Dmitry Popko and Mikhail Kukushkin have met 2 times since 2015; Mikhail Kukushkin leads 2–0. Their most recent meeting: Mikhail Kukushkin won at Astana (2017).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Popko
🛡️ The Spoiler
Kukushkin
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 57% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 1,522 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 | Popko | Kukushkin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Dmitry Popko | Mikhail Kukushkin | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 7/7 | 89% | 8/9 |
| 3 or more | 71% | 5/7 | 67% | 6/9 |
| 5 or more | 57% | 4/7 | 56% | 5/9 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/9 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Popko | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–3 | 3–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.35 | 2.12 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | -47.4% |
| Units P/L | -3.00u | -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 Popko's 50%).
| Opponent | Popko | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Jie Cui | W | W 46 64 61 |
| Cannon Kingsley | L 36 63 57 | W 62 75 |
| Gilles Arnaud Bailly | L 36 26 | W 61 63 |
| Thiago Seyboth Wild | W 76 63 | W 46 64 63 |
Last five matches per player
Alvaro Lopez San Martin
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 19
Jie Cui
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 18
Zac Hamill
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 17
Enzo Aguiard
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 12
Karl Poling
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 11
Gavin Young
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 10
Oliver Bonding
M15 Lakewood CA · Semifinals
Jun 1
Jack Satterfield
M15 Lakewood CA · Round of 16
Jun 1
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 · 28–60 matches
| Metric | Popko | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 36% | 53% |
| Sets won | 41% | 54% |
| Games won | 47% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Popko | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 2 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Popko | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 2 |
