Denis Kudla vs Mikhail KukushkinPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Denis Kudla and Mikhail Kukushkin have met 5 times since 2015; Mikhail Kukushkin leads 5–0. Their first meeting came at Sydney in 2015 on hard. On hard courts Kukushkin leads 5–0. Kukushkin has won the last 5 meetings. Across all meetings Kudla has taken 1 sets to Kukushkin's 10. Their most recent meeting: Mikhail Kukushkin won at Bloomfield Hills (2023).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kudla | Kukushkin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Denis Kudla | Mikhail Kukushkin | ||
| Wins in straight sets | — | 76% | 22/29 | |
| Wins a set when losing | — | 32% | 7/22 | |
| Goes to a deciding set | — | 27% | 14/51 | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 52% | 15/29 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | 70% | 14/20 | |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 54% | 14/26 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | 89% | 24/27 | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | 81% | 22/27 | |
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: 4 of 5 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kudla 0, Kukushkin 4).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kudla
💥 Big Hitter
Kukushkin
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🏹 Frontrunner is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 554 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
5 career meetings, newest first
Jul 7, 2023
Bloomfield Hills
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Feb 10, 2019
Marseille
H Hard · Round of 32
Mar 8, 2017
Irving
H Hard · Round of 32
Feb 11, 2016
Memphis
H Hard · Round of 16
Jan 1, 2015
Sydney
H Hard · 2nd Round Qualifying
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kudla | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 0–1 |
| Avg odds | - | 3.72 |
| ROI % | - | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | - | -1.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Nicolas Mejia
Charlottesville · Round of 32
Oct 28
Borna Gojo
Sioux Falls · Round of 16
Oct 23
Bor Artnak
Sioux Falls · Round of 32
Oct 21
Learner Tien
Tiburon · Quarterfinals
Oct 4
Gonzalo Oliveira
Tiburon · Round of 16
Oct 2
Carl Emil Overbeck
Tiburon · Round of 32
Sep 30
Bernard Tomic
Charleston · Round of 32
Sep 24
Tristan Boyer
Columbus · Round of 16
Sep 19
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
Leandro Riedi
Gwangju Challenger · 2nd Round
Apr 23
Pavel Kotov
Gwangju Challenger · 1st Round
Apr 21
Blake Ellis
Wuning 2 Challenger · 2nd Round
Apr 16
Jie Cui
Wuning 2 Challenger · 1st Round
Apr 15
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 51–51 matches
| Metric | Kudla | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | - | 57% |
| Sets won | - | 56% |
| Games won | - | 53% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kudla | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 250 | 0 | 3 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 2 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kudla | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 5 |
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