Daniel Merida and Mikhail Kukushkin have met 2 times since 2024; Mikhail Kukushkin leads 2–0. Their most recent meeting: Mikhail Kukushkin won at Doha (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Merida
🛡️ The Spoiler
Kukushkin
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 58% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 1,675 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Mikhail Kukushkin.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage.
2 career meetings, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Merida | Kukushkin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Daniel Merida | Mikhail Kukushkin | ||
| 1 or more | 77% | 17/22 | 89% | 8/9 |
| 3 or more | 32% | 7/22 | 67% | 6/9 |
| 5 or more | 9% | 2/22 | 56% | 5/9 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/22 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/22 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/22 | 0% | 0/9 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Merida | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 11–7 | 3–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.91 | 2.00 |
| ROI % | +1.9% | -47.4% |
| Units P/L | +0.34u | -4.27u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Merida has a higher win rate against shared opponents (71% vs Kukushkin's 43%).
| Opponent | Merida | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Andrea Pellegrino | W 63 57 63 | W 76 63 |
| Mark Lajal | L 26 26 | L 67 76 67 |
| Tom Gentzsch | W 61 64 | W 62 64 |
| Vilius Gaubas | L 16 46 | L 46 36 |
| Johannus Monday | W 63 57 64 | L 46 26 |
| Christoph Negritu | W 36 63 62 | W 62 61 |
| Ryan Peniston | W 64 62 | L 36 46 |
Last five matches per player
Martin Damm
HSBC Championships · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 13
Henrique Rocha
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Final
Jun 7
Andrea Pellegrino
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Semifinals
Jun 6
Pablo Llamas Ruiz
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Quarterfinals
Jun 5
Liam Broady
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Round of 16
Jun 3
Ben Shelton
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 25
Aleksandar Kovacevic
Copa Faulconbridge · Round of 32
May 13
Nikoloz Basilashvili
Internazionali BNL d'Italia · Round of 128
May 7
Mattia Bellucci
Terra Wortmann Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 13
Mark Lajal
Wuxi Open · Round of 16
May 7
Tianhui Zhang
Wuxi Open · Round of 32
May 6
Coleman Wong
Jiangxi Open · Round of 32
Apr 29
Leandro Riedi
Gwangju Open · Round of 16
Apr 23
Pavel Kotov
Gwangju Open · Round of 32
Apr 21
Jie Cui
WUNING OPEN 2 · Round of 32
Apr 15
Blake Ellis
WUNING OPEN 2 · Round of 16
Apr 10
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 59–73 matches
| Metric | Merida | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 62% | 54% |
| Sets won | 57% | 54% |
| Games won | 52% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Merida | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 500 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Merida | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 2 |
