H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Mikhail Kukushkin vs Denis Istomin H2H: 4-2

Mikhail Kukushkin holds a 4–2 lead over Denis Istomin in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Mikhail Kukushkin leads 4–1 on hard courts, while Denis Istomin leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Mikhail Kukushkin won the 2018 St. Petersburg round of 32 7-5 2-4 RET.

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Mikhail Kukushkin
Kazakhstan Age 38 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
4 – 2
6 main draw meetings
Denis Istomin
UZB Age 39 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mikhail Kukushkin #87 7-5 2-4 (ret.) Denis Istomin #61 Match data Sep 20, 2018* R32 St. Petersburg ATP 250 Hard
Denis Istomin #73 6-2 2-6 6-3 Mikhail Kukushkin #88 Match data May 1, 2016* Q2 Q Madrid Open Masters 1000 Clay
Mikhail Kukushkin #84 7-5 7-6(3) Denis Istomin #63 Match data Feb 24, 2016* R32 Dubai Tennis Championships ATP 500 Hard
Mikhail Kukushkin #65 6-2 7-5 Denis Istomin #61 Match data Jan 7, 2016* R32 Brisbane International ATP 250 Hard
Denis Istomin #62 7-6(4) 2-6 6-2 Mikhail Kukushkin #48 Match data Sep 24, 2015* R32 St. Petersburg ATP 250 Hard
Mikhail Kukushkin #66 6-3 7-6(1) Denis Istomin #48 Match data Jan 14, 2015* R32 Sydney International ATP 250 Hard
Denis Istomin #49 7-6(6) 6-7(7) 6-3 Mikhail Kukushkin #58 Match data Jun 18, 2014* R32 Eastbourne Open ATP 250 Grass

1 qualifying meeting shown in the table; qualifying is excluded from the H2H score. Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Mikhail Kukushkin #336 #39 1,075 1,907 145 220 39.7% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Denis Istomin #1,509 #33 1,217 1,914 196 249 44.0% 0 0 0 0 2 2

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Mikhail Kukushkin Denis Istomin
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 2007 0–1 0.0% #218 1,513 0 0 2006 0–2 0.0% #200 1,474 0 0
20 2008 3–4 42.9% #148 1,593 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 2009 5–6 45.5% #132 1,689 0 0 2008 2–2 50.0% #105 1,559 0 0
22 2010 11–8 57.9% #59 1,810 0 1 2009 13–17 43.3% #102 1,635 0 0
23 2011 7–20 25.9% #91 1,658 0 1 2010 29–29 50.0% #40 1,767 0 0
24 2012 10–14 41.7% #107 1,701 0 1 2011 10–21 32.3% #73 1,665 0 0
25 2013 6–5 54.5% #67 1,779 0 1 2012 28–30 48.3% #43 1,751 0 0
26 2014 15–24 38.5% #70 1,802 0 1 2013 30–29 50.8% #45 1,811 0 0
27 2015 16–23 41.0% #65 1,753 0 1 2014 27–24 52.9% #49 1,860 0 0
28 2016 11–20 35.5% #89 1,662 0 1 2015 20–23 46.5% #61 1,789 0 1
29 2017 10–14 41.7% #74 1,734 0 1 2016 6–20 23.1% #121 1,707 0 1
30 2018 19–21 47.5% #53 1,834 0 1 2017 15–18 45.5% #63 1,723 0 2
31 2019 19–25 43.2% #67 1,796 0 1 2018 12–18 40.0% #92 1,678 0 2
32 2020 6–9 40.0% #89 1,744 0 1 2019 3–11 21.4% #177 1,575 0 2
33 2021 3–12 20.0% #182 1,608 0 1 2020 0–1 0.0% #184 1,552 0 2
34 2022 1–7 12.5% #188 1,666 0 1 2021 0–3 0.0% #254 1,537 0 2
35 2023 1–2 33.3% #264 1,662 0 1 2022 1–1 50.0% #467 1,570 0 2
36 2024 2–3 40.0% #113 1,602 0 1 — — — — — — —
