Christian Ruud

Christian Ruud

Country	Norway
Residence	Oslo, Norway
Born	August 24, 1972 (1972-08-24) (age 39) Oslo, Norway
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro	1991
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money	$1,399,813
Singles
Career record	115-143
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 39 (9 October 1995)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	4R (1997)
French Open	3R (1994, 1999)
Wimbledon	1R (1995-97, 1999-2000)
US Open	2R (1997, 1999)
Olympic Games	3R (1996)
Doubles
Career record	5-10
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 264 (16 August 1993)
Last updated on: 13 August 2009.

Christian Ruud (born 24 August 1972 in Oslo, Norway) is a former tennis player who turned professional in 1991. Ruud reached his highest singles ranking of 39 on 9 October 1995.

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

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

ATP singles titles (12)

Legend (Singles)

Grand Slam (0)

Tennis Masters Cup (0)

ATP Masters Series (0)

ATP Tour (0)

Challengers (12)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	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	Oostende	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	Furth	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	Furth	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

External links

• Christian Ruud at the Association of Tennis Professionals

Persondata
Name	Ruud, Christian
Alternative names
Short description	Tennis player
Date of birth	24 August 1972
Place of birth	Oslo, Norway
Date of death
Place of death