ChallengerHard (Indoor)Bratislava 22026-11-02 12:30

Max Houkes v Michael Vrbensky

The market

No published price yet

Percentages are the implied chance of winning with the bookmaker's margin removed.

Recent form

M. HoukesWLWWW

M. VrbenskyWLWWW

Last five completed matches, most recent first.

Head to head

First career meetingNo previous matches between these two on record.

This season & this event

M. Houkes

M. Vrbensky

51-24

11-3

Did not play

2026 record

2026 on hard

Here in 2025

Here in 2024

9-17

3-4

Did not play

Ranking points fall off a year after they are earned, so a player who went deep here last year must match it or drop in the rankings. That shapes effort in a way the price does not always show.

The players

Max Houkes

Netherlands

Michael Vrbensky

Czech Republic

245

Netherlands

0–1

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Ranking

Age

Country

2026 W/L

Titles

Hard

Clay

Grass

606

Czech Republic

3–8

2–3

1–5

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Ranking, record and surface splits are for the most recent season on file. Height, weight and handedness are not published by our data provider.

M. Houkes — last 10

With the pre-match price we recorded at the time.

Date	Event	Surface	Opponent	Score	Their price	Market	Result
2026-11-01	Bratislava 2	Hard (Indoor)	D. Macej		1.01	96%	WON
Games in each set6-3 4-6 6-1 HoukesMacejPoints won56%44%Serve points won68%54%Return points won46%32%Games held11 of 138 of 13Break points saved1 of 33 of 8Aces21Double faults12
2026-10-21	Florence (Italy) - Qualification	Clay	M. Ribecai		1.66	58%	LOST
Games in each set6-3 3-6 0-6 HoukesRibecaiPoints won45%55%Serve points won58%67%Return points won33%42%Games held8 of 1211 of 12Break points saved2 of 62 of 3Aces41Double faults20
2026-10-19	Florence (Italy) - Qualification	Clay	F. Agamenone		1.36	71%	WON
Games in each set7-6 5-7 6-1 HoukesAgamenonePoints won53%47%Serve points won61%54%Return points won46%39%Games held11 of 169 of 15Break points saved4 of 93 of 9Aces33Double faults43
2026-10-11	M25 Kigali 2	Clay	D. Javia		1.10	87%	WON
Games in each set6-2 6-7 7-5 HoukesJaviaPoints won56%44%Serve points won72%57%Return points won43%28%Games held14 of 1612 of 17Break points saved2 of 47 of 12
2026-10-10	M25 Kigali 2	Clay	C. Hemery		1.77	54%	WON
Games in each set4-6 6-2 6-2 HoukesHemeryPoints won59%41%Serve points won76%56%Return points won44%24%Games held12 of 139 of 13Break points saved5 of 62 of 6
2026-10-09	M25 Kigali 2	Clay	A. Beckley	RET	1.15	83%	WON
Games in each set6-2 3-1 HoukesBeckleyPoints won62%38%Serve points won80%57%Return points won43%20%Games held6 of 63 of 6Break points saved0 of 02 of 5
2026-10-08	M25 Kigali 2	Clay	M. Plunger		1.09	88%	WON
Games in each set6-3 6-4 HoukesPlungerPoints won57%43%Serve points won69%53%Return points won47%31%Games held9 of 106 of 9Break points saved1 of 22 of 5
2026-10-07	M25 Kigali 2	Clay	R. Alujas		1.01	97%	WON
Games in each set6-2 6-3 HoukesAlujasPoints won59%41%Serve points won68%52%Return points won48%32%Games held9 of 95 of 8Break points saved1 of 10 of 3
2026-10-03	M25 Kigali	Clay	B. Lock		1.11	86%	LOST
Games in each set6-7 6-3 2-6 HoukesLockPoints won49%51%Serve points won59%60%Return points won40%41%Games held10 of 1512 of 16Break points saved6 of 107 of 11
2026-10-02	M25 Kigali	Clay	A. Beckley		1.11	86%	WON
Games in each set4-6 6-2 7-6 HoukesBeckleyPoints won53%47%Serve points won62%54%Return points won46%38%Games held10 of 1410 of 17Break points saved1 of 57 of 13

M. Vrbensky — last 10

With the pre-match price we recorded at the time.

Date	Event	Surface	Opponent	Score	Their price	Market	Result
2026-11-01	Bratislava 2	Hard (Indoor)	M. Gengel		2.02	52%	WON
Games in each set7-5 7-5 VrbenskyGengelPoints won56%44%Serve points won69%61%Return points won39%31%Games held10 of 128 of 12Break points saved6 of 83 of 7Aces87Double faults70
2026-10-14	Maia	Clay (Indoor)	L. Giustino		3.24	70%	LOST
Games in each set5-7 5-7 VrbenskyGiustinoPoints won47%53%Serve points won58%69%Return points won31%42%Games held9 of 1211 of 12Break points saved7 of 100 of 1Aces32Double faults35
2026-10-13	Maia	Clay (Indoor)	R. Brancaccio		3.11	69%	WON
Games in each set6-3 6-1 VrbenskyBrancaccioPoints won59%41%Serve points won58%40%Return points won60%42%Games held6 of 82 of 8Break points saved9 of 114 of 10Aces30Double faults22
2026-10-12	Maia	Clay (Indoor)	P. Schoen		4.77	80%	WON
Games in each set6-3 6-4 VrbenskySchoenPoints won56%44%Serve points won73%62%Return points won38%27%Games held10 of 107 of 9Break points saved3 of 38 of 10Aces50Double faults03
2026-10-11	Maia	Clay (Indoor)	O. Wallin	RET	3.69	74%	WON
Games in each set4-3 VrbenskyWallinPoints won57%43%Serve points won71%52%Return points won48%29%Games held2 of 32 of 4Break points saved0 of 10 of 2Aces00Double faults01
2026-09-14	Szczecin	Clay	K. Wehnelt		2.81	66%	LOST
Games in each set5-7 2-6 VrbenskyWehneltPoints won44%56%Serve points won51%62%Return points won38%49%Games held5 of 108 of 10Break points saved2 of 70 of 2Aces23Double faults43
2026-08-16	Prague	Clay	O. Krutykh		2.73	66%	LOST
Games in each set6-2 2-6 4-6 VrbenskyKrutykhPoints won49%51%Serve points won59%61%Return points won39%41%Games held9 of 1310 of 13Break points saved5 of 97 of 10Aces61Double faults53
2026-07-28	San Marino	Clay	N. Basilashvili		6.95	86%	LOST
Games in each set3-6 6-3 2-6 VrbenskyBasilashviliPoints won49%51%Serve points won65%66%Return points won34%35%Games held10 of 1312 of 13Break points saved3 of 66 of 7Aces1415Double faults39
2026-07-27	San Marino	Clay	M. Janvier		2.17	56%	WON
Games in each set6-3 5-7 6-3 VrbenskyJanvierPoints won52%48%Serve points won72%67%Return points won33%28%Games held14 of 1512 of 15Break points saved1 of 24 of 7Aces22Double faults17
2026-07-20	Tampere	Clay	P. Niklas-Salminen		1.22	78%	LOST
Games in each set6-7 7-6 4-6 VrbenskyNiklas-SalminenPoints won49%51%Serve points won61%64%Return points won36%39%Games held14 of 1715 of 17Break points saved12 of 1510 of 12Aces119Double faults115

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