Meet Carlos Alcaraz’s Brothers Who Are All Just as Crazy About Tennis

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Carlos Alcaraz has been on a tear since winning his first Grand Slam title in 2022 at the U.S. Open, becoming the youngest man in the Open Era to do so. Since then, he has won four more Grand Slam titles and accumulated a total of 21 singles titles to date.

But even when you play on the court alone, you don’t get to the top alone. Carlos comes from a large, tight-knit family who regularly show up to support him on the tour. Carlos’s coach Juan Carlos Ferrero told Vogue in 2023 that his family “has a very important role to play” in keeping him grounded.

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After winning Wimbledon in 2023, Carlos told Madrid’s El País newspaper, when asked how he wanted to celebrate, he had a simple answer: “Honestly, to go back home and be with my family, to be with them again and eat with them. I miss it. 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 and having a few laughs.”

Here, get to know Carlos Alcaraz’s family:

Carlos’s father Carlos Sr.

Carlos Sr. during Rafael Nadal’s tribute ceremony at the 2025 French Open. Jean Catuffe - Getty Images

Tennis really does appear to be in this family’s DNA. Carlos Sr. was a nationally ranked professional in Spain as a teenager, but he eventually had to give it up due to the high costs associated with training. He eventually became a tennis coach himself and club administrator at the Real Sociedad Club de Campo de Murcia, where Carlos started to play as a child.

Carlos’s mother Virginia

Virginia at the All England Club during Wimbledon in 2023. Adam Davy - PA Images - Getty Images

Virginia previously worked as a shop assistant at Ikea, and handled most of the childcare for Carlos and his three brothers while Carlos Sr. was coaching.

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Carlos also has a soft spot for his mother’s cooking. “There's no food like my mother's anywhere in the world. That's for sure,” Carlos says in his Netflix docu-series, Carlos Alcaraz: My Way. He further raved about her cooking to the Times: “She’s a great cook. Paella she does so well. Also some Spanish food from Andalusia—my favorite is soup and then a mix of meats. It’s another reason why I like to be at home.”

Carlos’s grandfather Carlos Alcaraz Lerma

Carlos with his grandfather after winning the 2025 French Open in Paris. Jean Catuffe - Getty Images

It was actually the eldest Carlos who got the ball (no pun intended) rolling in this family. According to a 2023 New York Times profile of Carlos, his grandfather made the decision decades ago to develop a tennis club and swimming pool on top of a former clay-pigeon shooting range in El Palmar, a suburb of Murcia. Hard courts would have been cheaper, but red clay courts are more popular in Spain—a prophetic decision indeed.

Carlos’s brother Álvaro

Alvaro and Carlos during practice at Wimbledon in 2025. Clive Brunskill - Getty Images

Alvaro is the oldest brother of the four and was a nationally ranked junior. He now trains with Carlos as his hitting partner. They used to share bunk beds while growing up, but sometimes they still share hotel rooms like at the U.S. Open. “I have my brother here as well,” Carlos said after he lost the the 2023 Cincinnati Open. “It’s great to have you here, supporting me every day, to make me be a better person every day, learning from you as well, so thank you very much for being with me.”

Carlos’s brother Sergio

Sergio with his parents and grandfather at the 2025 French Open. Clive Brunskill - Getty Images

Carlos has two younger brothers, and he takes being an older brother seriously. “I love tennis but I love even more being the older brother of my little ones,” he told the Times in 2024. “Being the role model for them, not as a tennis player but a person. That is the most important thing—to help them learn about the things that matter in life.”

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Sergio is 16 and lives at home with their parents. He also plays tennis and is often seen in Carlos’s player’s box in the bigger tournaments.

Carlos’s brother Jaime

Jaime with his parents watching Carlos play against Andrey Rublev of Russia during the 2024 Madrid Open. Julian Finney - Getty Images

Jaime, the youngest of the family at 14, is already a rising star in tennis. Earlier this year, he won his first-round qualifying match at the prestigious Les Petits As junior event, a world championship in France. “I’m just supporting him every time. Doesn’t matter that I’m in the other part of the world. I’m just trying to support him, being supportive for him, trying to [take away] all the pressure that people put on him,” Carlos told reporters about Jaime in January. “I’m just happy to see him growing and...becoming, let’s say, a grown man.”