Player data updated: 2026-10-18 12:48 UTC

Daniel Merida

ESP Age 22 188 cm / 6'2" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand ATP Tour years active: 2026–2026

Daniel Merida represents Spain on the ATP Tour and is ranked No. 44, having reached a career high of No. 39. He most recently lost to Botic van de Zandschulp in the Shanghai Masters round of 128 on October 8, 2026.

Singles ranking

Career singles high

39 (Aug 24, 2026)

Elo peak

1853 (77th percentile)

Singles record

20–11 (64.5%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$1,201,229

YTD W-L

20–11

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

Jump to section

ATP Matches full match log → Last 5: 2–3

Daniel Merida's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Botic van de Zandschulp #41	6-1 3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 8, 2026	R128	Shanghai Masters	Masters 1000	Hard
Alex Michelsen #46	6-7(5) 4-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 2026	R32	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Andrey Rublev #24	6-7(3) 6-2 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 2026	R64	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Marton Fucsovics #121	6-4 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 30, 2026	R128	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Taylor Fritz #9	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 18, 2026	R32	Cincinnati Open	Masters 1000	Hard

Rivals all rivalries →

Daniel Merida's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Alex Michelsen	1	2	3	Sep 4, 2026	H2H
Titouan Droguet	2	0	2	Jul 16, 2026	H2H
Botic van de Zandschulp	0	1	1	Oct 8, 2026	H2H
Andrey Rublev	1	0	1	Sep 2, 2026	H2H
Marton Fucsovics	1	0	1	Aug 30, 2026	H2H

Singles Titles (1)

Daniel Merida singles titles by season and category
Season	Age	Singles titles	GS	Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP Finals	Tournaments
2026	21	1	—	—	—	1	—	Croatia Open Umag
Total		1	—	—	—	1	—

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Daniel Merida career results by season
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
2025	20	Qualifying Q	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—
2026	21	Qualifying Q	11	4	15	73.3%	—	—
2026	21	ATP	20	11	31	64.5%	163	44
Career		—	20	11	31	64.5%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Daniel Merida career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Type	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2025	20	Qualifying Q	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%
2026	21	Qualifying Q	4	2	6	66.7%	7	1	8	87.5%	0	1	1	0.0%	11	4	15	73.3%
2026	21	ATP	8	5	13	61.5%	11	5	16	68.8%	1	1	2	50.0%	20	11	31	64.5%
Career	—	—	8	5	13	61.5%	11	5	16	68.8%	1	1	2	50.0%	20	11	31	64.5%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Daniel Merida career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2026	21	0	3	3	0.0%	4	1	5	80.0%	9	5	14	64.3%	6	2	8	75.0%	19	11	30	63.3%
Career		0	3	3	0.0%	4	1	5	80.0%	9	5	14	64.3%	6	2	8	75.0%	19	11	30	63.3%

Opponent ranking data available for 30/31 (96.8%) of Daniel Merida's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Daniel Merida performance statistics by season
Season	Age	Sample	Aces/M	DFs/M	1st Sv%	1st Sv Pts%	2nd Sv Pts%	BP Saved%	BP Conv%	Svc Pts%	Ret Pts%
2026	21	31/31	3.4	3.1	68.3%	69.2%	49.1%	55.0%	45.5%	62.8%	40.1%
Career		31/31	3.4	3.1	68.3%	69.2%	49.1%	55.0%	45.5%	62.8%	40.1%

Advanced Stats

Daniel Merida advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
2025	20	1511	103.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2026	21	1813	138.7	-0.90	+3.12	1.077	51.4%	-67	-45	—	56.3%	+0.61	9–4 (69%)	3–4 (43%)	104.9	+0.59
Career		1853	131.7	-0.90	+3.12	1.077	51.4%	-67	-45	—	56.3%	+0.61	9–4 (69%)	3–4 (43%)	104.9	+1.90

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Daniel Merida Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
2025	20	—	—	—	Q3	2–1 (67%)
2026	21	Q2	R128	R64	R32	4–4 (50%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	4–2 (67%)	6–5 (55%)

