Joao Sousa vs Mikhail Kukushkin Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
J. Sousa vs M. Kukushkin

Joao Sousa

POR

3

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

6'1" (185 cm)

Height

6'0" (183 cm)

798

C. Rank

317

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$4.0M

Career Money

$3.9M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Mikhail Kukushkin

KAZ

3

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

6'1" (185 cm)

Height

6'0" (183 cm)

798

C. Rank

317

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$4.0M

Career Money

$3.9M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Sousa 3 - 2 Kukushkin

They have played 12 sets in total, with Joao Sousa winning 8 and Mikhail Kukushkin winning 4. The last match between Joao Sousa and Mikhail Kukushkin was at the St. Petersburg Open - St. Petersburg, 20-09-2019, Round: QF, Surface: I.hard, with Joao Sousa getting the victory 7-6(8) 6-2.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Sousa	3
Kukushkin	2

Last 5 H2H Matches:

(QF) St. Petersburg Open - St. Petersburg(09-20-19)

Stats

Joao Sousa

Mikhail Kukushkin

(Rubber 4) Davis Cup, World Group, QR, KAZ-POR 3-1(02-02-19)

Stats

Mikhail Kukushkin

Joao Sousa

(R1) Australian Open - Melbourne(01-19-16)

Stats

Joao Sousa

Mikhail Kukushkin

J. Sousa vs M. Kukushkin H2H Profile

J. Sousa	Stats	M. Kukushkin
$4,005,715	Career Prize Money	$3,944,910
52.00% (547-505)	Career Total W/L	56.24% (653-508)
0	Clay	1
2	Hard	0
1	Indoor	1
16	Titles	18
3	Total H2H Matches	2
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	0.00% (0-2)

J. Sousa vs M. Kukushkin Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Joao Sousa has won 0% of points on their second serve, while Mikhail Kukushkin has won 45.87%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Joao Sousa, in recent form, has won 0% of their opponent's second serve points, while Mikhail Kukushkin has won 44.83%. The same stats for first serve returns are 0% and 21.55% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Joao Sousa has saved 0% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Mikhail Kukushkin has saved 58.62% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Joao Sousa has won 0% of matches played (W/L 0/0), with Mikhail Kukushkin winning 44.90% (W/L 22/27) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Joao Sousa has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 54% (W/L 284/243), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 42% (W/L 23/32). Mikhail Kukushkin has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 54% (W/L 259/181), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 43% (W/L 30/40).
Player level: In the last year, Joao Sousa has played most of their matches on the N/A, winning 0% of matches (W/L 0/0), where as Mikhail Kukushkin has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 50.00% of matches (W/L 14/14). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
Direct H2H matches: They have played 5 times before with Joao Sousa winning 3 times and Mikhail Kukushkin being victorious 2 times. They have played 12 sets in total, with Joao Sousa winning 8 and Mikhail Kukushkin winning 4.
The last match between Joao Sousa and Mikhail Kukushkin was at the St. Petersburg Open - St. Petersburg, 20-09-2019, Round: QF, Surface: I.hard, with Joao Sousa getting the victory 7-6(8) 6-2.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:49:24.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Joao Sousa has played against opponents with an average rank of 0 while Mikhail Kukushkin has played against players with an average rank of 257.41.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Joao Sousa has won 0% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Mikhail Kukushkin has won 53% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Joao Sousa has converted 0% of breakpoint opportunities, and Mikhail Kukushkin has converted 25.89% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.
Matchstat.com indicated that Joao Sousa has 32.92 % Probability of win, Mikhail Kukushkin 67.08 %.

