Daniel Merida Aguilar
ATP · World No. 85 · ESP · Right-handed, two-handed backhand · 188 cm · 80 kg
Coach: Santi Ventura
At a glance
Elo
1648
Hard Elo
1589
Clay Elo
1619
Grass Elo
1485
Last 52w win%
56%
Last 10
5-5
Tiebreak win%
29%
Deciding-set win%
54%
Serve & return profile
Return-first: wins by breaking rather than overpowering on serve. Converts break chances at a high rate.
Serve / return map
vs 472 tour pros
Strengths vs tour
Career percentile · tick = tour median
Serve points won59%20th
Return points won42%85th
Ace rate2.8%13th
Double-fault discipline4.9%14th
Break points saved60%48th
Break points won46%90th
Serve anatomy
1st serve in64%
1st serve won66%
2nd serve won47%
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 | 106 | 60-46 | 57% | 59% | 42% | 2.8% | 60% | 46% |
| Hard | 40 | 24-16 | 60% | 61% | 41% | 3.5% | 60% | 52% |
| Clay | 65 | 36-29 | 55% | 59% | 42% | 2.3% | 60% | 43% |
| Grass | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 58% | 30% | 6.0% | 40% | 0% |
Recent matches
| Date | Tournament | Surf | Odds | R | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2026 | HSBC Championships - London · ATP 500 | Grass | 3.26 | L | Martin Damm | 6-3 6-2 |
| Jun 7, 2026 | Perugia Challenger · Challenger 125 | Clay | 1.75 | L | Henrique Rocha | 7-6(5) 6-3 |
| Jun 6, 2026 | Perugia Challenger · Challenger 125 | Clay | 1.74 | W | Andrea Pellegrino | 6-3 5-7 6-3 |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Perugia Challenger · Challenger 125 | Clay | — | W | Pablo Llamas Ruiz | 6-1 6-2 |
| Jun 3, 2026 | Perugia Challenger · Challenger 125 | Clay | — | W | Liam Broady | 6-4 6-2 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Perugia Challenger · Challenger 125 | Clay | — | W | Gianluca Cadenasso | 6-2 ret. |
| May 25, 2026 | French Open - Paris · Grand Slam | Clay | — | L | Ben Shelton | 6-3 6-3 6-4 |
| May 13, 2026 | Valencia Challenger · Challenger 175 | Clay | 1.39 | L | Aleksandar Kovacevic | 6-3 5-7 6-2 |
| May 7, 2026 | Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome · ATP Masters 1000 | Clay | 1.53 | L | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 6-4 2-6 6-3 |
| May 5, 2026 | Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome · ATP Masters 1000 | Clay | 1.59 | W | Tomas Barrios Vera | 6-3 3-6 7-6(4) |
| May 4, 2026 | Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome · ATP Masters 1000 | Clay | 1.26 | W | Mackenzie Mcdonald | 7-5 6-4 |
| Nov 29, 2025 | Maia Challenger · Challenger 100 | Clay | — | L | Elmer Moller | 6-3 6-4 |
| Nov 28, 2025 | Maia Challenger · Challenger 100 | Clay | — | W | Jan Choinski | 6-3 7-5 |
| Nov 27, 2025 | Maia Challenger · Challenger 100 | Clay | — | W | — | 6-3 6-4 |
| Nov 26, 2025 | Maia Challenger · Challenger 100 | Clay | — | W | Gianluca Cadenasso | 6-4 6-4 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | Montemar Challenger · Challenger 75 | Clay | — | L | — | 3-6 7-5 7-6(6) |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Montemar Challenger · Challenger 75 | Clay | 1.01 | W | — | 6-3 6-0 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Hamburg Challenger · Challenger 50 | Hard | — | L | — | 7-5 2-6 7-6(3) |
| Oct 12, 2025 | European Open - Brussels · ATP 250 | Hard | 2.96 | L | Valentin Royer | 6-3 7-5 |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Valencia Challenger · Challenger 125 | Clay | 1.87 | L | Sumit Nagal | 6-3 6-1 |
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