Jesper De Jong vs Max Houkes — Murcia CH Round of 16

Murcia CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
Jesper De Jong
NED1
Jesper De Jong
#73ATP
1711ELO
1696Clay ELO
$612kYTD
$2.3MCAREER
26 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 March 2026
clay
NED
Max Houkes
#239ATP
1460ELO
1444Clay ELO
26 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWWL
De Jong J.
6-1 6-3
Houkes M.
De Jong J.
662
Houkes M.
130

Jesper De Jong defeated Max Houkes 6-1 6-3 in the Murcia CH round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Jesper De Jong came in ranked #73, defending last year's final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
De Jong J.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Houkes M.

Houkes M.serving68% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs De Jong J.

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

Serve & return on clay

De Jong J.Houkes M.
49
Serve
—
32
Return
—

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the clay field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
De Jong J.Houkes M.
1st serve in·Even
58%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
49%
Service points won·Even
60%
60%
Return points won·Even
39%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.3
3.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.0
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (21 vs 21). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
De Jong J.Houkes M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
56
23
Break points saved·Clear edge
90
66
Break points won·Slight edge
37
29
Deciding sets·Dominant
69
34
Tiebreaks·Dominant
57
16

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
De Jong J.
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Houkes M.
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.8+252 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.2Clay Elo 1444
6.6Overall Elo 1711
ELO gap
3.4Overall Elo 1460
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.0
Surface form
4.8
0.0Lost last 5
Win streak
7.03-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
4.6
3-set count
0.0
9.0
Prev. match
8.0
6.0
Surface transition
Context
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
De Jong J.Houkes M.
Freshness·Slight edge
90
100

De Jong J.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Houkes M.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Carreno Busta P.[3]
Carballes Baena R.[8]
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Carballes Baena R.[8]
De Jong J.[1]
2-66-46-4
Carreno Busta P.[3]
Coppejans K.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Carballes Baena R.[8]
Ofner S.[4]
7-642-66-1
Carreno Busta P.[3]
Pellegrino A.[7]
6-36-4
De Jong J.[1]
Llamas Ruiz P.
6-36-2
Coppejans K.
Bailly G.
6-03-66-3
R16
De Jong J.[1]
Houkes M.
6-16-3
Llamas Ruiz P.
Choinski J.[6]
6-26-746-3
Ofner S.[4]
Brancaccio R.
6-06-4
Pellegrino A.[7]
Engel J.
3-66-27-5
Bailly G.
Moro Canas A.
7-56-756-2
Carreno Busta P.[3]
Gill F.
4-66-36-2
Coppejans K.
Negritu C.
7-56-4
Carballes Baena R.[8]
Kukushkin M.
6-13-66-2
R32
Houkes M.
Wessels L.
6-26-2
De Jong J.[1]
Hassan B.
6-33-66-3
Ofner S.[4]
Ferreira Silva F.
6-27-64
Brancaccio R.
Sanchez Quilez A.
7-646-2
Kukushkin M.
Butvilas E.
7-646-4
Engel J.
Shelbayh A.
6-33-67-5
Coppejans K.
Moller E.[5]
6-46-1
Negritu C.
Gakhov I.
6-16-2
Carballes Baena R.[8]
Sanchez Izquierdo N.
6-37-65
Pellegrino A.[7]
Martin Tiffon P.
6-46-4
Gill F.
Pieczonka F.
6-33-67-65
Carreno Busta P.[3]
Sanchez Jover C.
7-636-1
Bailly G.
Purtseladze S.
6-34-66-4
Moro Canas A.
Gaubas V.[2]
7-626-2
Choinski J.[6]
Damas M.
4-66-46-4
Llamas Ruiz P.
Jorda Sanchis D.
6-16-2