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Carlos Alcaraz Makes Tennis History Before Wimbledon

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Eric Nacach | Last updated Jun 27, 2025 4:42 PM ET

ATP World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz, from El Palmar, Spain, has dominated this tennis season, winning five tournaments, including the French Open.

His 2025 French Open title marked his second straight victory at Roland Garros. Now, he sets his sights on Wimbledon, aiming to defend last year’s championship and claim back-to-back titles there as well.

The Spaniard holds five Grand Slam titles at just 22 years old and is seemingly just getting started.

Alcaraz has made history away from the playing surface, too.

On Friday, his tennis card featuring a match-used racket knob sold for a record-breaking amount, making it the most expensive men's tennis card in history.

Topps, an American company that manufactures trading cards, broke the news.

"JUST SOLD: Carlos Alcaraz has set the record for most expensive men’s tennis card in HISTORY," said Topps. "His 1/1 Topps Royalty tennis card featuring his match-used racket knob has sold for $222,000 on @fanaticscollect last night…"

JUST SOLD: Carlos Alcaraz has set the record for most expensive men’s tennis card in HISTORY.

His 1/1 Topps Royalty tennis card featuring his match-used racket knob has sold for $222,000 on @fanaticscollect last night… pic.twitter.com/av4sLt3Irb
— Topps (@Topps) June 27, 2025

Despite the jaw-dropping figure, it still fails to top Serena Williams' 2003 NetPro signed patch rookie card, which sold for $266,400 in 2024.

Alcaraz is known for his ability to succeed and adapt across all three playing surfaces.

In 2024, Alcaraz became just the seventh men's player in history to win a Grand Slam title on all three surfaces (clay, grass and hard courts). In fact, he is the only men's player to win his first three Grand Slam titles on three different playing surfaces — 2022 U.S. Open, 2023 Wimbledon and 2024 French Open.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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