Mikhail Kukushkin

Mikhail Kukushkin
Kukushkin at the 2015 French Open
Country (sports)  Russia (2006–2008)
 Kazakhstan (2008 – )
Residence Astana, Kazakhstan
Born (1987-12-26) 26 December 1987
Volgograd, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro 2006
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach Anastasia Kukushkina
Prize money $3,896,090
Singles
Career record 124–162 (43.36%)
Career titles 1
Highest ranking No. 46 (5 October 2015)
Current ranking No. 87 (10 September 2018)[1]
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 4R (2012)
French Open 2R (2011, 2012, 2014, 2017)
Wimbledon 3R (2014)
US Open 3R (2013, 2015, 2017, 2018)
Doubles
Career record 24–57 (29.63%)
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 114 (27 February 2012)
Current ranking No. 840 (21 May 2018)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018)
French Open 3R (2011)
Wimbledon 2R (2011, 2012, 2014)
US Open 3R (2014)
Team competitions
Davis Cup QF (2011, 2013, 2014)
Last updated on: 24 May 2018.

Mikhail Aleksandrovich Kukushkin (Russian: Михаил Александрович Кукушкин; born 26 December 1987) is a Kazakhstani professional tennis player of Russian descent.

History

Born in Volgograd, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, he turned pro in 2006.

In 2009, he came through qualifying to reach the main draw of a Masters Series 1000 tournament for the first time at the Miami Masters. He beat Tommy Haas in the first round, but lost to Dmitry Tursunov in the second round.

In September 2010, during the Davis Cup play-offs, he notably beat Swiss player Stanislas Wawrinka. His good form continued, later winning his only ATP World Tour title, as he beat world number 10 player Mikhail Youzhny in the final of the St. Petersburg Open 6–3, 7–6.

In January 2012, Kukushkin became the first player with Kazakh passport to reach the fourth round of the 2012 Australian Open, after defeating Guillermo García-López, Viktor Troicki and Gaël Monfils. Later that season, he reached a then career-high singles ranking of World No. 49, just after the quarterfinals at Nice and the second round at the 2012 French Open. At the 2012 Olympics, he lost in the first round of the men's singles to Gilles Simon.[2]

By the end of 2012 he suffered from a bad hip injury and had to go for surgery twice. By August 2013 his ranking had tumbled to number 430. After making his recovery he reached the third round of the 2013 US Open, his best performance in the American Grand Slam, starting from the qualifying draw. In September he found good form again, winning two Challenger Tournaments in Turkey: Izmir and Istanbul. He then reached his second ATP World Tour final in Moscow, at the Kremlin Cup, beating in the semifinals World No. 22 and defending champion Andreas Seppi.

In the 2014 Wimbledon Championships, he reached the 3rd round where he lost in four sets to world number 1 player Rafael Nadal 7–6(7–4), 1–6, 1–6, 1–6. As a result of his run he reached a new career high of world number 48 in July 2014. At the 2014 Kremlin Cup he defeated Fabio Fognini[3] and Mikhail Youzhny[4] to reach semifinals, where he lost to Marin Čilić. At the 2014 Swiss Indoors, he won over world number 4 player Stanislas Wawrinka in first round. At the 2014 Shanghai Rolex Masters he defeated Kevin Anderson to reach third round, where he fell to world number 1 player Novak Djokovic in three sets.

In the 2015 US Open, Kukushkin defeated 17th seed Grigor Dimitrov 6–3, 7–6(7–2), 2–6, 4–6, 6–4 to reach the third round.

ATP career finals

Singles: 3 (1–2)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 31 October 2010 St. Petersburg Open, St. Petersburg, Russia Hard (i) Russia Mikhail Youzhny 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Runner-up 1. 20 October 2013 Kremlin Cup, Moscow, Russia Hard (i) France Richard Gasquet 6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. 17 January 2015 Apia International Sydney, Sydney, Australia Hard Serbia Viktor Troicki 2–6, 3–6

Singles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A NH

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Current till 2018 Lyon Open.

Tournament2009201020112012201320142015201620172018W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A A 1R 4R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 3–8
French Open Q2 Q2 2R 2R Q2 2R 1R 1R 2R 1R 4–7
Wimbledon A A 1R 1R A 3R 1R 2R 2R 2R 5–7
US Open Q3 1R 2R 1R 3R 1R 3R 1R 3R 3R 9–9
Win–Loss 0–0 0–1 2–4 4–4 2–2 3–4 2–4 1–3 4–4 1–3 19–29
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A 1R A A 3R 1R 2R 2R 1R 4–6
Miami Masters 2R A 2R 1R A 1R 2R 3R 2R 1R 6–8
Monte-Carlo Masters A A Q1 3R A Q1 1R Q1 Q1 Q1 2–2
Madrid Masters A A A A A A A Q2 1R 2R 1–2
Rome Masters A A A Q2 A 2R Q1 2R Q1 Q1 2–2
Canada Masters A A A 2R A A A A A 1–1
Cincinnati Masters A A Q2 A A A Q1 A A 0–0
Shanghai Masters A A 1R A A 3R A Q1 A 2–2
Paris Masters A A A A A A A A Q1 0–0
Win–Loss 1–1 0–0 1–3 3–3 0–0 5–4 1–3 4–3 2–3 1–3 18–23
Career Statistics
Titles–Finals 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–3
Year-End Ranking 132 59 91 107 67 70 65 89 74

Doubles performance timeline

Tournament2008200920102011201220132014W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A A A 1R 1R A 1R 0–3
French Open A A A 3R 1R A 2R 3–3
Wimbledon Q1 A A 2R 2R A 2R 3–3
US Open A A A 2R 1R A 3R 3–2
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 4–4 1–3 0–0 4–4 9–11

Wins over Top 10 players wins per season

  • He has a 2–31 (.061) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Season2006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018
Wins0000100010000

Wins over Top 10 Players per season

# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score
2010
1. Russia Mikhail Youzhny 9 St. Petersburg Open, St. Petersburg, Russia Hard F 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
2014
2. Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka 4 Swiss Indoors, Basel, Switzerland Hard 1R 6–4, 6–7(1–7), 6–3

References

  1. ↑ ATP Rankings
  2. ↑ "Mikhail Kukushkin Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  3. ↑ https://www.sofascore.com/kukushkin-fognini/JigsIIg
  4. ↑ https://www.sofascore.com/kukushkin-youzhny/wMfsIIg
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