Max Houkes vs Daniel Merida Aguilar — Alicante CH Round of 32

Alicante CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
NED
Max Houkes
#239ATP
1460ELO
1444Clay ELO
26 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 March 2026
clay
ESP
Daniel Merida Aguilar
1744ELO
1700Clay ELO
21 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWW
Houkes M.
3-6 6-3 6-4
Merida Aguilar D.
Houkes M.
3662
Merida Aguilar D.
6341

Max Houkes defeated Daniel Merida Aguilar 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the Alicante CH round of 32 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Houkes M.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Merida Aguilar D.

Merida Aguilar D.serving66% hold

wins 57% 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.Merida Aguilar D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Even
41%
41%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Even
3.7
3.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.4
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (21 vs 40). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Houkes M.Merida Aguilar D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
23
55
Break points saved·Even
66
64
Break points won·Clear edge
29
46
Deciding sets·Dominant
34
87
Tiebreaks·Dominant
16
49

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Houkes M.
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Merida Aguilar D.
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
2.1Clay Elo 1444
Surface ELO
7.9+256 Clay Elo edge
1.6Overall Elo 1460
ELO gap
8.4Overall Elo 1744
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.7
Surface form
6.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
4.1
Minutes 14d
7.0
0.0
3-set count
0.0
Surface transition
6.0
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.Merida Aguilar D.
Freshness·Slight edge
100
90

Houkes M.: 19 days rest · Merida Aguilar D.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Llamas Ruiz P.
Carreno Busta P.[5]
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Carreno Busta P.[5]
Ofner S.[1]
3-66-36-4
Llamas Ruiz P.
Safiullin R.
6-47-5
Quarter-finals
Ofner S.[1]
Cecchinato M.
7-667-5
Carreno Busta P.[5]
Martinez P.[4]
6-44-66-4
Safiullin R.
Houkes M.
6-46-1
Llamas Ruiz P.
Butvilas E.
6-16-2
R16
Llamas Ruiz P.
Blanch D.
6-16-2
Butvilas E.
De Jong J.[2]
7-52-66-4
Cecchinato M.
Harris L.
6-26-1
Ofner S.[1]
Moro Canas A.
7-656-4
Martinez P.[4]
Bertola R.
4-66-06-1
Carreno Busta P.[5]
Sanchez Quilez A.
3-67-56-3
Houkes M.
Gaubas V.[3]
6-776-47-64
Safiullin R.
Choinski J.[7]
6-26-3
R32
Moro Canas A.
Kolar Z.
6-42-66-0
Cecchinato M.
Lajovic D.[8]
7-56-3
Safiullin R.
Bailly G.
6-16-4
Gaubas V.[3]
Shelbayh A.
6-767-646-1
Sanchez Quilez A.
Montes De La Torre I.
6-36-0
Carreno Busta P.[5]
Gulin S.
7-56-1
Butvilas E.
Martin Tiffon P.
6-36-3
De Jong J.[2]
Pieri S.
5-76-17-62
Harris L.
Gakhov I.
6-30-0
Martinez P.[4]
Sanchez Jover C.
6-36-2
Bertola R.
Hassan B.
6-36-2
Ofner S.[1]
Skatov T.
6-36-4
Choinski J.[7]
Pereira T.
6-16-2
Houkes M.
Merida Aguilar D.
3-66-36-4
Llamas Ruiz P.
Ivashka I.
6-36-4
Blanch D.
Engel J.
6-26-1