Q 01/05

Carlos Alcaraz was born in El Palmar, a district of which Spanish city?

A) Murcia

B) Valencia

C) Alicante

D) Seville

Answer · why

A) Murcia

Murcia. He started at four at the local tennis club where his father was a director and his grandfather and great-uncle had been members, so the sport...

Q 02/05

Alcaraz's father coached at the local tennis club, while his mother Virginia was a sales assistant for which retailer?

A) Zara

B) IKEA

C) Decathlon

D) Carrefour

Answer · why

B) IKEA

IKEA. Virginia Garfia was a sales assistant there, and with money tight the family relied on sponsors to pay for Carlos's coaching and his junior trip...

Q 03/05

Which racket company signed Alcaraz to his first contract at age 10?

A) Wilson

B) Babolat

C) Head

D) Yonex

Answer · why

B) Babolat

Babolat. The French firm has kept him ever since, and in 2023 he signed a long extension that runs to 2030.

Q 04/05

Which brother of Alcaraz travels the tour with him as his hitting partner?

A) Álvaro

B) Sergio

C) Jaime

D) Pablo

Answer · why

A) Álvaro

Álvaro. The eldest of the four brothers, he has long been his confidant on tour, and after the coaching split of late 2025 Alcaraz said he would take ...

Q 05/05

Which former world No. 1 became Alcaraz's coach when he moved to Villena in 2018?

A) Carlos Moyá

B) Àlex Corretja

C) Juan Carlos Ferrero

D) Sergi Bruguera

Answer · why

C) Juan Carlos Ferrero

Juan Carlos Ferrero. The 2003 French Open champion took him on at 15, and their seven-year partnership ended in a shock split in December 2025.