Max Houkes vs Vilius Gaubas — Alicante CH Round of 16

Alicante CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
NED
Max Houkes
#242ATP
1460ELO
1444Clay ELO
26 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 March 2026 ·
clay
LTU3
Vilius Gaubas
#123ATP
1581ELO
1535Clay ELO
$279kYTD
$763kCAREER
21 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLLLWL
Houkes M.
6-7 6-4 7-6
Gaubas V.
Houkes M.
6672
Gaubas V.
7461

Max Houkes defeated Vilius Gaubas 6-7 6-4 7-6 in the Alicante CH round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Vilius Gaubas came in ranked #123. Max Houkes extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-03-24M25 Palmanova 2QFclayMax Houkes6-1 6-4

Statistics

This season
Houkes M.Gaubas V.
1st serve in·Even
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
60%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
62%
66%
Aces / match·Even
3.8
3.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (24 vs 33). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Houkes M.Gaubas V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
23
57
Break points saved·Clear edge
66
87
Break points won·Clear edge
29
52
Deciding sets·Dominant
34
86
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
16
8

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Houkes M.Gaubas V.
Freshness·Even
96
100

Houkes M.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Gaubas V.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw