Mikhail Kukushkin vs Taro DanielPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Mikhail Kukushkin and Taro Daniel have met 3 times since 2017; Mikhail Kukushkin leads 3–0. Their first meeting came at Wimbledon in 2017 on grass. Kukushkin has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Kukushkin has taken 7 sets to Daniel's 1. Their most recent meeting: Mikhail Kukushkin won at Almaty (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kukushkin | Daniel | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Mikhail Kukushkin | Taro Daniel | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 76% | 22/29 | 71% | 25/35 |
| Wins a set when losing | 32% | 7/22 | 38% | 8/21 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 27% | 14/51 | 32% | 18/56 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 52% | 15/29 | 59% | 10/17 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 70% | 14/20 | 74% | 25/34 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 54% | 14/26 | 42% | 8/19 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 89% | 24/27 | 88% | 29/33 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 81% | 22/27 | 76% | 25/33 |
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: 2 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kukushkin 2, Daniel 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kukushkin
🏹 Frontrunner
Daniel
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
Both Mikhail Kukushkin and Taro Daniel are 🏹 Frontrunner types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 152 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
Oct 11, 2025
Almaty
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 2, 2020
ATP Masters 1000 Rome
C Clay · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jul 4, 2017
Wimbledon
G Grass · Round of 128
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kukushkin | Daniel |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–1 | 14–4 |
| Avg odds | 3.72 | 2.18 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | +67.7% |
| Units P/L | -1.00u | +12.19u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kukushkin | Daniel |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 1 |
| Matches | — | 4 |
| Distance | — | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | — | CAN |
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
Kukushkin has a higher win rate against shared opponents (43% vs Daniel's 29%).
| Opponent | Kukushkin | Daniel |
|---|---|---|
| Hynek Barton | W 67 62 76 | L 67 57 |
| Jonas Forejtek | L 36 67 | W 76 61 |
| Coleman Wong | L 36 36 | W 63 62 |
| Michael Mmoh | L 57 67 | L 64 46 36 |
| Billy Harris | W 76 75 | L 46 26 |
| Marat Sharipov | W 64 64 | L 67 61 46 |
| James Duckworth | L 46 64 57 | L 62 67 26 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
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
Jacob Fearnley
Quebec City Challenger · Quarterfinals
Aug 22
Stefanos Sakellaridis
Quebec City Challenger · Semifinals
Aug 22
Jan Choinski
Quebec City Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 20
Duncan Chan
Quebec City Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 19
Botic van de Zandschulp
Nordea Open - Bastad · 1st Round
Jul 14
Carlos Sanchez Jover
Bastad
Jul 13
Federico Coria
Bastad
Jul 12
Valentin Royer
Iasi Challenger · Quarterfinals
Jul 10
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 51–56 matches
| Metric | Kukushkin | Daniel |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | 63% |
| Sets won | 56% | 60% |
| Games won | 53% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kukushkin | Daniel |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
| ATP 250 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kukushkin | Daniel |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
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