Marin Cilic vs Mikhail Kukushkin Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
M. Cilic vs M. Kukushkin

Marin Cilic

CRO

3

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

6'6" (198 cm)

Height

6'0" (183 cm)

C. Rank

299

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$23.3M

Career Money

$3.9M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Mikhail Kukushkin

KAZ

3

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

6'6" (198 cm)

Height

6'0" (183 cm)

C. Rank

299

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$23.3M

Career Money

$3.9M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Cilic 3 - 1 Kukushkin

They have played 14 sets in total, with Marin Cilic winning 9 and Mikhail Kukushkin winning 5. The last match between Marin Cilic and Mikhail Kukushkin was at the Davis Cup, World Group, QF, CRO-KAZ 3-1, 08-04-2018, Round: Rubber 4, Surface: Clay, with Marin Cilic getting the victory 6-1 6-1 6-1.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Cilic	3
Kukushkin	1

Last 4 H2H Matches:

(Rubber 4) Davis Cup, World Group, QF, CRO-KAZ 3-1(04-08-18)

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Marin Cilic

Mikhail Kukushkin

(R3) U.S. Open - New York(09-04-15)

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Marin Cilic

Mikhail Kukushkin

(SF) Kremlin Cup - Moscow(10-18-14)

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Marin Cilic

Mikhail Kukushkin

M. Cilic vs M. Kukushkin H2H Profile

M. Cilic	Stats	M. Kukushkin
$23,262,625	Career Prize Money	$3,944,910
64.09% (712-399)	Career Total W/L	56.27% (655-509)
1	Clay	0
1	Hard	0
1	Indoor	1
27	Titles	18
3	Total H2H Matches	1
38.10% (8-13)	YTD Win/Loss	0.00% (0-2)

M. Cilic vs M. Kukushkin Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Marin Cilic has won 46.29% of points on their second serve, while Mikhail Kukushkin has won 45.93%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Marin Cilic, in recent form, has won 42.06% of their opponent's second serve points, while Mikhail Kukushkin has won 44.77%. The same stats for first serve returns are 17.70% and 21.11% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Marin Cilic has saved 61.58% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Mikhail Kukushkin has saved 60.10% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Marin Cilic has won 59.18% of matches played (W/L 29/20), with Mikhail Kukushkin winning 47.06% (W/L 24/27) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Marin Cilic has their best career surface win % on Grass, winning 73% (W/L 94/35), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 62% (W/L 192/118). Mikhail Kukushkin has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 73% (W/L 259/181), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 43% (W/L 30/40).
Player level: In the last year, Marin Cilic has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 73.91% of matches (W/L 17/6), where as Mikhail Kukushkin has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 53.33% of matches (W/L 16/14). 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 4 times before with Marin Cilic winning 3 times and Mikhail Kukushkin being victorious 1 times. They have played 14 sets in total, with Marin Cilic winning 9 and Mikhail Kukushkin winning 5.
The last match between Marin Cilic and Mikhail Kukushkin was at the Davis Cup, World Group, QF, CRO-KAZ 3-1, 08-04-2018, Round: Rubber 4, Surface: Clay, with Marin Cilic getting the victory 6-1 6-1 6-1.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 2:6:12.
Deciding set H2H prediction: Marin Cilic and Mikhail Kukushkin have played a deciding set 3 times, with Marin Cilic winning 2 times and Mikhail Kukushkin 1 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
Head-to-Head extreme pressure situations: They have played 5 tiebreaks against each other with Marin Cilic winning 1, and Mikhail Kukushkin 4.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Marin Cilic has played against opponents with an average rank of 110.22 while Mikhail Kukushkin has played against players with an average rank of 259.59.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Marin Cilic has won 62% 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, Marin Cilic has converted 21.25% of breakpoint opportunities, and Mikhail Kukushkin has converted 26.42% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Marin Cilic vs Mikhail Kukushkin Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

