Christian Ruud (born 24 August 1972) is a Norwegian former

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who turned professional in 1991. He achieved a career-high singles

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of world No. 39 in October 1995, reaching the fourth round of the

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and the quarterfinals of the 1997 Monte Carlo Masters. He retired in 2001 after the

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. He was the highest-ranked Norwegian male player ever on the

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until his son

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surpassed him in February 2020. Ruud was born in

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and represented Norway at three consecutive Olympic Games, reaching the third round in

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in 1996. Ruud won twelve titles on the Challenger Series, but reached only one ATP Tour final, losing the 1995 Swedish Open in

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in straight sets.

Personal life

Ruud is married to Lele Ruud. He is the father of tennis player

, who has reached world No. 2 in singles, as well as daughters Caroline and Charlotte.

Career titles

Singles (12)

Performance timeline

Singles

External links

* * * 1972 births Living people Tennis players from Oslo Norwegian male tennis players Olympic tennis players for Norway Tennis players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-tennis-bio-stub