Mikhail Kukushkin vs Tommy PaulPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Mikhail Kukushkin and Tommy Paul have met 3 times since 2022; Tommy Paul leads 3–0. Their first meeting came at Australian Open - Melbourne in 2022 on hard. On hard courts Paul leads 3–0. Paul has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Kukushkin has taken 0 sets to Paul's 7. Their most recent meeting: Tommy Paul won at Davis Cup, Group D, Glasgow (2022).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kukushkin | Paul | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Mikhail Kukushkin | Tommy Paul | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 80% | 20/25 | 57% | 17/30 |
| Wins a set when losing | 25% | 5/20 | 57% | 8/14 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 22% | 10/45 | 48% | 21/44 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 54% | 14/26 | 38% | 15/39 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 63% | 10/16 | 100% | 4/4 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 52% | 11/21 | 62% | 13/21 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 91% | 21/23 | 79% | 22/28 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 87% | 20/23 | 61% | 17/28 |
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 0, Paul 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kukushkin
🏹 Frontrunner
Paul
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🏹 Frontrunner vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (50% vs 50%, 1,017 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
Sep 15, 2022
Davis Cup, Group D, Glasgow
H Hard · Rubber 1
Mar 11, 2022
BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells
H Hard · 1st Round
Jan 17, 2022
Australian Open - Melbourne
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 | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 8–5 |
| Avg odds | - | 1.81 |
| ROI % | - | +1.3% |
| Units P/L | - | +0.17u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kukushkin | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 2 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 2 |
| Distance | — | 1,092 mi · 1,758 km |
| Route | — | JPN → 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
Paul has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Kukushkin's 0%).
| Opponent | Kukushkin | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| Chak Pong Marco Lam | L 36 36 | W 67 61 63 63 |
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
Coleman Wong
Jiujiang Challenger · 1st Round
Apr 29
Chak Pong Marco Lam
Jiujiang Challenger · 1st Round
Apr 29
Leandro Riedi
Gwangju Challenger · 2nd Round
Apr 23
Pavel Kotov
Gwangju Challenger · 1st Round
Apr 21
Adolfo Daniel Vallejo
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 2nd Round
Oct 10
Alejandro Tabilo
Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo · 1st Round
Sep 30
Carlos Alcaraz
U.S. Open - New York · 4th Round
Sep 6
Alexander Bublik
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round
Sep 4
Dino Prizmic
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Chak Pong Marco Lam
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 30
Flavio Cobolli
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · Quarterfinals
Aug 20
Alexander Zverev
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 4th Round
Aug 19
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 45–58 matches
| Metric | Kukushkin | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 56% | 69% |
| Sets won | 55% | 64% |
| Games won | 52% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kukushkin | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| Other | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kukushkin | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 3 |
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