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Goran Ivanisevic vs Christian Ruud H2H: 4-0

Goran Ivanisevic holds a 4–0 lead over Christian Ruud in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Goran Ivanisevic leads 2–0 on clay and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Goran Ivanisevic won the 1997 Italian Open round of 32 6-2 6-2.

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Goran Ivanisevic
CRO Age 54 Left-Handed 194 cm / 6'4"
H2H
4 – 0
4 main draw meetings
Christian Ruud
NOR Age 54 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Goran Ivanisevic #6 6-2 6-2 Christian Ruud #45 Match data May 15, 1997* R32 Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Goran Ivanisevic #4 4-6 6-2 6-7(7) 6-3 6-3 Christian Ruud #56 Match data Jan 22, 1997* R16 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Goran Ivanisevic #10 6-4 7-6(3) Christian Ruud #77 Match data Feb 1, 1996* R32 Geneva Open World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Carpet
Goran Ivanisevic #9 7-5 6-1 Christian Ruud #69 Match data Apr 14, 1995* R16 Barcelona Open ATP Championship Series → 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
Goran Ivanisevic #395 #2 3,572 2,126 565 320 63.8% 1 2 1 7 11 22
Christian Ruud #662 #39 1,006 1,772 100 131 43.3% 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 Goran Ivanisevic Christian Ruud
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1988 1–4 20.0% #371 1,478 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1989 29–23 55.8% #40 1,691 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1990 46–22 67.6% #9 1,924 0 1 — — — — — — —
19 1991 35–21 62.5% #16 1,923 0 2 1992 0–2 0.0% #291 1,491 0 0
20 1992 61–19 76.2% #4 2,091 0 6 1993 1–2 33.3% #146 1,499 0 0
21 1993 50–21 70.4% #7 2,031 0 9 1994 2–4 33.3% #84 1,518 0 0
22 1994 62–26 70.5% #5 1,977 0 11 1995 15–24 38.5% #75 1,582 0 0
23 1995 41–22 65.1% #10 1,888 0 12 1996 24–24 50.0% #59 1,663 0 0
24 1996 76–25 75.2% #4 1,998 0 17 1997 23–25 47.9% #65 1,622 0 0
25 1997 51–20 71.8% #15 1,856 0 20 1998 2–13 13.3% #86 1,492 0 0
26 1998 44–28 61.1% #12 1,874 0 21 1999 22–17 56.4% #67 1,649 0 0
27 1999 22–26 45.8% #62 1,713 0 21 2000 8–17 32.0% #144 1,575 0 0
28 2000 11–22 33.3% #129 1,593 0 21 2001 3–3 50.0% #290 1,605 0 0
29 2001 28–21 57.1% #12 1,810 1 22 — — — — — — —
30 2002 4–7 36.4% #243 1,695 1 22 — — — — — — —
31 2003 0–3 0.0% #657 1,643 1 22 — — — — — — —
32 2004 4–10 28.6% #266 1,630 1 22 — — — — — — —

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 Goran Ivanisevic Christian Ruud
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 1988 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1989 11 8 19 57.9% 17 10 27 63.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1990 14 9 23 60.9% 18 5 23 78.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 9 7 16 56.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1991 12 6 18 66.7% 9 8 17 52.9% 6 1 7 85.7% 8 6 14 57.1% 1992 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 1992 16 5 21 76.2% 13 6 19 68.4% 7 2 9 77.8% 25 6 31 80.6% 1993 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
21 1993 12 8 20 60.0% 15 5 20 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 21 6 27 77.8% 1994 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — —
22 1994 10 8 18 55.6% 20 6 26 76.9% 7 2 9 77.8% 25 10 35 71.4% 1995 1 7 8 12.5% 14 15 29 48.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 1995 11 8 19 57.9% 14 6 20 70.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 9 6 15 60.0% 1996 4 8 12 33.3% 20 14 34 58.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 1996 30 10 40 75.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 34 8 42 81.0% 1997 9 10 19 47.4% 14 13 27 51.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1997 21 11 32 65.6% 4 3 7 57.1% 5 2 7 71.4% 21 4 25 84.0% 1998 0 7 7 0.0% 2 6 8 25.0% — — — — — — — —
26 1998 18 14 32 56.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 8 2 10 80.0% 15 7 22 68.2% 1999 8 6 14 57.1% 14 10 24 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 1999 10 13 23 43.5% 1 6 7 14.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 6 5 11 54.5% 2000 1 5 6 16.7% 7 9 16 43.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 2000 9 15 24 37.5% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2001 — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — —
29 2001 18 15 33 54.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2002 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2003 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2004 1 3 4 25.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 197 142 339 58.1% 121 76 197 61.4% 70 27 97 72.2% 177 75 252 70.2% — 23 45 68 33.8% 77 76 153 50.3% 0 6 6 0.0% 0 4 4 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 632/760 of Goran Ivanisevic's and 187/231 of Christian Ruud'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 Goran Ivanisevic Christian Ruud
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 1991 49/56 10.1 2.9 55.3% 79.8% 51.6% 63.4% 42.8% 67.2% 36.7% 1992 1/2 3.0 5.0 62.5% 60.0% 38.1% 50.0% 33.3% 51.8% 30.5%
20 1992 59/80 13.6 3.6 55.4% 82.6% 53.0% 66.4% 43.0% 69.9% 36.4% 1993 3/3 0.0 3.3 66.7% 59.6% 54.5% 52.8% 47.1% 57.8% 40.8%
21 1993 59/71 11.4 4.0 52.2% 81.9% 53.8% 61.1% 50.4% 68.5% 37.9% 1994 6/6 2.0 2.2 60.6% 65.3% 45.7% 46.7% 49.7% 57.3% 43.1%
22 1994 76/88 13.7 4.4 55.2% 82.6% 51.5% 64.4% 37.3% 68.8% 37.0% 1995 34/39 2.5 3.4 59.1% 60.4% 41.8% 49.4% 45.0% 53.2% 41.5%
23 1995 54/63 14.5 4.0 52.5% 82.1% 52.2% 67.6% 47.1% 68.0% 36.6% 1996 36/48 2.2 2.6 59.2% 64.7% 47.8% 49.6% 49.1% 57.6% 40.3%
24 1996 82/101 14.7 4.3 55.2% 84.8% 52.8% 67.0% 46.9% 70.4% 36.5% 1997 37/48 2.7 2.7 56.4% 64.4% 49.1% 50.9% 41.7% 57.6% 38.0%
25 1997 61/71 15.2 5.7 54.0% 83.6% 51.4% 64.3% 42.5% 68.9% 34.6% 1998 12/15 3.1 3.3 57.1% 63.9% 49.5% 56.3% 33.9% 57.4% 34.5%
26 1998 61/72 14.9 6.2 54.2% 82.2% 47.7% 63.9% 42.1% 66.4% 35.1% 1999 34/39 2.3 3.0 61.6% 63.5% 48.2% 52.1% 39.4% 57.4% 40.4%
27 1999 39/48 15.1 7.9 53.6% 80.2% 46.2% 57.3% 38.1% 64.7% 31.6% 2000 20/25 3.0 2.9 57.6% 62.5% 49.0% 48.7% 43.3% 56.6% 38.4%
28 2000 24/33 13.5 6.7 51.4% 80.8% 49.3% 67.1% 53.8% 65.3% 34.0% 2001 4/6 4.8 2.0 58.6% 62.8% 50.2% 66.6% 21.0% 57.4% 37.0%
