H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Mikhail Kukushkin vs Jarkko Nieminen H2H: 2-1

Mikhail Kukushkin holds a 2–1 lead over Jarkko Nieminen in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Mikhail Kukushkin leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Jarkko Nieminen won the 2012 US Open first round 6-0 6-2 RET.

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Mikhail Kukushkin
Kazakhstan Age 38 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
Jarkko Nieminen
FIN Age 45 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jarkko Nieminen #42 6-0 6-2 (ret.) Mikhail Kukushkin #65 Match data Aug 29, 2012* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Mikhail Kukushkin #65 3-6 6-3 6-2 Jarkko Nieminen #56 Match data Mar 25, 2011* R128 Miami Open Masters 1000 Hard
Mikhail Kukushkin #146 6-4 6-4 Jarkko Nieminen #24 Match data Apr 30, 2008* R64 Barcelona Open International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500 Clay

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
Jarkko Nieminen #1,029 #13 1,700 1,920 363 339 51.7% 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 Jarkko Nieminen
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 2000 0–1 0.0% #308 1,494 0 0
19 2007 0–1 0.0% #218 1,513 0 0 2001 4–1 80.0% #61 1,608 0 0
20 2008 3–4 42.9% #148 1,593 0 0 2002 25–26 49.0% #40 1,703 0 0
21 2009 5–6 45.5% #132 1,689 0 0 2003 37–29 56.1% #36 1,729 0 0
22 2010 11–8 57.9% #59 1,810 0 1 2004 18–17 51.4% #77 1,692 0 0
23 2011 7–20 25.9% #91 1,658 0 1 2005 29–22 56.9% #28 1,795 0 0
24 2012 10–14 41.7% #107 1,701 0 1 2006 49–27 64.5% #15 1,790 0 1
25 2013 6–5 54.5% #67 1,779 0 1 2007 31–26 54.4% #27 1,815 0 1
26 2014 15–24 38.5% #70 1,802 0 1 2008 24–27 47.1% #37 1,751 0 1
27 2015 16–23 41.0% #65 1,753 0 1 2009 11–14 44.0% #88 1,679 0 1
28 2016 11–20 35.5% #89 1,662 0 1 2010 28–27 50.9% #39 1,880 0 1
29 2017 10–14 41.7% #74 1,734 0 1 2011 20–25 44.4% #77 1,832 0 1
30 2018 19–21 47.5% #53 1,834 0 1 2012 24–27 47.1% #41 1,752 0 2
31 2019 19–25 43.2% #67 1,796 0 1 2013 31–27 53.4% #39 1,794 0 2
32 2020 6–9 40.0% #89 1,744 0 1 2014 23–26 46.9% #73 1,764 0 2
33 2021 3–12 20.0% #182 1,608 0 1 2015 9–17 34.6% #153 1,691 0 2
34 2022 1–7 12.5% #188 1,666 0 1 — — — — — — —
35 2023 1–2 33.3% #264 1,662 0 1 — — — — — — —
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 Jarkko Nieminen
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 %
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2007 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2001 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2008 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2002 10 14 24 41.7% 12 6 18 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
21 2009 4 4 8 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2003 15 15 30 50.0% 16 8 24 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
22 2010 10 6 16 62.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2004 16 15 31 51.6% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
23 2011 5 13 18 27.8% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2005 17 11 28 60.7% 12 8 20 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
24 2012 4 5 9 44.4% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2006 28 14 42 66.7% 12 8 20 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 3 7 57.1%
25 2013 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 20 17 37 54.1% 6 7 13 46.2% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
26 2014 10 13 23 43.5% 3 8 11 27.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2008 17 18 35 48.6% 6 7 13 46.2% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
27 2015 12 13 25 48.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2009 11 13 24 45.8% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
28 2016 8 13 21 38.1% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2010 22 16 38 57.9% 5 8 13 38.5% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
29 2017 7 8 15 46.7% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2011 13 16 29 44.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
30 2018 11 13 24 45.8% 4 6 10 40.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2012 17 16 33 51.5% 5 7 12 41.7% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — —
31 2019 14 15 29 48.3% 1 6 7 14.3% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 2013 21 18 39 53.8% 9 6 15 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
32 2020 5 8 13 38.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2014 14 15 29 48.3% 5 8 13 38.5% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
33 2021 3 8 11 27.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2015 6 9 15 40.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
34 2022 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2023 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 231 209 440 52.5% 98 87 185 53.0% 25 32 57 43.9% 9 11 20 45.0%

