Mikhail Kukushkin vs Pavel KotovPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Mikhail Kukushkin and Pavel Kotov have met 2 times since 2025; Mikhail Kukushkin leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at Bordeaux Challenger in 2025 on clay. Kukushkin has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Kukushkin has taken 4 sets to Kotov's 1. Their most recent meeting: Mikhail Kukushkin won at Gwangju Challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kukushkin | Kotov | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Mikhail Kukushkin | Pavel Kotov | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 80% | 20/25 | 56% | 18/32 |
| Wins a set when losing | 25% | 5/20 | 42% | 5/12 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 22% | 10/45 | 43% | 19/44 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 54% | 14/26 | 45% | 13/29 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 63% | 10/16 | 77% | 10/13 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 52% | 11/21 | 76% | 19/25 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 91% | 21/23 | 89% | 24/27 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 87% | 20/23 | 67% | 18/27 |
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 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kukushkin 1, Kotov 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kukushkin
🏹 Frontrunner
Kotov
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 54% vs 🏹 Frontrunner across 1,115 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Pavel Kotov.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the frontrunner's fast starts.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Apr 21, 2026
Gwangju Challenger
H Hard · 1st Round
May 14, 2025
Bordeaux Challenger
C Clay · 1st Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kukushkin | Kotov |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 11–5 |
| Avg odds | - | 2.17 |
| ROI % | - | +24.1% |
| Units P/L | - | +3.86u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kukushkin | Kotov |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 3 |
| Matches | — | 11 |
| Distance | — | 1,797 mi · 2,892 km |
| Route | — | CHN |
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
Kukushkin has a higher win rate against shared opponents (56% vs Kotov's 44%).
| Opponent | Kukushkin | Kotov |
|---|---|---|
| Marat Sharipov | W 64 64 | L 06 36 |
| Mark Lajal | L 67 76 67 | W 36 64 64 |
| Leandro Riedi | L 36 26 | L |
| Jie Cui | W 46 64 61 | L 26 63 46 |
| Clement Chidekh | L | W 16 61 76 |
| Luca Van Assche | L 36 26 | L |
| Tom Gentzsch | W 62 64 | W 64 16 76 |
| Remy Bertola | W 61 62 | L 67 57 |
| Christoph Negritu | W 62 61 | W 76 76 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
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
Arthur Fils
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 2nd Round
Oct 10
Tallon Griekspoor
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 1st Round
Oct 8
Aleksandar Vukic
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 6
Martin Damm
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Shintaro Mochizuki
Chengdu Open - Chengdu · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 23
Luca Castelnuovo
Chengdu Open - Chengdu · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 22
Marat Sharipov
Guangzhou Challenger · Final
Sep 20
Bernard Tomic
Guangzhou Challenger · Semifinals
Sep 19
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 44–45 matches
| Metric | Kukushkin | Kotov |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 56% | 73% |
| Sets won | 55% | 64% |
| Games won | 52% | 53% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kukushkin | Kotov |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 2 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kukushkin | Kotov |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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