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{{Infobox tennis biography
|name= Mikhail Kukushkin
|image= Kukushkin RG15 (20) (19120012690).jpg
|image_size= 
|caption= Kukushkin at the [[2015 French Open]]
|country= {{RUS}} (2006 – 2008)<br>{{KAZ}} (2008 – )
|residence= [[Astana]], Kazakhstan
|birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1987|12|26|df=y}}
|birth_place= [[Volgograd]], [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Russian SFSR]], [[Soviet Union]]
|height= {{height|m=1.83}}
|turnedpro= 2006
|plays= Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
|careerprizemoney= [[US$|$]]2,741,457
|singlesrecord= 92–119
|singlestitles= 1
|highestsinglesranking= No. 46 (5 October 2015)
|currentsinglesranking= No. 76 (20 March 2017)<ref>http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/rankings/singles</ref>
|AustralianOpenresult= 4R ([[2012 Australian Open – Men's Singles|2012]])
|FrenchOpenresult= 2R ([[2011 French Open – Men's Singles|2011]], [[2012 French Open – Men's Singles|2012]], [[2014 French Open – Men's Singles|2014]])
|Wimbledonresult= 3R ([[2014 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|2014]])
|USOpenresult= 3R ([[2013 US Open – Men's Singles|2013]], [[2015 US Open – Men's Singles|2015]])
|doublesrecord= 19–44
|doublestitles= 0
|highestdoublesranking= No. 114 (27 February 2012)
|currentdoublesranking= No. 420 (6 February 2017)
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 1R ([[2011 Australian Open - Men's Doubles|2011]], [[2012 Australian Open – Men's Doubles|2012]], [[2014 Australian Open – Men's Doubles|2014]], [[2015 Australian Open – Men's Doubles|2015]], [[2016 Australian Open – Men's Doubles|2016]])
|FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 3R ([[2011 French Open - Men's Doubles|2011]])
|WimbledonDoublesresult = 2R ([[2011 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Doubles|2011]], [[2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles|2012]], [[2014 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles|2014]])
|USOpenDoublesresult = 3R ([[2014 US Open – Men's Doubles|2014]])
| Team = yes
| DavisCupresult = QF ([[2011 Davis Cup World Group|2011]], [[2013 Davis Cup World Group|2013]], [[2014 Davis Cup World Group|2014]])
|updated = 1 February 2016
|medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry|{{KAZ}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's tennis}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Tennis at the 2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]]|[[Tennis at the 2014 Asian Games – Men's team|Team Event]]}}
}}
'''Mikhail Aleksandrovich Kukushkin''' ({{lang-ru|link=no|Михаил Александрович Кукушкин}} {{transl|ru|''Mihail Aleksandrovič Kukuškin''}}, born 26 December 1987) is a professional [[Kazakhstan|Kazakhstani]] [[List of male tennis players|tennis player]] of Russian origin.

==History==

Born in [[Volgograd]], [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Russian SFSR]], [[Soviet Union]], he turned pro in 2006.

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 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.

In January 2012, Kukushkin became the first player with Kazakh passport to reach the fourth round of the [[2012 Australian Open - Men's Singles|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 [[2012 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur – Singles|Nice]] and the second round at the [[2012 French Open]].

By the end of 2012 he suffered from a bad hip injury and had to go for surgery twice. By August 2013 his ranking had tumbled to number 430. After making his recovery he reached the third round of the [[2013 US Open (tennis)|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 [[ATP Challenger Tour|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]].

In the [[2014 Wimbledon Championships]], he reached the 3rd round where he lost in four sets to world number 1 player [[Rafael Nadal]] 7–6<sup>(7–4)</sup>, 1–6, 1–6, 1–6. As a result of his run he reached a new career high of world number 48 in July 2014. Aty the [[2014 Kremlin Cup]] he defeated [[Mikhail Youzhny]] to reach semifinals, where he lost to [[Marin Čilić]]. [[Fabio Fognini]] and At the [[2014 Swiss Indoors]], he won over world number 4 player [[Stanislas Wawrinka]] in first round. At the [[2014 Shanghai Rolex Masters]] he defeated [[Kevin Anderson (tennis)|Kevin Anderson]] to reach third round, where he fell to world number 1 player [[Novak Djokovic]] in three sets.

