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 | 76% | 22/29 | 55% | 16/29 |
| Wins a set when losing | 32% | 7/22 | 58% | 7/12 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 27% | 14/51 | 49% | 20/41 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 52% | 15/29 | 39% | 14/36 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 70% | 14/20 | 100% | 4/4 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 54% | 14/26 | 62% | 13/21 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 89% | 24/27 | 81% | 21/26 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 81% | 22/27 | 62% | 16/26 |
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 (49% vs 51%, 554 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 | 0–1 | 10–4 |
| Avg odds | 3.72 | 1.54 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | +12.2% |
| Units P/L | -1.00u | +1.71u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kukushkin | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 2 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 5 |
| Distance | — | 712 mi · 1,146 km |
| Route | — | CAN → USA |
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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
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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
Alexander Zverev
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 4th Round
Aug 19
Adolfo Daniel Vallejo
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round
Aug 18
Hubert Hurkacz
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Learner Tien
National Bank Open - Montreal · 3rd Round
Aug 8
Valentin Royer
National Bank Open - Montreal · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Kamil Majchrzak
Citi Open - Washington · 1st Round
Jul 28
Hubert Hurkacz
Wimbledon - London · 3rd Round
Jul 3
Soonwoo Kwon
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round
Jul 1
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 51–51 matches
| Metric | Kukushkin | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | 69% |
| Sets won | 56% | 64% |
| Games won | 53% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kukushkin | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| Other | 0 | 1 |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kukushkin | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 3 |
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