Age, Biography, and Wiki
Casper Ruud is a Norwegian professional tennis player born on December 22, 1998, in Oslo, Norway. He began playing tennis at the age of four and started his professional career in 2016, quickly making a name for himself in the tennis world. Ruud's rise to prominence included winning several Futures titles and becoming the world's number one junior player in 2016. He is known for training at the Rafa Nadal Academy, where his idol Rafael Nadal's influence is evident.
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| Date of Birth | 22 December 1998 |
| Age | 26 Years |
| Birth Place | Oslo, Norway |
| Horoscope | Sagittarius |
| Country | Norway |
Height, Weight & Measurements
Casper Ruud stands at 6'0" (183cm) and weighs around 178 lbs (81kg). His physical attributes have contributed to his success on the court, particularly in his powerful groundstrokes and agile movements.
| Height | 1.83 m |
| Weight | 178 lbs |
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Dating & Relationship Status
There is limited information available about Casper Ruud's personal life, including his dating status. He keeps his personal life relatively private, focusing more on his career and achievements.
In the 2019 season, Ruud lost in the first qualifying round at the Australian Open, but qualified for the Rio Open, and won against Carlos Berlocq and fifth seed João Sousa before losing to Laslo Đere in two sets. The result saw him climb to a tied career high ranking of 108. The following week he reached the semifinal of the Brasil Open, beating Thiago Monteiro, top seed João Sousa and Hugo Dellien before losing to Christian Garín in two sets. The result meant that Ruud climbed inside the top 100 on the ATP rankings for the first time of his career the following week with a ranking of No. 94 becoming the first Norwegian to do so since his father, Christian Ruud, in December 1994.
In April, at the U.S. Clay Court Championships, Ruud reached his first ever ATP Tour level final. In the final he lost to Cristian Garín, though his result meant that he equaled his father Christian Ruud in reaching the final of an ATP Tour event, being the only two Norwegians to do so.
In February, Ruud made his way to the final of the Argentina Open where he defeated lucky loser Pedro Sousa in the final, thus becoming the first tennis player from Norway to win an ATP Tour title and also appear in more than one ATP Tour final. At the same time he surpassed his father Christian's ranking of No. 39 on the ATP ranking, setting a new record as the highest ranked Norwegian player in ATP history with a ranking of No. 34 the following week on 17 February 2020. Two weeks after his first title, Ruud reached his second final in a month at the Chile Open but lost in three sets against Thiago Seyboth Wild.
At the Italian Open, Ruud notched four match wins, including a quarterfinal victory over top 10 player Matteo Berrettini, to reach that tournament's semifinals as the first ever Norwegian, once again surpassing the record of his father Christian Ruud who reached the quarterfinals of Monte Carlo in 1997. Casper then lost in two sets to Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. The result sent him up to a new career high of No. 30 the following week. Another semifinal at the 2020 Hamburg European Open the following week sent him up to No. 25 in the rankings. At the French Open, Ruud once again reached the third round where was then beaten by Dominic Thiem.
At the Australian Open, Ruud progressed to the fourth round in a major for the first time. He beat Jordan Thompson, Tommy Paul and Radu Albot before retiring against Andrey Rublev, after losing the first two sets. The result equalled his father's best placement at the Australian Open and a major. Ruud reentered the top 25 to a career-high ranking of No. 24, on 22 February 2021. A few weeks later, he reached the quarterfinals at Acapulco but once again withdrew due to injury before his match against Alexander Zverev started.
Ruud is the son of former professional tennis player Christian Ruud and Lele Ruud. He has two sisters, Caroline and Charlotte, and shares a passion for golf with his father. He grew up in the Snarøya district of Bærum, with Rafael Nadal as his tennis idol.
Ruud has been dating his girlfriend, Maria Galligani since 2018. In November 2024, the couple announced their engagement on social media. They currently reside in Oslo. Maria attended Oslo Nye Høyskole from 2017 to 2020, where she graduated with a degree in psychology. In 2022, Maria received her master's degree in psychology from the University of Southern Denmark. She has also worked for a sports nutrition company. The couple shares a dog named Bajas since January 2021.
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Net Worth
Casper Ruud's net worth is not publicly disclosed, but as one of the top-ranked tennis players, his earnings are likely substantial. Success in major tournaments and sponsorships have contributed significantly to his wealth. His achievements in 2021 and 2022, including reaching Grand Slam finals and winning multiple ATP titles, have certainly boosted his financial status.
Career Highlights
Casper Ruud has achieved numerous milestones in his tennis career:
- 2016: Made his ATP debut and became the world's number one junior player.
