H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Christian Ruud vs Emilio Benfele Alvarez H2H: 3-0

Christian Ruud holds a 3–0 lead over Emilio Benfele Alvarez in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Christian Ruud leads 3–0 on clay. Most recently, Christian Ruud won the 1997 Palermo round of 32 7-6(7) 7-5.

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Christian Ruud
NOR Age 54 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main draw meetings
Emilio Benfele Alvarez
ESP Age 53 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Christian Ruud #64 7-6(7) 7-5 Emilio Benfele Alvarez #97 Match data Oct 2, 1997* R32 Palermo World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Christian Ruud #48 5-7 7-6(3) 6-1 Emilio Benfele Alvarez #100 Match data Apr 26, 1997* R16 Monte-Carlo Masters Masters 1000 Clay
Christian Ruud #62 6-3 6-2 Emilio Benfele Alvarez #133 Match data Oct 3, 1996* R32 Marbella 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
Emilio Benfele Alvarez #1,529 #81 591 1,670 45 67 40.2% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Emilio Benfele Alvarez
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 1993 1–4 20.0% #198 1,481 0 0
21 1994 2–4 33.3% #84 1,518 0 0 1994 4–4 50.0% #150 1,518 0 0
22 1995 15–24 38.5% #75 1,582 0 0 1995 3–6 33.3% #176 1,528 0 0
23 1996 24–24 50.0% #59 1,663 0 0 1996 8–8 50.0% #119 1,595 0 0
24 1997 23–25 47.9% #65 1,622 0 0 1997 15–19 44.1% #103 1,587 0 0
25 1998 2–13 13.3% #86 1,492 0 0 1998 7–12 36.8% #190 1,596 0 0
26 1999 22–17 56.4% #67 1,649 0 0 1999 0–1 0.0% #141 1,575 0 0
27 2000 8–17 32.0% #144 1,575 0 0 2000 6–7 46.2% #125 1,571 0 0
28 2001 3–3 50.0% #290 1,605 0 0 2001 1–6 14.3% #273 1,495 0 0

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 Emilio Benfele Alvarez
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% — — — — — — — — 1993 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1994 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — 1994 — — — — 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — — — — —
22 1995 1 7 8 12.5% 14 15 29 48.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1995 — — — — 3 5 8 37.5% 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% 1996 0 1 1 0.0% 8 7 15 53.3% — — — — — — — —
24 1997 9 10 19 47.4% 14 13 27 51.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1997 0 1 1 0.0% 14 14 28 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
25 1998 0 7 7 0.0% 2 6 8 25.0% — — — — — — — — 1998 0 5 5 0.0% 6 6 12 50.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
26 1999 8 6 14 57.1% 14 10 24 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1999 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
27 2000 1 5 6 16.7% 7 9 16 43.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2000 0 2 2 0.0% 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — — — — —
28 2001 — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2001 0 2 2 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 23 45 68 33.8% 77 76 153 50.3% 0 6 6 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% — 0 11 11 0.0% 43 49 92 46.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 4 5 20.0%

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 Emilio Benfele Alvarez
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 1993 1482 106.5 — — — — — +51 — 18.2% -2.45 1–0 1–0 — +0.01
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 1994 1518 117.9 — — — — — +50 — 55.6% -0.11 0–2 3–0 (100%) — +0.19
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%) — -0.03 1995 1529 118.8 — — — — — +51 — 33.3% -1.05 — 3–0 (100%) — -0.11
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%) — +0.32 1996 1596 134.8 — — — — — +69 — 52.6% 0.00 2–4 (33%) 2–2 (50%) — -0.22
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%) — -0.63 1997 1587 127.5 — — — — -115 +98 +25 43.9% -0.22 6–6 (50%) 4–8 (33%) — +1.21
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%) — +0.17 1998 1596 123.8 — — — — -137 +92 — 40.0% -0.54 3–4 (43%) 1–5 (17%) — +0.04
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%) — +1.46 1999 1575 97.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.20
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%) — -0.84 2000 1571 114.0 — — — — — +95 — 48.1% 0.00 2–3 (40%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.69
28 2001 1605 108.7 -2.68 -2.76 0.868 45.9% — +52 — 58.3% +0.33 1–1 1–0 — +0.44 2001 1495 99.2 — — — — — +88 — 25.0% -1.38 0–2 0–1 — +0.52
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1479 96.8 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1671 128.0 — — — — -130 +81 +25 42.3% -0.46 14–21 (40%) 16–19 (46%) 96.9 +2.26

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.