In the [[2015 US Open (tennis)|2015 US Open]], Kukushkin defeated 17th seed [[Grigor Dimitrov]] 6–3, 7–6<sup>(7–2)</sup>, 2–6, 4–6, 6–4 to reach the third round.

==ATP career finals==

===Singles: 3 (1–2)===
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:97%
!Legend
|-bgcolor=#f3e6d7
|Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
|-bgcolor=#ffffcc
|ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
|-bgcolor=#e9e9e9
|ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
|-bgcolor=#d4f1c5
|ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
|-
|ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–2)
|}

{|class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97%
!width=75|Outcome
!width=20|No.
!width=115|Date
!width=300|Tournament
!width=60|Surface
!width=200|Opponent
!width=180|Score
|-
|bgcolor=#98FB98|Winner
|1.
|31 October 2010
|[[St. Petersburg Open]], St. Petersburg, Russia
|Hard (i)
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Mikhail Youzhny]]
|6–3, 7–6<sup>(7–2)</sup>
|-
|bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up
|1.
|20 October 2013
|[[Kremlin Cup]], Moscow, Russia
|Hard (i)
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Richard Gasquet]] 
|6–4, 4–6, 4–6
|-
|bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up
|2.
|17 January 2015
|[[Apia International Sydney]], Sydney, Australia
|Hard
|{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Viktor Troicki]] 
|2–6, 3–6
|}

== Singles performance timeline ==
{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center;font-size:97%
!Tournament!![[2009 ATP World Tour|2009]]!![[2010 ATP World Tour|2010]]!![[2011 ATP World Tour|2011]]!![[2012 ATP World Tour|2012]]!![[2013 ATP World Tour|2013]]!![[2014 ATP World Tour|2014]]!![[2015 ATP World Tour|2015]]!![[2016 ATP World Tour|2016]]!![[2017 ATP World Tour|2017]]!!W–L
|-
|colspan=12 align=left|'''[[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam Tournaments]]
|-
|align=left| [[Australian Open]]
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 Australian Open – Men's Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 Australian Open – Men's Singles|4R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2013 Australian Open – Men's Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2014 Australian Open – Men's Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2015 Australian Open – Men's Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2016 Australian Open – Men's Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2017 Australian Open – Men's Singles|1R]]
|3–7
|-
|align=left| [[French Open]]
|[[2009 French Open – Men's Singles Qualifying|Q2]]
|[[2010 French Open – Men's Singles Qualifying|Q2]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 French Open – Men's Singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 French Open – Men's Singles|2R]]
|[[2013 French Open – Men's Singles Qualifying|Q2]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2014 French Open – Men's Singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2015 French Open – Men's Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2016 French Open – Men's Singles|1R]]
|
|3–5
|-
|align=left| [[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]]
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|1R]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2014 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|3R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2015 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2016 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|2R]]
|
|3–5
|-
|align=left| [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]
|[[2009 US Open – Men's Singles Qualifying|Q3]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2010 US Open – Men's Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 US Open – Men's Singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 US Open – Men's Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2013 US Open – Men's Singles|3R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2014 US Open – Men's Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2015 US Open – Men's Singles|3R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2016 US Open – Men's Singles|1R]]
|
|5–7
|-
!style=text-align:left|Win–Loss
!0–0
!0–1
!2–4
!4–4
!2–2
!3–4
!2–4
!1–4
!0–1
!14–24
|-
|colspan=12 align=left|'''[[ATP World Tour Masters 1000]]
|-
|align=left| [[Indian Wells Masters]]
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Singles|1R]]
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2014 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Singles|3R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2015 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2016 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2017 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Singles|2R]]
|4–5
|-
|align=left| [[Miami Masters]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2009 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's Singles|2R]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's Singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's Singles|1R]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2014 Sony Open Tennis – Men's Singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2015 Miami Open – Men's Singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2016 Miami Open – Men's Singles|3R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2017 Miami Open – Men's Singles|2R]]
|6–7
|-
|align=left| [[Monte-Carlo Masters]]
|A
|A
|[[2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Singles Qualifying|Q1]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Singles|3R]]
|A
|[[2014 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Singles|Q1]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2015 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Singles|1R]]
|[[2016 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Singles|Q1]]
|
|2–2
|-
|align=left| [[Madrid Open (tennis)|Madrid Masters]]
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|[[2016 Mutua Madrid Open – Men's Singles|Q2]]
|
|0–0
|-
|align=left| [[Rome Masters]]
|A
|A
|A
|[[2012 Internazionali BNL d'Italia – Men's Singles|Q2]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2014 Internazionali BNL d'Italia – Men's Singles|2R]]
|[[2015 Internazionali BNL d'Italia – Men's Singles|Q1]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2016 Internazionali BNL d'Italia – Men's Singles|2R]]
|
|2–2
|-
|align=left| [[Canada Masters]]
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 Rogers Cup – Men's Singles|2R]]
|A
|A
|A
|A
|
|1–1
|-
|align=left| [[Cincinnati Masters]]
|A
|A
|[[2011 Western & Southern Open – Men's Singles Qualifying|Q2]]
|A
|A
|A
|[[2015 Western & Southern Open – Men's Singles|Q1]]
|A
|
|0–0
|-
|align=left| [[Shanghai Masters (tennis)|Shanghai Masters]]
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Singles|1R]]
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2014 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Singles|3R]]
|A
|[[2016 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Singles|Q1]]
|
|2–2
|-
|align=left| [[Paris Masters]]
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|A
|
|0–0
|-
!style=text-align:left|Win–Loss
!1–1
!0–0
!1–3
!3–3
!0–0
!5–4
!1–3
!4–3
!2–2
!17–19
|-
|colspan=12 align=left|'''Career Statistics
|-
!style=text-align:left|Titles–Finals
!0–0
!1–1
!0–0
!0–0
!0–1
!0–0
!0–1
!0–0
!0–0
!1–3
|-bgcolor=EFEFEF
|align=left|Year-End Ranking
|132
|59
|91
|107
|67
|70
|65
|89
|
!
|}

