Dimitar Kuzmanov and Mikhail Kukushkin have met 2 times since 2024; Mikhail Kukushkin leads 2–0. Their most recent meeting: Mikhail Kukushkin won at Tenerife 3 (2024).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kuzmanov
🪃 Counterpuncher
Kukushkin
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 54% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 4,242 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Mikhail Kukushkin.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
2 career meetings, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Kuzmanov | Kukushkin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Dimitar Kuzmanov | Mikhail Kukushkin | ||
| 1 or more | 69% | 9/13 | 89% | 8/9 |
| 3 or more | 39% | 5/13 | 67% | 6/9 |
| 5 or more | 15% | 2/13 | 56% | 5/9 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/9 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kuzmanov | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6–7 | 3–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.17 | 2.12 |
| ROI % | -17.4% | -47.4% |
| Units P/L | -2.26u | -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
Kukushkin has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Kuzmanov's 50%).
| Opponent | Kuzmanov | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Denis Yevseyev | W 63 46 60 | W 64 61 |
| Edas Butvilas | W 61 16 64 | W 76 64 |
| Tom Gentzsch | L 46 46 | W 62 64 |
| Christoph Negritu | L 46 61 57 | W 62 61 |
Last five matches per player
Jelle Sels
PLOVDIV CHALLENGER · Round of 32
Jun 23
Mykyta Mashtakov
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 20
Jozef Kovalik
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 19
Antonio Voljavec
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 18
Karlo Kajin
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 17
Chun-Hsin Tseng
Bratislava Open · Round of 32
Jun 10
Buvaysar Gadamauri
Bratislava Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Vadym Ursu
Bratislava Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 7
Damir Dzumhur
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Mallorca Championships · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 20
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
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 54–60 matches
| Metric | Kuzmanov | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 44% | 53% |
| Sets won | 47% | 54% |
| Games won | 50% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kuzmanov | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 2 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kuzmanov | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 2 |
