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 | 53% | 20/38 | 76% | 22/29 |
| Wins a set when losing | 50% | 12/24 | 32% | 7/22 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 48% | 30/62 | 27% | 14/51 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 40% | 18/45 | 52% | 15/29 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 47% | 7/15 | 70% | 14/20 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 56% | 18/32 | 54% | 14/26 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 81% | 29/36 | 89% | 24/27 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 56% | 20/36 | 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: 1 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Lajal 1, Kukushkin 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Lajal
🤖 Servebot
Kukushkin
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
🤖 Servebot vs 🏹 Frontrunner is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 767 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 | 14–9 | 0–1 |
| Avg odds | 1.79 | 3.72 |
| ROI % | +0.2% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | +0.05u | -1.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Lajal | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | — |
| Events | 2 | — |
| Matches | 2 | — |
| Distance | 2,012 mi · 3,238 km | — |
| Route | CAN → USA | — |
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 9 shared opponents, both Lajal and Kukushkin posted a 67% win rate.
| Opponent | Lajal | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Clement Chidekh | W 76 75 | L 76 36 26 |
| 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 |
| Pierre-Hugues Herbert | L 46 67 | W 57 76 75 |
| Martin Landaluce | L 36 76 46 | W 62 61 |
| Remy Bertola | W 64 36 63 | W 61 62 |
| Tom Paris | W 75 64 | L 36 26 |
| Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg | W 62 63 | W 75 60 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
J.J. Wolf
Vancouver Challenger · Final
Aug 1
Keegan Rice
Vancouver Challenger · Semifinals
Jul 31
Braden Shick
Vancouver Challenger · Quarterfinals
Jul 30
Clement Chidekh
Vancouver Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Evan Zhu
Vancouver Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 29
Alex Michelsen
Bloomfield Hills Challenger · Quarterfinals
Jul 24
Pablo Llamas Ruiz
Bloomfield Hills Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 23
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 · 51–62 matches
| Metric | Lajal | Kukushkin |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 61% | 57% |
| Sets won | 57% | 56% |
| Games won | 52% | 53% |
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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