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Carlos Alcaraz vs Casper RuudPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats

Carlos Alcaraz and Casper Ruud have met 7 times since 2021; Carlos Alcaraz leads 6โ€“1. Their first meeting came at Anytech365 Andalucia Open - Marbella in 2021 on clay. On hard courts Alcaraz leads 5โ€“1. Alcaraz has won the last 2 meetings. 2 of their meetings have been finals, with Alcaraz leading those 2โ€“0. Across all meetings Alcaraz has taken 13 sets to Ruud's 4. Their most recent meeting: Carlos Alcaraz won at BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells (2026).

Spread & Straight-Sets Form

Completed best-of-3 matches ยท Last 12 months

IndicatorAlcarazRuud
Wins in straight sets72%77%
Wins a set when losing40%15%
Goes to a deciding set30%20%
Covers โˆ’1.5 sets as favorite64%56%
Covers +1.5 sets as underdog0%57%
Tiebreak sets won54%50%
Wins after taking set 195%93%
Wins 2-0 after taking set 182%89%

Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 5 of 6 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Alcaraz 4, Ruud 1).

Style Matchup

Playing styles and historical archetype record

Alcaraz

๐Ÿ‘‘ The Complete Package

Elite serve & returnHigh BP conversionAll-surface dominanceClutch performer
vs

Ruud

๐Ÿค– Servebot

High ace rateDominant serviceWeaker returnBig first serve

Matchup analysis

๐Ÿ‘‘ The Complete Package vs ๐Ÿค– Servebot is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 1,511 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.

Previous meetings

7 career meetings, newest first

Mar 11, 2026

BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells

H Hard ยท 4th Round

61
762
Alcaraz

Sep 29, 2025

Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo

H Hard ยท Semifinals

36
63
64
Alcaraz

Nov 11, 2024

Nitto ATP Finals - Turin

H Hard ยท Round Robin

16
57
Ruud

Oct 2, 2023

China Open - Beijing

H Hard ยท Quarterfinals

64
62
Alcaraz

Sep 11, 2022

U.S. Open - New York

H Hard ยท Final

64
26
761
63
Alcaraz

Apr 3, 2022

Miami Open - Miami

H Hard ยท Final

75
64
Alcaraz

Apr 9, 2021

Anytech365 Andalucia Open - Marbella

C Clay ยท Quarterfinals

62
64
Alcaraz

Prop Research

Hit rates on common betting markets ยท Last 90 days

OutcomeAlcarazRuud
1 or more92%100%
3 or more75%83%
5 or more25%50%
10 or more0%33%
15 or more0%0%
20 or more0%0%

Player ROI

Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches ยท Last 90 days

MetricAlcarazRuud
W-L11โ€“16โ€“3
Avg odds1.151.59
ROI %+4.3%+4.7%
Units P/L+0.51u+0.42u

Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.

Travel

Last 30 days

MetricAlcarazRuud
Countries33
Events33
Matches74
Distance7,032 mi ยท 11,317 km7,032 mi ยท 11,317 km
RouteGBR โ†’ JPN โ†’ CHNGBR โ†’ JPN โ†’ CHN

Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.

Common opponents

Results vs. opponents both players faced ยท Last 12 months

Alcaraz has a higher win rate against shared opponents (90% vs Ruud's 70%).

OpponentAlcarazRuud
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
W
63
63
W
61
62
Jiri Lehecka
W
76
64
W
63
64
Jaume Munar
W
57
63
61
W
60
61
Denis Shapovalov
W
W
63
64
Ben Shelton
L
76
16
36
61
67
L
63
46
36
46
Tommy Paul
W
64
63
64
W
46
67
64
76
75
Yibing Wu
W
63
64
61
L
67
67
Jaime Faria
W
46
60
63
62
W
67
64
62
Roman Safiullin
W
64
64
64
W
62
76
57
06
62
Joao Fonseca
W
64
64
L
67
36

Recent Form

Last five matches per player

Alcaraz
WWWWWWWL
W

Juan Manuel Cerundolo

Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai ยท 2nd Round

63
63

Oct 10

W

Jiri Lehecka

Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo ยท Final

764
64

Oct 6

W

Jaume Munar

Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo ยท Semifinals

57
63
61

Oct 5

W

Denis Shapovalov

Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo ยท Quarterfinals

Oct 4

W

Matteo Arnaldi

Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo ยท 2nd Round

766
61

Oct 3

W

Alex Michelsen

Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo ยท 1st Round

761
46
61

Oct 1

W

Taylor Fritz

Laver Cup - London ยท Round Robin

63
46
1311

Sep 26

L

Ben Shelton

U.S. Open - New York ยท Quarterfinals

765
16
36
61
67

Sep 9

Ruud
WWLWWWLL
W

Learner Tien

Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai ยท 3rd Round

64
763

Oct 12

W

Bu Yunchaokete

Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai ยท 2nd Round

61
762

Oct 10

L

Luciano Darderi

Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo ยท 1st Round

637
36

Oct 1

W

Francisco Cerundolo

Laver Cup - London ยท Round Robin

647
64
108

Sep 25

W

Fnu Nidunjianzan

Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, NOR-CHN 4-0 ยท Rubber 4

62
60

Sep 19

W

Rigele Te

Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, NOR-CHN 4-0 ยท Rubber 1

61
761

Sep 18

L

Christopher O'Connell

Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati ยท 2nd Round

Aug 16

L

Joao Fonseca

National Bank Open - Montreal ยท 3rd Round

667
36

Aug 8

Rivalry momentum

Cumulative head-to-head lead over time

โ†‘ AlcarazAlcaraz aheadโ†“ Ruud

Win rate

Matches, sets and games won ยท Last 12 months ยท 42โ€“53 matches

MetricAlcarazRuud
Matches won86%70%
Sets won78%64%
Games won59%55%

Record by tier

Head-to-head record by tournament tier

StageAlcarazRuud
Finals20
Grand Slam10
ATP Finals01
ATP 50020
ATP 25010
ATP Masters 100020

By surface

Head-to-head record per surface

SurfaceAlcarazRuud
Hard51
Clay10

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Carlos Alcaraz vs Casper Ruud FAQ

Carlos Alcaraz leads the head-to-head 6โ€“1 over 7 meetings.