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Mikhail Kukushkin
Country (sports) Russia (2006–2008)
 Kazakhstan (2008 – )
ResidenceAstana, Kazakhstan
Born (1987-12-26) 26 December 1987 (age 36)
Volgograd, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2006
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachAnastasia Kukushkina (2008–2018)
Prize moneyUS$6,962,856
Singles
Career record175–237
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 39 (25 February 2019)
Current rankingNo. 100 (23 September 2024)[1]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (2012)
French Open2R (2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2020)
Wimbledon4R (2019)
US Open3R (2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020)
Doubles
Career record36–71
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 67 (2 March 2020)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2020)
French OpenQF (2019)
Wimbledon2R (2011, 2012, 2014, 2019)
US Open3R (2014)
Team competitions
Davis CupQF (2011, 2013, 2014, 2021)
Medal record
Representing  Kazakhstan
Men's tennis
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Team event
Last updated on: 20 March 2024.

Mikhail Aleksandrovich Kukushkin (Russian: Михаил Александрович Кукушкин; born 26 December 1987) is a Russian-born Kazakhstani professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 39, achieved on 25 February 2019.

Career

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2006–10: Turned pro, Masters debut, maiden ATP Tour title

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He turned pro in 2006. Before 2008, he played for his country of birth, Russia.

In 2009, he came through qualifying to reach the main draw of a Masters Series 1000 tournament for the first time at the Miami Masters. He beat Tommy Haas in the first round, but lost to Dmitry Tursunov in the second round.

In September 2010, during the Davis Cup play-offs, he notably beat Swiss player Stanislas Wawrinka. His good form continued, later winning his only ATP World Tour title, as he beat world number 10 player Mikhail Youzhny in the final of the St. Petersburg Open 6–3, 7–6.

2012: Historic first Grand Slam fourth round at the Australian Open, Olympics debut

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In January 2012, Kukushkin became the first player from Kazakhstan to reach the fourth round of the 2012 Australian Open, after defeating Guillermo García-López, Viktor Troicki and Gaël Monfils.

Later that season, he reached a then career-high singles ranking of World No. 49, just after the quarterfinals at Nice and the second round at the 2012 French Open.

At the 2012 Olympics, he lost in the first round of the men's singles to Gilles Simon.[2] By the end of 2012 he suffered from a bad hip injury and had to go for surgery twice.

2013

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By August his ranking had tumbled to No. 430. After making his recovery he reached the third round of the 2013 US Open, his best performance in the American Grand Slam, starting from the qualifying draw.

In September he found good form again, winning two Challenger Tournaments in Turkey: Izmir and Istanbul. He then reached his second ATP World Tour final in Moscow, at the Kremlin Cup, beating in the semifinals World No. 22 and defending champion Andreas Seppi.

2014–18

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In the 2014 Wimbledon Championships, he reached the third round where he lost in four sets to world No. 1 Rafael Nadal 7–6(7–4), 1–6, 1–6, 1–6. As a result of his run he reached a new career high of No. 48 in July 2014. At the 2014 Kremlin Cup he defeated Fabio Fognini[3] and Mikhail Youzhny[4] to reach the semifinals, where he lost to Marin Čilić. At the 2014 Swiss Indoors, he won over world No. 4 Stanislas Wawrinka in the first round. At the 2014 Shanghai Rolex Masters he defeated Kevin Anderson to reach the third round, where he fell to world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in three sets. At the 2015 US Open, Kukushkin defeated 17th seed Grigor Dimitrov in five sets to reach the third round.

2019–20: Top 40, Wimbledon fourth round, ATP Tour quarterfinal

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Kukushkin started his 2019 season at the Australian Open. He lost in the first round to 28th seed, world No. 31, and eventual semifinalist, Lucas Pouille.[5]

After the Australian Open, Kukushkin represented Kazakhstan during the Davis Cup tie against Portugal. He won both of his matches beating Pedro Sousa and João Sousa.[6] In the end, Kazakhstan won the tie over Portugal 3–1 to advance to the Davis Cup Finals.[7] At the Sofia Open, he lost in the second round to seventh seed Gaël Monfils.[8] In Rotterdam, he was defeated in the second round by Damir Džumhur.[9] As a result, he reached a new career-high ranking of No. 39 on 25 February 2019.

