Daniel Merida and Mark Lajal have met 1 time since 2026; Mark Lajal leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Mark Lajal won at Indoor Oeiras Open 1 (2026).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Merida
🏃 Pusher
Lajal
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 69% vs 🏃 Pusher across 574 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Mark Lajal.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the pusher's extreme retrieval.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Merida | Lajal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Daniel Merida | Mark Lajal | ||
| 1 or more | 77% | 17/22 | 94% | 15/16 |
| 3 or more | 32% | 7/22 | 88% | 14/16 |
| 5 or more | 9% | 2/22 | 69% | 11/16 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/22 | 19% | 3/16 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/22 | 13% | 2/16 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/22 | 0% | 0/16 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Merida | Lajal |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 11–7 | 10–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.90 | 1.82 |
| ROI % | +1.9% | +4.8% |
| Units P/L | +0.34u | +0.72u |
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 6 shared opponents, both Merida and Lajal posted a 67% win rate.
| Opponent | Merida | Lajal |
|---|---|---|
| Dane Sweeny | W 63 46 63 | W 75 63 |
| Fajing Sun | W 63 64 | L 63 36 46 |
| Ethan Quinn | L 36 16 | W 36 64 64 |
| Jan Choinski | W 63 75 | W 36 64 63 |
| Hugo Grenier | L 46 67 | W 64 57 64 |
| Jaime Faria | W 46 75 64 | L 75 46 67 |
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
Michael Zheng
Lexus Ilkley Open · Round of 32
Jun 10
Yu Hsiou Hsu
Dublin Challenger · Round of 32
Jun 8
Anton Matusevich
Lexus Ilkley Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Paul Jubb
Lexus Ilkley Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Yunchaokete Bu
Lexus Birmingham Open · Quarterfinals
Jun 5
Harry Wendelken
Lexus Birmingham Open · Round of 16
Jun 4
Leandro Riedi
Lexus Birmingham Open · Round of 32
Jun 2
Roman Safiullin
Roland Garros · 1st Round Qualifying
May 19
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 63–73 matches
| Metric | Merida | Lajal |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 62% | 59% |
| Sets won | 57% | 56% |
| Games won | 52% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Merida | Lajal |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Merida | Lajal |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
