# Player Profile: Jonathan Merchan (DUPR: 3LL7Z3)
        
**Category:** Pickleball Player
**Verified:** 2026-05-07
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/player-jonathan-merchan-3LL7Z3
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Performance Summary
- **Doubles Rating:** 4.702 (Reliability: 96%)
- **Singles Rating:** 5.047 (Reliability: 62%)
- **Career Record:** 173 Wins / 126 Losses (299 matches)
- **Win Ratio:** 57.9%
- **Average Points Won %:** 53.97%

## Advanced Metrics
- **Strength of Schedule (SoS):** 4.59 (Average opponent DUPR)
- **Clutch Performance Index (CPI):** 0% (Win % in close matches)
- **DUPR Points Gained (DPG):** -8.09 (Points vs expectations)
- **Home Club:** Queens Pickleball Club

## Streaks & Playstyle
- **Weekly Play Streak:** Current: 0 weeks | Max: 1 weeks
- **Preferred Playstyle:** Precision Dink Strategist
  *Description: A master of soft placement, commanding the kitchen dink rallies with patience, consistency, and crosscourt angles.*
- **Physical Metrics:**
  - Control: 73%
  - Power: 88%
  - Agility: 88%
  - Spin: 68%
  - Stamina: 88%

## Favorite Court & Chemistry
- **Preferred Court:** NY, NY
- **Best Partner Chemistry:** Ava Yun (DUPR 3.76)
  - Matches Played: 3
  - Chemistry Win Rate: 0%

## Dedication Matrix (Last 18 Weeks)
- **Total Matches Played:** 55
- **Active Days:** 38

## Rating Trajectory
| Match | Date | Rating | Event | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1 | 2025-10-12 | 4.561 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 2 | 2025-10-27 | 4.592 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 3 | 2025-11-11 | 4.609 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 4 | 2025-11-26 | 4.624 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 5 | 2025-12-11 | 4.653 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 6 | 2025-12-26 | 4.686 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 7 | 2026-01-10 | 5.044 | Life Time NYC Winter Cla$$ic - Mens Doubles Skill: (5.0 to Open) at Penn 12:30pm | Loss |
| Match 8 | 2026-01-10 | 5.053 | Life Time NYC Winter Cla$$ic - Mens Doubles Skill: (5.0 to Open) at Penn 12:30pm | Loss |
| Match 9 | 2026-02-06 | 5.044 | Life Time NYC Friday Moneyball Feb. 6 - Coed Singles Open at Penn 5:30pm | Win |
| Match 10 | 2026-02-06 | 5.044 | Life Time NYC Friday Moneyball Feb. 6 - Coed Singles Open at Penn 5:30pm | Win |
| Match 11 | 2026-02-06 | 5.044 | Life Time NYC Friday Moneyball Feb. 6 - Coed Singles Open at Penn 5:30pm | Win |
| Match 12 | 2026-02-06 | 5.044 | Life Time NYC Friday Moneyball Feb. 6 - Coed Singles Open at Penn 5:30pm | Win |
| Match 13 | 2026-02-28 | 5.049 | DUPR 20 | Loss |
| Match 14 | 2026-02-28 | 5.058 | DUPR 20 | Loss |
| Match 15 | 2026-02-28 | 5.055 | DUPR 20 | Loss |

## Upcoming Pairings
- **Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM** at Central Park Tennis Center (Status: Scheduled, Event: League Ladder) vs Weston White (DUPR: 5.60)
- **Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM** at Riverside Clay Tennis Courts (Status: Pending Confirmation, Event: Practice Match) vs Sanjay Manikarnika (DUPR: 4.52)