At the 2019 Wimbledon Championships Kukushin reached the fourth round for the first time at this Grand Slam and for the second time in his career at this level.

Kukushkin started his 2020 season at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open. He lost in the second round to second seed, world No. 23, and eventual champion, Andrey Rublev.[10] At the 2020 Australian Open, he was defeated in the first round by Australian wildcard, Marc Polmans, in five sets.[11]

Getting past qualifying at the 2020 Rotterdam Open, Kukushkin lost in the first round to Gilles Simon.[12] Last year finalist at the 2020 Open 13 Provence, he was defeated in the first round by Pierre-Hugues Herbert.[13] Due to not defending his finalist points from last year, his ranking fell from 69 to 89. In Dubai, he lost in the first round to seventh seed and world No. 17, Karen Khachanov.[14] Representing Kazakhstan during the 2020 Davis Cup tie against the Netherlands, he lost his match to Robin Haase.[15] In the end, Kazakhstan won the tie over the Netherlands 3–1 to advance to the Davis Cup Finals in Madrid.[16] The ATP tour canceled tournaments from March through July due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[17][18][19]

When the ATP resumed tournament play in August, Kukushkin competed at the 2020 Western & Southern Open. He lost in the first round of qualifying to Cameron Norrie. At the US Open, he knocked out 13th seed and world No. 19, Cristian Garín, in the second round in five sets.[20] He was defeated in the third round by Jordan Thompson.[21]

After the US Open, Kukushkin played at the 2020 Italian Open. Here, he fell in the final round of qualifying to Dominik Koepfer. At the French Open, he upset 14th seed, world No. 15, and 2011 quarterfinalist, Fabio Fognini, in the first round.[22] He lost in the second round to Spanish qualifier Pedro Martínez.[23]

At the 2020 St. Petersburg Open, Kukushkin lost in the first round to Miomir Kecmanović.[24] He played his final tournament of the 2020 season at the first edition of the Astana Open. He beat top seed and world No. 28, Benoît Paire, in the second round.[25] He was defeated in the quarterfinals by qualifier Emil Ruusuvuori.[26]

Kukushkin ended the 2020 season ranked No. 89.

2021–23: Three Challenger finals, out of top 250

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Kukushkin started his 2021 season at the Murray River Open. He lost in the second round to top seed and world No. 18, Stan Wawrinka.[27] At the 2021 Australian Open, he was defeated in the first round by third seed and last year finalist, Dominic Thiem.[28]

As the top seed at the 2021 Nur-Sultan Challenger, Kukushkin lost in the first round to eventual champion Mackenzie McDonald.[29] Seeded third at the Nur-Sultan Challenger II, he was beaten in the first round by Frederico Ferreira Silva.

Kukushkin started his 2022 season at the Traralgon International. Seeded eighth, he reached the quarterfinals where he lost to fourth seed and eventual champion, Tomáš Macháč. Getting past qualifying at the Australian Open, he was defeated in the first round by Tommy Paul.[30] At the 2022 Open Sud de France, Kukushkin lost in the final round of qualifying to Pierre-Hugues Herbert. In Cherbourg, he was defeated in the second round by eventual finalist Constant Lestienne. Making it past the qualifying rounds at the 2022 Open 13 Provence, he lost in the first round to Pierre-Hugues Herbert.[31] At the Teréga Open Pau–Pyrénées, he was defeated in the second round by Manuel Guinard. Representing Kazakhstan in the Davis Cup tie against Norway, he lost to Casper Ruud.[32] In the end, Kazakhstan won the tie over Norway 3–1 to advance to the Davis Cup Finals.[33] Getting past qualifying in Indian Wells, he lost in the first round to Tommy Paul. Playing as a qualifier at the 2022 Arizona Classic, a tournament where he reached the final when it was last held in 2019, he was defeated in the first round by Richard Gasquet.[34] Getting past qualifying in Miami, he got his first ATP win of the season by beating Botic van de Zandschulp in the first round.[35] He lost in the second round to 11th seed, world No. 13, and Indian Wells Champion, Taylor Fritz.[36]

