Jie Cui vs Mikhail KukushkinPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Jie Cui and Mikhail Kukushkin have met 2 times since 2024; Mikhail Kukushkin leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at Porto Challenger in 2024 on hard. On hard courts Kukushkin leads 2–0. Kukushkin has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Cui has taken 2 sets to Kukushkin's 4. Their most recent meeting: Mikhail Kukushkin won at Wuning 2 Challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Cui | Kukushkin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Jie Cui | Mikhail Kukushkin | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 76% | 19/25 | 76% | 22/29 |
| Wins a set when losing | 41% | 9/22 | 32% | 7/22 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 32% | 15/47 | 27% | 14/51 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 58% | 11/19 | 52% | 15/29 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 58% | 14/24 | 70% | 14/20 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 32% | 6/19 | 54% | 14/26 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 74% | 20/27 | 89% | 24/27 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 70% | 19/27 | 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. Head-to-head: 0 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Cui 0, Kukushkin 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Cui
🪃 Counterpuncher
Kukushkin
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
The 🏹 Frontrunner archetype wins about 54% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 657 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Mikhail Kukushkin.
Frontrunner players often use fast starts and aggressive openers to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Apr 15, 2026
Wuning 2 Challenger
H Hard · 1st Round
Jul 30, 2024
Porto Challenger
H Hard · 1st Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Cui | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–6 | 0–1 |
| Avg odds | 1.74 | 3.72 |
| ROI % | -34.7% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | -3.82u | -1.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Cui | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 1 | — |
| Matches | 3 | — |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | — |
| Route | KAZ | — |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 1 shared opponent, both Cui and Kukushkin posted a 100% win rate.
| Opponent | Cui | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Pavel Kotov | W 62 36 64 | W 16 62 63 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Aziz Dougaz
Astana Challenger · Quarterfinals
Aug 14
Petr Bar Biryukov
Astana Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 13
Aziz Ouakaa
Astana Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 11
Matthew Forbes
Lincoln Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 16
Thomas Fancutt
Lincoln Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 14
Matthew Forbes
M25 Dallas · 1st Round
Jul 7
Trevor Svajda
Cary challenger
Jun 28
Dmitry Popko
M25 Tulsa · 2nd Round
Jun 18
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 · 47–51 matches
| Metric | Cui | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 53% | 57% |
| Sets won | 54% | 56% |
| Games won | 52% | 53% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Cui | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 2 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Cui | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 2 |
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