Christian Ruud
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hernan Gumy | 3 | 3 | 6 | Jul 9, 1999 | H2H |
| Karim Alami | 2 | 3 | 5 | Apr 22, 2000 | H2H |
| Francisco Clavet | 0 | 5 | 5 | Mar 17, 1999 | H2H |
| Andrei Medvedev | 1 | 3 | 4 | Jul 21, 1999 | H2H |
| Alex Corretja | 2 | 2 | 4 | Jan 22, 1999 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC
Christian Ruud vs Juan Balcells H2H: 1-0
Christian Ruud holds a 1–0 lead over Juan Balcells in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Christian Ruud leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Christian Ruud won the 2000 Austrian Open Kitzbühel round of 64 6-2 6-2.
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H2H
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H2H Match Log
| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Ruud | 6-2 6-2 | Juan Balcells | Match data | Jul 26, 2000* | R64 | Austrian Open Kitzbühel | ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500 | 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 |
| Juan Balcells | #869 | #57 | 733 | 1,736 | 38 | 46 | 45.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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.
| Christian Ruud | Juan Balcells | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles |
| 1992 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #291 | 1,491 | 0 | 0 | 1998 | 2–1 | 66.7% | #228 | 1,533 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1–2 | 33.3% | #146 | 1,499 | 0 | 0 | 1999 | 1–2 | 33.3% | #216 | 1,539 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2–4 | 33.3% | #84 | 1,518 | 0 | 0 | 2000 | 11–7 | 61.1% | #71 | 1,663 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 15–24 | 38.5% | #75 | 1,582 | 0 | 0 | 2001 | 17–21 | 44.7% | #95 | 1,604 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 24–24 | 50.0% | #59 | 1,663 | 0 | 0 | 2002 | 7–12 | 36.8% | #109 | 1,606 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 23–25 | 47.9% | #65 | 1,622 | 0 | 0 | 2003 | 0–3 | 0.0% | #337 | 1,556 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2–13 | 13.3% | #86 | 1,492 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 22–17 | 56.4% | #67 | 1,649 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 8–17 | 32.0% | #144 | 1,575 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 3–3 | 50.0% | #290 | 1,605 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Surface Results by Career Season
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.
| Christian Ruud | Juan Balcells | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 % | ||
| 1992 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1998 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1999 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2000 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12.5% | 14 | 15 | 29 | 48.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2001 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 50.0% | 9 | 10 | 19 | 47.4% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1996 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 33.3% | 20 | 14 | 34 | 58.8% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2002 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 36.4% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 47.4% | 14 | 13 | 27 | 51.9% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2003 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.0% | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 57.1% | 14 | 10 | 24 | 58.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 7 | 9 | 16 | 43.8% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 23 | 45 | 68 | 33.8% | 77 | 76 | 153 | 50.3% | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | Career | 15 | 20 | 35 | 42.9% | 23 | 22 | 45 | 51.1% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
Performance Progression by Career Season
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 187/231 of Christian Ruud's and 76/84 of Juan Balcells'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.
