Kei Nishikori vs Mikhail KukushkinPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Kei Nishikori and Mikhail Kukushkin have met 6 times since 2016; Kei Nishikori leads 6–0. Their first meeting came at Brisbane in 2016 on hard. On hard courts Nishikori leads 4–0. Nishikori has won the last 6 meetings. Across all meetings Nishikori has taken 13 sets to Kukushkin's 1. Their most recent meeting: Kei Nishikori won at Wimbledon (2019).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Nishikori | Kukushkin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Kei Nishikori | Mikhail Kukushkin | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 50% | 4/8 | 76% | 22/29 |
| Wins a set when losing | 50% | 3/6 | 32% | 7/22 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 50% | 7/14 | 27% | 14/51 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 44% | 4/9 | 52% | 15/29 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 80% | 4/5 | 70% | 14/20 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 2/4 | 54% | 14/26 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 86% | 6/7 | 89% | 24/27 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 57% | 4/7 | 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: 5 of 5 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Nishikori 5, Kukushkin 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nishikori
🎯 Baseliner
Kukushkin
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
The 🎯 Baseliner archetype wins about 57% vs 🏹 Frontrunner across 247 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Kei Nishikori.
Baseliner players often use precise groundstrokes and court control to pressure the frontrunner's fast starts.
Previous meetings
6 career meetings, newest first
Jul 8, 2019
Wimbledon
G Grass · Round of 16
Oct 24, 2018
Vienna
H Hard · Semifinals
May 15, 2017
Geneva
C Clay · Round of 16
Mar 5, 2016
ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells
H Hard · Round of 64
Feb 12, 2016
Memphis
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Jan 7, 2016
Brisbane
H Hard · Round of 16
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Nishikori | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Avg odds | 3.62 | 3.72 |
| ROI % | +10.5% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | +0.21u | -1.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Rafael Jodar
Citi Open - Washington · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Juncheng Shang
Citi Open - Washington · 1st Round
Jul 28
Jack Kennedy
Savannah Challenger · 2nd Round
Apr 22
Colton Smith
Savannah Challenger · 1st Round
Apr 20
Yibing Wu
Sarasota Challenger · 2nd Round
Apr 9
Nicolas Kicker
Sarasota Challenger · 1st Round
Apr 7
Clement Tabur
Cherbourg Challenger · 1st Round
Mar 9
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
Thionville Challenger · 2nd Round
Mar 4
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 · 14–51 matches
| Metric | Nishikori | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | 57% |
| Sets won | 54% | 56% |
| Games won | 52% | 53% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Nishikori | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
| ATP 500 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP 250 | 3 | 0 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Nishikori | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 4 | 0 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
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