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

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
M. Houkes vs J. Sels

Max Houkes

NED

2

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

Height

6'2" (188 cm)

307

C. Rank

400

245

Best Rank

127

Total Titles

YTD Titles

Career Money

Plays

Right-Handed

Jelle Sels

NED

2

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

Height

6'2" (188 cm)

307

C. Rank

400

245

Best Rank

127

Total Titles

YTD Titles

Career Money

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Houkes 2 - 1 Sels

They have played 7 sets in total, with Max Houkes winning 5 and Jelle Sels winning 2. 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
Houkes	2
Sels	1

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

M. Houkes vs J. Sels H2H Profile

M. Houkes	Stats	J. Sels
$0	Career Prize Money	$0
65.11% (293-157)	Career Total W/L	54.62% (396-329)
2	Clay	1
11	Titles	7
2	Total H2H Matches	1
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

M. Houkes vs J. Sels Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Max Houkes has won 42.78% of points on their second serve, while Jelle Sels has won 44.64%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Max Houkes, in recent form, has won 42.03% of their opponent's second serve points, while Jelle Sels has won 44.13%. The same stats for first serve returns are 30.01% and 27.66% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Max Houkes has saved 51.73% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Jelle Sels has saved 56.20% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Max Houkes has won 60.27% of matches played (W/L 44/29), with Jelle Sels winning 49.32% (W/L 36/37) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Max Houkes has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 67% (W/L 279/138), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 0% (W/L 0/3). Jelle Sels has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 67% (W/L 230/180), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 0% (W/L 0/6).
Player level: In the last year, Max Houkes has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 48.84% of matches (W/L 21/22), where as Jelle Sels has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 40.82% of matches (W/L 20/29). 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 Max Houkes winning 2 times and Jelle Sels being victorious 1 times. They have played 7 sets in total, with Max Houkes winning 5 and Jelle Sels winning 2.
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..
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, Max Houkes has played against opponents with an average rank of 332.21 while Jelle Sels has played against players with an average rank of 377.3.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Max Houkes has won 63% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Jelle Sels has won 61% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Max Houkes has converted 30.83% of breakpoint opportunities, and Jelle Sels has converted 31.28% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Max Houkes vs Jelle Sels Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

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

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

Recent Performance Stats

M. Houkes Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
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
QF Martin Van Der MeerschenM. Van	W	6-1 7-6(6)	Stats
R2 Edison AmbarzumjanE. Ambarzumjan	W	6-3 2-0 ret.	Stats
R1 Jordi Garcia MestreJ. Garcia	W	6-4 6-2	Stats

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J. Sels Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
M25 Sheffield - 20-10-2025
QF Patrick BradyP. Brady	W	6-7(3) 6-3 7-5	Stats
R2 Rhys LawlorR. Lawlor	W	4-6 6-4 7-5	Stats
R1 Finn MurgettF. Murgett	W	6-3 6-4	Stats
Roanne Challenger - 06-10-2025
R1 Alexander BlockxA. Blockx	L	6-1 6-3	Stats
Q3 Matteo MartineauM. Martineau	L	6-3 7-6(6)	Stats

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

M. Houkes	Stats	J. Sels
65.11% (293/157)	YTD Win/Loss	54.62% (396/329)
62.55% (643/385)	Sets Win/Loss	53.30% (873/765)
55.76% (5358/4251)	Games Win/Loss	51.27% (7947/7553)
48.28% (14/15)	Hard Win/Loss	54.10% (66/56)
66.91% (279/138)	Clay Win/Loss	56.10% (230/180)
0.00% (0/3)	Indoor Hard W/L	53.48% (100/87)
0.00% (0/1)	Grass Win/Loss	0.00% (0/6)
0.19	Aces Per Game	0.36
871	Aces Total	2707
0.34	Double Faults Per Game	0.19
1595	Total Double Faults	1468
1:30:22	Average Match Time	1:26:7
406.15	Average Opponent Rank	486.83
61% (15348/25222)	1st Serve %	59% (24545/41875)
67% (10352/15348)	1st Serve Win %	70% (17127/24545)
47% (4686/9874)	2nd Serve Win %	50% (8677/17333)
48% (1405/2928)	Break Points Won % (Total)	42% (1673/3967)
44% (11151/25290)	Return Points Win %	39% (16263/41533)
0% (0/0)	Slam W/L	0.00% (0/4)
0% (0/0)	Masters W/L	0.00% (0/1)
0.00% (0/3)	Main Tour W/L	0.00% (0/10)
50.00% (52/52)	Challenger W/L	48.70% (150/158)
70.26% (241/102)	Futures W/L	61.19% (246/156)
65% (289/443)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	55% (390/711)
100% (1/1)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	100% (2/2)
49% (52/107)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	49% (109/221)
54% (73/134)	Deciding Set Win %	57% (113/199)
89% (286/254)	1st Set Won, Won Match	87% (377/327)
11% (286/31)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	13% (377/50)
23% (163/37)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	20% (347/68)