Christian Ruud


Christian Ruud 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 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, and is the father of tennis player Casper Ruud.

ATP singles titles (12)

No.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore
1.1993TampereClay Xavier Daufresne6–4, 6–3
2.1993MontaubanClay Younes El Aynaoui6–7, 6–4, 7–6
3.1994OostendeClay Johan Van Herck2–6, 6–4, 6–1
4.1994LimaClay Hernán Gumy3–6, 7–5, 6–3
5.1994GlendaleHard Michael Joyce6–1, 6–3
6.1994NaplesClay Brian Dunn6–1, 6–0
7.1995FurthClay Magnus Gustafsson7–6, 6–4
8.1996AgadirClay Oliver Gross2–6, 6–3, 7–5
9.1998BirminghamClay Johan Van Herck2–6, 6–1, 6–1
10.1998FurthClay Jan Frode Andersen6–4, 7–5
11.1998PoznańClay Martín Rodríguez1–6, 6–3, 6–3
12.1998Rancho MirageHard Cecil Mamiit6–7, 6–3, 6–2