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Carlos Alcaraz takes a record away from Rafa Nadal: the most expensive racket ever sold at auction

The $173,066 paid for a Carlos Alcaraz racket beats the $157,000 paid for a Rafa Nadal racket

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Carlos Alcaraz has achieved a new record in his career.

The racket with which the Spanish tennis player won Wimbledon in 2023 has become the most expensive racket ever sold at auction.

Alcaraz and Sinner, in the most expensive final in historyAP
Carlos Alcaraz takes a record away from Rafa Nadal: the most expensive racket ever sold at auction

Prestige Memorabilia proved that this is the racket with which Alcaraz beat Djokovic in a mythical final that lasted four hours.

Carlos Alcaraz takes a record away from Rafa Nadal: the most expensive racket ever sold at auction

The auction for Alcaraz's historic racket ended with a final price of $173,066, which surpassed the $157,000 paid in June 2025 for the racket with which Rafa Nadal won the 2017 French Open.

The name of the person who paid $173,066 for Alcaraz's racket is unknown.

The third most expensive tennis racket sold at auction, fetching $139,700, was the one with which Rafa Nadal won the Australian Open in 2022.

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