Akira Santillan vs Nicola KuhnPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Akira Santillan and Nicola Kuhn have met 4 times since 2018; Nicola Kuhn leads 3–1. Their first meeting came at Canberra 2 in 2018 on hard. On hard courts Kuhn leads 2–1. Across all meetings Santillan has taken 3 sets to Kuhn's 7. Their most recent meeting: Akira Santillan won at Potchefstroom 2 Challenger (2021).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Santillan | Kuhn | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Akira Santillan | Nicola Kuhn | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 77% | 40/52 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 31% | 10/32 | — | |
| Goes to a deciding set | 26% | 22/84 | — | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 65% | 31/48 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 52% | 14/27 | — | |
| Tiebreak sets won | 63% | 10/16 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 94% | 45/48 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 83% | 40/48 | — | |
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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 2 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Santillan 0, Kuhn 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Santillan
💥 Big Hitter
Kuhn
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🪃 Counterpuncher is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 3,969 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Feb 17, 2021
Potchefstroom 2 Challenger
H Hard · 2nd Round
Jun 7, 2019
Shymkent 2
C Clay · Round of 32
Jan 8, 2019
Burnie
H Hard · Round of 64
Nov 2, 2018
Canberra 2
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Santillan | Kuhn |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–10 | - |
| Avg odds | 2.26 | - |
| ROI % | -21.0% | - |
| Units P/L | -3.78u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Santillan | Kuhn |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 3 | — |
| Matches | 5 | — |
| Distance | 1,078 mi · 1,735 km | — |
| Route | 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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Keisuke Saitoh
Wuning 3 Challenger · Quarterfinals
Oct 9
Yaroslav Demin
Wuning 3 Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 7
Luca Castelnuovo
Wuning 3 Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 5
Luka Pavlovic
Jingshan Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 29
Alex Bolt
Hangzhou Open - Hangzhou · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 23
Kaigaoge Kang
Hangzhou Open - Hangzhou · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 22
Pavel Kotov
Guangzhou Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 16
Yaojie Zeng
Guangzhou Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 14
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Braunschweig Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 10
Michael Vrbensky
Karlsruhe Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 3
Bu Yunchaokete
Murcia Challenger · 1st Round
Mar 19
Cezar Cretu
Murcia · 2nd Round Qualifying
Mar 18
Felix Gill
Murcia · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 17
Clement Chidekh
Hamburg Challenger · 2nd Round
Mar 13
Billy Harris
Hamburg Challenger · 1st Round
Mar 11
Manuel Guinard
Glasgow Challenger · Quarterfinals
Feb 16
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 87–87 matches
| Metric | Santillan | Kuhn |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 61% | - |
| Sets won | 60% | - |
| Games won | 54% | - |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Santillan | Kuhn |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 3 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Santillan | Kuhn |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 2 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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