Roman Safiullin vs Max Houkes — Alicante CH Quarter-final

Alicante CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
RUS
Roman Safiullin
#141ATP
1766ELO
1755Clay ELO
$86kYTD
$4.2MCAREER
28 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
LWWWLWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 March 2026
clay
NED
Max Houkes
#236ATP
1496ELO
1476Clay ELO
25 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10
LLWLLLWWWW

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Safiullin R.
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Houkes M.
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.4+279 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.6Clay Elo 1476
8.3Overall Elo 1766
ELO gap
1.7Overall Elo 1496
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.4
Surface form
5.7
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
4.1
3-set count
0.0
7.0
Prev. match
6.0
Surface transition
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.

Safiullin R.
662
Houkes M.
410

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

Recent form
Safiullin R.Houkes M.
64%1st serve in+4%60%
71%1st serve points won+6%65%
52%2nd serve points won+2%50%
64%Service points won+5%59%
42%Return points won+1%41%
64%Break points saved+4%60%
4.9Aces / match+1.13.8
2.5Double faults / match2.5

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

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