Carlos Alcaraz is flirting with another career milestone, and this time it involves a scoreboard full of zeros. At the Miami Masters 1000, the Spanish world No. 1 could leapfrog Andy Murray in the all-time ATP prize-money standings. He does not need to win the whole event. Reaching the final would be enough to hit that target.

Miami could do it

According to ATP figures, Alcaraz currently sits fifth with about $64.3 million in career prize money, which is roughly 56 million euros. He is just about $400,000 (around 340,000 euros) shy of Murray. The Miami payouts make the math simple: the champion takes home $1.2 million (around 1 million euros) while the runner-up earns $610,000 (about 530,000 euros). That means making the final would push Alcaraz past Murray, and winning would boost him even higher.

Who is still ahead?

  • Novak Djokovic leads the list with about $193.2 million in career prize money.
  • Rafael Nadal sits second with roughly $134.9 million.
  • Roger Federer is third, around $130.6 million.

Of those three, Djokovic is the only one still actively adding to his total. He has built a massive gap and keeps widening it. Djokovic has won 101 ATP titles, including 24 Grand Slams, and is still earning prize money on tour.

The 2026 numbers and recent form

Alcaraz is not just chasing history. He is also the top prize-money earner so far in 2026. He has earned about $3.6 million this year thanks to victories at the Australian Open and the ATP 500 in Doha, plus a semifinal run at Indian Wells. Behind him so far are Jannik Sinner with roughly $2.1 million and Alexander Zverev with about $1.6 million.

Last year was huge for Alcaraz. In 2025 he collected $21.4 million in prize money after winning eight ATP events, including Roland Garros and the US Open. That total was near Djokovic's single-season record of about $21.6 million in 2015.

Other contenders to move up

  • Alexander Zverev is around $3.7 million away from Murray. He earned about $7.5 million in 2025.
  • Jannik Sinner sits roughly $4.7 million behind Murray, but he pulled in about $19.1 million in 2025. That makes him a realistic challenger to climb past both Murray and Zverev with strong results.

Context and what it means

Keep in mind that prize-money figures have grown over time. Players today benefit from larger purses than earlier generations, and that helps explain why younger stars are closing in on long-standing career earnings records faster.

Alcaraz has reached this point in just seven ATP seasons, while Murray built his total over more than 20 years on tour. If Alcaraz keeps producing seasons like 2025 and continues to collect big checks, he could reasonably reach the all-time podium in a few years. That would put him among Djokovic, Nadal, and Federer in the financial rankings of the sport.

So yes, Miami might deliver another tidy milestone for Alcaraz. Watch the scoreboard and the wallet at the same time.