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 (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 | 80% | 43/54 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 22% | 6/27 | — | |
| Goes to a deciding set | 21% | 17/81 | — | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 69% | 35/51 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 11/22 | — | |
| Tiebreak sets won | 64% | 9/14 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 94% | 46/49 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 88% | 43/49 | — | |
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
👑 The Complete Package
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 👑 The Complete Package is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 532 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
H Hard · Round of 16
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 | 6–10 | - |
| Avg odds | 2.42 | - |
| ROI % | -39.4% | - |
| Units P/L | -6.31u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Santillan | Kuhn |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | — |
| Events | 2 | — |
| Matches | 2 | — |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | TUR → TPE | — |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. 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
Sanhui Shin
M25 Taipei · 1st Round
Aug 26
Antoine Ghibaudo
Istanbul Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Digvijaypratap Singh
Istanbul Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 4
Mert Alkaya
Segovia Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 22
Alastair Gray
Segovia Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 21
Chris Rodesch
Pozoblanco Challenger · Semifinals
Jul 18
Izan Almazan Valiente
Pozoblanco Challenger · Quarterfinals
Jul 17
Alejandro Lopez Escribano
Pozoblanco Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 13
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Braunschweig · Round of 16
Jul 10
Michael Vrbensky
Karlsruhe · Round of 32
Jul 3
Yunchaokete Bu
Murcia · Round of 32
Mar 19
Cezar Cretu
Murcia · 2nd Round Qualifying
Mar 18
Felix Gill
Murcia · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 17
Clement Chidekh
Hamburg · Round of 16
Mar 13
Billy Harris
Hamburg · Round of 32
Mar 11
Manuel Guinard
Glasgow · Quarterfinals
Feb 16
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 84–84 matches
| Metric | Santillan | Kuhn |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 65% | - |
| Sets won | 63% | - |
| Games won | 56% | - |
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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