Luca Van Assche and Mikhail Kukushkin have met 2 times since 2025; they are level 1–1. Their most recent meeting: Luca Van Assche won at Play In Challenger (2026).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Assche
⚙️ Grinder
Kukushkin
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 4,745 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Mikhail Kukushkin.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
2 career meetings, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Assche | Kukushkin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Luca Van Assche | Mikhail Kukushkin | ||
| 1 or more | 84% | 16/19 | 89% | 8/9 |
| 3 or more | 37% | 7/19 | 67% | 6/9 |
| 5 or more | 26% | 5/19 | 56% | 5/9 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/19 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/19 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/19 | 0% | 0/9 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Assche | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 10–7 | 3–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.70 | 2.12 |
| ROI % | -7.8% | -47.4% |
| Units P/L | -1.33u | -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
Assche has a higher win rate against shared opponents (90% vs Kukushkin's 60%).
| Opponent | Assche | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Vilius Gaubas | W 64 62 26 75 | L 46 36 |
| Leandro Riedi | W 36 76 64 | L 36 26 |
| Daniil Glinka | W 63 60 | L 36 36 |
| Edas Butvilas | W 63 75 | W 76 64 |
| Clement Chidekh | W 62 63 | L 76 36 26 |
| Giulio Zeppieri | L 36 46 | W 63 61 |
| Remy Bertola | W 36 61 75 | W 61 62 |
| Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg | W 64 57 76 | W 75 60 |
| Adria Soriano Barrera | W 62 63 | W 62 76 |
| Billy Harris | W 61 67 64 | W 76 75 |
Last five matches per player
Sebastian Ofner
Emilia-Romagna Tennis Cup · Final
Jun 20
Marco Cecchinato
Emilia-Romagna Tennis Cup · Quarterfinals
Jun 18
Daniel Rincon
Emilia-Romagna Tennis Cup · Semifinals
Jun 17
Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo
Emilia-Romagna Tennis Cup · Round of 32
Jun 15
Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo
Open Sopra Steria de Lyon · Round of 16
Jun 11
Daniel Elahi Galan
Emilia-Romagna Tennis Cup · Round of 16
Jun 11
Hugo Grenier
Open Sopra Steria de Lyon · Round of 32
Jun 8
Brandon Nakashima
Roland Garros · Round of 64
May 27
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 · 60–66 matches
| Metric | Assche | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 62% | 53% |
| Sets won | 59% | 54% |
| Games won | 54% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Assche | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Assche | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
