Roman Safiullin vs Max Houkes — Alicante CH Quarter-final

Alicante CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
Roman Safiullin
RUS
Roman Safiullin
#103ATP
1750ELO
1754Clay ELO
$199kYTD
$4.3MCAREER
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 March 2026 ·
clay
NED
Max Houkes
#242ATP
1460ELO
1444Clay ELO
26 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWWLW
Safiullin R.
6-4 6-1
Houkes M.
Safiullin R.
662
Houkes M.
410

Roman Safiullin defeated Max Houkes 6-4 6-1 in the Alicante CH quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Roman Safiullin came in ranked #103.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Safiullin R.Houkes M.
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
55%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
66%
61%
Return points won·Even
38%
40%
Break points saved·Even
65%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.1
3.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.8
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (35 vs 24). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safiullin R.Houkes M.
Clutch Rating·Even
20
23
Break points saved·Dominant
93
66
Break points won·Slight edge
18
29
Deciding sets·Clear edge
22
34
Tiebreaks·Even
16
16

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

Freshness

Recent load
Safiullin R.Houkes M.
Freshness·Clear edge
76
95

Safiullin R.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 57 games (7d) · Houkes M.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw