Roman Safiullin vs Max Houkes — Alicante CH Quarter-final

Alicante CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
Roman Safiullin
RUS
Roman Safiullin
#132ATP
1750ELO
1754Clay ELO
$199kYTD
$4.3MCAREER
28 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 March 2026
clay
NED
Max Houkes
#239ATP
1460ELO
1444Clay ELO
26 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWWL
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 #132.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Safiullin R.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Houkes M.

Houkes M.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Safiullin R.

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
Safiullin R.Houkes M.
1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
60%
Return points won·Even
41%
41%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.4
3.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.4
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (23 vs 21). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safiullin R.Houkes M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
68
23
Break points saved·Dominant
96
66
Break points won·Clear edge
44
29
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
34
Tiebreaks·Dominant
78
16

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Safiullin R.
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Houkes M.
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.4+310 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.6Clay Elo 1444
8.3Overall Elo 1750
ELO gap
1.7Overall Elo 1460
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.

Freshness

Recent load
Safiullin R.Houkes M.
Freshness·Dominant
74
100

Safiullin R.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 40 games (7d) · Houkes M.: 20 days rest. 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