Mikhail Kukushkin is starting his campaign in the draw in Almaty. In the previous edition of this tournament, he defeated Taro Daniel 7-6(3) 6-1.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Mikhail Kukushkin’s projected draw alongsidehislikely opponents in Almaty Open. Kukushkin has a losing record (5-10) with the plausible opposition.
R1 – Stefanos Sakellaridis’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42-27 | 18-11 | 18-11 | 2-2 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 53-27 | 37-14 | 11-8 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 43-29 | 35-25 | 8-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 66-52 | 35-26 | 30-23 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 2022 | 66-49 | 23-13 | 38-33 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 34-36 | 5-1 | 29-35 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 8-14 | 0-3 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 3-20 | 0-1 | 3-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Stefanos Sakellaridis has a 42-26 win-loss record in 2026, 2-1 on indoor hard courts. In the course of the previous 2 years, the Greek has a 7-6 record on indoor hard courts. Sakellaridis will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.
Sakellaridis’s most significant achievement of this season was reaching the final the New Delhi Challenger and the Chisinau Challenger.
Last year in Almaty Open the Greek didn’t compete in this tournament.
H2H Mikhail Kukushkin vs. Stefanos Sakellaridis
There is no head to head record between Mikhail Kukushkin and Stefanos Sakellaridis since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
R2 – Stefanos Tsitsipas’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 5-0 for Stefanos Tsitsipas
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38-22 | 21-13 | 12-6 | 4-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 22-18 | 12-10 | 7-5 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 45-22 | 13-11 | 22-6 | 8-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 51-24 | 19-9 | 17-5 | 11-6 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 61-24 | 18-8 | 17-4 | 18-9 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 55-19 | 26-8 | 23-5 | 6-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 29-14 | 11-6 | 11-3 | 7-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 54-25 | 22-12 | 15-5 | 15-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
Stefanos Tsitsipas has a 37-22 win-loss record in 2026, 3-1 on indoor hard courts. In the previous 12 years, Tsitsipas has a 101-54 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). The Greek will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.
His best result of the year was winning the competition in Gstaad where he defeated Raphael Collignon in the final 6-4 6-7(3) 6-3.
Last year in Almaty Open Stefanos didn’t play in this tournament.
H2H Mikhail Kukushkin vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
This would be the 6th time that Mikhail Kukushkin and Stefanos Tsitsipas clash against each other. The head to head is 5-0 for Tsitsipas (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.
Anyhow, Mikhail Kukushkin may come up against Aleksandar Kovacevic. Their head to head is 0-0.
1/4 – Luciano Darderi’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Mikhail Kukushkin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35-24 | 12-11 | 22-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 38-30 | 6-11 | 30-11 | 0-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 38-31 | 1-9 | 34-15 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 48-31 | 3-3 | 45-27 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 37-25 | 0-1 | 37-24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 48-19 | 20-6 | 27-12 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Luciano Darderi has a 35-24 record in 2026, but he has not played yet on indoor hard courts. Darderi will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.
His best result of this year was conquering the tournament in Santiago where he beat Yannick Hanfmann in the final 7-6(6) 7-5.
Last year in Almaty Open Darderi was defeated by Shintaro Mochizuki in the 2nd round 6-3 6-3.
H2H Mikhail Kukushkin vs. Luciano Darderi
This contest would be 2nd time that Mikhail Kukushkin and Luciano Darderi clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kukushkin (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.
Alternatively, Mikhail Kukushkin could fight against Miomir Kecmanovic. Their H2H record is 2-1 for Mikhail Kukushkin.
1/2 – Andrey Rublev’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-3 for Mikhail Kukushkin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33-20 | 17-12 | 16-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 34-25 | 16-13 | 8-6 | 6-4 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 43-26 | 26-11 | 11-6 | 6-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 56-26 | 23-12 | 19-5 | 6-7 | 8-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 51-20 | 19-7 | 14-6 | 18-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 53-23 | 25-10 | 9-5 | 12-6 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 41-10 | 17-4 | 10-2 | 14-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 54-27 | 28-14 | 8-5 | 16-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
Andrey Rublev has a 33-20 win-loss record in 2026, but he has not competed so far on indoor hard courts. Andrey will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.
His best achievement of the current year was winning the competition in Bastad where he defeated Luciano Darderi in the final 6-4 6-3.
Last year in Almaty Open Andrey didn’t compete in this tournament.
H2H Mikhail Kukushkin vs. Andrey Rublev
This contest would be 8th time that Mikhail Kukushkin and Andrey Rublev clash against each other. The head to head is 4-3 for Kukushkin (see full H2H stats), 4-1 on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.
However, Mikhail Kukushkin could square off with Thiago Agustin Tirante. Their H2H record is 0-0.
Final – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-0 for Daniil Medvedev
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45-18 | 34-10 | 5-4 | 0-1 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 41-23 | 20-12 | 6-4 | 10-4 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 46-21 | 28-9 | 11-5 | 1-5 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 66-18 | 38-8 | 10-3 | 11-4 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 45-19 | 26-8 | 3-2 | 8-6 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 63-13 | 33-5 | 5-3 | 18-3 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 28-10 | 14-4 | 0-2 | 14-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 59-21 | 34-8 | 8-5 | 12-5 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
Daniil Medvedev has a 45-18 record in 2026, 0-1 on indoor hard courts. In connection to the previous 14 years, the Russian has a 139-67 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). The Russian will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.
His most significant achievement of the current year was winning the title in Brisbane where he beat Brandon Nakashima in the final 6-2 7-6(1), in Dubai where he overcame Tallon Griekspoor in the final w/o, and in Hangzhou where he overcame Andrey Rublev in the final 7-5 6-4.
Last year in Almaty Open Medvedev conquered the event after defeating Corentin Moutet 7-5 4-6 6-3.
H2H Mikhail Kukushkin vs. Daniil Medvedev
This would be the 3rd time that Mikhail Kukushkin and Daniil Medvedev square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.
Anyhow, Mikhail Kukushkin may face Alexander Bublik. Their H2H is 2-1 for Alexander Bublik.
