Max Houkes vs Jelle Sels — Oeiras 4 CH Qualifying Round 1

Oeiras 4 CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
NED
Max Houkes
#239ATP
1460ELO
1444Clay ELO
26 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Retired
Monday, 14 April 2025
clay
NED11
Jelle Sels
#490ATP
1313ELO
1283Clay ELO
30 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWLLW
Houkes M.
6-1 4-2
Sels J.
Houkes M.
64–
Sels J.
12–

Max Houkes advanced when Jelle Sels retired 6-1 4-2 in the Oeiras 4 CH qualifying round 1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Houkes M.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Sels J.

Sels J.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Houkes M.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Houkes M.Sels J.
1st serve in·Even
62%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
49%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
40%
38%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.0
3.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (67 vs 60). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Houkes M.Sels J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
23
15
Break points saved·Slight edge
66
61
Break points won·Dominant
29
4
Deciding sets·Slight edge
34
40
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
16
11

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Houkes M.
7.5
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Sels J.
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.6+161 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.4Clay Elo 1283
7.4Overall Elo 1460
ELO gap
2.6Overall Elo 1313
10.0No prior meetings
H2H
0.0
6.6
Surface form
4.5
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
5.0
3-set count
4.0
7.0
Prev. match
8.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Houkes M.Sels J.
Freshness·Even
100
100

Houkes M.: 19 days rest · Sels J.: 17 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Q2
Zapata Miralles B.
Coppejans K.
7-650-67-5
Bertola R.[12]
Moro Canas A.[2]
7-643-67-67
Travaglia S.
Bouquier A.[3]
6-46-4
Yevseyev D.[7]
Piros Z.[6]
W/O
Cerundolo J.[1]
Houkes M.
6-26-2
Den Ouden G.[8]
Holmgren A.[4]
6-16-3
Q1
Cerundolo J.[1]
Graa J.
6-36-1
Houkes M.
Sels J.[11]
6-14-2
Moro Canas A.[2]
Domingues J.
6-26-2
Den Ouden G.[8]
Marques D.
6-16-1
Piros Z.[6]
Molokova Ferreira D.
6-06-0
Yevseyev D.[7]
Rocha F.
6-26-3
Bertola R.[12]
Rodeia A.
6-16-2
Bouquier A.[3]
Sheyngezikht L.
6-36-2
Travaglia S.
Shelbayh A.[10]
7-54-67-5
Holmgren A.[4]
Donski A.
6-47-68
Coppejans K.
Albot R.[5]
6-37-5
Zapata Miralles B.
Sanchez Jover C.[9]
7-637-65