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 681/701 of Jarkko Nieminen'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 Jarkko Nieminen
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% 2001 3/5 7.0 3.7 64.8% 67.0% 52.6% 38.3% 58.7% 62.1% 41.7%
20 2008 6/7 3.8 2.2 58.2% 67.5% 53.6% 56.7% 58.5% 61.5% 35.5% 2002 44/51 2.5 2.9 62.7% 65.7% 51.6% 53.5% 45.5% 60.3% 39.6%
21 2009 11/11 3.3 2.1 56.2% 65.7% 50.1% 49.8% 39.9% 58.9% 38.0% 2003 65/66 3.1 1.7 68.1% 66.3% 52.3% 58.9% 43.1% 61.2% 39.9%
22 2010 19/19 4.2 1.3 59.0% 67.7% 55.0% 60.8% 46.9% 62.0% 37.4% 2004 32/35 2.8 2.8 63.1% 67.8% 49.7% 56.3% 43.9% 60.9% 39.4%
23 2011 27/27 3.8 2.3 56.3% 65.1% 50.3% 56.5% 37.2% 58.5% 36.7% 2005 51/51 2.3 1.9 65.9% 65.2% 50.8% 61.7% 47.0% 60.4% 39.9%
24 2012 23/24 3.4 1.8 59.1% 61.6% 51.5% 50.2% 46.5% 57.2% 36.7% 2006 76/76 3.8 1.8 62.5% 70.2% 52.6% 62.4% 50.8% 63.5% 39.4%
25 2013 11/11 5.0 2.4 54.7% 69.8% 48.0% 49.5% 56.8% 60.0% 38.6% 2007 57/57 3.1 1.8 65.7% 69.8% 51.0% 55.5% 42.4% 63.2% 40.4%
26 2014 39/39 3.9 1.5 60.1% 68.0% 52.2% 58.5% 37.5% 61.6% 36.3% 2008 50/51 3.0 2.1 67.1% 65.8% 49.5% 55.0% 45.4% 60.6% 37.8%
27 2015 39/39 2.9 1.8 58.2% 66.6% 53.7% 54.9% 42.0% 61.0% 34.7% 2009 23/25 2.9 2.0 63.4% 66.4% 51.4% 57.2% 42.4% 61.1% 37.7%
28 2016 30/31 2.6 1.5 59.1% 64.9% 48.1% 57.1% 43.1% 57.9% 36.8% 2010 54/55 4.0 2.1 70.2% 70.2% 51.8% 60.6% 40.5% 64.5% 36.9%
29 2017 24/24 3.1 1.0 66.5% 67.3% 52.3% 60.4% 49.3% 62.0% 39.2% 2011 45/45 3.1 2.3 63.3% 66.7% 52.7% 51.6% 46.2% 61.2% 35.8%
30 2018 40/40 2.5 1.3 64.3% 66.1% 54.0% 58.7% 38.1% 61.5% 37.3% 2012 49/51 2.9 2.0 68.0% 67.4% 48.1% 52.4% 43.1% 61.1% 37.0%
31 2019 44/44 2.7 1.1 65.1% 65.6% 52.5% 61.3% 37.3% 61.0% 34.9% 2013 57/58 3.3 2.2 65.6% 67.4% 51.6% 58.1% 45.4% 62.0% 38.3%
32 2020 15/15 3.3 1.9 62.1% 63.7% 51.8% 59.5% 50.9% 59.2% 37.4% 2014 49/49 3.2 2.6 64.8% 69.0% 50.1% 54.1% 43.3% 62.5% 37.1%
33 2021 13/15 3.3 1.8 62.6% 61.9% 47.4% 47.2% 51.4% 56.4% 32.0% 2015 26/26 3.5 2.0 64.8% 67.0% 47.0% 58.4% 48.9% 59.9% 35.0%
34 2022 8/8 1.9 0.8 64.7% 61.7% 55.5% 61.7% 51.0% 59.4% 31.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2023 3/3 1.3 1.3 67.7% 61.8% 51.3% 59.6% 75.0% 58.1% 29.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% — 681/702 3.2 2.1 65.5% 67.7% 51.0% 57.1% 45.0% 61.8% 38.4%

