PRIZE MONEY. Carlos Alcaraz precedes Djokovic, Nadal, Ruud as the top earner in 2022

Carlos Alcaraz had a fantastic year also in terms of prize money

Carlos Alcaaz Top Earner

Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Casper Ruud are the top 4 players in terms of prize money in 2022. The Spanish teenager ($ is ahead of Djokovic just by less than $200k. Here is the full table.

Player YTD
Alcaraz, Carlos $10,102,330
Djokovic, Novak $9,934,582
Nadal, Rafael $9,368,326
Ruud, Casper $8,126,816
Tsitsipas, Stefanos $6,614,416
Auger-Aliassime, Felix $4,801,292
Rublev, Andrey $4,666,954
Fritz, Taylor $4,570,481
Medvedev, Daniil $4,178,524
Hurkacz, Hubert $3,764,164
Kyrgios, Nick $3,490,464
Norrie, Cameron $2,928,356
Carreno Busta, Pablo $2,885,865
Sinner, Jannik $2,855,466
Zverev, Alexander $2,678,178
Rune, Holger $2,623,289
Shapovalov, Denis $2,595,551
Berrettini, Matteo $2,193,774
Tiafoe, Frances $2,106,104
De Minaur, Alex $2,057,316
Schwartzman, Diego $2,004,231

 

Carlos Alcaraz in 2022

Carlos Alcaraz

15 - 4win/loss

Hard
13-2
Clay
2-2
20 year old
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2024 Highlights

At the moment ranked no.1, the Spaniard played his last match on the 4th of November when he had to retire when playing against world no.11 Holger Rune in the quarter and the scoreline was 6-3 6-6 .

Until now, during this year the Spaniard owns a composed 57-13 record. The Spaniard has won 5 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, Miami, Barcelona, Madrid and U.S. Open. Carlos got to the final in Hamburg and Umag.

Alcaraz
Paris
Alcaraz's Record
 

Novak Djokovic in 2022

Novak Djokovic

11 - 4win/loss

Hard
8-3
Clay
3-1
36 year old
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2024 Highlights

Ranked world no.5, the Serbian played his last match on the 20th of November when he defeated world no.3 Casper Ruud 7-5 6-3 in the final in the Nitto ATP Finals to win his 91st career title.

This season the Serbian owns an overall 42-7 win-loss record. Novak has won 5 titles in 2022 in Rome, Wimbledon, Tel Aviv, Astana and the Nitto ATP Finals. Djokovic was the runner-up in Belgrade and Paris.

Djokovic
the Nitto ATP Finals
Djokovic's Record

Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic squared off only 1 time. The head to head is 1-0 for Alcaraz. When they played, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-7(5) 7-5 7-6(5) in the semifinal in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) on the 7th of May 2022.

In the video below you can watch the highlights.

Rafael Nadal in 2022

Rafael Nadal

3 - 2win/loss

Hard
2-1
Clay
1-1
37 year old
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2024 Highlights

Ranked no.2, Rafael played his last match on the 17th of November when he defeated world no.3 Casper Ruud 7-5 7-5 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).

Presently, during this year Rafael has a 39-8 record. The Spaniard conquered 4 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, Australian Open, Acapulco and French Open. The Spaniard was the runner-up in Indian Wells.

Nadal
the Nitto ATP Finals
Nadal's Record

Casper Ruud in 2022

Casper Ruud

27 - 7win/loss

Hard
17-5
I Hard
1-0
Clay
9-2
25 year old
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2024 Highlights

Ranked no.3, the Norwegian played his last match on the 20th of November when he was overcome by world no.5 Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-3 in the final in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).

Currently, during this year Ruud has a 51-22 match record. Ruud conquered 3 titles in 2022 in Buenos Aires, Geneva and Gstaad. Casper was the runner-up in Miami, at the French Open, at the U.S. Open and the Nitto ATP Finals.

Ruud
the Nitto ATP Finals
Ruud's Record

Rafael Nadal and Casper Ruud played each other twice. The head to head is 2-0 for Nadal. The last time they squared off, Rafael Nadal won 7-5 7-5 in the round robin in Turin (Nitto ATP Finals) on the 17th of November 2022.

Here are the highlights.