Starting his clay court season at the 2022 Serbia Open where he received a wildcard, Kukushkin lost in the first round to Aljaž Bedene.[37] In Munich, he fell in the first round of qualifying to Thiago Monteiro. He started his grass court season at the 2022 Surbiton Trophy. He lost in the first round to British wildcard Paul Jubb.[38] In Nottingham, he reached the quarterfinals where he was defeated by third seed and eventual finalist, Jordan Thompson.[39] At the 2022 Ilkley Trophy, he retired from his first-round match against Fernando Verdasco due to injury.[40] Making it past qualifying for Wimbledon, he lost in the first round to 29th seed and world No. 34, Jenson Brooksby.[41]

In August 2022, Mikhail Kukushkin won his first match at the Challenger in Chicago as an alternate where he defeated the American Govind Nanda.[42] In October, he received a wildcard for his home tournament, the 2022 Astana Open.[43] In November, he reached the Challenger final in Andria where he lost to Leandro Riedi.

He finished the 2022 season ranked No. 223 on 21 November 2022, his lowest ranking in 15 years.

Kukushkin started his 2023 season at the Canberra International. He lost in the first round of qualifying to Australian Tristan Schoolkate. At the Australian Open, he fell in the second round of qualifying to Yosuke Watanuki. At the Concepción Challenger, Kukushkin lost in the first round to sixth seed Hugo Dellien.[44] In Tenerife, he was defeated in the first round by Alessandro Giannessi.

In March 2023, he played at the Challenger Città di Lugano. He lost in the first round to fifth seed Liam Broady. At the Challenger Biel/Bienne, he was eliminated in the second round by third seed Norbert Gombos.[45] At the Play In Challenger, he lost in the first round to French qualifier Kenny de Schepper. In September 2023, he received a wildcard for his home tournament, the 2023 Astana Open.

Kukushkin ended the 2023 season ranked No. 264.

2024: First ATP Challenger titles in 6 years & ATP Tour quarterfinal in 4 years, back to top 100

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In May 2024, he qualified for the 2024 French Open making his 11th appearance at this Major.[46]

Kukushkin broke a six-year title drought on the ATP Challenger Tour early in the first quarter of the season, capturing titles in Manama and Tenerife. At the 2024 Hangzhou Open Kukushin reached his first ATP Tour quarterfinal in four years (since Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan in 2020). [47] As a result he returned to the top 100 in the singles rankings after more than 3 years (since 17 May 2021), on 23 September 2024.

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

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Current through the 2022 Miami Open.

