23 Facts About Mikhail Kukushkin

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Mikhail Aleksandrovich Kukushkin is a Russian-born Kazakhstani professional tennis player.

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In January 2012, Kukushkin became the first player with a Kazakh passport to reach the fourth round of the 2012 Australian Open, after defeating Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Viktor Troicki and Gael Monfils.

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Mikhail Kukushkin 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.

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Mikhail Kukushkin lost in the first round to 28th seed, world No 31, and eventual semifinalist, Lucas Pouille.

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Mikhail Kukushkin won both of his matches beating Pedro Sousa and Joao Sousa.

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Mikhail Kukushkin started his 2020 season at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open.

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Mikhail Kukushkin lost in the second round to second seed, world No 23, and eventual champion, Andrey Rublev.

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Mikhail Kukushkin lost in the first round of qualifying to Cameron Norrie.

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Mikhail Kukushkin was defeated in the third round by Jordan Thompson.

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Mikhail Kukushkin lost in the second round to Spanish qualifier Pedro Martinez.

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At the St Petersburg Open, Mikhail Kukushkin lost in the first round to Miomir Kecmanovic.

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Mikhail Kukushkin played his final tournament of the season at the first edition of the Astana Open.

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Mikhail Kukushkin beat top seed and world No 28, Benoit Paire, in the second round.

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Mikhail Kukushkin was defeated in the quarterfinals by qualifier Emil Ruusuvuori.

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Mikhail Kukushkin started his 2021 season at the Murray River Open.

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Mikhail Kukushkin lost in the second round to top seed and world No 18, Stan Wawrinka.

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At the Open Sud de France, Mikhail Kukushkin lost in the final round of qualifying to Pierre-Hugues Herbert.

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Mikhail Kukushkin lost in the second round to 11th seed, world No 13, and Indian Wells Champion, Taylor Fritz.

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Mikhail Kukushkin lost in the first round to British wildcard Paul Jubb.

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Mikhail Kukushkin finished the year 2022 ranked No 223 on 21 November 2022, his lowest ranking in 15 years.

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Mikhail Kukushkin lost in the first round of qualifying to Australian Tristan Schoolkate.

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At the Concepcion Challenger, Mikhail Kukushkin lost in the first round to sixth seed Hugo Dellien.

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Mikhail Kukushkin lost in the first round to fifth seed Liam Broady.