Mikhail Kukushkin and Yosuke Watanuki have met 2 times since 2022; they are level 1–1. Their most recent meeting: Yosuke Watanuki won at Australian Open (2023).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kukushkin
💥 Big Hitter
Watanuki
🤖 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.
2 career meetings, newest first
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kukushkin | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–6 | 0–3 |
| Avg odds | 2.12 | 3.47 |
| ROI % | -47.4% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | -4.27u | -3.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 3 shared opponents, both Kukushkin and Watanuki posted a 33% win rate.
| Opponent | Kukushkin | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| Elias Ymer | L 36 63 46 | W 36 61 64 |
| Billy Harris | W 76 75 | L 61 36 26 |
| August Holmgren | L 64 67 26 | L 46 76 63 67 67 |
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
Vitaliy Sachko
Bratislava Open · Round of 32
Jun 10
Cezar Cretu
Moldova Open · Round of 32
May 26
Federico Cina
Roland Garros · 1st Round Qualifying
May 18
Florian Broska
Thionville Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Mar 2
Arthur Nagel
Thionville Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 1
Omar Jasika
NovaWorld Phan Thiet Challenger 1 · Round of 32
Jan 20
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
Australian Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jan 18
Mitchell Krueger
Workday Canberra International · 1st Round Qualifying
Jan 4
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 32–60 matches
| Metric | Kukushkin | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 53% | 50% |
| Sets won | 54% | 52% |
| Games won | 52% | 51% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kukushkin | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kukushkin | Watanuki |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
