Introduction
Christian Ruud (born 24 August 1972) 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)
| 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 |