29 2001 41/49 16.4 5.1 56.4% 81.1% 52.1% 67.0% 39.0% 68.5% 30.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2002 10/11 11.8 5.0 52.1% 77.5% 49.1% 54.4% 31.2% 63.7% 35.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2003 3/3 3.7 4.3 50.5% 70.9% 30.0% 54.1% 88.9% 52.4% 29.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 2004 14/14 13.6 6.9 57.6% 76.0% 47.3% 60.1% 29.6% 64.1% 26.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 632/885 13.8 4.8 54.3% 82.0% 51.1% 64.3% 43.3% 68.0% 35.4% — 187/231 2.5 2.9 58.9% 63.2% 47.3% 50.9% 42.8% 56.6% 39.5%

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 Goran Ivanisevic Christian Ruud
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 1988 1478 107.3 — — — — +58 — — 23.1% -1.31 0–1 0–2 — +0.30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1989 1692 142.2 — — — — -69 +43 — 51.7% +0.24 12–6 (67%) 7–6 (54%) — +0.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1990 1925 154.6 — — — — -105 +24 -189 63.7% +0.84 11–8 (58%) 17–16 (52%) — -2.30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1991 1924 149.4 +5.80 -0.90 1.118 51.4% -1 -71 -149 62.3% +0.60 6–7 (46%) 16–13 (55%) — +1.26 1992 1492 112.1 -0.25 +1.77 0.633 42.0% — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–3 (0%) — -0.32
20 1992 2092 163.5 +7.53 +0.27 1.208 52.7% +13 -188 -169 68.4% +0.87 8–8 (50%) 28–11 (72%) — -3.70 1993 1500 114.3 +0.45 +1.01 0.968 49.4% — — — 44.4% +0.11 1–2 (33%) — — -0.13
21 1993 2032 156.9 +6.92 +0.15 1.201 52.7% +10 -79 -143 66.9% +0.83 9–5 (64%) 24–13 (65%) — -1.46 1994 1519 122.2 +1.49 +0.44 1.010 50.3% — +33 — 43.8% -0.25 0–2 1–2 (33%) — -0.15
22 1994 1977 162.0 +7.19 +0.07 1.185 52.6% -3 +32 +51 64.9% +0.86 17–7 (71%) 25–18 (58%) — -2.60 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 1995 1888 155.4 +5.62 -0.88 1.146 52.4% -15 +111 +129 64.3% +0.64 11–11 (50%) 18–13 (58%) — +0.19 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
24 1996 1998 162.3 +7.95 -0.46 1.236 53.2% +40 -83 +56 69.8% +1.01 17–6 (74%) 34–19 (64%) — -1.18 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
25 1997 1856 144.9 +5.72 -1.92 1.113 51.8% +37 +37 +144 63.5% +0.79 19–5 (79%) 25–20 (56%) — +1.07 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 1998 1874 155.0 +3.70 -1.02 1.043 50.9% -6 -59 +206 60.3% +0.51 10–13 (43%) 30–23 (57%) — -0.71 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
27 1999 1714 132.1 +2.12 -4.73 0.894 48.4% +11 -33 +317 46.9% -0.26 12–10 (55%) 11–10 (52%) — +0.73 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
28 2000 1594 130.7 +2.10 -1.93 0.980 49.9% +26 +10 +418 39.5% -0.66 5–9 (36%) 3–9 (25%) — -1.16 2001 1605 108.7 -2.68 -2.76 0.868 45.9% — +52 — 58.3% +0.33 1–1 1–0 — +0.44
29 2001 1810 144.7 +5.34 -4.11 0.982 50.0% -79 — +306 54.8% +0.19 9–6 (60%) 14–13 (52%) — -1.32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2002 1695 115.5 +0.35 -1.60 0.969 49.1% -55 — — 44.0% -0.20 2–1 (67%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.87 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2003 1644 102.4 -2.78 -2.11 0.625 42.0% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2004 1631 117.1 +1.50 -5.51 0.740 46.2% -17 -111 +403 37.8% -1.08 3–4 (43%) 7–2 (78%) — -0.66 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2126 157.5 +5.67 -1.23 1.105 51.6% -4 -18 +101 60.7% +0.55 151–107 (59%) 261–191 (58%) 106.2 -1.18 — 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 Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.