13 things about tennis player Casper Ruud from Oslo, Norway

Casper Ruud is a Norwegian professional tennis player born in Oslo, Norway to Christian Ruud and Lele Ruud. As a tennis player, Casper was trained by Christian and Joachim Bjerke, who became a professional tennis player in 2010.

Christian was professional tennis player from 1991 to 2001. He represented Norway at three consecutive Olympic Games.

BIOGRAPHY

Casper is right-handed. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. For him, the best food from Norway is salmon.
2. He likes Asian food, particularly Japanese and Thai dishes, and Italian food.
3. He and his sisters Caroline Ruud and Charlotte Ruud grew up in Snarøya, Bærum, Norway.
4. He is 6’0″ tall.
5. In 2002, he started playing tennis.
6. In 2015, he reached the second round of the Wimbledon Championships boys’ singles and the third round of the US Open boys’ singles and the French Open boys’ singles. 
7. On January 4, 2016, he became the first Norwegian to became the world number 1 ranked junior tennis player.
8. In 2018, he and Maria Galligani started dating.
9. In September 2018, he started training regularly at the Rafa Nadal Academy in Manorca, Mallorca, Spain.
10. In February 2020, he became the first Norwegian to win an Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour title.
11. In 2022, he received the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award.
12. In 2024, he became the first Norwegian tennis player to reach the quarterfinals of the Summer Olympics.
13. On December 22, 2024, he turned 26.

TIMELINE

Casper is a clay-court specialist. In 2015, he made his professional tennis debut.

2021

• He appeared in the tennis document series “Rafa Nadal Academy”, which premiered on Amazon Prime Video on September 16, 2021.

2022

• In June 2022, he was runner-up to 2022 French Open men’s singles champion Rafael Nadal.
• In September 2022, he was runner-up to 2022 U.S. Open men’s singles champion Carlos Alcaraz.

2023

• He appeared in the tennis documentary series “Break Point”, which premiered on Netflix on January 13, 2023.
• In June 2023, he was runner-up to 2023 French Open men’s singles champion Novak Djokovic.

2024

• He appeared in the documentary film “Federer: Twelve Final Days”, which premiered on Amazon Prime Video on January 20, 2024.
• In August 2024, he represented Norway in the 2024 Summer Olympics tennis men’s singles and finished in the quarterfinals after losing to Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada.
• In November 2024, he and Galligani announced their engagement.