Kukushkin v Istomin
ATP Tour career
Lineball analyst5–10
Denis Istomin takes it, 10–5 on categories
Istomin wins on first serve in %. Kukushkin’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Kukushkin 369 matches, Istomin 444 matches.
- Kukushkin has 1 title (one every 20 matches) to Istomin’s 2 titles (one every 33.3 matches).
- Istomin averages 6.5 aces a match to Kukushkin’s 3.2 — 2 times as many.
- Istomin has the better first serve in %: 65.4 to Kukushkin’s 61.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
- 0.11 total · best 1Titlesper game0.02 total · best 1
- 61.0First serve in %65.4
- 66.1First-serve points won %71.0
- 60.1Break points saved %61.8
- 36.6Return points won %35.2
- 3.21,167 total · best 17Acesper game6.52,866 total · best 24
Head to head
46 matches
since 20142
since 20142
- Hard · 5 matchesKukushkin 4Istomin 1
- Grass · 1 matchKukushkin 0Istomin 1
Last meetings
- 17 Sept 2018 · St. Petersburg · Round of 32 · HardKukushkin won 7-5 2-4
- 22 Feb 2016 · Dubai · Round of 32 · HardKukushkin won 7-5 7-6(3)
- 4 Jan 2016 · Brisbane · Round of 32 · HardKukushkin won 6-2 7-5
- 21 Sept 2015 · St. Petersburg · Round of 32 · HardIstomin won 7-6(4) 2-6 6-2
- 11 Jan 2015 · Sydney · Round of 32 · HardKukushkin won 6-3 7-6(1)
- 16 June 2014 · Eastbourne · Round of 32 · GrassIstomin won 7-6(6) 6-7(7) 6-3
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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