# Botic van de Zandschulp vs Daniel Merida — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/botic-van-de-zandschulp-vs-daniel-merida?player1_id=75&player2_id=263
Tour: ATP

Botic van de Zandschulp holds a 1–0 lead over Daniel Merida in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Botic van de Zandschulp leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Botic van de Zandschulp won the 2026 Shanghai Masters first round 1-6 6-3 6-4.

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## Overall
- Botic van de Zandschulp: 1 wins
- Daniel Merida: 0 wins
- Total meetings: 1

## By surface
- Hard: Botic van de Zandschulp 1 - 0 Daniel Merida

## By tournament category
- Masters 1000: Botic van de Zandschulp 1 - 0 Daniel Merida

## Advanced statistics comparison
Career aggregates from the precomputed Advanced table. Surface Elo values are relative to overall Elo; career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches and lower means tougher opposition.

| Player | Peak Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win% | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Pressure+ | Schedule |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Botic van de Zandschulp | 1933 | 149.0 | -0.94 | 1.99 | 1.004 | 50.0% | 8 | -65 | -104 | 49.1% | -0.06 | 41-39 (51%) | 66-54 (55%) | 106.7 | -2.4 |
| Daniel Merida | 1853 | 131.7 | -0.89 | 3.12 | 1.077 | 51.4% | -67 | -46 | - | 56.3% | 0.61 | 9-4 (69%) | 3-4 (43%) | 104.9 | 1.97 |

## Recent meetings (last 10)
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 2026-10-08 | Shanghai Masters | Masters 1000 | R128 | Hard | Botic van de Zandschulp | 1-6 6-3 6-4 |

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