Max Houkes and Nicholas David Ionel have met 2 times since 2023; they are level 1–1. Their most recent meeting: Max Houkes won at M25 Santa Margherita di Pula (2026).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Houkes
👑 The Complete Package
Ionel
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
The 👑 The Complete Package archetype wins about 56% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 749 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.
2 career meetings, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Houkes | Ionel | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Max Houkes | Nicholas David Ionel | ||
| 1 or more | 89% | 16/18 | 18% | 2/11 |
| 3 or more | 44% | 8/18 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 5 or more | 11% | 2/18 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 0% | 0/11 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Houkes | Ionel |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 7–4 | 1–1 |
| Avg odds | 2.00 | 1.32 |
| ROI % | +13.7% | -49.0% |
| Units P/L | +1.51u | -0.98u |
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 (75% vs Ionel's 50%).
| Opponent | Houkes | Ionel |
|---|---|---|
| Zdenek Kolar | W 62 63 | W 75 64 |
| Maxime Chazal | W 62 61 | L 57 36 |
| Giuseppe La Vela | L 26 26 | W 67 76 61 |
| Alexander Donski | W 76 76 | L 36 67 |
Last five matches per player
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
Frederico Ferreira Silva
Oeiras Open 3 · Quarterfinals
Apr 13
Daniil Sarksian
M15 Tsaghkadzor · Round of 16
Jun 1
Laurin Aerne
M15 Tsaghkadzor · Round of 32
Jun 1
Kacper Szymkowiak
M15 Tsaghkadzor · Round of 32
May 25
Daniel Uta
M15 Bucharest · Round of 16
May 18
Mircea Mortasifu
M15 Bucharest · Round of 32
May 18
Philip Henning
M25 Santa Margherita di Pula · Round of 16
Apr 13
Max Houkes
M25 Santa Margherita di Pula · Round of 32
Apr 6
Philip Henning
M25 Santa Margherita di Pula · Semifinals
Mar 30
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 50–85 matches
| Metric | Houkes | Ionel |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 65% | 50% |
| Sets won | 60% | 50% |
| Games won | 54% | 51% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Houkes | Ionel |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M25 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Houkes | Ionel |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 1 |
