Christian Ruud

Christian Ruud (born 24 August 1972) is a Norwegian former tennis player who turned professional in 1991.

Career 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.

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. 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

Performance timeline

Singles