Emilio Nava vs Max HoukesPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Emilio Nava and Max Houkes have met 2 times since 2025; Emilio Nava leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at Buenos Aires Challenger in 2025 on clay. On clay courts Nava leads 2–0. Nava has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Nava has taken 4 sets to Houkes's 0. Their most recent meeting: Emilio Nava won at Bad Rappenau Challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Nava | Houkes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Emilio Nava | Max Houkes | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 73% | 24/33 | 72% | 44/61 |
| Wins a set when losing | 36% | 8/22 | 34% | 10/29 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 31% | 17/55 | 30% | 27/90 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 18/36 | 57% | 27/47 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 53% | 8/15 | 57% | 16/28 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 44% | 11/25 | 44% | 11/25 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 82% | 28/34 | 90% | 52/58 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 71% | 24/34 | 76% | 44/58 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 2 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Nava 2, Houkes 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nava
🤖 Servebot
Houkes
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 57% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 2,280 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Emilio Nava.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Jun 1, 2026
Bad Rappenau Challenger
C Clay · 1st Round
Jan 16, 2025
Buenos Aires Challenger
C Clay · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Nava | Houkes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Emilio Nava | Max Houkes | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 8/8 | 100% | 12/12 |
| 3 or more | 63% | 5/8 | 83% | 10/12 |
| 5 or more | 38% | 3/8 | 50% | 6/12 |
| 10 or more | 13% | 1/8 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/12 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Nava | Houkes |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–2 | 6–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.49 | 2.06 |
| ROI % | -11.8% | -8.1% |
| Units P/L | -0.71u | -0.97u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Nava | Houkes |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 4 |
| Distance | — | 185 mi · 297 km |
| Route | — | GER |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 2 shared opponents, both Nava and Houkes posted a 50% win rate.
| Opponent | Nava | Houkes |
|---|---|---|
| Laslo Djere | L 36 46 | L 46 57 |
| Matyas Fuele | W 62 63 | W 64 62 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Ignacio Buse
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 29
Taro Daniel
Bratislava Challenger · 2nd Round
Jun 11
Pedro Boscardin Dias
Bratislava Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 9
Henri Squire
Bad Rappenau Challenger · Semifinals
Jun 6
Guy Den Ouden
Bad Rappenau Challenger · Quarterfinals
Jun 5
Marko Topo
Bad Rappenau Challenger · 2nd Round
Jun 3
Max Houkes
Bad Rappenau Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 1
Camilo Ugo Carabelli
French Open - Paris · 1st Round
May 25
Jan Kumstat
Hamburg Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 13
Sumit Nagal
Hamburg Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 11
Jerome Kym
Hagen Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Vilius Gaubas
Hagen Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 4
Roberto Carballes Baena
Bonn Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 28
Patrick Zahraj
M25 Metzingen · Quarterfinals
Jul 24
Imanol Lopez Morillo
M25 Metzingen · 2nd Round
Jul 23
Stefan Popovic
M25 Metzingen · 1st Round
Jul 22
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 59–90 matches
| Metric | Nava | Houkes |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 58% | 68% |
| Sets won | 55% | 64% |
| Games won | 51% | 55% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Nava | Houkes |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 2 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Nava | Houkes |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 2 | 0 |
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