H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 UTC

Christian Ruud vs Jim Courier H2H: 0-2

Jim Courier holds a 2–0 lead over Christian Ruud in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Jim Courier leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Jim Courier won the 1998 Philadelphia round of 32 6-7(6) 6-4 6-4.

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Christian Ruud
NOR Age 54 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
0 – 2
2 main draw meetings
Jim Courier
USA Age 56 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jim Courier #41 6-7(6) 6-4 6-4 Christian Ruud #108 Match data Feb 26, 1998* R32 Philadelphia ATP Championship Series → modern equivalent ATP 500 Hard
Jim Courier #13 6-4 6-3 6-4 Christian Ruud #67 Match data Jun 4, 1995* R32 Roland Garros Grand Slam 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
Jim Courier #728 #1 3,973 2,216 489 223 68.7% 4 5 0 5 9 23

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 Jim Courier
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1987 0–2 0.0% #346 1,483 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1988 21–15 58.3% #43 1,712 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1989 30–18 62.5% #24 1,879 0 1
19 1992 0–2 0.0% #291 1,491 0 0 1990 39–21 65.0% #25 1,862 0 1
20 1993 1–2 33.3% #146 1,499 0 0 1991 57–17 77.0% #2 2,049 1 4
21 1994 2–4 33.3% #84 1,518 0 0 1992 68–16 81.0% #1 2,074 3 9
22 1995 15–24 38.5% #75 1,582 0 0 1993 58–17 77.3% #3 1,959 4 14
23 1996 24–24 50.0% #59 1,663 0 0 1994 43–19 69.4% #13 1,890 4 14
24 1997 23–25 47.9% #65 1,622 0 0 1995 59–20 74.7% #8 1,989 4 18
25 1998 2–13 13.3% #86 1,492 0 0 1996 28–17 62.2% #26 1,852 4 19
26 1999 22–17 56.4% #67 1,649 0 0 1997 34–19 64.2% #21 1,827 4 22
27 2000 8–17 32.0% #144 1,575 0 0 1998 19–17 52.8% #77 1,737 4 23
28 2001 3–3 50.0% #290 1,605 0 0 1999 29–20 59.2% #32 1,795 4 23
29 — — — — — — — 2000 4–5 44.4% #290 1,737 4 23

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 Jim Courier
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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 12 10 22 54.5% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7%
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 19 10 29 65.5% 8 4 12 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
19 1992 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1990 16 8 24 66.7% 13 7 20 65.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 8 5 13 61.5%
20 1993 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1991 37 8 45 82.2% 9 2 11 81.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
21 1994 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — 1992 36 6 42 85.7% 15 2 17 88.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 15 7 22 68.2%
22 1995 1 7 8 12.5% 14 15 29 48.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1993 39 9 48 81.3% 12 1 13 92.3% 6 1 7 85.7% 1 6 7 14.3%
23 1996 4 8 12 33.3% 20 14 34 58.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1994 17 8 25 68.0% 15 5 20 75.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
24 1997 9 10 19 47.4% 14 13 27 51.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1995 49 12 61 80.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 4 10 60.0%
25 1998 0 7 7 0.0% 2 6 8 25.0% — — — — — — — — 1996 10 7 17 58.8% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
26 1999 8 6 14 57.1% 14 10 24 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1997 26 10 36 72.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
27 2000 1 5 6 16.7% 7 9 16 43.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1998 6 8 14 42.9% 10 6 16 62.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
28 2001 — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1999 14 12 26 53.8% 6 4 10 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 23 45 68 33.8% 77 76 153 50.3% 0 6 6 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% — 285 114 399 71.4% 108 45 153 70.6% 26 17 43 60.5% 70 47 117 59.8%

