Valentin Royer vs Max Houkes — Oeiras 3 CH Semi-final

Oeiras 3 CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
Valentin Royer
FRA1
Valentin Royer
#75ATP
1641ELO
1606Clay ELO
$521kYTD
$1.6MCAREER
25 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 April 2026
clay
NED
Max Houkes
#239ATP
1460ELO
1444Clay ELO
26 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWWL
Royer V.
6-2 6-3
Houkes M.
Royer V.
662
Houkes M.
230

Valentin Royer defeated Max Houkes 6-2 6-3 in the Oeiras 3 CH semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Valentin Royer came in ranked #75, defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Royer V.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Houkes M.

Houkes M.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Royer V.

Serve advantage — Houkes M.

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
Royer V.Houkes M.
1st serve in·Even
63%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
60%
Return points won·Slight edge
34%
41%
Break points saved·Even
65%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.5
3.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.1
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (26 vs 21). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Royer V.Houkes M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
59
23
Break points saved·Dominant
94
66
Break points won·Even
30
29
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
34
Tiebreaks·Dominant
62
16

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Royer V.
7.3
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Houkes M.
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.9+162 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.1Clay Elo 1444
7.1Overall Elo 1641
ELO gap
2.9Overall Elo 1460
10.0No prior meetings
H2H
0.0
5.9
Surface form
6.6
Fatigue & Travel
4.3
Minutes 14d
4.0
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
9.0
Context
7.0
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
Royer V.Houkes M.
Freshness·Dominant
51
100

Royer V.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 94 games (7d) · Houkes M.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Safiullin R.
Royer V.[1]
6-16-2
Semi-finals
Royer V.[1]
Houkes M.
6-26-3
Safiullin R.
Rocha H.[7]
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Safiullin R.
Faria J.
4-66-37-61
Rocha H.[7]
Llamas Ruiz P.
6-07-5
Royer V.[1]
Schwaerzler J.
7-53-66-3
Houkes M.
Ferreira Silva F.
6-44-67-62
R16
Royer V.[1]
Rodionov J.
3-66-47-5
Schwaerzler J.
Tseng C.
6-16-4
Faria J.
Jarry N.
W/O
Ferreira Silva F.
Echargui M.
6-36-4
Llamas Ruiz P.
Forejtek J.
7-626-756-4
Rocha H.[7]
Sakamoto R.
7-677-64
Houkes M.
Lajovic D.[6]
7-616-4
Safiullin R.
Van Assche L.[3]
7-53-66-2
R32
Echargui M.
Rodesch C.
6-47-64
Safiullin R.
Gill F.
4-67-653-1
Van Assche L.[3]
Skatov T.
6-16-4
Rocha H.[7]
Gentzsch T.
7-637-64
Faria J.
Den Ouden G.
6-716-26-4
Royer V.[1]
Cecchinato M.
6-21-66-4
Rodionov J.
Harris B.
6-21-66-3
Schwaerzler J.
Elias G.
6-33-66-0
Tseng C.
Mcdonald M.[5]
6-17-67
Ferreira Silva F.
Comesana F.[4]
3-66-36-2
Houkes M.
Kolar Z.
6-26-3
Lajovic D.[6]
Bertola R.
6-46-4
Jarry N.
Moller E.[8]
6-23-66-0
Sakamoto R.
Moro Canas A.
6-46-4
Llamas Ruiz P.
Pereira T.
6-26-2
Forejtek J.
Bellucci M.[2]
6-37-5