Jelle Sels vs Max Houkes Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
J. Sels vs M. Houkes

Jelle Sels

NED

1

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

6'2" (188 cm)

Height

348

C. Rank

272

127

Best Rank

245

Total Titles

YTD Titles

Career Money

Right-Handed

Plays

Max Houkes

NED

1

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

6'2" (188 cm)

Height

348

C. Rank

272

127

Best Rank

245

Total Titles

YTD Titles

Career Money

Right-Handed

Plays

Head-to-head: Sels 1 - 2 Houkes

They have played 7 sets in total, with Jelle Sels winning 2 and Max Houkes winning 5. The last match between Max Houkes and Jelle Sels was at the Oeiras 4 Challenger, 13-04-2025, Round: Q1, Surface: Clay, with Max Houkes getting the victory 6-1 4-2 ret..

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Sels	1
Houkes	2

Last 3 H2H Matches:

(Q1) Oeiras 4 Challenger(04-13-25)

Stats

Max Houkes

Jelle Sels

(R2) Rome Challenger(04-27-23)

Stats

Max Houkes

Jelle Sels

(QF) M25 Den Haag(07-01-22)

Stats

Jelle Sels

Max Houkes

J. Sels vs M. Houkes H2H Profile

J. Sels	Stats	M. Houkes
$0	Career Prize Money	$0
54.77% (402-332)	Career Total W/L	64.90% (294-159)
1	Clay	2
7	Titles	11
1	Total H2H Matches	2
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

J. Sels vs M. Houkes Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Jelle Sels has won 44.18% of points on their second serve, while Max Houkes has won 42.86%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Jelle Sels, in recent form, has won 43.28% of their opponent's second serve points, while Max Houkes has won 41.39%. The same stats for first serve returns are 25.76% and 29.18% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Jelle Sels has saved 56.31% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Max Houkes has saved 53.11% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Jelle Sels has won 53.25% of matches played (W/L 41/36), with Max Houkes winning 59.21% (W/L 45/31) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Jelle Sels has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 56% (W/L 230/180), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 0% (W/L 0/6). Max Houkes has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 56% (W/L 279/138), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 0% (W/L 0/3).
Player level: In the last year, Jelle Sels has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 43.18% of matches (W/L 19/25), where as Max Houkes has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 47.73% of matches (W/L 21/23). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
Direct H2H matches: They have played 3 times before with Jelle Sels winning 1 times and Max Houkes being victorious 2 times. They have played 7 sets in total, with Jelle Sels winning 2 and Max Houkes winning 5.
The last match between Jelle Sels and Max Houkes was at the Oeiras 4 Challenger, 13-04-2025, Round: Q1, Surface: Clay, with Max Houkes getting the victory 6-1 4-2 ret..
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:48:20.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Jelle Sels has played against opponents with an average rank of 408.36 while Max Houkes has played against players with an average rank of 334.46.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Jelle Sels has won 68% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Max Houkes has won 60% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Jelle Sels has converted 31.25% of breakpoint opportunities, and Max Houkes has converted 28.63% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Jelle Sels vs Max Houkes Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

J. Sels vs M. Houkes H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

J. Sels	Stats	M. Houkes
1	H2H Matches Won	2
2	Sets Won	5
26	Games Won	35
11	Aces (Total)	5
8	Total Double Faults	11
1:48:20	Average Match Time	1:48:20
65% (127/196)	1st Serve %	66% (128/194)
61% (78/127)	1st Serve Win %	73% (94/128)
42% (29/69)	2nd Serve Win %	38% (25/66)
37% (7/19)	Break Pts Won %	50% (11/22)
39% (75/194)	Return Points Win %	45% (89/196)
33% (1/3)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	67% (2/3)
100% (1/1)	Deciding Set Win %	0% (0/1)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (2/2)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/2)
0% (0/2)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/1)

Recent Performance Stats

J. Sels Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
M25 Manama - 10-11-2025
QF Olaf PieczkowskiO. Pieczkowski	L	7-5 6-1	Stats
R2 Karlis OzolinsK. Ozolins	W	7-6(1) 6-2	Stats
R1 Nicolas JadounN. Jadoun	W	6-4 6-7(2) 6-1	Stats
M25 Glasgow - 27-10-2025
F Harry WendelkenH. Wendelken	L	6-3 1-6 6-2	Stats
SF Hamish StewartH. Stewart	W	2-6 7-5 6-4	Stats

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M. Houkes Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
M25 Monastir - 03-11-2025
R2 Branko DjuricB. Djuric	L	6-4 3-6 6-3	Stats
R1 Mwendwa MbithiM. Mbithi	W	6-4 6-4	Stats
Monastir Challenger - 27-10-2025
R1 Ilia SimakinI. Simakin	L	6-2 6-3	Stats
M25 Kigali - 13-10-2025
F Yassine DlimiY. Dlimi	W	6-3 3-6 6-1	Stats
SF Dinko DinevD. Dinev	W	6-1 3-0 ret.	Stats

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J. Sels vs M. Houkes Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

J. Sels	Stats	M. Houkes
54.77% (402/332)	YTD Win/Loss	64.90% (294/159)
53.35% (885/774)	Sets Win/Loss	62.42% (646/389)
51.27% (8047/7647)	Games Win/Loss	55.70% (5388/4286)
54.40% (68/57)	Hard Win/Loss	46.88% (15/17)
56.10% (230/180)	Clay Win/Loss	66.91% (279/138)
53.89% (104/89)	Indoor Hard W/L	0.00% (0/3)
0.00% (0/6)	Grass Win/Loss	0.00% (0/1)
0.36	Aces Per Game	0.19
2758	Aces Total	879
0.19	Double Faults Per Game	0.34
1478	Total Double Faults	1606
1:26:18	Average Match Time	1:30:28
488.88	Average Opponent Rank	407.31
59% (24926/42447)	1st Serve %	61% (15476/25422)
70% (17410/24926)	1st Serve Win %	67% (10444/15476)
50% (8774/17524)	2nd Serve Win %	47% (4718/9946)
42% (1693/4010)	Break Points Won % (Total)	48% (1410/2951)
39% (16466/42107)	Return Points Win %	44% (11219/25490)
0.00% (0/4)	Slam W/L	0% (0/0)
0.00% (0/1)	Masters W/L	0% (0/0)
0.00% (0/10)	Main Tour W/L	0.00% (0/3)
48.70% (150/158)	Challenger W/L	49.52% (52/53)
61.31% (252/159)	Futures W/L	70.14% (242/103)
55% (395/719)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	65% (290/446)
100% (2/2)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	100% (1/1)
49% (110/224)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	49% (52/107)
57% (116/203)	Deciding Set Win %	54% (73/135)
87% (381/331)	1st Set Won, Won Match	89% (287/255)
13% (381/50)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	11% (287/31)
20% (352/69)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	22% (165/37)