Christian Ruud: Ranking, Schedule & Stats
Christian Ruud is a professional tennis player from Norway, born 24 August 1972. The Norwegian plays right-handed. Ruud stands 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) tall. The Norwegian's record favours clay (54%, 80-67) over hard (35%, 26-48).
This page tracks Christian Ruud's upcoming schedule, latest results, recent form and surface record, with each match linking through to a detailed head-to-head and pre-match analysis. Scores update live as matches are played.
Current form
2026 season2026Ruud has won 17 of the last 30 first sets
Ruud has won 55% of matches on clay
Ratings & strengths
Umpiry ratings · updated dailySurface performanceSurfaces
CareerClay is the clear edge: 67 losses in 147 matches across the career.
Recent results
Last 5Beyond today · rivals & careerBeyond today
Rivals
Most meetings
Most-played rivals. The record is Ruud's wins–losses across all matches we have, qualifying excluded.
Season
Completed seasonResults
Season breakdown
2001 · by level, surface, sets2001Career
Career overview
Titles & finals
1 final · 0 titles · 1 lost1 tour-level final — 0 won, 1 lost. Grouped by the category the event held when the final was played.
More career statistics
Career serve & return
Absolute totals across the 232 matches we have on record. Green is Ruud, grey is the same stat by the players they faced.
1st-serve points won by season
| Season | Ruud | Opponents |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 70% | 70% |
| 2000 | 64% | 69% |
| 1999 | 64% | 67% |
| 1998 | 65% | 73% |
| 1997 | 67% | 71% |
| Career | 65% | 70% |
Counted from the match statistics we hold, season by season — the cards above are career totals from our data provider, so the two can differ by a few tenths. Seasons with fewer than three matches on record are left out.
Career win–loss by level
| Level | W–L | Win % | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 13–23 | 36% | 0 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 7–11 | 39% | 0 |
| ATP 500 | 11–9 | 55% | 0 |
| ATP 250 | 31–32 | 49% | 0 |
| Other tour level | 38–47 | 45% | — |
| Tour level | 100–122 | 45% | 0 |
| ITF / Futures | 25–10 | 71% | 0 |
Challenger and ITF matches are shown in grey and are not part of the tour-level total.
Record at one tournament
Every edition entered: year, best round reached, wins and losses. Most recent first.
Bastad · Editions 6 · Record 9–6 · Titles 0
Tournament page →| Year | Best round | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Q32 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | R16 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | SF | 3 | 1 |
| 1996 | R32 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | F | 4 | 1 |
| 1993 | R16 | 1 | 1 |
More on Umpiry · discovery
Frequently asked · Christian RuudFrequently asked
How tall is Christian Ruud?
Christian Ruud is 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) tall.
When was Christian Ruud born?
Christian Ruud was born on 24 August 1972 (54 years old).
Where is Christian Ruud from?
Christian Ruud is from Norway.
Is Christian Ruud right or left-handed?
Christian Ruud plays right-handed.
How good is Christian Ruud on clay?
On clay, Christian Ruud has compiled a 80-67 record (54% wins).
How good is Christian Ruud on hard?
Christian Ruud's hard-court record stands at 26-48, a 35% win rate.