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Daniel Mérida
ATP#39Ranking as of 2026-08-24
Career-high ranking: 39
Daniel Mérida: from the Bucharest final to a first title in Umag
The 188 cm Spaniard moved through qualifying, a first final, the top 100 and a first tour title during 2026. Distinguishing the competition levels makes the progression clearer.
- Status
- Active
- Age
- Age 21
- Height
- 188 cm
- Playing hand
- Right-handed
- Tour wins
- 6 / 11
- Tour titles
- 1
- Grand Slam titles
- 0
- Career win rate
- 54.5%
Name and profile facts
Daniel Mérida Aguilar was born on 26 September 2004. He is listed at 188 cm and plays right-handed with a two-handed backhand. Daniel Mérida and Daniel Mérida Aguilar identify the same player; search results may omit the accent.
The public profile records a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 39 on 24 August 2026. A weekly ranking remains a separate dated record.
Singles and doubles debuts happened at different times
Mérida entered the Doha doubles main draw on a wildcard with Mubarak Al-Harrasi in 2025. His tour singles main-draw debut followed at Indian Wells in 2026 after qualifying. A tour-debut statement needs the discipline to avoid confusing those dates.
His 2021 Madrid M15 title belongs to the ITF professional circuit. Juniors, ITF events, Challengers and the ATP Tour form a connected route, but their titles and appearances remain separate records.
A first final, then a top-100 breakthrough
He qualified for Bucharest in 2026, beat Adrian Mannarino and Fábián Marozsán and reached the final against Mariano Navone. He then qualified for Madrid and defeated Marco Trungelliti and Corentin Moutet, entering the top 100 on 4 May.
A qualifier’s run to an ATP 250 final and successive main-draw wins at a Masters 1000 represent different demands. Event level and entry route add information that the number of ranking places gained leaves out.
What to examine after the first title
At Umag in 2026, Mérida reached his second tour final and defeated Damir Džumhur to win his first ATP singles title. The short interval between qualifying appearances, a first final and a first title is a distinctive feature of this stage of his career.
The next question is how results continue with newly earned main-draw opportunities. Do not extend a rapid ranking rise into a forecast at the same rate. Compare participation by surface, opposition and recovery intervals, and avoid assigning the improvement to an unverified equipment setup.
Results by surface
Read each win rate together with its recorded match sample.
- Clay
- 60.0%10 matches
- Hard
- 0.0%1 matches
Career timeline by age
· Age 21
First recorded tour match
The first main-draw tour match covered by the current data set.· Age 21
Most recent recorded match
The latest tour match included in the current snapshot.· Age 21
Career-high ranking: No. 39
The highest position found in the available weekly singles rankings.
Reviewed sources
A result-based profile built from surface results, rankings, titles, and playing hand. Missing shot-speed, spin-rate, and point-pattern data are not invented.
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