Christian Ruud

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Christian Ruud
Christian Ruud backhand.jpg
Country (sports)Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Residence Oslo, Norway
Born (1972-08-24) 24 August 1972 (age 51)
Oslo, Norway
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro1991
Retired2001
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $1,399,813
Singles
Career record115–145 (44.2%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 39 (9 October 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 4R (1997)
French Open 3R (1995, 1999)
Wimbledon 1R (1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000)
US Open 2R (1997, 1999)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games 3R (1996)
Doubles
Career record5–10
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 264 (16 August 1993)

Christian Ruud (born 24 August 1972) is a Norwegian former tennis player who turned professional in 1991. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 39 in October 1995, reaching the fourth round of the 1997 Australian Open and the quarterfinals of the 1997 Monte Carlo Masters. He retired in 2001 after the 2001 French Open. He was the highest-ranked Norwegian male player ever on the ATP Tour until his son Casper Ruud surpassed him in February 2020.

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Ruud was born in Oslo and represented Norway at three consecutive Olympic Games, reaching the third round in Atlanta in 1996.

Ruud won twelve titles on the Challenger Series, but reached only one ATP Tour final, losing the 1995 Swedish Open in Båstad to Fernando Meligeni in straight sets.

Personal life

Ruud is married to Lele Ruud.

He is the father of tennis player Casper Ruud, who has reached world No. 2 in singles, as well as daughters Caroline and Charlotte.

Career titles

Singles (12)

Legend (singles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (0)
Challengers (12)
No.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1.1993 Tampere Clay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Xavier Daufresne 6–4, 6–3
2.1993 Montauban Clay Flag of Morocco.svg Younes El Aynaoui 6–7, 6–4, 7–6
3.1994 Ostend Clay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Johan Van Herck 2–6, 6–4, 6–1
4.1994 Lima Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Hernán Gumy 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
5.1994 Glendale Hard Flag of the United States.svg Michael Joyce 6–1, 6–3
6.1994 Naples Clay Flag of the United States.svg Brian Dunn 6–1, 6–0
7.1995 Fürth Clay Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Gustafsson 7–6, 6–4
8.1996 Agadir Clay Flag of Germany.svg Oliver Gross 2–6, 6–3, 7–5
9.1998 Birmingham Clay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Johan Van Herck 2–6, 6–1, 6–1
10.1998 Fürth Clay Flag of Norway.svg Jan Frode Andersen 6–4, 7–5
11.1998 Poznań Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Rodríguez 1–6, 6–3, 6–3
12.1998 Rancho Mirage Hard Flag of the United States.svg Cecil Mamiit 6–7, 6–3, 6–2

Performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAAA 1R 2R 4R 1R 3R AA0 / 56–555%
French Open AA Q1 2R 3R 1R 1R Q2 3R 1R 1R 0 / 75–742%
Wimbledon AA Q1 A 1R 1R 1R A 1R 1R A0 / 50–50%
US Open A 1R AA 1R 1R 2R 1R 2R 1R A0 / 72–722%
Win–loss0–00–10–01–12–30–42–43–23–42–40–10 / 2413–2435%
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells AAAAAA 1R Q1 AAA0 / 10–10%
Miami AAAA 1R A 1R A 2R 1R A0 / 41–420%
Monte Carlo AAAAAA QF AA 3R A0 / 25–271%
Italian Open AAAAA 1R 2R AA 1R A0 / 31–325%
Canadian Open AAAAA 1R AAAAA0 / 10–10%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–10–24–40–01–12–30–00 / 117–1139%


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