- 2020: Won his first ATP title in Buenos Aires.
- 2021: Won five ATP titles and ended the year in the Top 10.
- 2022: Reached the finals of Roland Garros and the US Open.
- 2023: Finalist at Roland Garros for the second year.
- 2025: Won his first Masters 1000 title in Madrid.
From September 2021 to November 2023, Ruud spent 113 consecutive weeks inside the ATP top 10. As a junior, he was ranked world No. 1. In doubles, he has a career-high ranking of world No. 133, achieved after reaching the quarterfinals of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships with André Göransson. Revered for his professional on-court demeanour, he was awarded the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award in 2022.
After impressing in 2016 and climbing the ATP ranking, Ruud lost in the third and final qualifying round of the 2017 Australian Open to Reilly Opelka. Ruud then received a wildcard into the ATP 500 event 2017 Rio Open where he defeated Rogério Dutra Silva, Roberto Carballés Baena, and Thiago Monteiro to advance to his first ATP level semifinal. This made him the youngest to reach an ATP 500 semifinal since Borna Ćorić at the 2014 Swiss Indoors. Ruud was defeated by Pablo Carreño Busta in the semifinals but reached a career-high ranking of No. 133. Ruud received a wildcard into the 2017 Miami Open, marking his first appearance at an ATP Masters 1000 tournament.
In 2018, Ruud qualified for his first Grand Slam at the Australian Open after going through the qualifying competition. This made him the first Norwegian to qualify for a Grand Slam main draw in 17 years. He won in the first round against Quentin Halys before losing to Diego Schwartzman in the second round. He would lose to Schwartzman again at the Rio Open. Later on in the season he showed continuous good form and reached two ATP Challenger finals in two weeks. The first one he lost against Italian Gianluigi Quinzi in Francavilla al Mare and then he lost to Pedro Sousa in the Braga Open two weeks later. A few weeks later Ruud continued his good form and qualified for the main draw of the French Open for the first time after going through the qualifiers without losing a set. In the first round he defeated Jordan Thompson to match his achievement at the Australian Open. He lost to Albert Ramos Viñolas in the second round. In July he achieved the biggest win of his career thus far when he beat defending champion and former world No. 3, David Ferrer in straight sets at the 2018 Swedish Open. Later that year Ruud qualified for the US Open for the first time, going through the qualifiers without dropping a set. He lost to Guido Pella in the first round. After struggling with finding consistency in his form after the summer, Ruud finished off the 2018 season by reaching the semifinal of three consecutive Challenger Tournaments, which brought him close to his career high ATP ranking going into a new season at No. 112.
On his debut at the Monte-Carlo Masters, Ruud recorded his second top-10 win after beating Diego Schwartzman, in straight sets in the second round. He then defeated Pablo Carreño Busta and defending champion Fabio Fognini to reach his second Masters 1000 semifinal, where he lost to Andrey Rublev. At the BMW Open, Ruud reached the semifinals before losing in straight sets to Nikoloz Basilashvili. At the Madrid Open in another debut, Ruud recorded his first top-5 win in the third round by defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets. He went on to record a straight sets victory in the quarterfinals over Alexander Bublik to reach his third straight ATP Masters 1000 semifinal on clay. He lost his semifinal match to Matteo Berrettini. Due to his performance in Madrid, Ruud entered the top 20 for the first time in his career, rising to a new career-high ranking of No. 16 on 10 May 2021.
At the Geneva Open, Ruud reached his fourth consecutive semifinal on the ATP Tour and then reached his first final of the year and fourth final in his career, after defeating Pablo Andújar in straight sets. He defeated Denis Shapovalov in straight sets to win his second ATP title.
At Wimbledon, Ruud and his partner André Göransson made the quarterfinals of the men's doubles tournament. As a result, he climbed to a career-high in doubles of world No. 133, on 12 July 2021.
At the Swedish Open, Ruud won his second title of the year and third in total after beating Federico Coria in the final. The following week, Ruud won his third title of 2021 with victory at the Swiss Open, beating Hugo Gaston in the final. Ruud would then claim victory a week later in Kitzbühel, defeating Pedro Martínez in the final, to win his fourth title of the season and fifth of his career. As a result, Ruud moved up to a new career-high of No. 12 on 2 August 2021. He became the first ATP player since Andy Murray in October 2011 to win three titles in as many weeks. His winning streak ended at the Canada Masters when he was defeated in the quarterfinals by Stefanos Tsitsipas. Nevertheless, he reached a new career-high of world No. 11 on 16 August 2021. The following week he entered another Masters 1000 quarterfinal at the 2021 Cincinnati Masters but lost to Alexander Zverev in straight sets.
