Max Houkes vs Tomas Lipovsek PuchesPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Max Houkes and Tomas Lipovsek Puches have met 1 time since 2022; Max Houkes leads 1–0. Across all meetings Houkes has taken 2 sets to Puches's 0. Their most recent meeting: Max Houkes won at Lima 2 (2022).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Houkes | Lipovsek Puches | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Max Houkes | Tomas Lipovsek Puches | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 72% | 44/61 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 34% | 10/29 | — | |
| Goes to a deciding set | 30% | 27/90 | — | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 57% | 27/47 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 57% | 16/28 | — | |
| Tiebreak sets won | 44% | 11/25 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 90% | 52/58 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Houkes 1, Lipovsek Puches 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Houkes
🪃 Counterpuncher
Puches
⚔️ 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
1 career meeting, newest first
Oct 23, 2022
Lima 2
C Clay · 1st Round Qualifying
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Houkes | Puches |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6–6 | - |
| Avg odds | 2.06 | - |
| ROI % | -8.1% | - |
| Units P/L | -0.97u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Houkes | Puches |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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
Fajing Sun
Segovia · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 23
Remy Bertola
Tampere · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 16
Michael Vrbensky
Iasi · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 9
Leonardo Aboian
Buenos Aires (Argentino) · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 23
Pedro Sakamoto
Florianopolis · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 16
Facundo Bagnis
Temuco · Round of 32
Nov 22
Pedro Boscardin Dias
Montevideo · 1st Round Qualifying
Nov 6
Marco Cecchinato
Guayaquil · 2nd Round Qualifying
Nov 1
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 90–90 matches
| Metric | Houkes | Puches |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 68% | - |
| Sets won | 64% | - |
| Games won | 55% | - |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Houkes | Puches |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Houkes | Puches |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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