Evgeny Donskoy vs Mikhail KukushkinPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Evgeny Donskoy and Mikhail Kukushkin have met 7 times since 2015; Mikhail Kukushkin leads 5–2. Their first meeting came at Astana in 2015 on hard. On hard courts Kukushkin leads 4–2. Kukushkin has won the last 2 meetings. 1 of their meetings has been a final, with Kukushkin leading those 1–0. Across all meetings Donskoy has taken 4 sets to Kukushkin's 11. Their most recent meeting: Mikhail Kukushkin won at Guangzhou (Huangpu) (2024).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Donskoy | Kukushkin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Evgeny Donskoy | Mikhail Kukushkin | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 100% | 1/1 | 76% | 22/29 |
| Wins a set when losing | — | 32% | 7/22 | |
| Goes to a deciding set | 0% | 0/1 | 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 | 100% | 1/1 | 89% | 24/27 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 100% | 1/1 | 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: 6 of 6 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Donskoy 2, Kukushkin 4).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Donskoy
🎯 Baseliner
Kukushkin
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
The 🎯 Baseliner archetype wins about 57% vs 🏹 Frontrunner across 247 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Evgeny Donskoy.
Baseliner players often use precise groundstrokes and court control to pressure the frontrunner's fast starts.
Previous meetings
7 career meetings, newest first
Sep 10, 2024
Guangzhou (Huangpu)
H Hard · Round of 32
Oct 8, 2019
Moscow
H Hard · Round of 32
Oct 9, 2018
Moscow
H Hard · Round of 32
Aug 31, 2017
US Open
H Hard · Round of 64
Oct 3, 2016
Beijing
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 27, 2016
Munich
C Clay · Round of 32
Aug 2, 2015
Astana
H Hard · Final
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Donskoy | 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.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 1 shared opponent, both Donskoy and Kukushkin posted a 100% win rate.
| Opponent | Donskoy | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Denis Yevseyev | W 62 62 | W 64 61 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Denis Yevseyev
Astana · Round of 32
Jan 25
Mikhail Kukushkin
Guangzhou (Huangpu) · Round of 32
Sep 10
Pengyu Lu
Guangzhou (Huangpu) · 2nd Round Qualifying
Sep 9
Linghao Zhang
Guangzhou (Huangpu) · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 8
Blake Mott
Shanghai · 2nd Round Qualifying
Sep 2
Kiranpal Pannu
Shanghai · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 1
Seongchan Hong
Zhangjiagang · Round of 32
Aug 27
Lukas Pokorny
Zhangjiagang · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 26
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 · 1–51 matches
| Metric | Donskoy | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 100% | 57% |
| Sets won | 100% | 56% |
| Games won | 75% | 53% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Donskoy | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 0 | 1 |
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| ATP 500 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP 250 | 1 | 2 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 2 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Donskoy | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 4 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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