37 2025 0–2 0.0% #298 1,523 0 1 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Mikhail Kukushkin Denis Istomin
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
19 2007 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2006 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2008 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2009 4 4 8 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2008 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2010 10 6 16 62.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2009 9 12 21 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
23 2011 5 13 18 27.8% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2010 17 19 36 47.2% 5 7 12 41.7% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — —
24 2012 4 5 9 44.4% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2011 7 10 17 41.2% 2 8 10 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
25 2013 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 17 17 34 50.0% 3 8 11 27.3% 8 5 13 61.5% — — — —
26 2014 10 13 23 43.5% 3 8 11 27.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2013 25 19 44 56.8% 4 7 11 36.4% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
27 2015 12 13 25 48.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2014 13 17 30 43.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — —
28 2016 8 13 21 38.1% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2015 9 15 24 37.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
29 2017 7 8 15 46.7% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2016 1 10 11 9.1% 3 7 10 30.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
30 2018 11 13 24 45.8% 4 6 10 40.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2017 11 8 19 57.9% 4 7 11 36.4% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
31 2019 14 15 29 48.3% 1 6 7 14.3% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 2018 5 8 13 38.5% 4 7 11 36.4% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
32 2020 5 8 13 38.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2019 2 6 8 25.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
33 2021 3 8 11 27.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2020 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2022 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2021 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
35 2023 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2024 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2025 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 104 137 241 43.2% 27 57 84 32.1% 14 25 39 35.9% 0 1 1 0.0% — 119 148 267 44.6% 40 67 107 37.4% 37 33 70 52.9% 0 1 1 0.0%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 360/365 of Mikhail Kukushkin's and 437/445 of Denis Istomin's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Mikhail Kukushkin Denis Istomin
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
19 2007 1/1 5.0 1.0 72.6% 77.8% 35.3% 60.0% — 66.1% 29.4% 2006 2/2 7.5 2.0 61.5% 66.3% 47.4% 60.2% 22.2% 59.1% 27.3%