Masters 1000

Daniel Merida Masters 1000 results by season
Season	Age	CAN	CIN	IW	MAD	MIA	ITA	SHA	W-L Win %
2026	21	QF	R32	R128	R32	Q2	R128	R128	15–7 (68%)
W-L		4–1 (80%)	2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	4–1 (80%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	15–7 (68%)

ATP 500

Daniel Merida ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	BAR	DOH	QUE	W-L Win %
2025	20	—	Q1	—	0–1 (0%)
2026	21	Q2	—	Q1	1–2 (33%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)

ATP 250

Daniel Merida ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	BUC	EST	ANT	UMA	W-L Win %
2025	20	—	—	Q1	—	0–1 (0%)
2026	21	F	R32	—	W	11–2 (85%)
W-L		6–1 (86%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	5–0 (100%)	11–3 (79%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Current rank

Career high

Career-high date

Aug 24, 2026

First Top 100

May 4, 2026

First Top 50

Aug 10, 2026

First Top 20

—

First Top 10

—

Ranking History Matrix

Daniel Merida ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2025	20	300	322	337	329	303	235	171	170	169	169	170	165
2026	21	164	143	136	102	86	84	61	39	42	44	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Daniel Merida's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Thiago Agustin Tirante (active player)	ARG	#42	1,841	66	36	30	54.5%	$2,675,509	0	2021–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Alex Molcan (active player)	SVK	#38	1,857	110	58	52	52.7%	$3,103,045	0	2021–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Arthur Gea (active player)	FRA	#56	1,842	24	16	8	66.7%	$1,337,593	1	2025–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Arthur Fery (active player)	GBR	#33	1,817	30	16	14	53.3%	$2,382,743	0	2023–2026	Rivalries	Match log
J.J. Wolf (active player)	USA	#39	1,849	100	45	55	45.0%	$2,730,290	0	2020–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Jenson Brooksby (active player)	USA	#33	1,965	153	82	71	53.6%	$4,367,076	1	2018–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Juan Manuel Cerundolo (active player)	ARG	#42	1,784	97	45	52	46.4%	$2,712,197	1	2021–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Luca Van Assche (active player)	FRA	#40	1,680	75	28	47	37.3%	$3,113,825	1	2022–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Fabian Marozsan (active player)	HUN	#36	1,867	162	80	82	49.4%	$5,112,147	0	2023–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Alexandre Muller (active player)	FRA	#38	1,816	136	57	79	41.9%	$4,520,193	1	2017–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Raphael Collignon (active player)	BEL	#37	1,802	45	19	26	42.2%	$1,757,060	0	2024–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Benjamin Bonzi (active player)	FRA	#42	1,809	155	70	85	45.2%	$5,076,154	1	2017–2026	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Daniel Merida?: Daniel Merida is 22 years old, born on September 26, 2004.
Which country does Daniel Merida represent?: Daniel Merida represents Spain in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Daniel Merida?: Daniel Merida is 188 cm / 6'2".
Does Daniel Merida use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: Daniel Merida uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Daniel Merida left-handed or right-handed?: Daniel Merida plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Daniel Merida won?: Daniel Merida has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Daniel Merida won?: TennisDB does not group any of Daniel Merida's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Daniel Merida won?: Daniel Merida has won 1 ATP singles title across all categories. The most recent was Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag in 2026.
What is Daniel Merida's highest ATP ranking?: Daniel Merida's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 39, first achieved on August 24, 2026.
What is Daniel Merida's career win-loss record?: Daniel Merida has a career ATP singles record of 20 wins and 11 losses (64.5%).
How much career prize money has Daniel Merida earned?: Daniel Merida has earned at least $1,201,229 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Daniel Merida's career appear in TennisDB?: Daniel Merida appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records in 2026.
Who has Daniel Merida faced most often?: Daniel Merida's most frequent opponent is Alex Michelsen, with a head-to-head record of 1–2 across 3 meetings.