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

Christian Ruud vs Neville Godwin H2H: 1-0

Christian Ruud holds a 1–0 lead over Neville Godwin in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Christian Ruud leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Christian Ruud won the 1997 Australian Open round of 32 7-6(6) 6-7(3) 6-2 7-6(5).

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Christian Ruud
NOR Age 54 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Neville Godwin
RSA Age 51 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Christian Ruud #56 7-6(6) 6-7(3) 6-2 7-6(5) Neville Godwin #107 Match data Jan 19, 1997* R32 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard

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
Neville Godwin #812 #90 515 1,669 34 51 40.0% 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.

Age Christian Ruud Neville Godwin
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1992 0–1 0.0% #487 1,484 0 0
19 1992 0–2 0.0% #291 1,491 0 0 1994 0–1 0.0% #275 1,468 0 0
20 1993 1–2 33.3% #146 1,499 0 0 1995 2–3 40.0% #208 1,475 0 0
21 1994 2–4 33.3% #84 1,518 0 0 1996 7–6 53.8% #111 1,594 0 0
22 1995 15–24 38.5% #75 1,582 0 0 1997 7–13 35.0% #180 1,548 0 0
23 1996 24–24 50.0% #59 1,663 0 0 1998 7–7 50.0% #150 1,581 0 0
24 1997 23–25 47.9% #65 1,622 0 0 1999 1–2 33.3% #210 1,568 0 0
25 1998 2–13 13.3% #86 1,492 0 0 2000 3–4 42.9% #123 1,615 0 0
26 1999 22–17 56.4% #67 1,649 0 0 2001 5–7 41.7% #128 1,578 0 1
27 2000 8–17 32.0% #144 1,575 0 0 2002 2–7 22.2% #207 1,488 0 1
28 2001 3–3 50.0% #290 1,605 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 Neville Godwin
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 %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1992 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1994 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1993 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1995 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1994 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — 1996 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
22 1995 1 7 8 12.5% 14 15 29 48.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1997 6 9 15 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
23 1996 4 8 12 33.3% 20 14 34 58.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1998 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
24 1997 9 10 19 47.4% 14 13 27 51.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1999 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 1998 0 7 7 0.0% 2 6 8 25.0% — — — — — — — — 2000 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
26 1999 8 6 14 57.1% 14 10 24 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2001 0 6 6 0.0% — — — — 5 1 6 83.3% — — — —
27 2000 1 5 6 16.7% 7 9 16 43.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2002 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
28 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% — 17 33 50 34.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 16 13 29 55.2% 1 3 4 25.0%

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 71/85 of Neville Godwin'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 Neville Godwin
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%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1992 1/1 1.0 3.0 50.6% 74.4% 42.1% 66.7% 16.7% 58.4% 32.0%
19 1992 1/2 3.0 5.0 62.5% 60.0% 38.1% 50.0% 33.3% 51.8% 30.5% 1994 1/1 7.0 3.0 37.0% 70.6% 53.4% 63.6% 26.7% 59.8% 44.4%
20 1993 3/3 0.0 3.3 66.7% 59.6% 54.5% 52.8% 47.1% 57.8% 40.8% 1995 4/5 3.3 5.3 59.1% 64.3% 49.1% 64.9% 36.5% 58.1% 37.3%
21 1994 6/6 2.0 2.2 60.6% 65.3% 45.7% 46.7% 49.7% 57.3% 43.1% 1996 11/13 7.4 5.5 50.8% 71.4% 46.3% 60.9% 49.9% 58.9% 35.4%
22 1995 34/39 2.5 3.4 59.1% 60.4% 41.8% 49.4% 45.0% 53.2% 41.5% 1997 15/20 5.0 4.0 55.3% 73.4% 46.6% 51.1% 42.2% 61.9% 36.4%
23 1996 36/48 2.2 2.6 59.2% 64.7% 47.8% 49.6% 49.1% 57.6% 40.3% 1998 13/14 4.8 5.1 55.4% 70.4% 43.7% 63.1% 42.4% 58.7% 36.1%
24 1997 37/48 2.7 2.7 56.4% 64.4% 49.1% 50.9% 41.7% 57.6% 38.0% 1999 3/3 4.7 6.0 51.4% 66.2% 48.4% 35.6% 53.7% 57.6% 38.2%
25 1998 12/15 3.1 3.3 57.1% 63.9% 49.5% 56.3% 33.9% 57.4% 34.5% 2000 6/7 6.2 6.3 53.3% 75.9% 47.1% 61.4% 64.2% 62.5% 34.8%
26 1999 34/39 2.3 3.0 61.6% 63.5% 48.2% 52.1% 39.4% 57.4% 40.4% 2001 10/12 3.8 5.9 54.5% 72.5% 51.0% 67.8% 51.1% 62.9% 35.0%
27 2000 20/25 3.0 2.9 57.6% 62.5% 49.0% 48.7% 43.3% 56.6% 38.4% 2002 7/9 3.6 4.9 55.7% 69.9% 39.6% 47.1% 38.2% 56.2% 38.9%
28 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% — 71/85 5.0 5.1 54.1% 71.4% 46.2% 58.2% 45.7% 60.0% 36.3%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. 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.

Age Christian Ruud Neville Godwin
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
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 1484 97.9 -2.47 -0.18 0.770 45.4% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — +0.18
19 1992 1492 112.1 -0.25 +1.77 0.633 42.0% — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–3 (0%) — -0.32 1994 1468 98.1 0.00 -1.69 1.105 51.2% — — — 33.3% -0.33 0–1 — — +0.24
20 1993 1500 114.3 +0.45 +1.01 0.968 49.4% — — — 44.4% +0.11 1–2 (33%) — — -0.13 1995 1475 102.5 -1.33 -1.24 0.891 47.8% +21 — — 40.0% -0.47 2–1 (67%) 0–2 — +0.50
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 1996 1595 121.4 -1.47 -0.05 0.861 47.4% -44 — +97 50.0% -0.44 2–2 (50%) 3–0 (100%) 104.0 +0.40
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 1997 1549 118.2 -0.65 +0.07 0.955 49.1% +12 — +124 40.0% -0.22 2–2 (50%) 4–9 (31%) 96.8 +1.06
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 1998 1582 111.8 -2.26 -0.48 0.875 47.6% -21 — +121 42.9% -0.54 5–1 (83%) 3–2 (60%) 105.4 +1.25
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 1999 1568 102.9 -2.65 +1.66 0.900 48.3% — — — 42.9% -0.71 0–1 1–0 — +0.33
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 2000 1616 116.4 +0.81 -0.99 0.928 48.8% -57 — +95 45.5% -0.05 2–2 (50%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.11
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 2001 1578 110.6 -0.58 -1.74 0.944 49.2% -112 — +212 46.9% -0.06 2–4 (33%) 4–4 (50%) 96.0 +1.24
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 2002 1489 103.3 -2.83 -0.17 0.890 47.4% -52 — +200 28.6% -1.48 2–1 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 103.0 -0.29
28 2001 1605 108.7 -2.68 -2.76 0.868 45.9% — +52 — 58.3% +0.33 1–1 1–0 — +0.44 2003 1503 103.0 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1670 117.3 -1.29 -0.45 0.907 48.2% -27 — +148 42.0% -0.43 17–15 (53%) 19–23 (45%) 100.0 +5.65

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.