Mark Lajal vs Mikhail KukushkinPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Mark Lajal and Mikhail Kukushkin have met 3 times since 2025; Mark Lajal leads 2–1. Their first meeting came at Australian Open in 2025 on hard. On hard courts Lajal leads 2–1. Across all meetings Lajal has taken 5 sets to Kukushkin's 3. Their most recent meeting: Mark Lajal won at Wuxi Challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Lajal | Kukushkin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Mark Lajal | Mikhail Kukushkin | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 57% | 24/42 | 80% | 20/25 |
| Wins a set when losing | 37% | 10/27 | 25% | 5/20 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 41% | 28/69 | 22% | 10/45 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 44% | 22/50 | 54% | 14/26 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 41% | 7/17 | 63% | 10/16 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 44% | 15/34 | 52% | 11/21 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 82% | 31/38 | 91% | 21/23 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 63% | 24/38 | 87% | 20/23 |
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: 1 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Lajal 1, Kukushkin 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Lajal
👑 The Complete Package
Kukushkin
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
👑 The Complete Package vs 🏹 Frontrunner is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 411 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
May 6, 2026
Wuxi Challenger
H Hard · 2nd Round
Jan 21, 2026
Oeiras 1 Challenger
H Hard · 2nd Round
Jan 7, 2025
Australian Open
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Lajal | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 21–8 | - |
| Avg odds | 1.62 | - |
| ROI % | +9.7% | - |
| Units P/L | +2.81u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Lajal | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 2 | — |
| Matches | 3 | — |
| Distance | 461 mi · 742 km | — |
| Route | FRA | — |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. 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
Lajal has a higher win rate against shared opponents (60% vs Kukushkin's 40%).
| Opponent | Lajal | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Clement Chidekh | W 76 75 | L |
| Leandro Riedi | W 62 76 | L 36 26 |
| Marat Sharipov | W 64 64 | W 64 64 |
| Pavel Kotov | L 63 46 46 | W 16 62 63 |
| Daniil Glinka | L | L 36 36 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Lucas Poullain
Mouilleron-Le-Captif Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 29
Thomas Faurel
St. Tropez Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 23
David Goffin
St. Tropez Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 21
Titouan Droguet
Cassis Challenger · Final
Sep 13
Daniel Masur
Cassis Challenger · Semifinals
Sep 12
Robin Bertrand
Cassis Challenger · Quarterfinals
Sep 11
Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg
Cassis Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 10
Lenny Couturier
Cassis Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 8
Damir Dzumhur
Mallorca Championships - Mallorca · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 20
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
Chak Pong Marco Lam
Jiujiang Challenger · 1st Round
Apr 29
Coleman Wong
Jiujiang Challenger · 1st Round
Apr 29
Leandro Riedi
Gwangju Challenger · 2nd Round
Apr 23
Pavel Kotov
Gwangju Challenger · 1st Round
Apr 21
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 45–69 matches
| Metric | Lajal | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 61% | 56% |
| Sets won | 57% | 55% |
| Games won | 53% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Lajal | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Lajal | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 1 |
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