Max Houkes
ATP · World No. 231 · NED · Left-handed, two-handed backhand · 188 cm · 78 kg
Coach: Colin van Beem, Henrik Hakansson
At a glance
Elo
1584
Hard Elo
1567
Clay Elo
1600
Grass Elo
1468
Last 52w win%
59%
Last 10
4-6
Tiebreak win%
37%
Deciding-set win%
44%
Serve & return profile
Return-first: wins by breaking rather than overpowering on serve. Strong on break points at both ends.
Serve / return map
vs 472 tour pros
Strengths vs tour
Career percentile · tick = tour median
Serve points won61%39th
Return points won45%97th
Ace rate3.9%24th
Double-fault discipline6.4%3th
Break points saved61%63th
Break points won49%98th
Serve anatomy
1st serve in62%
1st serve won69%
2nd serve won48%
Surface splits
Serve & return points won, break-point save & conversion, and ace rate, broken out by surface. Win% is heat-shaded against a 50% baseline. Toggle the window: career, last 52 weeks, or this season.
| Surface | M | W-L | Win% | Serve% | Return% | Ace% | BP Sv% | BP Cv% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 120 | 83-37 | 69% | 61% | 45% | 3.9% | 61% | 49% |
| Hard | 17 | 11-6 | 65% | 66% | 38% | 6.3% | 73% | 37% |
| Clay | 101 | 72-29 | 71% | 61% | 46% | 3.5% | 60% | 51% |
| Grass | 2 | 0-2 | 0% | 64% | 27% | 7.0% | 43% | 40% |
Recent matches
| Date | Tournament | Surf | Odds | R | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2026 | Wimbledon - London · Grand Slam | Grass | 3.56 | L | Laslo Djere | 6-4 7-5 |
| Jun 6, 2026 | Libema Open - 's-Hertogenbosch · ATP 250 | Grass | 4.55 | L | Martin Damm | 4-6 6-3 7-6(4) |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Bad Rappenau Challenger · Challenger 100 | Clay | — | L | Emilio Nava | 6-4 7-6(3) |
| May 18, 2026 | French Open - Paris · Grand Slam | Clay | — | L | Marco Cecchinato | 7-6(5) 6-2 |
| May 13, 2026 | Tunis Challenger · Challenger 75 | Clay | — | L | — | 6-0 6-2 |
| May 11, 2026 | Tunis Challenger · Challenger 75 | Clay | — | W | Kaichi Uchida | 6-0 6-1 |
| Nov 30, 2025 | M25 Luanda 2 · Future | Hard | — | L | — | 7-6(2) 4-6 6-4 |
| Nov 29, 2025 | M25 Luanda 2 · Future | Hard | 1.36 | W | — | 6-4 6-2 |
| Nov 28, 2025 | M25 Luanda 2 · Future | Hard | 1.29 | W | — | 6-2 6-3 |
| Nov 27, 2025 | M25 Luanda 2 · Future | Hard | 1.00 | W | — | 6-2 6-0 |
| Nov 26, 2025 | M25 Luanda 2 · Future | Hard | — | W | — | 6-4 6-4 |
| Nov 23, 2025 | M25 Luanda 1 · Future | Hard | — | L | Florent Bax | 7-6(3) 6-3 |
| Nov 22, 2025 | M25 Luanda 1 · Future | Hard | 1.72 | W | — | 6-1 7-5 |
| Nov 21, 2025 | M25 Luanda 1 · Future | Hard | 1.75 | W | — | 6-3 6-2 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | M25 Luanda 1 · Future | Hard | 1.40 | W | — | 6-4 3-6 6-3 |
| Nov 19, 2025 | M25 Luanda 1 · Future | Hard | 1.22 | W | — | 4-6 6-3 6-4 |
| Nov 6, 2025 | M25 Monastir 9 · Future | Hard | 1.46 | L | — | 6-4 3-6 6-3 |
| Nov 5, 2025 | M25 Monastir 9 · Future | Hard | — | W | — | 6-4 6-4 |
| Oct 27, 2025 | Monastir Challenger · Challenger 50 | Hard | 5.75 | L | — | 6-2 6-3 |
| Oct 19, 2025 | M25 Kigali 2 · Future | Clay | 1.44 | W | — | 6-3 3-6 6-1 |