Carlos Alcaraz's Bond With Family Is So Strong His Parents Are His Rommates

Alcaraz’s home is full, and not just of trophies. He has three brothers: Alvaro, his hitting partner; Sergio, 16; and Jaime, 14, a rising junior player. All of them live under one roof. His father, once a national tennis hopeful, now coaches and travels with Carlos. His mother, Virginia, used to work at Ikea and still runs the kitchen, and clearly, the heart of the house.

“There’s no food like my mother’s anywhere in the world,” Carlos says in Carlos Alcaraz: My Way on Netflix. From homemade paella to Andalusian dishes, home is where the flavor and comfort is.

Even after winning Wimbledon last year, Alcaraz didn’t crave parties. He just wanted dinner at home with family. “I miss those routines of being in my village and with my friends, being at home; not doing much, you know? Just enjoy having that feeling of being at ease with them,” he told El Paisin 2023.

Surrounded by all kinds of media and limelight, Carlos Alcaraz still lives in his childhood home. Maybe that’s his real secret, a close, grounded family that sees him as just Carlos, not a star.