Tournament 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A 1R 4R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R Q2 A 0 / 12 3–12 20%
French Open A A Q2 Q2 Q2 2R 2R Q2 2R 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R 2R 1R A A 1R 0 / 11 5–11 31%
Wimbledon A A Q1 A A 1R 1R A 3R 1R 2R 2R 2R 4R NH 1R 1R A Q3 0 / 10 8–10 44%
US Open A A A Q3 1R 2R 1R 3R 1R 3R 1R 3R 3R 2R 3R 1R Q2 Q2 Q1 0 / 12 12–12 50%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–4 4–4 2–2 3–4 2–4 1–3 4–4 1–3 4–4 3–3 0–4 0–2 0–0 0–1 0 / 45 28–45 38%
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A A A 1R A A 3R 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R NH Q2 1R 0 / 8 4–8 33%
Miami Masters A A A 2R A 2R 1R A 1R 2R 3R 2R 1R 1R NH 2R 2R 0 / 11 8–11 42%
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A A A Q1 3R A Q1 1R Q1 Q1 Q1 2R NH A A 0 / 3 3–3 50%
Madrid Masters A A A A A A A A A A Q2 1R 2R 1R NH Q1 A 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Rome Masters A A A A A A Q2 A 2R Q1 2R Q1 Q1 1R Q3 Q1 A 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Canada Masters A A A A A A 2R A A A A A A 1R NH A A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A Q2 A A A Q1 A A A 2R Q1 A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Shanghai Masters A A A A A 1R A A 3R A Q1 A 2R 2R NH 0 / 4 4–4 50%
Paris Masters A A A A A A A A A A A Q1 2R A A A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–3 3–3 0–0 5–4 1–3 4–3 2–3 3–5 2–8 0–0 1–1 1–2 0 / 36 24–36 40%
Career statistics
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L Win%
Tournaments 0 1 4 6 9 20 14 5 24 23 20 14 21 25 9 12 7 Career total: 214
Titles 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 1
Finals 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Career total: 4
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–1 4–4 7–7 17–8 10–24 12–15 6–6 16–27 19–24 13–21 13–14 21–22 22–26 6–10 4–13 1–10 1 / 216 172–232 43%
Year-end ranking 605 218 148 132 59 91 107 67 70 65 89 74 53 67 89 183 223 264 $6,781,242

Doubles

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Tournament 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A 1R 1R A 1R 1R 1R A 1R 1R SF 2R A 5–9
French Open A A A 3R 1R A 2R 1R A A A QF 1R A A 6–6
Wimbledon Q1 A A 2R 2R A 2R 1R A A A 2R NH A A 4–5
US Open A A A 2R 1R A 3R 1R A A A 1R A A A 3–4
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 4–4 1–3 0–0 4–4 0–4 0–1 0–0 0–1 4–3 4–2 1–1 0–0 18–23

ATP career finals

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Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runners-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam
ATP Masters 1000
ATP 500 Series
ATP 250 Series (1–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–3)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (1–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2010 St. Petersburg Open, Russia 250 Series Hard (i) Russia Mikhail Youzhny 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Loss 1–1 Oct 2013 Kremlin Cup, Russia 250 Series Hard (i) France Richard Gasquet 6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 1–2 Jan 2015 Sydney International, Australia 250 Series Hard Serbia Viktor Troicki 2–6, 3–6
Loss 1–3 Feb 2019 Open 13, France 250 Series Hard (i) Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 5–7, 6–7(5–7)

ATP Challenger and ITF finals

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Singles: 30 (17 titles, 13 runner–ups)

