Mikhail Kukushkin vs Tianhui ZhangPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Mikhail Kukushkin and Tianhui Zhang have met 1 time since 2026; Mikhail Kukushkin leads 1–0. Across all meetings Kukushkin has taken 2 sets to Zhang's 0. Their most recent meeting: Mikhail Kukushkin won at Wuxi Challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kukushkin | Zhang | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Mikhail Kukushkin | Tianhui Zhang | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 76% | 22/29 | 72% | 18/25 |
| Wins a set when losing | 32% | 7/22 | 11% | 2/19 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 27% | 14/51 | 20% | 9/44 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 52% | 15/29 | 47% | 8/17 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 70% | 14/20 | 43% | 9/21 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 54% | 14/26 | 67% | 6/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 89% | 24/27 | 91% | 20/22 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 81% | 22/27 | 82% | 18/22 |
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 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kukushkin 1, Zhang 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kukushkin
🏹 Frontrunner
Zhang
🎾 All-Court
Matchup analysis
🏹 Frontrunner vs 🎾 All-Court is historically tight (50% vs 50%, 195 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
May 4, 2026
Wuxi Challenger
H Hard · 1st Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kukushkin | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–1 | 10–3 |
| Avg odds | 3.72 | 2.04 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | +37.7% |
| Units P/L | -1.00u | +4.90u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kukushkin | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 3 |
| Matches | — | 9 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | — | CHN |
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 (100% vs Zhang's 0%).
| Opponent | Kukushkin | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Pavel Kotov | W 16 62 63 | L 46 46 |
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
Enzo Aguiard
M15 Maanshan · Semifinals
Aug 29
Lingxi Zhao
M15 Maanshan · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
Miles Jones
M15 Maanshan · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Kaichi Uchida
M15 Maanshan · 1st Round
Aug 26
Petr Bar Biryukov
M15 Maanshan · Quarterfinals
Aug 21
Stefan Storch
M15 Maanshan · 2nd Round
Aug 20
Qian Sun
M15 Maanshan · 1st Round
Aug 19
Miles Jones
M15 Tianjin · 2nd Round
Aug 13
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 46–51 matches
| Metric | Kukushkin | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | 54% |
| Sets won | 56% | 53% |
| Games won | 53% | 49% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kukushkin | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kukushkin | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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