Alcaraz makes light work of de Minaur to win his first Vienna title

Second seed Carlos Alcaraz beat fifth seed Alex de Minaur 6-1, 6-4 in Vienna on Sunday for his fourth title of the season. The Australian, beaten in all seven of their meetings, still holds the last place in the Race to Turin by a single point.

1 November 2026

Cédric Rouquette

Carlos Alcaraz, Vienna 2026 | © Gepa / PsNewz

At times he looked close to “unplayable,” not least on match point. Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz beat Australia’s Alex de Minaur 6-1, 6-4 in the final of the ATP 500 tournament in Vienna on Sunday to win his first title in the Austrian capital. The second seed did not drop a set all week.

It is the 28th title of his career and his fourth of the season, after the Australian Open, Doha and Tokyo. He has now won 28 of his 37 tour-level finals. Alcaraz is also the third Spaniard to win the Erste Bank Open, after Feliciano Lopez in 2004 and David Ferrer in 2015.

“It’s been an amazing week for us, an amazing, emotional week as well,” Alcaraz said during the trophy ceremony, turning to his team. “We had a great time on the court, but especially off the court, which makes me feel great every time that I step on the court, feeling relaxed, feeling calm, feeling that I’m ready.”

“I would say it was the best decision we could make,” he added about his trip to Vienna, before thanking the tournament director for his efforts and telling the crowd: “This trophy’s always yours.”

A semi-finalist on his only previous appearance, when he lost to Germany’s Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-3 in 2021, Alcaraz stayed unbeaten at ATP 500 level this season. On Saturday, he beat third seed Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 7-6 (2), avenging a 6-3, 7-6 (3) defeat in the Indian Wells semi-finals earlier in the year.

Alcaraz takes the first set in 37 minutes

Alcaraz could not have started better. He raced to a 4-0 lead and took the opening set 6-1 in 37 minutes, converting three of his four break points. De Minaur won only 13 of his 27 points behind his first serve.

De Minaur held firm for longer in the second set, until Alcaraz converted his fourth break point. The Spaniard sealed the title on his first match point at 5-4, following a drop shot and a lob with a forehand winner. It is his second indoor title, after Rotterdam in 2025, where he also beat de Minaur in the final.

De Minaur still searching for a first win over Alcaraz

De Minaur has now lost all seven of their meetings. It was his third defeat by Alcaraz in a final, after a 6-4, 6-4 loss at Queen’s in 2023 and a 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 loss in Rotterdam in 2025. The defeat was also his first indoors this season, after 10 straight wins.

The first Australian to reach the final in Vienna, a semi-finalist there for a third year in a row, had beaten top seed Alexander Zverev 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (4) on Saturday. It was his first win outside team events over the German, who becomes World No. 1 on Monday.

“I feel very much at home here in Vienna,” de Minaur said during the ceremony. “I’ve played some of my best tennis.” Turning to his team after what he called “an interesting year,” he added: “I’m proud to be standing up here and still fighting, so I’m excited for what’s left for this year.”

That result lifted him to ninth in the Race to Turin, the last qualifying place with Jannik Sinner out for the season. He stays there on 3,210 points, one ahead of Spain’s Rafael Jodar.

Both men now move on to the Rolex Paris Masters, where they have a first-round bye. Alcaraz is already qualified for Turin, while de Minaur will defend a one-point lead that Jodar will try to overturn from his first match.