Joao Sousa vs Mikhail Kukushkin Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

J. Sousa vs M. Kukushkin H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

J. Sousa	Stats	M. Kukushkin
3	H2H Matches Won	2
8	Sets Won	4
62	Games Won	56
34	Aces (Total)	16
5	Total Double Faults	7
1:49:24	Average Match Time	1:49:24
65% (252/386)	1st Serve %	63% (286/452)
72% (182/252)	1st Serve Win %	66% (190/286)
49% (65/134)	2nd Serve Win %	47% (78/166)
27% (12/44)	Break Pts Won %	30% (10/33)
41% (184/452)	Return Points Win %	36% (139/386)
50% (2/4)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	50% (2/4)
100% (1/1)	Best‑of‑5 Win %	0% (0/1)
0% (0/1)	Deciding Set Win %	100% (1/1)
100% (3/3)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (2/2)
0% (0/3)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/2)
0% (0/2)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/3)

Recent Performance Stats

J. Sousa Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Millennium Estoril Open - Estoril - 01-04-2024
R1 Arthur FilsA. Fils	L	7-5 6-4	Stats
Girona Challenger - 25-03-2024
QF Nikolas Sanchez-IzquierdoN. Sanchez-Izquierdo	L	w/o	Stats
R2 Alejandro Moro CanasA. Moro	W	6-4 6-2	Stats
R1 Felix GillF. Gill	W	7-6(6) 4-6 6-4	Stats
Q3 Vilius GaubasV. Gaubas	L	6-4 6-3	Stats

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M. Kukushkin Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Lyon Challenger - 10-11-2025
Q3 Marat Sharipov (RUS)M. Sharipov	W	6-4 6-4	Stats
Q1 Gilles Arnaud BaillyG. Arnaud	W	6-1 6-3	Stats
Helsinki Challenger - 03-11-2025
Q1 Stuart ParkerS. Parker	L	6-2 5-2 ret.	Stats
Brest Challenger - 20-10-2025
Q1 Jonas ForejtekJ. Forejtek	L	6-3 7-6(3)	Stats
Almaty Open - Almaty - 13-10-2025
Q3 James DuckworthJ. Duckworth	L	6-4 4-6 7-5	Stats

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J. Sousa vs M. Kukushkin Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

J. Sousa	Stats	M. Kukushkin
52.00% (547/505)	YTD Win/Loss	56.24% (653/508)
50.71% (1314/1277)	Sets Win/Loss	54.91% (1550/1273)
50.66% (12514/12188)	Games Win/Loss	51.80% (13995/13021)
48.79% (141/148)	Hard Win/Loss	58.86% (259/181)
53.89% (284/243)	Clay Win/Loss	55.68% (201/160)
54.70% (99/82)	Indoor Hard W/L	56.21% (163/127)
41.82% (23/32)	Grass Win/Loss	42.86% (30/40)
0.22	Aces Per Game	0.22
2673	Aces Total	2868
0.14	Double Faults Per Game	0.1
1659	Total Double Faults	1321
1:16:38	Average Match Time	1:15:11
519.8	Average Opponent Rank	144.74
61% (36731/59901)	1st Serve %	62% (42375/68616)
69% (25453/36731)	1st Serve Win %	67% (28591/42375)
50% (11572/23167)	2nd Serve Win %	53% (13802/26236)
39% (2196/5563)	Break Points Won % (Total)	42% (2685/6321)
38% (22981/60324)	Return Points Win %	39% (26083/67726)
44.19% (38/48)	Slam W/L	48.74% (58/61)
39.67% (48/73)	Masters W/L	46.40% (58/67)
62.50% (30/18)	Cups W/L	57.78% (26/19)
47.74% (169/185)	Main Tour W/L	48.04% (159/172)
59.53% (153/104)	Challenger W/L	65.41% (312/165)
59.02% (108/75)	Futures W/L	63.93% (39/22)
52% (489/946)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	57% (592/1037)
50% (47/94)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	46% (51/110)
46% (167/366)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	48% (206/433)
52% (190/363)	Deciding Set Win %	50% (175/353)
81% (518/421)	1st Set Won, Won Match	83% (665/555)
19% (518/96)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	16% (665/108)
23% (533/122)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	19% (496/95)