Dinko Dinev and Max Houkes have met 1 time since 2025; Max Houkes leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Max Houkes won at M25 Kigali (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Dinev
⚔️ The Gladiator
Houkes
👑 The Complete Package
Matchup analysis
The 👑 The Complete Package archetype wins about 59% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 874 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Max Houkes.
The Complete Package players often use elite serve & return and high bp conversion to pressure the the gladiator's physical intensity.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Dinev | Houkes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Dinko Dinev | Max Houkes | ||
| 1 or more | 90% | 9/10 | 89% | 16/18 |
| 3 or more | 80% | 8/10 | 44% | 8/18 |
| 5 or more | 30% | 3/10 | 11% | 2/18 |
| 10 or more | 10% | 1/10 | 0% | 0/18 |
| 15 or more | 10% | 1/10 | 0% | 0/18 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/18 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Dinev | Houkes |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6–1 | 7–5 |
| Avg odds | 3.20 | 2.40 |
| ROI % | +42.7% | +4.3% |
| Units P/L | +2.99u | +0.51u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Houkes has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Dinev's 0%).
| Opponent | Dinev | Houkes |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Geerts | L 26 76 26 | W 64 64 |
| Ergi Kirkin | L 26 26 | W 46 64 63 |
| Giuseppe La Vela | L 75 26 67 | L 26 26 |
Last five matches per player
Dali Blanch
PLOVDIV CHALLENGER · Round of 32
Jun 23
Naoki Tajima
PLOVDIV CHALLENGER · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 22
Viktor Markov
PLOVDIV CHALLENGER · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 21
Adhithya Ganesan
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 12
Kemal Arda Karakas
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 10
Piotr Pawlak
M15 Kayseri · Round of 32
Jun 1
Bora Sengul
M15 Kayseri · Round of 16
Jun 1
Hitesh Chauhan
M15 Kayseri · Round of 16
May 25
Martin Damm
Libema Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Emilio Nava
Neckarcup 2.0 · Round of 32
Jun 3
Marco Cecchinato
Roland Garros · 1st Round Qualifying
May 24
Inaki Montes-De La Torre
KIA Tunis Open · Round of 16
May 13
Kaichi Uchida
KIA Tunis Open · Round of 32
May 11
Zsombor Piros
Ostra Group Open By Porsche Servisni Centrum Ostrava · Round of 32
Apr 27
Valentin Royer
Oeiras Open 3 · Semifinals
Apr 18
Zdenek Kolar
Oeiras Open 3 · Round of 32
Apr 14
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 42–84 matches
| Metric | Dinev | Houkes |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 43% | 63% |
| Sets won | 45% | 60% |
| Games won | 48% | 54% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Dinev | Houkes |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M25 | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Dinev | Houkes |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
