Mikhail Kukushkin

For the football player, see Mikhail Kukushkin (footballer).

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Aleksandrovich and the family name is Kukushkin.

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

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	$4,630,177
Singles
Career record	150–177 (45.87%)
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 39 (25 February 2019)
Current ranking	No. 43 (4 March 2019)
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	24–58 (29.27%)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 114 (27 February 2012)
Current ranking	No. 450 (11 February 2019)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019)
French Open	3R (2011)
Wimbledon	2R (2011, 2012, 2014)
US Open	3R (2014)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	QF (2011, 2013, 2014)
Medal record Representing Kazakhstan Men's tennis Asian Games 2014 Incheon Team Event
Last updated on: 23 February 2019.

Contents

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.

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 and Mikhail Youzhny 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: 4 (1 title, 3 runners-up)

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 (1–3)

Finals by surface Hard (1–3) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0)

Finals by setting Outdoor (0–1) Indoor (1–2)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Oct 2010	St. Petersburg Open, Russia	250 Series	Hard (i)	Mikhail Youzhny	6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Loss	1–1	Oct 2013	Kremlin Cup, Russia	250 Series	Hard (i)	Richard Gasquet	6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Loss	1–2	Jan 2015	Sydney International, Australia	250 Series	Hard	Viktor Troicki	2–6, 3–6
Loss	1–3	Feb 2019	Open 13, France	250 Series	Hard (i)	Stefanos Tsitsipas	5–7, 6–7

Performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

A

P

Z#

PO

G

F-S

SF-B

NMS

NH

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (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.

Singles

Current through the 2019 Marseille Open.

Tournament	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	1R	4R	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	3–9
French Open	A	A	Q2	Q2	Q2	2R	2R	Q2	2R	1R	1R	2R	1R		4–7
Wimbledon	A	A	Q1	A	A	1R	1R	A	3R	1R	2R	2R	2R		5–7
US Open	A	A	A	Q3	1R	2R	1R	3R	1R	3R	1R	3R	3R		9–9
Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	2–4	4–4	2–2	3–4	2–4	1–3	4–4	1–3	0–1	19–29
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	3R	1R	2R	2R	1R		4–6
Miami Masters	A	A	A	2R	A	2R	1R	A	1R	2R	3R	2R	1R		6–8
Monte-Carlo Masters	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	3R	A	Q1	1R	Q1	Q1	Q1		2–2
Madrid Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q2	1R	2R		1–2
Rome Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q2	A	2R	Q1	2R	Q1	Q1		2–2
Canada Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	A	A	A	A	A	A		1–1
Cincinnati Masters	A	A	A	A	A	Q2	A	A	A	Q1	A	A	A		0–0
Shanghai Masters	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	3R	A	Q1	A	2R		3–3
Paris Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	2R		1–1
Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–1	0–0	1–3	3–3	0–0	5–4	1–3	4–3	2–3	3–5	0–0	20–25
Career Statistics
	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	Career
Tournaments	0	1	4	6	9	20	14	5	24	23	20	14	21	4	165
Titles–Finals	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–1	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	1–4
Overall Win–Loss	0–0	0–1	4–4	7–7	17–8	10–24	12–15	6–6	16–27	19–24	13–21	13–14	21–22	8–4	150–177
Year-End Ranking	605	218	148	132	59	91	107	67	70	65	89	74	53

Doubles performance timeline

Tournament	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	1R	1R	A	1R	1R	1R	A	1R	1R	0–7
French Open	A	A	A	3R	1R	A	2R	1R	A	A	A		3–4
Wimbledon	Q1	A	A	2R	2R	A	2R	1R	A	A	A		3–4
US Open	A	A	A	2R	1R	A	3R	1R	A	A	A		3–3
Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	4–4	1–3	0–0	4–4	0–4	0–1	0–0	0–1	0–1	9–18

Wins over Top 10 players wins per season

• He has a 3–34 (.081) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

Season	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	Total
Wins	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3

Wins over Top 10 Players per season

#	Player	Rank	Event	Surface	Rd	Score
2010
1.	Mikhail Youzhny	9	St. Petersburg Open, St. Petersburg, Russia	Hard	F	6–3, 7–6(7–2)
2014
2.	Stanislas Wawrinka	4	Swiss Indoors, Basel, Switzerland	Hard	1R	6–4, 6–7(1–7), 6–3
2018
3.	Grigor Dimitrov	10	Erste Bank Open, Vienna, Austria	Hard(i)	1R	6–4, 4–6, 6–4

External links

• Mikhail Kukushkin at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Mikhail Kukushkin at the International Tennis Federation
• Mikhail Kukushkin at the Davis Cup