M. Cilic vs M. Kukushkin H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

M. Cilic	Stats	M. Kukushkin
3	H2H Matches Won	1
9	Sets Won	5
83	Games Won	56
65	Aces (Total)	23
13	Total Double Faults	15
2:6:12	Average Match Time	2:6:12
53% (247/470)	1st Serve %	56% (268/478)
79% (194/247)	1st Serve Win %	64% (171/268)
55% (123/223)	2nd Serve Win %	50% (104/210)
38% (21/55)	Break Pts Won %	26% (8/31)
42% (203/478)	Return Points Win %	33% (153/470)
50% (1/2)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	50% (1/2)
100% (2/2)	Best‑of‑5 Win %	0% (0/2)
67% (2/3)	Deciding Set Win %	33% (1/3)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Won, Won Match	33% (1/3)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	67% (2/3)
67% (2/3)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/1)

Recent Performance Stats

M. Cilic Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Helsinki Challenger - 03-11-2025
QF Otto VirtanenO. Virtanen	L	7-5 6-4	Stats
R2 Stefano NapolitanoS. Napolitano	W	6-2 4-6 7-5	Stats
R1 Benjamin HassanB. Hassan	W	6-4 7-5	Stats
Swiss Indoors Basel - Basel - 20-10-2025
R2 Felix Auger AliassimeF. Auger	L	7-6(2) 7-6(2)	Stats
R1 David GoffinD. Goffin	W	7-6(9) 7-5	Stats

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M. Kukushkin Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Lyon Challenger - 10-11-2025
QF Tom ParisT. Paris	L	6-3 6-2	Stats
R2 Luca Van AsscheL. Van	W	6-2 7-6(5)	Stats
R1 Billy HarrisB. Harris	W	7-6(2) 7-5	Stats
Q3 Marat Sharipov (RUS)M. Sharipov	W	6-4 6-4	Stats
Q1 Gilles Arnaud BaillyG. Arnaud	W	6-1 6-3	Stats

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M. Cilic vs M. Kukushkin Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

M. Cilic	Stats	M. Kukushkin
64.09% (712/399)	YTD Win/Loss	56.27% (655/509)
60.59% (1776/1155)	Sets Win/Loss	54.93% (1554/1275)
53.52% (15440/13409)	Games Win/Loss	51.80% (14027/13052)
62.53% (252/151)	Hard Win/Loss	58.86% (259/181)
61.94% (192/118)	Clay Win/Loss	55.68% (201/160)
64.68% (174/95)	Indoor Hard W/L	56.31% (165/128)
72.87% (94/35)	Grass Win/Loss	42.86% (30/40)
0.64	Aces Per Game	0.22
9118	Aces Total	2891
0.21	Double Faults Per Game	0.1
2958	Total Double Faults	1327
1:18:24	Average Match Time	1:15:14
454.1	Average Opponent Rank	513.81
57% (44386/78141)	1st Serve %	62% (42493/68808)
77% (34272/44548)	1st Serve Win %	67% (28676/42493)
52% (17725/33841)	2nd Serve Win %	53% (13848/26310)
39% (2801/7252)	Break Points Won % (Total)	42% (2689/6336)
38% (30391/80727)	Return Points Win %	38% (26146/67925)
70.09% (150/64)	Slam W/L	48.74% (58/61)
52.61% (131/118)	Masters W/L	46.40% (58/67)
64.29% (36/20)	Cups W/L	57.78% (26/19)
68.21% (309/144)	Main Tour W/L	48.04% (159/172)
16.67% (2/10)	Tour Finals W/L	0% (0/0)
64.29% (54/30)	Challenger W/L	65.42% (314/166)
73.53% (25/9)	Futures W/L	63.93% (39/22)
62% (540/869)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	57% (594/1040)
70% (165/235)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	46% (51/110)
52% (269/521)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	48% (208/435)
58% (215/369)	Deciding Set Win %	50% (175/353)
86% (686/587)	1st Set Won, Won Match	84% (667/557)
14% (686/98)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	16% (667/108)
29% (425/123)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	19% (497/95)