Mikhail Kukushkin and Roman Safiullin have met 1 time since 2021; Roman Safiullin leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Roman Safiullin won at Cassis (2021).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kukushkin
💥 Big Hitter
Safiullin
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🤖 Servebot is historically tight (50% vs 50%, 8,831 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Kukushkin | Safiullin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Mikhail Kukushkin | Roman Safiullin | ||
| 1 or more | 89% | 8/9 | 100% | 24/24 |
| 3 or more | 67% | 6/9 | 79% | 19/24 |
| 5 or more | 56% | 5/9 | 58% | 14/24 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 17% | 4/24 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 13% | 3/24 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 8% | 2/24 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kukushkin | Safiullin |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–6 | 16–5 |
| Avg odds | 2.12 | 1.90 |
| ROI % | -47.4% | +25.9% |
| Units P/L | -4.27u | +5.44u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Safiullin has a higher win rate against shared opponents (83% vs Kukushkin's 33%).
| Opponent | Kukushkin | Safiullin |
|---|---|---|
| August Holmgren | L 64 67 26 | W 63 62 |
| Tom Gentzsch | W 62 64 | W 63 67 64 |
| Mark Lajal | L 67 76 67 | W 64 64 |
| Luca Van Assche | L 36 26 | W 75 36 62 |
| Gilles Arnaud Bailly | W 61 63 | W 61 64 |
| Clement Chidekh | L 76 36 26 | L 36 16 |
Last five matches per player
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
August Holmgren
Lexus Nottingham Open · Round of 16
Jun 16
Oliver Tarvet
Lexus Nottingham Open · Round of 32
Jun 15
Zhizhen Zhang
Lexus Nottingham Open · Quarterfinals
Jun 14
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
BOSS OPEN · Round of 32
Jun 10
Alexis Galarneau
BOSS OPEN · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Petr Bar Biryukov
BOSS OPEN · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Casper Ruud
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 26
Tom Gentzsch
Roland Garros · 3rd Round Qualifying
May 25
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 39–60 matches
| Metric | Kukushkin | Safiullin |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 53% | 62% |
| Sets won | 54% | 54% |
| Games won | 52% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kukushkin | Safiullin |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kukushkin | Safiullin |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