| Christian Ruud | Juan Balcells | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 1992 | 1/2 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 62.5% | 60.0% | 38.1% | 50.0% | 33.3% | 51.8% | 30.5% | 1998 | 3/3 | 7.0 | 4.3 | 63.8% | 73.3% | 61.5% | 78.6% | 16.2% | 69.4% | 30.4% |
| 1993 | 3/3 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 66.7% | 59.6% | 54.5% | 52.8% | 47.1% | 57.8% | 40.8% | 1999 | 2/3 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 72.9% | 65.7% | 48.5% | 53.6% | 45.0% | 61.2% | 39.9% |
| 1994 | 6/6 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 60.6% | 65.3% | 45.7% | 46.7% | 49.7% | 57.3% | 43.1% | 2000 | 17/18 | 5.9 | 1.8 | 74.6% | 68.5% | 58.3% | 75.8% | 50.6% | 65.8% | 36.8% |
| 1995 | 34/39 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 59.1% | 60.4% | 41.8% | 49.4% | 45.0% | 53.2% | 41.5% | 2001 | 33/38 | 5.4 | 2.0 | 70.5% | 69.4% | 52.8% | 57.0% | 37.8% | 64.5% | 35.8% |
| 1996 | 36/48 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 59.2% | 64.7% | 47.8% | 49.6% | 49.1% | 57.6% | 40.3% | 2002 | 18/19 | 5.1 | 2.4 | 71.5% | 68.7% | 52.8% | 67.0% | 35.9% | 64.1% | 34.7% |
| 1997 | 37/48 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 56.4% | 64.4% | 49.1% | 50.9% | 41.7% | 57.6% | 38.0% | 2003 | 3/3 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 73.8% | 65.2% | 59.9% | 51.9% | 23.3% | 63.3% | 30.9% |
| 1998 | 12/15 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 57.1% | 63.9% | 49.5% | 56.3% | 33.9% | 57.4% | 34.5% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 34/39 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 61.6% | 63.5% | 48.2% | 52.1% | 39.4% | 57.4% | 40.4% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 20/25 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 57.6% | 62.5% | 49.0% | 48.7% | 43.3% | 56.6% | 38.4% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 4/6 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 58.6% | 62.8% | 50.2% | 66.6% | 21.0% | 57.4% | 37.0% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 187/231 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 58.9% | 63.2% | 47.3% | 50.9% | 42.8% | 56.6% | 39.5% | Career | 76/84 | 5.4 | 2.2 | 71.6% | 68.9% | 54.6% | 64.1% | 39.0% | 64.8% | 35.5% |
Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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.
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| 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 |
| 1992 | 1492 | 112.1 | -0.25 | +1.77 | 0.633 | 42.0% | — | — | — | 25.0% | -1.00 | — | 0–3 (0%) | — | -0.32 | 1998 | 1533 | 109.7 | +2.83 | -2.17 | 0.991 | 50.0% | — | +37 | — | 57.1% | +0.43 | 1–0 | 2–1 (67%) | — | +0.02 |
| 1993 | 1500 | 114.3 | +0.45 | +1.01 | 0.968 | 49.4% | — | — | — | 44.4% | +0.11 | 1–2 (33%) | — | — | -0.13 | 1999 | 1540 | 116.1 | +1.35 | -0.49 | 1.030 | 50.2% | — | +40 | — | 37.5% | -0.38 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | -0.29 |
| 1994 | 1519 | 122.2 | +1.49 | +0.44 | 1.010 | 50.3% | — | +33 | — | 43.8% | -0.25 | 0–2 | 1–2 (33%) | — | -0.15 | 2000 | 1663 | 129.0 | +2.84 | -1.60 | 1.076 | 51.5% | -107 | +56 | — | 56.5% | +0.52 | 4–2 (67%) | 2–6 (25%) | 100.3 | +0.50 |
| 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 | 2001 | 1605 | 130.3 | +1.92 | -2.09 | 1.011 | 49.7% | -5 | +89 | — | 45.7% | -0.39 | 4–9 (31%) | 5–14 (26%) | 88.7 | -0.76 |
| 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 | 2002 | 1606 | 133.8 | +1.99 | -1.84 | 0.967 | 49.8% | +8 | +70 | — | 44.7% | -0.32 | 1–5 (17%) | 3–5 (38%) | 94.8 | -0.68 |
| 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 | 2003 | 1556 | 99.6 | -0.20 | -2.15 | 0.840 | 46.7% | -5 | — | — | 12.5% | -1.63 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.42 |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 1605 | 108.7 | -2.68 | -2.76 | 0.868 | 45.9% | — | +52 | — | 58.3% | +0.33 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | +0.44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | Career | 1736 | 133.1 | +2.08 | -1.88 | 1.007 | 50.0% | -15 | +70 | — | 46.7% | -0.19 | 11–18 (38%) | 12–28 (30%) | 88.6 | -0.94 |
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.
Juan Balcells
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noam Okun | 1 | 1 | 2 | Jan 2, 2003 | H2H |
| Juan Ignacio Chela | 1 | 1 | 2 | Jul 20, 2002 | H2H |
| Nicolas Kiefer | 1 | 1 | 2 | Jun 26, 2002 | H2H |
| Agustin Calleri | 1 | 1 | 2 | May 3, 2002 | H2H |
| Guillermo Coria | 0 | 2 | 2 | Mar 19, 2002 | H2H |