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Thomas Muster vs Christian Ruud H2H: 3-0

Thomas Muster holds a 3–0 lead over Christian Ruud in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Thomas Muster leads 3–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Thomas Muster won the 1997 Stockholm Open round of 32 6-3 6-1.

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Thomas Muster
AUT Age 58 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main draw meetings
Christian Ruud
NOR Age 54 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Thomas Muster #8 6-3 6-1 Christian Ruud #65 Match data Nov 6, 1997* R32 Stockholm Open World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Thomas Muster #3 6-4 6-7(3) 7-5 Christian Ruud #41 Match data Feb 15, 1997* QF Dubai Tennis Championships World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Thomas Muster #5 6-2 3-6 7-5 Christian Ruud #59 Match data Jan 3, 1997* R16 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
Thomas Muster #1,092 #1 4,474 2,165 590 268 68.8% 1 8 0 4 31 44
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 Thomas Muster Christian Ruud
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1984 2–2 50.0% — 1,533 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1985 9–8 52.9% #98 1,612 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1986 18–16 52.9% #47 1,741 0 1 — — — — — — —
19 1987 22–16 57.9% #56 1,753 0 1 1992 0–2 0.0% #291 1,491 0 0
20 1988 47–16 74.6% #16 1,915 0 5 1993 1–2 33.3% #146 1,499 0 0
21 1989 18–10 64.3% #21 1,867 0 5 1994 2–4 33.3% #84 1,518 0 0
22 1990 45–17 72.6% #7 1,861 0 8 1995 15–24 38.5% #75 1,582 0 0
23 1991 30–18 62.5% #35 1,835 0 10 1996 24–24 50.0% #59 1,663 0 0
24 1992 39–23 62.9% #18 1,783 0 13 1997 23–25 47.9% #65 1,622 0 0
25 1993 77–21 78.6% #9 1,953 0 20 1998 2–13 13.3% #86 1,492 0 0
26 1994 54–26 67.5% #16 1,832 0 23 1999 22–17 56.4% #67 1,649 0 0
27 1995 84–17 83.2% #3 2,005 1 35 2000 8–17 32.0% #144 1,575 0 0
28 1996 65–21 75.6% #5 1,927 1 42 2001 3–3 50.0% #290 1,605 0 0
29 1997 43–23 65.2% #9 1,823 1 44 — — — — — — —
30 1998 32–20 61.5% #25 1,801 1 44 — — — — — — —
31 1999 5–11 31.2% #189 1,675 1 44 — — — — — — —
42 2010 0–1 0.0% #980 1,656 1 44 — — — — — — —
43 2011 0–2 0.0% #1075 1,608 1 44 — — — — — — —

