Cezar Cretu and Daniel Merida have met 2 times since 2022; Daniel Merida leads 2–0. Their most recent meeting: Daniel Merida won at Oeiras 3 (2023).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Cretu
⚔️ The Gladiator
Merida
🏃 Pusher
Matchup analysis
The ⚔️ The Gladiator archetype wins about 76% vs 🏃 Pusher across 437 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Cezar Cretu.
The Gladiator players often use physical intensity and balanced game to pressure the pusher's extreme retrieval.
2 career meetings, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Cretu | Merida | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Cezar Cretu | Daniel Merida | ||
| 1 or more | 57% | 12/21 | 77% | 17/22 |
| 3 or more | 29% | 6/21 | 32% | 7/22 |
| 5 or more | 14% | 3/21 | 9% | 2/22 |
| 10 or more | 5% | 1/21 | 0% | 0/22 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/21 | 0% | 0/22 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/21 | 0% | 0/22 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Cretu | Merida |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 14–8 | 11–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.19 | 1.90 |
| ROI % | +28.7% | +1.9% |
| Units P/L | +6.31u | +0.34u |
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Merida has a higher win rate against shared opponents (88% vs Cretu's 50%).
| Opponent | Cretu | Merida |
|---|---|---|
| Liam Broady | W 63 60 | W 64 62 |
| Alejo Sanchez Quilez | W 61 63 | W 75 63 |
| Dalibor Svrcina | L 36 16 | W 67 64 76 |
| Marco Trungelliti | L 26 46 | W 64 16 76 |
| David Jorda Sanchis | W 64 75 | W 64 64 |
| Gabriele Piraino | L 36 36 | L 63 57 67 |
| Tiago Pereira | W 61 63 | W 62 63 |
| Titouan Droguet | L 16 57 | W 64 36 64 |
Last five matches per player
Niels McDonald
Intaro Open · Quarterfinals
Jun 25
Alvaro Guillen Meza
Intaro Open · Round of 16
Jun 24
Akira Santillan
Intaro Open · Round of 32
Jun 22
Jacopo Vasami
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Round of 32
Jun 2
Radu Albot
Moldova Open · Semifinals
May 30
Liam Broady
Moldova Open · Quarterfinals
May 29
Stefanos Sakellaridis
Moldova Open · Final
May 29
Pavel Kotov
Moldova Open · Round of 16
May 28
Martin Damm
HSBC Championships · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 13
Henrique Rocha
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Final
Jun 7
Andrea Pellegrino
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Semifinals
Jun 6
Pablo Llamas Ruiz
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Quarterfinals
Jun 5
Liam Broady
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Round of 16
Jun 3
Ben Shelton
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 25
Aleksandar Kovacevic
Copa Faulconbridge · Round of 32
May 13
Nikoloz Basilashvili
Internazionali BNL d'Italia · Round of 128
May 7
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 73–74 matches
| Metric | Cretu | Merida |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 73% | 62% |
| Sets won | 70% | 57% |
| Games won | 58% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Cretu | Merida |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 2 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Cretu | Merida |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 2 |
