Carlos Alcaraz has won the Erste Bank Open in Vienna. In the final on Sunday, 1 November, he beat Alex De Minaur 6-1 6-4 to take the Austrian indoor ATP 500, where he had entered on a wild card. The Spaniard closed out the match without ever looking in danger.
The first set was a one-man show: 6-1, and De Minaur, who had come through a comeback in the semifinal, found neither rhythm nor answers. In the second the Australian raised his first-serve percentage and tried to rally more from the baseline, but the 6-4 scoreline confirms the gap between the two on fast indoor courts is still wide.
The tournament is worth 500 ATP points, which keep Alcaraz at No. 3 in the live rankings with 6,110 points. Alexander Zverev (No. 2) is ahead of him, Ben Shelton (No. 4) is 1,380 points behind. Compared with 3 August 2026 the Spaniard has lost one place, but this week he put things back in order.
De Minaur collects 330 points for reaching the final. A year ago he made the semifinal, worth 200 points, so the net gain is 130. In the live rankings the Australian is No. 8 with 3,410 points, 30 ahead of Frances Tiafoe (No. 9) and 115 behind Arthur Fils (No. 7). Compared with 3 August he has still dropped three places.
The head-to-head tells a one-sided story: 5-0 to Alcaraz. This is the latest win, but before it came the 2025 Rotterdam final (6-4 3-6 6-2), the 2025 Barcelona quarterfinal (7-5 6-3), the 2023 London final (6-4 6-4) and the 2022 Barcelona semifinal, won 6-7(4) 7-6(4) 6-4. That makes three finals out of three for the Spaniard.
Alcaraz's path through Vienna was tougher than the final scoreline suggests. In the first round he beat Karen Khachanov 6-4 7-6(5), then in the last 16 he got past Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-1 7-6(11), a second set that went deep into the tie-break after a dominant first.
In the quarterfinals he beat Tommy Paul 6-4 7-6(2), and in the semifinal he beat Daniil Medvedev by the same score: 6-4 7-6(2). Four of his five matches therefore went through a tie-break, which says a lot about his mental solidity in the decisive moments, but also about how tight the draw was.
De Minaur's route was even bumpier. He opened by coming back past Tomas Machac 1-6 6-4 6-3, then dispatched Learner Tien 6-4 6-2 in the last 16. In the quarterfinals he beat Matteo Berrettini 7-6(4) 6-2, an Italian who had himself advanced against Flavio Cobolli through a retirement at 5-2.
The semifinal against Zverev was the Australian's match of the week: 6-4 1-6 7-6(4), after losing the second set heavily and regaining his composure in the third, all the way to the deciding tie-break. A comeback that put him into the final against the world No. 3.
For Alcaraz the season continues at a high level. In his last ten matches he has won nine and lost one, and in his last 30 he counts 26 wins and 4 losses. The only recent defeat came in Shanghai, in the third round against Zizou Bergs, 7-5 7-6(4). Before that came the Tokyo title, with a final win over Jiri Lehecka 7-6(4) 6-4, and the US Open quarterfinal, which earned him 400 points.
In 2025, at the tournaments the site follows, Alcaraz finished with 64 wins, 7 losses and 8 titles. From 2021 to 2025 his overall record is 211 wins in 259 matches, with 22 titles and 28 finals. Those numbers explain why his presence, even on a wild card, immediately changes the predictions at any tournament.
De Minaur's record is interesting too. In 2025 the Australian finished with 49 wins, 20 losses and one title. In his last ten matches he has won seven and lost three. Among the defeats are the Beijing final against Novak Djokovic, which ended 7-6(3) 0-1 in a retirement, and the Shanghai quarterfinal lost to Zverev 6-4 6-4.
Vienna as a whole was lively. 31 matches were played, with 12 tie-breaks and eight matches decided in a third set. Two matches ended in retirement and two sets finished 6-0. The longest match remains Zverev-Martin Landaluce, 7-5 3-6 7-6(11), 34 games in total. Of the 32 players in the draw, five were Italian.
The list of past champions shows the level of the event. Last year Jannik Sinner won, beating Zverev 3-6 6-3 7-5 in the final, and he was not here this year. Before him, in 2024, the trophy went to Jack Draper, in 2023 again to Sinner, in 2022 to Medvedev and in 2021 to Zverev. Alcaraz joins an already very long list of champions.
The return to Vienna came with a wild card, as the ATP website also noted: a choice that paid off with the title, 500 points and another piece in a season that has also seen him win in Tokyo.
And now? The calendar takes the tour to Paris, where the Rolex Paris Masters is played: the last big chance to earn points before the ATP Finals for Alcaraz and the other Vienna protagonists. On the site's pages you can find the updated draw, while Alcaraz's profile shows his live ranking and upcoming matches.
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