Daniel Merida vs Ivan SabanovPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Daniel Merida and Ivan Sabanov have met 1 time since 2024; Daniel Merida leads 1–0. Across all meetings Merida has taken 2 sets to Sabanov's 0. Their most recent meeting: Daniel Merida won at Modena (2024).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Merida | Sabanov | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Daniel Merida | Ivan Sabanov | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 60% | 21/35 | 100% | 2/2 |
| Wins a set when losing | 55% | 11/20 | 0% | 0/2 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 45% | 25/55 | 0% | 0/4 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 44% | 14/32 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 71% | 12/17 | 50% | 1/2 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 65% | 11/17 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 90% | 28/31 | 100% | 2/2 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 68% | 21/31 | 100% | 2/2 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Merida 1, Sabanov 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Merida
🪃 Counterpuncher
Sabanov
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs 🛡️ The Spoiler is historically tight (50% vs 50%, 115 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jun 30, 2024
Modena
C Clay · 1st Round Qualifying
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Merida | Sabanov |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–2 | - |
| Avg odds | 1.98 | - |
| ROI % | +10.6% | - |
| Units P/L | +0.53u | - |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Merida | Sabanov |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 1 | — |
| Matches | 1 | — |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | — |
| Route | CHN | — |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Botic van de Zandschulp
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 1st Round
Oct 8
Alejandro Tabilo
Davis Cup, World Group, Q2, CHI-ESP · Rubber 1
Sep 19
Alex Michelsen
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round
Sep 5
Andrey Rublev
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 2
Marton Fucsovics
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 30
Marin Cilic
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Learner Tien
National Bank Open - Montreal · Quarterfinals
Aug 11
Ugo Humbert
National Bank Open - Montreal · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Andrey Chepelev
M25 Zagreb · 1st Round
Jun 24
Piotr Galus
M25 Zagreb · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jun 22
Andres Rendon
M25 Zagreb · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 21
Elgin Khoeblal
M15 Dubrovnik · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 12
Daniel Merida
Modena · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 30
Nicolas Alvarez Varona
Losinj · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 17
Makoto Ochi
Liuzhou · Round of 64
Oct 8
Matej Sabanov
Liuzhou · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 2
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 4–61 matches
| Metric | Merida | Sabanov |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 61% | 50% |
| Sets won | 58% | 50% |
| Games won | 52% | 57% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Merida | Sabanov |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Merida | Sabanov |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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