Shortly after his recovery, he entered the Argentina Open at which he defeated Diego Schwartzman in the final and clinched his seventh career ATP singles title.
He reached his fourth Masters 1000 semifinal at the Miami Open by defeating Henri Laaksonen, Alexander Bublik, and Cameron Norrie, and later earning his first win against world No. 4, Alexander Zverev, in the quarterfinal. Ruud then defeated Francisco Cerúndolo in the semifinals to advance to his first Masters 1000 Final. In the final he lost to 18-year-old Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets. Following this result, Ruud reached a career high ranking of No. 7 in the world on 4 April 2022.
At the French Open, Ruud defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who was playing his last professional match, Emil Ruusuvuori, Lorenzo Sonego, and 12th seed Hubert Hurkacz to advance to his first ever major quarterfinal, becoming the first Norwegian to reach the fourth round and beyond at this major. In the first all-Scandinavian French Open quarterfinal, he defeated Holger Rune to set up a match with also first-time Roland Garros semifinalist Marin Čilić. He reached the final with a four sets win over Cilic, and became the first Norwegian man in history to reach a Grand Slam final. He fell in straight sets to Rafael Nadal, but as a result of his performance he moved to a new career-high singles ranking of world No. 6 on 6 June 2022 and to world No. 5 a week later.
At the US Open, Ruud was one of five players in the draw with a shot at the world No. 1 ranking (the others being Medvedev, Tsitsipas, Nadal and Alcaraz). He reached the fourth round by defeating Kyle Edmund, Tim van Rijthoven, and Tommy Paul; his third round match with Paul went five sets and lasted almost four and a half hours. He then defeated lucky loser Corentin Moutet, 13th seed Matteo Berrettini, the latter in straight sets, to make his second major semifinal appearance. He went on to defeat 27th seed Karen Khachanov to reach his second major final. He lost to the 3rd seed Carlos Alcaraz in the final in four sets. As a result, he climbed to a new career-high ranking of world No. 2 on 12 September 2022.
At the 2024 Los Cabos Open he defeated second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas to reach the final. At the same tournament he reached the semifinals with William Blumberg. At the next tournament the 2024 Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco he reached back-to-back finals and his 20th career one overall with a win over second seed Holger Rune.
At the 2024 Miami Open he reached the fourth round with a win over 27th seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, recording his 100th hardcourt win. Ruud became the only male player 25 or under to have 100 or more career wins on both hard and clay (121) and the fifth player born since 1990 to achieve the milestone, after Alexander Zverev, Dominic Thiem, Pablo Carreno Busta and Diego Schwartzman.
At the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters, he reached the final defeating world No. 8 Hubert Hurkacz and world No. 1 Novak Djokovic en route, eventually losing in straight sets to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final. The following week in Barcelona, seeded third, Ruud defeated Alexandre Müller, 14th seed Jordan Thompson, Matteo Arnaldi and 13th seed Tomás Martín Etcheverry, all in straight sets, to reach his 22nd final and set up a rematch with Stefanos Tsitsipas. He defeated Tsitsipas in straight sets to win the biggest title of his career and the first tournament above ATP 250 level, after seven attempts.
He lifted the trophy at the 2024 Geneva Open becoming the first three-time champion, with a win over Tomáš Macháč in the final. It was his 12th title in his career and 11th on clay.
At the Paris Olympics he became the first Norwegian player to reach the quarterfinals stage at the Games, recording his 250th career win over Francisco Cerúndolo.
Social Network
Casper Ruud is active on social media platforms. Fans can follow him on Instagram and Facebook to stay updated on his career and personal life. His presence on these platforms helps maintain a strong connection with his supporters around the world.
Education
While Casper Ruud's formal education background is not widely detailed, his training and focus on tennis have been his primary educational pursuit. He has been associated with the Rafa Nadal Academy, where he has honed his tennis skills.
In July, Ruud won the Swiss Open Gstaad for the second year in a row and his ninth ATP title overall, after defeating Matteo Berrettini in the final, improving his tour-level record in Switzerland to 16–0. At the Canadian Open, Ruud defeated Félix Auger-Aliassime in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, he lost to Hubert Hurkacz in a three sets, but switched back to world No. 5. At the Cincinnati Masters, Ruud was stunned by University of Florida sophomore Ben Shelton in the second round.