20 2008 6/7 3.8 2.2 58.2% 67.5% 53.6% 56.7% 58.5% 61.5% 35.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2009 11/11 3.3 2.1 56.2% 65.7% 50.1% 49.8% 39.9% 58.9% 38.0% 2008 4/4 4.5 2.0 62.2% 68.4% 49.7% 65.1% 38.0% 61.3% 35.4%
22 2010 19/19 4.2 1.3 59.0% 67.7% 55.0% 60.8% 46.9% 62.0% 37.4% 2009 29/30 6.6 2.7 66.1% 69.8% 48.8% 54.8% 41.5% 62.4% 34.1%
23 2011 27/27 3.8 2.3 56.3% 65.1% 50.3% 56.5% 37.2% 58.5% 36.7% 2010 58/58 6.7 1.5 65.3% 70.2% 53.9% 54.2% 41.5% 64.5% 36.2%
24 2012 23/24 3.4 1.8 59.1% 61.6% 51.5% 50.2% 46.5% 57.2% 36.7% 2011 31/31 5.5 2.2 64.3% 64.3% 49.6% 56.0% 36.7% 59.3% 34.6%
25 2013 11/11 5.0 2.4 54.7% 69.8% 48.0% 49.5% 56.8% 60.0% 38.6% 2012 54/58 7.1 1.7 63.9% 70.8% 52.2% 58.0% 39.1% 64.1% 35.8%
26 2014 39/39 3.9 1.5 60.1% 68.0% 52.2% 58.5% 37.5% 61.6% 36.3% 2013 59/59 6.3 2.0 63.2% 72.0% 51.6% 64.5% 39.1% 64.4% 35.1%
27 2015 39/39 2.9 1.8 58.2% 66.6% 53.7% 54.9% 42.0% 61.0% 34.7% 2014 50/51 7.0 1.6 67.9% 72.2% 50.5% 58.6% 39.9% 65.0% 34.8%
28 2016 30/31 2.6 1.5 59.1% 64.9% 48.1% 57.1% 43.1% 57.9% 36.8% 2015 43/43 5.7 1.3 63.5% 72.5% 51.8% 58.3% 38.9% 64.8% 36.5%
29 2017 24/24 3.1 1.0 66.5% 67.3% 52.3% 60.4% 49.3% 62.0% 39.2% 2016 25/26 6.8 2.1 63.5% 69.9% 49.2% 52.9% 44.8% 62.3% 33.7%
30 2018 40/40 2.5 1.3 64.3% 66.1% 54.0% 58.7% 38.1% 61.5% 37.3% 2017 33/33 8.4 1.7 65.4% 72.3% 50.1% 59.7% 44.3% 64.7% 34.2%
31 2019 44/44 2.7 1.1 65.1% 65.6% 52.5% 61.3% 37.3% 61.0% 34.9% 2018 30/30 5.7 1.5 68.7% 71.0% 51.0% 56.5% 34.9% 64.5% 34.3%
32 2020 15/15 3.3 1.9 62.1% 63.7% 51.8% 59.5% 50.9% 59.2% 37.4% 2019 14/14 5.5 2.0 65.7% 72.4% 49.2% 56.9% 39.4% 64.5% 30.6%
33 2021 13/15 3.3 1.8 62.6% 61.9% 47.4% 47.2% 51.4% 56.4% 32.0% 2020 1/1 2.0 2.0 64.0% 65.6% 27.8% 60.0% 0.0% 52.0% 28.3%
34 2022 8/8 1.9 0.8 64.7% 61.7% 55.5% 61.7% 51.0% 59.4% 31.2% 2021 2/3 2.0 2.5 72.1% 64.6% 44.2% 50.8% — 59.2% 19.8%
35 2023 3/3 1.3 1.3 67.7% 61.8% 51.3% 59.6% 75.0% 58.1% 29.2% 2022 2/2 3.5 1.5 68.0% 69.9% 41.1% 72.2% 21.4% 60.5% 33.4%
36 2024 5/5 2.8 1.4 65.1% 65.2% 43.2% 56.2% 51.0% 57.4% 36.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
37 2025 2/2 5.0 1.5 58.5% 61.0% 55.5% 50.0% 50.0% 58.5% 31.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 360/365 3.2 1.6 61.0% 65.7% 51.8% 57.0% 43.2% 60.1% 36.2% — 437/445 6.5 1.8 65.1% 70.7% 51.0% 57.9% 39.5% 63.8% 34.9%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Mikhail Kukushkin Denis Istomin
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
19 2007 1514 108.6 -0.19 -1.28 0.868 46.9% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.24 2006 1474 112.2 +1.83 +2.43 0.669 43.4% — — — 16.7% -2.34 0–1 1–1 — -0.22
20 2008 1594 118.2 -0.73 -0.47 0.922 48.2% +4 -5 — 47.1% -0.71 1–2 (33%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.29 2007 1486 103.4 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2009 1690 125.6 -1.69 +0.10 0.925 48.7% -7 -26 — 48.1% -0.11 2–3 (40%) 1–3 (25%) — +0.03 2008 1559 115.8 -0.37 +0.78 0.914 48.9% +45 — — 50.0% -0.08 — 2–2 (50%) — +0.02
