Alex de Minaur has achieved a feat that not even Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner can match since 2023

Australian leads the entire ATP Tour in ATP 500 match wins despite his inability to beat the world’s top two

Alex de Minaur has quietly achieved one of the most remarkable statistical feats in men’s tennis—leading the entire ATP Tour in ATP 500 match wins since the start of the 2023 season, surpassing even the sport’s two dominant forces, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.

It is a stat that perfectly encapsulates the paradox of De Minaur’s career: extraordinary, consistent excellence across the board, yet an inability to break through at the very highest level against the sport’s best.

The Landmark 50th Win

De Minaur picked up his 50th win at ATP 500 events since the start of the 2023 season, which is more than anyone else on tour. The Australian has won more than Alcaraz, who has notched 44 victories, although the Spaniard has picked up double the amount of titles De Minaur has managed.

The milestone was reached in Rotterdam, where De Minaur defeated Ugo Humbert 6-4, 6-3 in a commanding semi-final performance, saving all 10 break points he faced in a display of resilience and mental fortitude.

De Minaur now has 50 ATP 500 match wins to his name since the start of the 2023 season, which is more than any other player. World number one Alcaraz is his closest competitor with 44, while Sinner and Daniil Medvedev follow with 43.

The Numbers in Full

The ATP 500 win tally since 2023 makes for impressive reading:

• Alex de Minaur: 50 wins
• Carlos Alcaraz: 44 wins
• Jannik Sinner: 43 wins
• Daniil Medvedev: 43 wins
• Alexander Zverev: Behind De Minaur

De Minaur is also comfortably above Sinner, Alexander Zverev, and Daniil Medvedev with his ATP 500 record.

The Titles Caveat

The stat comes with an important asterisk. While De Minaur leads the Tour in wins, he has converted just three of those victories into titles—a stark contrast to Alcaraz and Sinner.

Since 2023, no men’s player has won more ATP 500 matches than De Minaur but he has just three titles in that time – Acapulco twice and Washington.

Notably both Alcaraz and Sinner have clinched six ATP 500 titles during that period. De Minaur is behind the pair on three, while Zverev and Medvedev each have two.

The discrepancy highlights De Minaur’s biggest recurring challenge—converting deep runs into titles, particularly when the biggest names stand in his way in the latter rounds.

The Rotterdam Curse Broken

His only losses in ATP 500 finals have come at the Rotterdam Open—a venue that had become synonymous with heartbreak.

In 2024 he fell to Sinner, in 2025 he was beaten by Alcaraz, and heading into 2026 the question was whether he could finally break the Rotterdam duck. He did exactly that, defeating Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 6-4 in the final to claim his 11th ATP title and end three years of final frustration at the Dutch venue.

The victory was all the sweeter given that both Alcaraz and Sinner were absent from the draw, giving De Minaur the clearest path to the title he’s had in years.

The lack of Carlos Alcaraz or Jannik Sinner at this tournament has provided the rest of the tour with a rare opportunity for some silverware—and De Minaur grasped it emphatically.

The Alcaraz and Sinner Problem

The achievement of leading the Tour in ATP 500 wins sits alongside one of the sport’s most striking anomalies—De Minaur’s winless record against the top two.

Yet he has been unable to make a notable impression against Alcaraz or Jannik Sinner, losing all 19 matches contested between the two, a source of mounting frustration. “You try to do the right things, you try to keep on improving, but when the results don’t come or the scoreline doesn’t reflect those improvements, then of course you feel quite deflated,” De Minaur said.

The Australian’s most recent defeat came at the 2026 Australian Open quarter-finals, where Alcaraz defeated him 7-5, 6-2, 6-1 in Rod Laver Arena.

“I’m probably hitting the ball bigger than I’ve hit previously in these types of matches, but I’m still not able to kind of hit through him,” De Minaur said.

Alex de Minaur still waits to reach his first Major semi-final, having lost all seven quarter-finals—a sobering statistic that underscores the ceiling he has yet to break through at the Grand Slam level.

What Needs to Change?

Five-time Grand Slam doubles champion Paul McNamee believes that his net game is holding him back. McNamee wrote on X: “Craig is correct… if he can improve his net game, which has been an issue for a long time, then he will have much needed options”.

De Minaur himself acknowledges the technical challenge of facing players with Alcaraz and Sinner’s ball speed and spin.

“There was some good parts out there, but overall, I’m playing out of my comfort zone and at times out of my skin. Of course, for me to take that next step, I’ve got to be comfortable in playing that sort of way for the whole match, and that’s what it takes, to take it to the next level, especially against these types of guys”, De Minaur explained.

“You just keep practicing, keep working at it, keep getting to the stage of committing and playing at that level more frequently,” he added. “Then, yeah, some tweaks here and there that’s going to allow me to increase ball speed”.

The Bigger Picture

Despite the frustrations against Alcaraz and Sinner, De Minaur’s broader career trajectory is undeniably impressive. At world number eight, he has qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals in back-to-back seasons, won titles on multiple surfaces, and is now the undisputed king of ATP 500 events in terms of sheer match wins.

“I mean, you get back up, right? That’s what it is. I can decide to look at it two different ways. I can look at the fact that at the Australian Open, I’ve lost to Rafa, Novak, Jannik twice, now Carlos. I’m not losing too many matches to players I possibly shouldn’t lose to. You just got to keep on moving. It’s the only way”, De Minaur said philosophically after his Australian Open exit.

The attitude encapsulates everything admirable about De Minaur—resilient, self-aware, and relentlessly driven to improve despite the setbacks.

The Verdict

Alex de Minaur’s achievement of leading the ATP Tour in ATP 500 wins since 2023—ahead of Alcaraz, Sinner, Medvedev, and Zverev—is a remarkable testament to his consistency and excellence across the circuit.

It tells the story of a player who turns up week after week, grinding out victories and making deep runs at events that others treat as warmup tournaments. That he has done so while accumulating a 0-19 record against the sport’s top two only adds to the fascinating complexity of his career.

Breaking the Rotterdam curse in 2026 was a crucial step forward. The next challenge is finding a way to translate that consistency into breakthrough moments against Alcaraz and Sinner—and perhaps, finally, a run deep into a Grand Slam.

For now, though, De Minaur can take enormous pride in achieving something that not even tennis’ two dominant forces can match. In the ATP 500 arena, at least, the Australian stands alone at the top.