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 Thomas Muster 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 1984 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1985 1 1 2 50.0% 8 7 15 53.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1986 1 5 6 16.7% 17 10 27 63.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1987 9 5 14 64.3% 13 10 23 56.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1992 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 1988 3 5 8 37.5% 39 9 48 81.3% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 1993 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
21 1989 12 5 17 70.6% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% 1994 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — —
22 1990 10 2 12 83.3% 31 10 41 75.6% — — — — 4 5 9 44.4% 1995 1 7 8 12.5% 14 15 29 48.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 1991 2 3 5 40.0% 28 13 41 68.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1996 4 8 12 33.3% 20 14 34 58.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 1992 7 5 12 58.3% 30 13 43 69.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1997 9 10 19 47.4% 14 13 27 51.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1993 18 7 25 72.0% 55 10 65 84.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1998 0 7 7 0.0% 2 6 8 25.0% — — — — — — — —
26 1994 18 10 28 64.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 1999 8 6 14 57.1% 14 10 24 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 1995 9 6 15 60.0% 65 3 68 95.6% — — — — 10 8 18 55.6% 2000 1 5 6 16.7% 7 9 16 43.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 1996 13 8 21 61.9% 46 4 50 92.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 7 9 22.2% 2001 — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — —
29 1997 27 8 35 77.1% 8 8 16 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1998 11 7 18 61.1% 20 11 31 64.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1999 4 5 9 44.4% 1 6 7 14.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
42 2010 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
43 2011 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 146 85 231 63.2% 397 128 525 75.6% 6 9 15 40.0% 41 46 87 47.1% — 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 527/612 of Thomas Muster'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 Thomas Muster 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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 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 1991 42/48 1.0 1.5 73.3% 62.9% 51.5% 61.3% 49.1% 59.6% 44.0% 1996 36/48 2.2 2.6 59.2% 64.7% 47.8% 49.6% 49.1% 57.6% 40.3%
24 1992 52/62 2.0 1.9 66.2% 66.6% 53.3% 60.0% 44.4% 61.5% 40.7% 1997 37/48 2.7 2.7 56.4% 64.4% 49.1% 50.9% 41.7% 57.6% 38.0%
25 1993 92/98 2.8 2.5 61.6% 71.7% 57.7% 62.0% 46.4% 66.1% 43.4% 1998 12/15 3.1 3.3 57.1% 63.9% 49.5% 56.3% 33.9% 57.4% 34.5%
26 1994 68/80 4.0 3.5 58.1% 71.4% 54.0% 56.3% 46.4% 63.9% 41.8% 1999 34/39 2.3 3.0 61.6% 63.5% 48.2% 52.1% 39.4% 57.4% 40.4%
27 1995 86/101 3.1 2.5 59.5% 71.9% 54.7% 56.6% 54.3% 64.8% 45.6% 2000 20/25 3.0 2.9 57.6% 62.5% 49.0% 48.7% 43.3% 56.6% 38.4%
28 1996 71/86 3.2 2.3 59.3% 72.1% 53.3% 67.9% 45.7% 64.4% 43.4% 2001 4/6 4.8 2.0 58.6% 62.8% 50.2% 66.6% 21.0% 57.4% 37.0%
29 1997 57/66 4.2 2.3 56.8% 73.4% 53.1% 65.8% 49.9% 64.4% 38.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 1998 44/52 3.0 2.1 59.0% 69.3% 52.9% 59.8% 46.5% 62.1% 40.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 1999 12/16 2.7 2.9 61.9% 62.8% 52.0% 61.2% 27.2% 58.1% 34.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
42 2010 1/1 5.0 2.0 60.6% 62.5% 61.5% 66.7% — 62.1% 21.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
43 2011 2/2 3.0 3.0 60.5% 55.9% 29.0% 35.3% 29.2% 45.6% 35.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 527/858 3.0 2.4 61.2% 70.2% 54.1% 61.0% 47.4% 63.6% 42.3% — 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 Thomas Muster 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 1984 1533 117.1 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.50 — — — -0.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1985 1612 126.8 — — — — — +22 — 50.0% -0.15 3–2 (60%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1986 1741 147.7 — — — — -223 +71 — 54.8% +0.44 4–6 (40%) 4–4 (50%) — -1.90 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1987 1754 137.1 — — — — -95 +27 — 55.2% +0.25 9–5 (64%) 11–6 (65%) — -0.14 1992 1492 112.1 -0.25 +1.77 0.633 42.0% — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–3 (0%) — -0.32
20 1988 1916 160.0 — — — — -207 +120 — 67.1% +1.44 12–2 (86%) 6–4 (60%) — -1.96 1993 1500 114.3 +0.45 +1.01 0.968 49.4% — — — 44.4% +0.11 1–2 (33%) — — -0.13
21 1989 1868 141.2 — — — — -42 +130 — 64.5% +0.91 3–4 (43%) 6–2 (75%) — +0.55 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 1990 1862 152.4 — — — — -32 +106 — 65.8% +0.93 13–4 (76%) 14–5 (74%) — +0.89 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 1991 1836 142.4 -0.24 +3.28 1.088 51.7% -95 +121 — 58.8% +0.61 12–9 (57%) 7–6 (54%) — -0.44 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 1992 1783 142.2 +0.70 +1.68 1.059 50.8% -81 +156 — 56.4% +0.48 16–5 (76%) 9–11 (45%) — +0.43 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 1993 1954 154.4 +4.84 +4.04 1.280 54.2% -117 +137 — 71.5% +1.48 17–7 (71%) 16–17 (48%) — +2.71 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 1994 1832 152.5 +2.55 +2.88 1.158 52.7% +6 +172 — 65.5% +1.10 15–12 (56%) 18–13 (58%) — +0.94 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 1995 2006 162.1 +3.78 +6.50 1.294 54.8% -159 +281 — 75.0% +1.55 20–9 (69%) 27–8 (77%) — -0.55 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 1996 1928 153.9 +2.83 +4.89 1.219 53.6% -136 +345 -340 71.6% +1.36 15–5 (75%) 19–9 (68%) — +1.60 2001 1605 108.7 -2.68 -2.76 0.868 45.9% — +52 — 58.3% +0.33 1–1 1–0 — +0.44
29 1997 1824 152.8 +2.58 +1.22 1.077 51.5% +70 +208 -208 61.7% +0.64 12–9 (57%) 17–10 (63%) — -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1998 1801 149.6 +0.50 +1.96 1.068 51.4% +43 +123 — 56.8% +0.65 11–3 (79%) 3–8 (27%) — -1.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1999 1676 130.2 -0.85 -2.23 0.815 47.0% +114 +110 — 35.0% -0.85 2–2 (50%) 2–3 (40%) — -1.42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
42 2010 1656 99.5 -1.45 +0.41 0.576 43.8% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — +0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
43 2011 1609 96.4 -3.83 -0.41 0.661 41.0% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2165 156.5 +2.51 +3.47 1.162 52.7% -56 +164 -287 64.1% +0.95 164–84 (66%) 161–108 (60%) 106.5 -0.06 — 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.