Carlos Alcaraz continues to impress on the ATP Tour as he extends his winning streak in London.
The Spanish star hasn’t lost a match since April, when Alcaraz fell to Holger Rune in the final of the Barcelona Open.
Bouncing back, Alcaraz won the Italian Open and French Open, to extend his winning run to 13 matches.
Moving on to grass, a win over Adam Walton was followed by Alcaraz’s thrilling victory against Jaume Munar in round two of Queen’s.
Alcaraz is now riding his longest-ever ATP Tour winning streak at 15 matches, but what are the longest unbeaten runs in tennis history?
The 10 longest winning streaks in ATP Tour history
1. Bjorn Borg – 49 matches
In 1978, Bjorn Borg began the longest winning streak in tennis history, winning the first of his 49 matches at the Davis Cup in March.
During his unbeaten run, Borg picked up six titles, including two Grand Slams, the French Open and Wimbledon.
| Title | Surface | Final opponent | Score |
| 1978 WCT – Las Vegas | Carpet | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6-5, 5-6, 6-4, 6-5 |
| 1978 WCT – Milan | Carpet | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1978 Italian Open | Clay | Adriano Panatta | 1-6, 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 |
| 1978 French Open | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 |
| 1978 Wimbledon | Grass | Jimmy Connors | 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 |
| 1978 Bastad | Clay | Corrado Barazzutti | 6-1, 6-2 |
His run eventually came to an end in the final of the 1978 US Open, losing out to his American rival Jimmy Connors in straight sets.
2. Bjorn Borg – 48 matches
One year later, the Swede began another lengthy unbeaten streak, winning 48 matches between September 1979 and May 1980.
Borg didn’t win a Grand Slam during this period but did pick up several titles before losing in the 1980 Nations Cup.
3. Guillermo Vilas – 46 matches
Argentina’s Guillermo Vilas remarkably won 46 matches between July 1977 and September 1977, as he dominated the men’s game.
Winning 16 titles that year, Vilas won six during his unbeaten run, the most important of which was the US Open.
His run came to a controversial end in the final of the 1977 Raquette d’Or, retiring against Ilie Nastase in protest of the Romanian’s ‘Spaghetti-strung racquet’.
The ITF (International Tennis Federation) banned the racquet shortly after, but that likely won’t have comforted Vilas, who saw his winning streak snapped at 46.
4. Ivan Lendl – 44 matches
Between September 1981 and February 1982, Ivan Lendl was unbeatable on the ATP Tour, picking up titles at will.
Lendl won nine titles before he fell to Frenchman Yannick Noah in the Congoleum Classic final.
5. Novak Djokovic – 43 matches
The most recent entry to this list was Novak Djokovic, who won 43 consecutive matches across 2010 and 2011.
Kicking off his winning run by helping Serbia win their maiden Davis Cup title in November, Djokovic carried that momentum through to the new year, winning the Australian Open in January.
His dominance continued on North American hard courts and on clay, before Djokovic was beaten by Roger Federer in the semi-finals of the French Open.
6. John McEnroe – 42 matches
In January 1984, John McEnroe embarked on the longest winning run of his tennis career, winning 42 matches in a row.
After picking up seven straight titles, McEnroe, like Djokovic, saw his unbeaten run end at Roland Garros, losing to Lendl in the final.
7. Roger Federer – 41 matches
Federer in the 2000s was a formidable force on the ATP Tour, dominating most players who stood across the net from him.
From August 2006 to February 2007, nobody could beat him, as he racked up 41 wins in a row, picking up the US Open and Australian Open titles in the process.
It was at Indian Wells that Federer was finally beaten, suffering a shock defeat to world number 60 Guillermo Canas.
8. Jimmy Connors – 37 matches
America’s Connors won 37 matches between February 1974 and June 1974, taking home several titles.
His run came to an end in Nottingham, although it didn’t take him long to start up another unbeaten streak.
9. Jimmy Connors – 36 matches
Travelling to the Bahamas in January 1975, Connors returned to winning ways, picking up where he left off one year earlier.
Again, Connors suffered his first defeat in Nottingham, losing out to his countryman Roscoe Tanner in the quarterfinals.
10. Thomas Muster – 35 matches
Austria’s Thomas Muster, known as the ‘King of clay’ during his best years, dominated on his favorite surface in 1995.
Muster picked up six titles in a row, including the French Open, his sole Grand Slam win.
- 1995 Estoril Open
- 1995 Barcelona Open
- 1995 Monte-Carlo Masters
- 1995 Italian Open
- 1995 French Open
- 1995 Sankt Polten Open
Only time will tell if Alcaraz can join the list later this year, but he won’t want to get too far ahead of himself and will first focus on his quarterfinal match.
Alcaraz will play Arthur Rinderknech for a place in the Queen’s Club Championships semi-finals on Friday, June 20.
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