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Christian Ruud vs Carlos Costa H2H: 2-0

Christian Ruud holds a 2–0 lead over Carlos Costa in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Christian Ruud leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Christian Ruud won the 1999 Roland Garros round of 128 6-3 6-4 6-4.

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Christian Ruud
NOR Age 54 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main draw meetings
Carlos Costa
ESP Age 58 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Christian Ruud #57 6-3 6-4 6-4 Carlos Costa #120 Match data May 26, 1999* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Christian Ruud #67 2-6 6-3 6-3 Carlos Costa #27 Match data Jun 13, 1996* R32 Oporto World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Christian Ruud #662 #39 1,006 1,772 100 131 43.3% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carlos Costa #1,297 #10 1,663 1,961 237 202 54.0% 0 0 0 1 5 6

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Christian Ruud Carlos Costa
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 1992 0–2 0.0% #291 1,491 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1993 1–2 33.3% #146 1,499 0 0 1988 2–2 50.0% #243 1,524 0 0
21 1994 2–4 33.3% #84 1,518 0 0 1989 2–5 28.6% #201 1,512 0 0
22 1995 15–24 38.5% #75 1,582 0 0 1990 6–8 42.9% #151 1,555 0 0
23 1996 24–24 50.0% #59 1,663 0 0 1991 15–13 53.6% #55 1,659 0 0
24 1997 23–25 47.9% #65 1,622 0 0 1992 39–21 65.0% #14 1,763 0 2
25 1998 2–13 13.3% #86 1,492 0 0 1993 42–23 64.6% #26 1,873 0 4
26 1999 22–17 56.4% #67 1,649 0 0 1994 35–26 57.4% #27 1,677 0 6
27 2000 8–17 32.0% #144 1,575 0 0 1995 29–22 56.9% #31 1,756 0 6
28 2001 3–3 50.0% #290 1,605 0 0 1996 25–25 50.0% #61 1,647 0 6
29 — — — — — — — 1997 20–23 46.5% #56 1,629 0 6
30 — — — — — — — 1998 21–24 46.7% #67 1,570 0 6
31 — — — — — — — 1999 1–10 9.1% #472 1,475 0 6

