He is the American player who beat Carlos Alcaraz this year but has now dropped out of the ATP top 100

Sebastian Korda has not played on the ATP Tour since March, when he impressively battled past Carlos Alcaraz.

Alcaraz has only suffered five losses throughout the entirety of 2026, during which he has claimed five titles. He has, of course, had his injury struggles too, but has still managed to play in 47 matches in total.

In stark contrast, American ace Korda has only been able to play 18 times in 2026, having undergone back surgery in August. He holds a 12-6 record, and is among an exclusive group of players to have beaten Alcaraz this year. That memorable victory arrived at the Miami Open in March, his most recent ATP tournament.

Sebastian Korda drops out of ATP top 100 after 2026 win over Carlos Alcaraz

Unsurprisingly, Korda’s very long injury absence has coincided with a drop in the ATP rankings. Having once climbed as high as number 15, the three-time ATP champion has just fallen out of the top 100. In the latest rankings update, he has dropped 15 places to 101st.

The 26-year-old certainly impressed before his unfortunate injury issue, having lifted the trophy in Delray Beach in February. He beat the likes of Casper Ruud, Flavio Cobolli and fellow American Tommy Paul at the ATP 250 tournament.

Not long after, Korda was drawn against top seed Alcaraz in the round of 32 at the ATP Masters 1000 Miami. And he pulled off a stunning upset in that meeting, defeating the Spaniard 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 after two hours and 18 minutes. That would prove to be the end of the road for Korda on home soil and incidentally for 2026, with the American losing his next match to another Spaniard, qualifier Martin Landaluce.

Korda also beat Alcaraz at the same stage of ATP Masters Monte Carlo back in 2022, although the Spanish superstar still holds the advantage in their head-to-head. He has won four of their six career meetings.

Sebastian Korda H2H vs Carlos Alcaraz

Fortunately the 26-year-old underwent successful surgery on his back, with a return to full fitness and indeed the ATP top 100 hopefully back on the cards in the near future. His Delray Beach success earlier this year followed title runs at Parma in 2021 and Washington in 2024.

It remains to be seen when Korda can make his return to the ATP Tour, while Alcaraz will continue his busy spell at the ATP Finals later this month. Two Americans will be present at the year-end tournament in Turin; Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe.

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