Daniel Mérida

Daniel Mérida
Full nameDaniel Mérida Aguilar
Country (sports) Spain
Born (2004-09-26) 26 September 2004
Madrid, Spain
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$ 318,244
Singles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles2 Challenger, 6 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 145 (16 February 2026)
Current rankingNo. 145 (16 February 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2026)
US OpenQ3 (2025)
Doubles
Career record0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 1,589 (23 September 2024)
Last updated on: 16 February 2026.

Daniel Mérida Aguilar is a Spanish tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 145 achieved on 16 February 2026 and a doubles ranking of No. 1,589 achieved on 23 September 2024.[1][2]

Career

He made his ATP Tour debut in doubles at the 2025 Qatar ExxonMobil Open, having been awarded a wildcard with Mubarak Al-Harrasi.[3] The pair lost 3–6, 4–6 to Yuki Bhambri and Ivan Dodig.[4]

Performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament! 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A A Q3 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Monte Carlo Masters A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid Open Q1 A A A 0 / 0 0-0  – 
Italian Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Masters A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Shanghai Masters NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Paris Masters A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (2–1)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (6–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1-0 Oct 2021 M15 Madrid, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Spain Diego Augusto Barreto 6–4, 6-3
Win 2-0 May 2022 M15 Valldoreix, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Spain Oriol Roca Batalla 2–6, 7-5, 6–2
Loss 2-1 Jan 2023 M25 Córdoba, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Spain Javier Barranco Cosano 4–6, 1-6
Loss 2-2 Nov 2023 M15 Alcalá de Henares, Spain World Tennis Tour Hard Syria Hazem Naw 4–6, 1–6
Win 3-2 Feb 2024 M25 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Dominican Republic Nick Hardt 4–6, 7-5, 6–3
Win 4-2 Sep 2024 M15 Madrid, Spain World Tennis Tour Hard France Guillaume Dalmasso 6–2, 6–3
Win 5-2 Jan 2025 M25 Doha, Qatar World Tennis Tour Hard Belgium Tibo Colson 6–4, 6-2
Win 6-2 May 2025 M25 Sabadell, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay United Kingdom Oliver Crawford 6–4, 2–6, 7–6[7-5]
Loss 6–3 Jun 2025 Lyon, France Challenger Clay Argentina Marco Trungelliti 3–6, 6–4, 3-6
Win 7–3 Jul 2025 Pozoblanco, Spain Challenger Clay China Sun Fajing 6–3, 6–4
Win 8–3 Feb 2026 Tenerife, Spain Challenger Hard Italy Francesco Maestrelli 6–2, 6–4

References

  1. ^ "Daniel Merida | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
  2. ^ "The 10 Spanish tennis players to watch closely in 2025". tennisuptodate. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Qatar ExxonMobil Open doubles draw" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Yuki Bhambri/Ivan Dodig vs. Daniel Merida/Mubarak Shannan Zayid Doha 2025 Round of 16 | Match Stats | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2025-02-25.