In what has been a very impressive career so far, Casper Ruud’s record at Wimbledon over the years has been underwhelming to say the least.
While the Norwegian has reached major finals at Roland Garros and the US Open, he has never made it past the second round at the All England Club.
Ruud‘s first two attempts at Wimbledon both ended in the first round, and his last three campaigns have each come to a halt in round two.
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His career win-loss record on grass across all events on the surface is 42%, compared to his tally of 59% on hard court and 74% on clay.
Once again, Ruud has decided not to play a grass-court warm-up event before Wimbledon this year, a strategy he explained ahead of the tournament.
Casper Ruud explains his scheduling decisions ahead of Wimbledon
Discussing his Wimbledon chances with Tennis 365, Ruud said: “Well, I mean, I’ve never made it past [the] second round, so we can start with that, I assume. Anything further than that would be a success.”
Asked about not playing on grass before Wimbledon, he said: “It’s such a hectic clay-court season, I’ve said many times before, so for me to go straight after Roland Garros to play the leading up events and then Wimbledon, it feels like it would be a bit damaging for the remaining [months] of the season.
“So, it’s just the way for me to get a little breathing room, and time off to clear my head a bit, and refocus on, of course, Wimbledon, and then the rest of the year.
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“I know for many Wimbledon is sort of the last tournament before people choose to take a few weeks off, but I choose to do it in between Paris and Wimbledon. And it’s something that I’ve felt comfortable with.
“But yeah, at an important stage in my career, I realise that, well — I don’t feel like I’m running out of time — but as the years go by, I definitely want to try to have a good result here.
“And maybe a long-term goal, or a career, life goal, would be to reach [the] second week [at Wimbledon], for sure.”
The story of Casper Ruud’s 2026 season so far
It hasn’t been the most fruitful season for former world number two Ruud in 2026 so far, with the 27-year-old recording a win-loss record of 23-12.
Prior to the clay season, where he typically does his best work, Ruud made just one quarterfinal, which he managed at the Delray Beach Open.
He was knocked out in the fourth round of both the Australian Open and the Indian Wells Open, and suffered a second-round exit in Miami.
The start of Ruud’s clay swing ended in retirement during his third-round match at the Monte-Carlo Masters, but he quickly bounced back by making the quarterfinals in Madrid.
Ruud delivered his best campaign of the year at the Italian Open, where he dropped just one set en route to the final before falling to Jannik Sinner.
Since then, the three-time Grand Slam finalist has reached the semifinals in Geneva and the fourth round at Roland Garros.
His ranking has dropped to as low as 25th this season, but now Ruud is placed 12th in the world heading into Wimbledon.
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