Andrey Rublev vs Mikhail KukushkinPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Andrey Rublev and Mikhail Kukushkin have met 7 times since 2015; Mikhail Kukushkin leads 4–3. Their first meeting came at Moscow in 2015 on hard. On hard courts Kukushkin leads 4–3. Rublev has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Rublev has taken 6 sets to Kukushkin's 9. Their most recent meeting: Andrey Rublev won at Qatar ExxonMobil Open - Doha (2020).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Rublev | Kukushkin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Andrey Rublev | Mikhail Kukushkin | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 66% | 19/29 | 80% | 20/25 |
| Wins a set when losing | 39% | 7/18 | 25% | 5/20 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 36% | 17/47 | 22% | 10/45 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 49% | 19/39 | 54% | 14/26 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 25% | 2/8 | 63% | 10/16 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 55% | 11/20 | 52% | 11/21 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 83% | 25/30 | 91% | 21/23 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 63% | 19/30 | 87% | 20/23 |
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: 6 of 7 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Rublev 2, Kukushkin 4).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Rublev
💥 Big Hitter
Kukushkin
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🏹 Frontrunner is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 1,017 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
7 career meetings, newest first
Jan 8, 2020
Qatar ExxonMobil Open - Doha
H Hard · 2nd Round
Aug 1, 2019
ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati
H Hard · 2nd Round Qualifying
Feb 17, 2019
Marseille
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Oct 16, 2018
Vienna
H Hard · Round of 16
Oct 3, 2018
Vienna
H Hard · 2nd Round Qualifying
Sep 10, 2016
St. Petersburg
H Hard · Round of 32
Oct 10, 2015
Moscow
H Hard · Round of 32
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Rublev | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 12–7 | - |
| Avg odds | 1.49 | - |
| ROI % | -12.3% | - |
| Units P/L | -2.33u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Rublev | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 3 | — |
| Matches | 8 | — |
| Distance | 1,361 mi · 2,191 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.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 1 shared opponent, both Rublev and Kukushkin posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Rublev | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Luca Van Assche | L 63 36 46 | L 36 26 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Rei Sakamoto
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 2nd Round
Oct 9
Alex de Minaur
China Open - Beijing · Quarterfinals
Oct 4
Roman Safiullin
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Tallon Griekspoor
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Oct 1
Daniil Medvedev
Hangzhou Open - Hangzhou · Final
Sep 29
Kyrian Jacquet
Hangzhou Open - Hangzhou · Semifinals
Sep 28
Hugo Gaston
Hangzhou Open - Hangzhou · Quarterfinals
Sep 27
Rinky Hijikata
Hangzhou Open - Hangzhou · 2nd Round
Sep 25
Damir Dzumhur
Mallorca Championships - Mallorca · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 20
Mattia Bellucci
Terra Wortmann Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 13
Mark Lajal
Wuxi Challenger · 2nd Round
May 6
Tianhui Zhang
Wuxi Challenger · 1st Round
May 4
Coleman Wong
Jiujiang Challenger · 1st Round
Apr 29
Chak Pong Marco Lam
Jiujiang Challenger · 1st Round
Apr 29
Leandro Riedi
Gwangju Challenger · 2nd Round
Apr 23
Pavel Kotov
Gwangju Challenger · 1st Round
Apr 21
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 45–57 matches
| Metric | Rublev | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 61% | 56% |
| Sets won | 58% | 55% |
| Games won | 53% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Rublev | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 500 | 0 | 2 |
| ATP 250 | 2 | 2 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Rublev | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 3 | 4 |
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