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 473/566 of Jim Courier'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 Jim Courier
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% 1991 60/74 5.4 2.2 63.3% 73.8% 56.0% 62.7% 44.2% 67.4% 41.3%
21 1994 6/6 2.0 2.2 60.6% 65.3% 45.7% 46.7% 49.7% 57.3% 43.1% 1992 69/84 5.3 2.4 60.8% 77.6% 55.0% 64.3% 45.3% 68.7% 41.7%
22 1995 34/39 2.5 3.4 59.1% 60.4% 41.8% 49.4% 45.0% 53.2% 41.5% 1993 61/75 4.9 2.7 60.8% 75.1% 56.5% 67.7% 45.3% 67.9% 41.7%
23 1996 36/48 2.2 2.6 59.2% 64.7% 47.8% 49.6% 49.1% 57.6% 40.3% 1994 54/62 4.1 2.5 61.6% 75.3% 53.5% 59.7% 45.0% 66.8% 40.8%
24 1997 37/48 2.7 2.7 56.4% 64.4% 49.1% 50.9% 41.7% 57.6% 38.0% 1995 66/79 5.4 2.9 62.0% 75.7% 54.4% 67.1% 47.4% 67.5% 40.1%
25 1998 12/15 3.1 3.3 57.1% 63.9% 49.5% 56.3% 33.9% 57.4% 34.5% 1996 40/45 5.9 3.2 60.1% 74.7% 53.8% 57.4% 43.4% 66.6% 39.6%
26 1999 34/39 2.3 3.0 61.6% 63.5% 48.2% 52.1% 39.4% 57.4% 40.4% 1997 43/53 4.8 3.0 59.8% 73.7% 52.8% 54.7% 45.2% 65.1% 38.2%
27 2000 20/25 3.0 2.9 57.6% 62.5% 49.0% 48.7% 43.3% 56.6% 38.4% 1998 31/36 4.9 2.2 64.3% 71.9% 52.8% 60.1% 36.6% 64.9% 36.9%
28 2001 4/6 4.8 2.0 58.6% 62.8% 50.2% 66.6% 21.0% 57.4% 37.0% 1999 41/49 6.0 2.5 66.0% 75.0% 55.7% 62.7% 39.4% 68.4% 36.5%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2000 8/9 6.3 2.8 59.3% 72.8% 52.6% 60.6% 42.6% 64.7% 34.7%
Career — 187/231 2.5 2.9 58.9% 63.2% 47.3% 50.9% 42.8% 56.6% 39.5% — 473/712 5.2 2.6 61.9% 75.0% 54.6% 62.5% 44.1% 67.2% 39.9%

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 Jim Courier
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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1484 102.3 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.60 0–1 — — -0.12
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1712 137.9 — — — — +4 -126 — 58.0% +0.40 5–6 (45%) 9–2 (82%) 104.7 -0.43
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 1879 152.8 — — — — -3 -151 — 59.7% +0.64 7–10 (41%) 12–7 (63%) 102.2 -3.51
19 1992 1492 112.1 -0.25 +1.77 0.633 42.0% — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–3 (0%) — -0.32 1990 1863 156.8 — — — — +8 -32 -251 63.3% +1.10 8–8 (50%) 9–9 (50%) 97.9 -0.68
20 1993 1500 114.3 +0.45 +1.01 0.968 49.4% — — — 44.4% +0.11 1–2 (33%) — — -0.13 1991 2049 168.0 +6.14 +3.91 1.266 54.2% +16 -86 -347 71.0% +1.28 14–5 (74%) 12–9 (57%) 106.5 -2.20
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 1992 2075 169.6 +6.83 +4.55 1.332 54.9% +17 +15 -351 74.4% +1.70 12–5 (71%) 24–11 (69%) 105.2 -1.89
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 1993 1959 164.0 +6.33 +3.71 1.299 54.3% -24 +192 -55 73.5% +1.61 9–7 (56%) 15–12 (56%) 95.7 -1.11
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%) 101.1 +0.32 1994 1890 155.5 +5.14 +2.68 1.228 53.4% +9 +222 -1 66.7% +1.16 7–7 (50%) 10–13 (43%) 90.0 +0.52
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 1995 1990 160.9 +5.29 +3.10 1.233 53.6% +22 +69 -186 71.5% +1.26 10–8 (56%) 26–14 (65%) 102.8 -0.63
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 1996 1852 152.7 +4.18 +1.56 1.183 52.8% +59 +140 -53 60.7% +0.83 4–7 (36%) 12–11 (52%) 93.2 -0.33
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 1997 1828 150.6 +2.66 +1.74 1.095 51.4% +66 +101 -50 62.0% +0.60 8–11 (42%) 12–10 (55%) 92.2 -1.90
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 1998 1737 137.2 +2.52 -1.01 1.053 50.7% +53 +134 — 51.1% +0.11 6–6 (50%) 10–8 (56%) 97.8 +0.91
28 2001 1605 108.7 -2.68 -2.76 0.868 45.9% — +52 — 58.3% +0.33 1–1 1–0 — +0.44 1999 1795 135.6 +4.87 -0.80 1.155 52.2% -5 +9 -45 56.8% +0.45 12–5 (71%) 20–11 (65%) 110.4 +0.59
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 1737 117.5 +0.53 -1.12 0.982 49.4% -2 — — 48.0% -0.44 2–3 (40%) 3–3 (50%) 98.0 +0.33
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 — 2217 162.1 +5.11 +2.51 1.217 53.3% +16 +52 -127 65.7% +1.03 104–89 (54%) 174–120 (59%) 100.1 -1.47

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.