Max Houkes vs Nicholas David IonelPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Max Houkes and Nicholas David Ionel have met 2 times since 2023; they are level 1–1. Their first meeting came at Amersfoort Challenger in 2023 on clay. On clay courts they are level 1–1. Across all meetings Houkes has taken 2 sets to Ionel's 2. Their most recent meeting: Max Houkes won at M25 Santa Margherita di Pula (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Houkes | David Ionel | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Max Houkes | Nicholas David Ionel | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 72% | 44/61 | 76% | 19/25 |
| Wins a set when losing | 34% | 10/29 | 17% | 4/23 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 30% | 27/90 | 21% | 10/48 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 57% | 27/47 | 18% | 2/11 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 57% | 16/28 | 17% | 1/6 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 44% | 11/25 | 43% | 3/7 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 90% | 52/58 | 90% | 19/21 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 76% | 44/58 | 90% | 19/21 |
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 (Houkes 1, David Ionel 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Houkes
🪃 Counterpuncher
Ionel
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs ⚔️ The Gladiator is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 1,935 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Apr 6, 2026
M25 Santa Margherita di Pula
C Clay · 1st Round
Jul 18, 2023
Amersfoort Challenger
C Clay · 1st Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Houkes | Ionel |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6–6 | 2–1 |
| Avg odds | 2.06 | 1.14 |
| ROI % | -8.1% | -32.0% |
| Units P/L | -0.97u | -0.96u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Houkes | Ionel |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Houkes has a higher win rate against shared opponents (75% vs Ionel's 50%).
| Opponent | Houkes | Ionel |
|---|---|---|
| Fitriadi M Rifqi | W 61 75 | W 62 61 |
| 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 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
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
Daniil Sarksian
M15 Tsaghkadzor · 2nd Round
Jun 4
Laurin Aerne
M15 Tsaghkadzor · Round of 32
Jun 3
Laurin Aerne
M15 Tsaghkadzor · 1st Round
Jun 2
Kacper Szymkowiak
M15 Tsaghkadzor · 1st Round
May 27
Daniel Uta
M15 Bucharest · Round of 16
May 21
Mircea Mortasifu
M15 Bucharest · 1st Round
May 20
Mircea Mortasifu
M15 Bucharest · Round of 32
May 20
Philip Henning
M25 Santa Margherita di Pula · 2nd Round
Apr 15
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 48–90 matches
| Metric | Houkes | Ionel |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 68% | 52% |
| Sets won | 64% | 51% |
| Games won | 55% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Houkes | Ionel |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M25 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Houkes | Ionel |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 1 |
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