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Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (16–11)
ITF Futures Tour (1–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (9–11)
Clay (7–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2006 Russia F2, Moscow Futures Hard (i) Russia Evgeny Kirillov 6–3, 1–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Aug 2007 Saransk, Russia Challenger Clay Ukraine Ivan Sergeyev 6–3, 6–1
Win 2–1 Aug 2007 Samarkand, Uzbekistan Challenger Clay Italy Manuel Jorquera 6–4, 6–3
Loss 2–2 Aug 2007 Russia F3, Moscow Futures Clay Russia Mikhail Elgin 6–7(5–7), 6–7(5–7)
Win 3–2 Mar 2008 Barletta, Italy Challenger Clay Serbia Boris Pashanski 6–3, 6–4
Win 4–2 Apr 2008 Russia F1, Moscow Futures Carpet (i) Czech Republic Jan Mertl 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win 5–2 Jul 2009 Penza, Russia Challenger Hard Ukraine Illya Marchenko 6–4, 6–2
Win 6–2 Jul 2010 Braunschweig, Germany Challenger Clay Brazil Marcos Daniel 6–2, 3–0 ret.
Win 7–2 Jul 2010 Penza, Russia Challenger Hard Russia Konstantin Kravchuk 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 6–3
Loss 7–3 Aug 2010 Istanbul, Turkey Challenger Hard France Adrian Mannarino 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 7–4 Jul 2011 Penza, Russia Challenger Hard Spain Arnau Brugués Davi 6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Win 8–4 Jul 2011 Astana, Kazakhstan Challenger Hard (i) Ukraine Sergei Bubka 6–3, 6–4
Win 9–4 Jun 2013 Košice, Slovakia Challenger Clay Bosnia and Herzegovina Damir Džumhur 6–4, 1–6, 6–2
Loss 9–5 Jun 2013 Tanger, Morocco Challenger Clay Spain Pablo Carreño Busta 2–6, 1–4 ret.
Loss 9–6 Jul 2013 Astana, Kazakhstan Challenger Hard (i) Israel Dudi Sela 7–5, 2–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win 10–6 Sep 2013 Istanbul, Turkey Challenger Hard Ukraine Illya Marchenko 6–3, 6–3
Win 11–6 Sep 2013 İzmir, Turkey Challenger Hard Republic of Ireland Louk Sorensen 6–1, 6–4
Loss 11–7 Aug 2014 Aptos, USA Challenger Hard Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis 6–7(7–9), 4–6
Win 12–7 Aug 2015 Astana, Kazakhstan Challenger Hard Russia Evgeny Donskoy 6–2, 6–2
Win 13–7 Jun 2016 Prostějov, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Hungary Márton Fucsovics 6–1, 6–2
Win 14–7 Jun 2016 Moscow, Russia Challenger Clay Canada Steven Diez 6–3, 6–3
Loss 14–8 Mar 2017 Irving, USA Challenger Hard United Kingdom Aljaž Bedene 4–6, 6–3, 1–6
Loss 14–9 Jul 2017 Astana, Kazakhstan Challenger Hard Belarus Egor Gerasimov 6–7(9–11), 6–4, 4–6
Win 15–9 Mar 2018 Irving, USA Challenger Hard Italy Matteo Berrettini 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Loss 15–10 Mar 2019 Phoenix, USA Challenger Hard Italy Matteo Berrettini 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 6–7(2–7)
Loss 15–11 Nov 2022 Andria, Italy Challenger Hard (i) Switzerland Leandro Riedi 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Loss 15–12 Jun 2023 Tyler, USA Challenger Hard United States Nicolas Moreno de Alboran 7–6(10–8), 6–7(0–7), 4–6
Loss 15–13 Jul 2023 Bloomfield Hills, USA Challenger Hard United States Steve Johnson 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–7(4–7)
Win 16–13 Feb 2024 Manama, Bahrain Challenger Hard France Richard Gasquet 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win 17–13 Mar 2024 Tenerife, Spain Challenger Hard Italy Matteo Gigante 6–2, 2–0 ret.

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner–ups)

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Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
ITF Futures Tour (1–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2006 Uzbekistan F3, Namangan Futures Hard Ukraine Oleksandr Nedovyesov France Jean-François Bachelot
France Nicolas Tourte
5–7, 3–6
Win 1–1 May 2007 Italy F13, Vicenza Futures Clay Italy Riccardo Ghedin Argentina Guillermo Carry
Slovenia Andrej Kračman
7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5)
Loss 1–2 Jul 2013 Astana, Kazakhstan Challenger Hard (i) Kazakhstan Andrey Golubev Italy Claudio Grassi
Italy Riccardo Ghedin
6–3, 3–6, [8–10]

Record against other players

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Record against top 10 players

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Kukushkin's match record against those who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who have been No. 1 in bold (ATP World Tour, Grand Slam and Davis Cup main draw matches).

* As of 27 August 2021

Top 10 wins

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  • He has a 4–37 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Season 2010 ... 2014 ... 2018 2019 Total
Wins 1 1 1 1 4
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score
2010
1. Russia Mikhail Youzhny 9 St. Petersburg Open, Russia Hard (i) F 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
2014
2. Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka 4 Swiss Indoors, Switzerland Hard (i) 1R 6–4, 6–7(1–7), 6–3
2018
3. Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov 10 Vienna Open, Austria Hard (i) 1R 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
2019
4. Spain Roberto Bautista Agut 10 US Open, United States Hard 1R 3–6, 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3

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