ITF M25 · Round of 32 · M25 Santa Margherita di Pula
Final score & match stats
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. That is a small stylistic lean for Max Houkes here.
The Complete Package players often use elite serve & return and high bp conversion to pressure the the gladiator's physical intensity. On Clay, that can swing with conditions.
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.
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
1
Houkes
1
Ionel
Apr 6, 2026
M25 Santa Margherita di Pula
C Clay · Round of 32
Jul 18, 2023
Amersfoort
C Clay · Round of 32
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 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Houkes | Ionel |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 59.1% | 74% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 65.6% | 55.7% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 45.7% | 45.7% |
| Aces / Match | 2.3 | 0.3 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.6 | 1.7 |
| Break Points Saved % | 60.5% | 60% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 38.5% | 33.1% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 53.6% | 50.3% |
| BP Converted % | 47.5% | 46.1% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 17.6 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 27 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 58.2% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 50.4% | 47% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 56% | 45% |
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
Matchup overview
Max Houkes and Nicholas David Ionel face off in the Round of 32 at M25 Santa Margherita di Pula on Clay.
Max Houkes leads 1-1 over 2 previous meetings.
Max Houkes is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Emilio Nava (Jun 3).
Nicholas David Ionel is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Daniil Sarksian (Jun 1).
Share this match