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 Jarkko Nieminen
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
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 1495 104.9 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — -0.12
19 2007 1514 108.6 -0.19 -1.28 0.868 46.9% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.24 2001 1608 123.2 +0.61 +1.71 1.100 52.3% +13 — — 76.9% +1.38 0–1 2–0 — -0.35
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 2002 1703 142.5 -1.24 +1.57 0.997 50.1% -45 +40 -185 48.4% -0.13 9–7 (56%) 8–4 (67%) — -0.24
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 2003 1729 140.9 -0.12 +2.38 1.030 50.4% -35 +85 -165 51.1% +0.21 18–10 (64%) 9–15 (38%) — -1.19
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 2004 1693 138.9 -1.64 +2.77 1.010 50.2% +2 +122 — 50.0% +0.06 6–2 (75%) 6–8 (43%) — -0.07
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 2005 1796 147.3 -1.48 +2.47 1.008 50.2% -4 +57 — 57.3% +0.28 10–9 (53%) 17–8 (68%) — -2.46
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 2006 1790 144.5 +1.14 +1.94 1.079 51.7% +1 +35 -85 63.0% +0.77 15–14 (52%) 25–15 (63%) — +3.02
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 2007 1815 149.2 +0.54 +3.30 1.098 51.4% +4 -52 -56 53.1% +0.26 9–10 (47%) 13–9 (59%) — +0.31
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 2008 1751 142.7 -1.76 +1.34 0.960 49.4% +12 +26 -24 48.5% -0.11 6–8 (43%) 10–10 (50%) — +1.39
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 2009 1680 134.6 -1.97 +1.08 0.969 49.3% +9 — — 48.1% -0.20 1–7 (13%) 8–3 (73%) — +0.07
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 2010 1880 148.3 +0.94 +0.93 1.037 50.8% +5 -146 -149 51.4% +0.36 10–11 (48%) 9–8 (53%) — -0.24
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 2011 1832 150.6 -0.65 -0.67 0.921 48.7% +2 -26 -186 46.0% -0.27 11–9 (55%) 8–12 (40%) — -2.73
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 2012 1752 149.6 -1.35 +0.73 0.950 49.5% +56 +12 -102 44.2% -0.23 7–5 (58%) 11–11 (50%) — -0.02
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 2013 1795 155.2 -1.06 +2.01 1.008 50.4% +6 +18 -185 51.0% +0.23 14–10 (58%) 14–12 (54%) — -0.63
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 2014 1765 141.8 -1.21 +0.74 0.990 49.9% -22 -29 -99 47.4% -0.17 7–8 (47%) 12–10 (55%) — -0.46
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 2015 1692 136.3 -2.79 -0.68 0.873 47.9% +14 -6 +35 39.1% -0.68 3–6 (33%) 5–8 (38%) — +0.18
34 2022 1666 132.3 -1.03 -1.64 0.769 45.6% +39 — — 20.0% -1.65 0–2 0–2 — -1.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2023 1662 110.5 -2.43 -3.27 0.697 44.5% +27 — — 50.0% +0.84 1–1 0–2 — +0.28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1921 151.5 -0.65 +1.56 1.005 50.2% 0 +14 -108 51.2% +0.11 126–118 (52%) 157–133 (54%) 102.3 -0.51

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.