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Christian Ruud Carlos Costa
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
19 1992 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1993 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1988 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
21 1994 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — 1989 — — — — 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — — — — —
22 1995 1 7 8 12.5% 14 15 29 48.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1990 0 1 1 0.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
23 1996 4 8 12 33.3% 20 14 34 58.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1991 5 4 9 55.6% 10 9 19 52.6% — — — — — — — —
24 1997 9 10 19 47.4% 14 13 27 51.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1992 4 5 9 44.4% 33 10 43 76.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7%
25 1998 0 7 7 0.0% 2 6 8 25.0% — — — — — — — — 1993 7 5 12 58.3% 32 13 45 71.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
26 1999 8 6 14 57.1% 14 10 24 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1994 8 5 13 61.5% 25 14 39 64.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 6 7 14.3%
27 2000 1 5 6 16.7% 7 9 16 43.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1995 4 3 7 57.1% 25 18 43 58.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
28 2001 — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1996 6 9 15 40.0% 18 14 32 56.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 0 6 6 0.0% 20 16 36 55.6% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 7 8 15 46.7% 14 15 29 48.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 0 5 5 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — — — — —
Career — 23 45 68 33.8% 77 76 153 50.3% 0 6 6 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% — 41 51 92 44.6% 188 127 315 59.7% 3 5 8 37.5% 5 19 24 20.8%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 187/231 of Christian Ruud's and 360/414 of Carlos Costa's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Christian Ruud Carlos Costa
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
19 1992 1/2 3.0 5.0 62.5% 60.0% 38.1% 50.0% 33.3% 51.8% 30.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 1993 3/3 0.0 3.3 66.7% 59.6% 54.5% 52.8% 47.1% 57.8% 40.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 1994 6/6 2.0 2.2 60.6% 65.3% 45.7% 46.7% 49.7% 57.3% 43.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 1995 34/39 2.5 3.4 59.1% 60.4% 41.8% 49.4% 45.0% 53.2% 41.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 1996 36/48 2.2 2.6 59.2% 64.7% 47.8% 49.6% 49.1% 57.6% 40.3% 1991 22/28 4.3 2.6 51.4% 70.6% 48.5% 57.5% 50.6% 59.8% 44.3%
24 1997 37/48 2.7 2.7 56.4% 64.4% 49.1% 50.9% 41.7% 57.6% 38.0% 1992 52/60 4.4 2.3 53.3% 70.1% 52.9% 58.0% 44.4% 61.9% 43.0%
25 1998 12/15 3.1 3.3 57.1% 63.9% 49.5% 56.3% 33.9% 57.4% 34.5% 1993 59/65 5.1 2.2 55.2% 72.8% 53.9% 56.4% 47.1% 64.2% 43.6%
26 1999 34/39 2.3 3.0 61.6% 63.5% 48.2% 52.1% 39.4% 57.4% 40.4% 1994 51/61 3.9 2.8 55.9% 69.4% 51.0% 52.6% 46.0% 61.0% 42.9%
27 2000 20/25 3.0 2.9 57.6% 62.5% 49.0% 48.7% 43.3% 56.6% 38.4% 1995 47/51 4.1 2.6 57.3% 68.3% 48.0% 53.5% 43.7% 59.4% 41.2%
28 2001 4/6 4.8 2.0 58.6% 62.8% 50.2% 66.6% 21.0% 57.4% 37.0% 1996 40/50 3.2 2.7 55.2% 66.1% 45.5% 47.7% 48.4% 56.9% 43.6%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1997 37/43 2.6 2.2 58.5% 63.6% 46.6% 52.9% 49.2% 56.6% 40.3%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1998 42/45 4.4 3.2 55.4% 70.1% 45.9% 55.0% 48.1% 59.5% 41.4%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1999 10/11 5.4 2.3 55.6% 69.0% 45.1% 41.4% 48.6% 58.6% 38.6%
Career — 187/231 2.5 2.9 58.9% 63.2% 47.3% 50.9% 42.8% 56.6% 39.5% — 360/439 4.1 2.6 55.4% 69.1% 49.4% 53.9% 46.8% 60.2% 42.4%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Christian Ruud Carlos Costa
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
19 1992 1492 112.1 -0.25 +1.77 0.633 42.0% — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–3 (0%) — -0.32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1993 1500 114.3 +0.45 +1.01 0.968 49.4% — — — 44.4% +0.11 1–2 (33%) — — -0.13 1988 1525 111.4 — — — — — +31 — 50.0% -0.10 1–1 — — +0.09
21 1994 1519 122.2 +1.49 +0.44 1.010 50.3% — +33 — 43.8% -0.25 0–2 1–2 (33%) — -0.15 1989 1512 107.2 — — — — — +23 — 33.3% -1.56 2–2 (50%) 1–0 — -0.12
22 1995 1583 125.3 -5.10 +2.36 0.887 47.4% -120 +57 — 38.3% -0.77 5–4 (56%) 7–5 (58%) 104.3 -0.03 1990 1555 125.0 — — — — — +67 — 45.5% -0.33 1–5 (17%) 1–2 (33%) 95.8 -0.64
23 1996 1664 133.1 -3.24 +1.31 0.950 48.9% -195 +86 — 48.7% -0.05 5–8 (38%) 5–4 (56%) 101.1 +0.32 1991 1659 134.9 +0.10 +2.53 1.103 52.1% -95 +49 — 54.8% +0.42 6–7 (46%) 6–5 (55%) 102.9 +0.42
24 1997 1623 135.6 -2.88 +0.25 0.894 47.7% -58 +111 — 48.8% -0.35 10–10 (50%) 10–8 (56%) 105.6 -0.63 1992 1763 151.0 +1.18 +3.78 1.126 52.4% -156 +121 — 61.5% +0.86 6–5 (55%) 12–9 (57%) 102.6 -0.98
25 1998 1492 114.5 -3.03 -2.68 0.808 45.9% +10 +133 — 28.2% -0.97 0–6 (0%) 2–3 (40%) 92.4 +0.17 1993 1873 154.5 +3.13 +3.68 1.220 53.7% -176 +95 — 64.1% +1.05 10–15 (40%) 12–15 (44%) 93.5 +1.77
26 1999 1650 127.8 -3.52 +1.22 0.948 49.0% -36 +31 — 55.4% +0.19 5–3 (63%) 8–1 (89%) 107.6 +1.46 1994 1677 142.1 +0.42 +3.28 1.101 51.8% 0 +125 — 56.8% +0.48 9–10 (47%) 15–10 (60%) 99.6 +1.72
27 2000 1575 122.0 -3.21 +0.53 0.885 47.6% -19 +64 — 35.0% -0.92 2–4 (33%) 1–5 (17%) 95.3 -0.84 1995 1757 144.5 -0.47 +1.82 1.016 50.4% -46 +58 — 54.5% +0.22 11–7 (61%) 12–9 (57%) 104.7 -0.98
28 2001 1605 108.7 -2.68 -2.76 0.868 45.9% — +52 — 58.3% +0.33 1–1 1–0 — +0.44 1996 1647 138.9 -2.69 +4.11 1.012 50.4% +30 +93 — 49.2% +0.02 9–6 (60%) 4–5 (44%) 101.1 -0.10
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 1629 132.1 -3.34 +1.11 0.927 48.5% -56 +109 — 47.5% -0.29 6–7 (46%) 4–3 (57%) 98.5 +0.95
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1571 136.2 -1.98 +2.09 1.021 50.6% +15 +79 — 51.4% +0.16 5–11 (31%) 6–7 (46%) 96.3 +0.64
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 1475 106.0 -1.58 -0.67 0.931 48.2% +34 +99 — 21.4% -1.32 0–3 (0%) 1–1 — +0.13
Career — 1773 133.6 -3.30 +0.82 0.909 48.0% -76 +73 — 44.9% -0.36 29–40 (42%) 35–31 (53%) 103.0 +0.13 — 1961 147.0 -0.23 +2.80 1.066 51.3% -54 +91 — 54.2% +0.32 66–79 (46%) 74–66 (53%) 98.9 +0.66

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.