Christian_Ruud

Christian Ruud
Country (sports)	Norway
Residence	Oslo, Norway
Born	24 August 1972 (age 51); Oslo, Norway
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro	1991
Retired	2001
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,399,813
Singles
Career record	115–145 (44.2%)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 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 record	5–10
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 264 (16 August 1993)

Christian Ruud

Norwegian tennis player

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.

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No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
1.	1993	Tampere	Clay	Xavier Daufresne	6–4, 6–3
2.	1993	Montauban	Clay	Younes El Aynaoui	6–7, 6–4, 7–6
3.	1994	Ostend	Clay	Johan Van Herck	2–6, 6–4, 6–1
4.	1994	Lima	Clay	Hernán Gumy	3–6, 7–5, 6–3
5.	1994	Glendale	Hard	Michael Joyce	6–1, 6–3
6.	1994	Naples	Clay	Brian Dunn	6–1, 6–0
7.	1995	Fürth	Clay	Magnus Gustafsson	7–6, 6–4
8.	1996	Agadir	Clay	Oliver Gross	2–6, 6–3, 7–5
9.	1998	Birmingham	Clay	Johan Van Herck	2–6, 6–1, 6–1
10.	1998	Fürth	Clay	Jan Frode Andersen	6–4, 7–5
11.	1998	Poznań	Clay	Martín Rodríguez	1–6, 6–3, 6–3
12.	1998	Rancho Mirage	Hard	Cecil Mamiit	6–7, 6–3, 6–2

Tournament	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	1R	2R	4R	1R	3R	A	A	0 / 5	6–5	55%
French Open	A	A	Q1	2R	3R	1R	1R	Q2	3R	1R	1R	0 / 7	5–7	42%
Wimbledon	A	A	Q1	A	1R	1R	1R	A	1R	1R	A	0 / 5	0–5	0%
US Open	A	1R	A	A	1R	1R	2R	1R	2R	1R	A	0 / 7	2–7	22%
Win–loss	0–0	0–1	0–0	1–1	2–3	0–4	2–4	3–2	3–4	2–4	0–1	0 / 24	13–24	35%
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	Q1	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Miami	A	A	A	A	1R	A	1R	A	2R	1R	A	0 / 4	1–4	20%
Monte Carlo	A	A	A	A	A	A	QF	A	A	3R	A	0 / 2	5–2	71%
Italian Open	A	A	A	A	A	1R	2R	A	A	1R	A	0 / 3	1–3	25%
Canadian Open	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–2	4–4	0–0	1–1	2–3	0–0	0 / 11	7–11	39%

Christian_Ruud

Christian Ruud

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ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (0)
Challengers (12)