 minutes.

Alcaraz went on to defeat Frances Tiafoe and Casper Ruud to make history as the youngest men's major champion since Rafael Nadal at the 2005 French Open and eclipse Lleyton Hewitt's record as the youngest man to be ranked world number one.