22 2010 1810 136.6 -0.27 +0.51 0.983 49.8% +39 -181 — 52.3% -0.02 4–1 (80%) 2–2 (50%) — -0.77 2009 1636 125.3 -1.33 -1.62 0.907 48.6% +16 -133 -53 42.9% -0.57 5–2 (71%) 7–10 (41%) — +1.12
23 2011 1658 131.2 -3.55 -0.42 0.885 47.7% +27 -73 -95 34.3% -0.84 1–7 (13%) 3–5 (38%) — -0.22 2010 1768 143.4 +1.15 +0.13 1.018 50.4% -22 -228 -27 51.7% +0.19 13–12 (52%) 15–11 (58%) — -0.33
24 2012 1702 134.5 -3.20 -0.30 0.857 47.1% +46 -36 -199 47.0% -0.41 6–6 (50%) 3–1 (75%) — -0.54 2011 1666 130.3 -2.79 -1.92 0.850 47.1% +33 -165 +77 37.3% -0.88 1–5 (17%) 7–3 (70%) — -1.16
25 2013 1780 133.2 -1.06 +0.50 0.965 49.7% +42 — — 58.1% +0.03 1–3 (25%) 3–1 (75%) — +1.26 2012 1751 150.1 +1.09 -0.48 0.999 50.0% -33 -229 +124 48.6% +0.04 10–10 (50%) 14–14 (50%) — -1.49
26 2014 1803 148.2 -1.61 +0.57 0.946 48.9% +22 -199 -216 45.1% -0.23 7–9 (44%) 9–14 (39%) — -0.93 2013 1812 153.1 +0.94 -0.48 0.987 49.9% +15 -243 -31 50.0% +0.05 10–10 (50%) 11–13 (46%) — -0.77
27 2015 1753 147.7 -2.51 -0.39 0.890 48.0% +76 -207 -171 42.7% -0.43 6–5 (55%) 8–11 (42%) — -1.84 2014 1860 158.1 +1.45 -0.54 0.996 50.0% +1 -139 -14 52.7% +0.11 8–9 (47%) 13–14 (48%) — -3.30
28 2016 1662 134.2 -3.89 -0.18 0.875 47.6% +22 -74 — 39.3% -0.92 2–3 (40%) 7–5 (58%) — -0.65 2015 1790 143.8 +0.64 +0.10 1.036 50.5% -25 -86 +93 48.4% +0.09 3–7 (30%) 8–8 (50%) — -1.14
29 2017 1735 138.8 -0.98 +1.79 1.031 50.6% +23 -116 — 46.9% +0.05 0–4 (0%) 3–7 (30%) — +1.06 2016 1707 140.8 -0.07 -2.12 0.894 48.4% -28 -26 +126 33.8% -0.85 2–5 (29%) 5–6 (45%) — -2.01
30 2018 1835 143.4 -1.98 +0.98 0.969 49.6% -8 -211 -150 47.5% -0.14 5–8 (38%) 11–9 (55%) — +1.10 2017 1723 138.9 +1.33 -1.58 0.968 49.5% +6 -29 -40 45.2% -0.31 6–4 (60%) 9–7 (56%) — -0.43
31 2019 1796 144.9 -2.31 -1.00 0.895 48.3% -8 -215 -34 45.3% -0.30 3–3 (50%) 8–9 (47%) — -0.34 2018 1679 132.6 +0.11 -1.51 0.968 49.0% -23 +18 +38 45.8% -0.11 4–6 (40%) 10–14 (42%) — -0.46
32 2020 1745 128.3 -1.83 -0.48 0.916 48.6% -28 — — 40.9% -0.39 3–2 (60%) 3–6 (33%) — +0.63 2019 1576 124.0 -0.42 -1.96 0.862 47.8% +79 +78 — 25.8% -1.00 1–2 (33%) 3–5 (38%) — -0.40
33 2021 1608 117.2 -3.86 -3.07 0.733 44.7% +27 — — 23.7% -1.71 1–4 (20%) 2–2 (50%) — -0.47 2020 1552 113.0 -1.58 +7.36 0.589 40.6% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.19
34 2022 1666 132.3 -1.03 -1.64 0.769 45.6% +39 — — 20.0% -1.65 0–2 0–2 — -1.16 2021 1538 107.3 -0.95 -2.93 0.484 41.2% — — — 12.5% -2.25 0–1 1–0 — -0.06
35 2023 1662 110.5 -2.43 -3.27 0.697 44.5% +27 — — 50.0% +0.84 1–1 0–2 — +0.28 2022 1571 110.4 -1.64 -0.13 0.846 46.2% — — — 50.0% -1.00 — 1–0 — -0.06
36 2024 1603 111.1 -2.06 -1.03 0.855 47.6% +53 — — 36.4% -1.00 — 1–2 (33%) — +0.38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2025 1523 100.5 -1.47 +0.05 0.759 45.5% — — — 20.0% -1.60 0–1 0–1 — -0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2026 1502 95.2 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1908 141.1 -2.22 -0.11 0.908 48.3% +22 -134 -132 43.2% -0.44 43–64 (40%) 66–83 (44%) 94.8 -0.62 — 1914 147.1 +0.44 -0.79 0.963 49.4% -2 -119 +38 46.1% -0.19 63–74 (46%) 107–108 (50%) 101.5 -2.45

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.