Daniel Merida and Nicolas Alvarez Varona have met 3 times since 2022; Daniel Merida leads 2–1. Their most recent meeting: Nicolas Alvarez Varona won at Tenerife 1 (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Merida
🏃 Pusher
Varona
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 70% vs 🏃 Pusher across 599 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Nicolas Alvarez Varona.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the pusher's extreme retrieval.
3 career meetings, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Merida | Varona | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Daniel Merida | Nicolas Alvarez Varona | ||
| 1 or more | 77% | 17/22 | 100% | 13/13 |
| 3 or more | 32% | 7/22 | 62% | 8/13 |
| 5 or more | 9% | 2/22 | 39% | 5/13 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/22 | 0% | 0/13 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/22 | 0% | 0/13 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/22 | 0% | 0/13 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Merida | Varona |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 11–7 | 5–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.90 | 2.36 |
| ROI % | +1.9% | -6.7% |
| Units P/L | +0.34u | -0.67u |
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Merida has a higher win rate against shared opponents (83% vs Varona's 33%).
| Opponent | Merida | Varona |
|---|---|---|
| Valentin Royer | L 36 57 | L 46 36 |
| George Loffhagen | W 61 16 75 | L 67 76 46 |
| Jaime Faria | W 46 75 64 | L 63 36 46 |
| Johannus Monday | W 63 57 64 | W 64 76 |
| Fajing Sun | W 63 64 | W 63 62 |
| Rafael Jodar | W 75 63 | L 63 26 46 |
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
Milos Karol
Bratislava Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Hynek Barton
Bratislava Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Valentin Royer
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Round of 32
Jun 2
Manuel Mazza
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Benjamin Winter Lopez
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · 1st Round Qualifying
May 31
Oriol Roca Batalla
M25 Mataro · Quarterfinals
May 18
Manel Lazaro Juncadella
M25 Mataro · Round of 16
May 18
Younes Lalami Laaroussi
M25 Mataro · Round of 32
May 18
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 33–73 matches
| Metric | Merida | Varona |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 62% | 58% |
| Sets won | 57% | 59% |
| Games won | 52% | 54% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Merida | Varona |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 2 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Merida | Varona |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