== Doubles performance timeline ==
{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center;font-size:97%
!Tournament!![[2008 ATP Tour|2008]]!![[2009 ATP World Tour|2009]]!![[2010 ATP World Tour|2010]]!![[2011 ATP World Tour|2011]]!![[2012 ATP World Tour|2012]]!![[2013 ATP World Tour|2013]]!![[2014 ATP World Tour|2014]]!!W–L
|-
|colspan=16 align=left|'''[[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam Tournaments]]
|-
|align=left| [[Australian Open]]
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 Australian Open – Men's Doubles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 Australian Open – Men's Doubles|1R]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2014 Australian Open – Men's Doubles|1R]]
|0–3
|-
|align=left| [[French Open]]
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 French Open – Men's Doubles|3R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 French Open – Men's Doubles|1R]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2014 French Open – Men's Doubles|2R]]
|3–3
|-
|align=left| [[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]]
|Q1
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles|2R]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2014 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles|2R]]
|3–3
|-
|align=left| [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 US Open – Men's Doubles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 US Open – Men's Doubles|1R]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2014 US Open – Men's Doubles|3R]]
|3–2
|-
!style=text-align:left|Win–Loss
!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
!4–4
!1–3
!0–0
!4–4
!9–11
|}

==Top 10 wins per season==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| Season ||2010 ||2011 ||2012 || 2013 ||  2014 || 2015
|-align=center
| Wins ||1 || 0 ||0 || 0 ||  1 || 0
|}

===Wins over Top 10s per season===

{|class="wikitable sortable" 
!#
!width=150|Player
!Rank
!width=275|Event
!Surface
!Rd
!width=200|Score
|-
| colspan=7 style=text-align:center|'''[[2010 ATP World Tour|2010]]
|-
|1.
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Mikhail Youzhny]]
|bgcolor=EEE8AA|9
||[[St. Petersburg Open]], St. Petersburg, Russia
|bgcolor=CCCCFF|Hard
|bgcolor=lime|F
|6–3, 7–6<sup>(7–2)</sup>
|-
| colspan=7 style=text-align:center|'''[[2014 ATP World Tour|2014]]
|-
|2.
|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Stanislas Wawrinka]]
|bgcolor=EEE8AA|4
|bgcolor=D4F1C5|[[Swiss Indoors]], Basel, Switzerland
|bgcolor=CCCCFF|Hard
|bgcolor=afeeee|1R
|6–4, 6–7<sup>(1–7)</sup>, 6–3
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{ATP|K926}}
* {{ITF profile|100083116}}
* {{DavisCup player|100083116}}

{{Top ten Asian male singles tennis players}}

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