Daniel Merida and Luca Van Assche have met 2 times since 2024; they are level 1–1. Their most recent meeting: Daniel Merida won at Lyon (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Merida
🏃 Pusher
Assche
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The ⚙️ Grinder archetype wins about 62% vs 🏃 Pusher across 581 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Luca Van Assche.
Grinder players often use relentless consistency and deep court positioning to pressure the pusher's extreme retrieval.
2 career meetings, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Merida | Assche | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Daniel Merida | Luca Van Assche | ||
| 1 or more | 77% | 17/22 | 84% | 16/19 |
| 3 or more | 32% | 7/22 | 37% | 7/19 |
| 5 or more | 9% | 2/22 | 26% | 5/19 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/22 | 0% | 0/19 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/22 | 0% | 0/19 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/22 | 0% | 0/19 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Merida | Assche |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 11–7 | 10–7 |
| Avg odds | 1.90 | 1.70 |
| ROI % | +1.9% | -7.8% |
| Units P/L | +0.34u | -1.33u |
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Assche has a higher win rate against shared opponents (83% vs Merida's 67%).
| Opponent | Merida | Assche |
|---|---|---|
| Hugo Grenier | L 46 67 | W 61 62 |
| Pablo Llamas Ruiz | W 61 62 | L 36 06 |
| Vilius Gaubas | L 16 46 | W 64 62 26 75 |
| Maks Kasnikowski | W 64 63 | W 62 64 |
| Stefano Travaglia | W 61 36 75 | W 75 16 63 |
| Titouan Droguet | W 64 36 64 | W 64 64 |
Last five matches per player
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
Sebastian Ofner
Emilia-Romagna Tennis Cup · Final
Jun 20
Marco Cecchinato
Emilia-Romagna Tennis Cup · Quarterfinals
Jun 18
Daniel Rincon
Emilia-Romagna Tennis Cup · Semifinals
Jun 17
Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo
Emilia-Romagna Tennis Cup · Round of 32
Jun 15
Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo
Open Sopra Steria de Lyon · Round of 16
Jun 11
Daniel Elahi Galan
Emilia-Romagna Tennis Cup · Round of 16
Jun 11
Hugo Grenier
Open Sopra Steria de Lyon · Round of 32
Jun 8
Brandon Nakashima
Roland Garros · Round of 64
May 27
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 66–73 matches
| Metric | Merida | Assche |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 62% | 62% |
| Sets won | 57% | 59% |
| Games won | 52% | 54% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Merida | Assche |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Merida | Assche |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
