H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Christian Ruud vs Sultan Khalfan H2H: 1-0

Christian Ruud holds a 1–0 lead over Sultan Khalfan 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 Qatar Open round of 32 6-2 6-0.

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Christian Ruud
NOR Age 54 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Sultan Khalfan
QAT Age 49 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Christian Ruud #59 6-2 6-0 Sultan Khalfan #1300 Match data Jan 2, 1997* R32 Qatar Open World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 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
Sultan Khalfan #1,116 #950 6 1,500 0 9 0.0% 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 Sultan Khalfan
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 1992 0–2 0.0% #291 1,491 0 0 1996 0–1 0.0% #1300 1,497 0 0
20 1993 1–2 33.3% #146 1,499 0 0 1997 0–1 0.0% #1366 1,488 0 0
21 1994 2–4 33.3% #84 1,518 0 0 1998 0–1 0.0% #1324 1,478 0 0
22 1995 15–24 38.5% #75 1,582 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1996 24–24 50.0% #59 1,663 0 0 2000 0–1 0.0% #957 1,472 0 0
24 1997 23–25 47.9% #65 1,622 0 0 2001 0–1 0.0% #1031 1,466 0 0
25 1998 2–13 13.3% #86 1,492 0 0 — — — — — — —
26 1999 22–17 56.4% #67 1,649 0 0 2003 0–1 0.0% — 1,457 0 0
27 2000 8–17 32.0% #144 1,575 0 0 2004 0–1 0.0% — 1,444 0 0
28 2001 3–3 50.0% #290 1,605 0 0 — — — — — — —
29 — — — — — — — 2006 0–1 0.0% #1069 1,438 0 0
30 — — — — — — — 2007 0–1 0.0% #1116 1,431 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 Sultan Khalfan
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% — — — — — — — — 1996 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1993 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1997 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1994 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — 1998 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1995 1 7 8 12.5% 14 15 29 48.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 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% 2000 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1997 9 10 19 47.4% 14 13 27 51.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2001 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1998 0 7 7 0.0% 2 6 8 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1999 8 6 14 57.1% 14 10 24 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2003 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% 2004 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2001 — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 23 45 68 33.8% 77 76 153 50.3% 0 6 6 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% — 0 9 9 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —

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 6/6 of Sultan Khalfan'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 Sultan Khalfan
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% 2000 1/1 0.0 7.0 48.7% 47.4% 45.0% 64.7% 42.9% 46.2% 41.4%
24 1997 37/48 2.7 2.7 56.4% 64.4% 49.1% 50.9% 41.7% 57.6% 38.0% 2001 1/1 0.0 2.0 55.1% 63.0% 45.5% 33.3% 0.0% 55.1% 28.3%
25 1998 12/15 3.1 3.3 57.1% 63.9% 49.5% 56.3% 33.9% 57.4% 34.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 1999 34/39 2.3 3.0 61.6% 63.5% 48.2% 52.1% 39.4% 57.4% 40.4% 2003 1/1 0.0 3.0 62.3% 57.6% 20.0% 16.7% 25.0% 43.4% 32.1%
27 2000 20/25 3.0 2.9 57.6% 62.5% 49.0% 48.7% 43.3% 56.6% 38.4% 2004 1/1 2.0 2.0 63.2% 44.4% 38.1% 53.8% 50.0% 42.1% 34.1%
28 2001 4/6 4.8 2.0 58.6% 62.8% 50.2% 66.6% 21.0% 57.4% 37.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 1/1 0.0 3.0 55.6% 56.7% 25.0% 54.5% — 42.6% 23.1%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 1/1 2.0 8.0 51.2% 62.8% 36.6% 64.3% 50.0% 50.0% 39.0%

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 Sultan Khalfan
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 1996 1498 103.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.50 — — — -0.20
20 1993 1500 114.3 +0.45 +1.01 0.968 49.4% — — — 44.4% +0.11 1–2 (33%) — — -0.13 1997 1489 91.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — +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 1998 1478 92.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.07
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2000 1473 99.0 -0.91 -6.45 0.768 44.1% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.08
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 2001 1467 102.6 -5.04 -1.91 0.629 42.1% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.08
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2003 1458 97.2 -1.72 -2.43 0.567 37.7% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.03
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 2004 1444 95.8 -2.35 -2.87 0.589 38.6% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.17
28 2001 1605 108.7 -2.68 -2.76 0.868 45.9% — +52 — 58.3% +0.33 1–1 1–0 — +0.44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1438 98.3 +0.44 -1.04 0.402 34.4% — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — -0.03
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1431 96.6 -0.10 -5.35 0.780 45.5% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — +0.01
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 — 1500 91.4 -1.61 -3.34 0.617 40.4% — — — 0.0% -4.06 — 0–1 — -1.11

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.