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Mikhail Kukushkin
Михаил КукушкинCountry Kazakhstan
RussiaResidence Astana, Kazakhstan Born 26 December 1987
Volgograd, Russian SFSR, Soviet UnionHeight 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Turned pro 2006 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Career prize money $862,040 Singles Career record 36–42 Career titles 1 Highest ranking No. 56 (19 September 2011) Current ranking No. 91 (14 November 2011) Grand Slam results Australian Open 1R (2011) French Open 2R (2011) Wimbledon 1R (2011) US Open 2R (2011) Doubles Career record 2–3 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 387 (November 1, 2010) Last updated on: January 24, 2011. Mikhail Kukushkin (Russian: Михаил Александрович Кукушкин, born 26 December 1987) is a professional Kazakh tennis player of Russian origin.
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History
Born in Volgograd, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, he turned pro in 2006 and achieved his highest ranking (58) on 1 November 2010.
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 reaching and winning his maiden ATP World Tour title, as he beat Mikhail Youzhny in the final of the St. Petersburg Open, 6–3 7–6(2).
ATP Career Finals
Singles: 1 (1-0)
Legend Grand Slam (0–0) Tennis Masters Cup /
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–0)Outcome No. Date Championship Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final Winner 1. 31 October 2010 St. Petersburg, Russia Hard (i) Mikhail Youzhny 6–3, 7–6(7–2) Singles Performance Timeline
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only after a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. The win-loss count only includes the player's performance in the main draw.
Tournament 2009 2010 2011 W–L Grand Slam Tournaments Australian Open A A 1R 0–1 French Open Q2 Q2 2R 1–1 Wimbledon A A 1R 0–1 US Open LQ 1R 2R 1–2 Win–Loss 0–0 0–1 2–4 2–5 ATP Masters Series Indian Wells Masters A A 1R 0–1 Miami Masters 2R A 2R 2–2 Monte Carlo Masters A A Q1 0–0 Rome Masters A A A 0–0 Madrid Masters A A A 0–0 Canada Masters A A A 0–0 Cincinnati Masters A A LQ 0–0 Shanghai Masters A A 1R 0–1 Paris Masters A A A 0–0 Win–Loss 1–1 0–0 1–3 2–4 Career Statistics Titles–Finals 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 Year-End Ranking 132 59 91 External links
1. Kei Nishikori (47 7) · 2. Denis Istomin (60 1) · 3. Mikhail Kukushkin (61 5) · 4. Lu Yen-hsun (66 2) · 5. Somdev Devvarman (85 4)6. Go Soeda (118 8) · 7. Tatsuma Ito (130 2) · 8. Andrey Golubev (134 29) · 9. Yuichi Sugita (170 2) · 10. Yang Tsung-Hua (191 3)Categories:- 1987 births
- Living people
- People from Volgograd
- Russian male tennis players
- Kazakhstani male tennis players
- Kazakhstani people of Russian descent
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