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🇺🇸
Vaea Mercur
USA
Class of 2026 · Born Cincinnati, RI · Oct 10 ·
★1-Star
STR
46.2
current (projection)
StrikePrediction · favourite to commit:
Holy Cross
51%
2 offers
Rankings
| Recruiting board (consensus) | #660 |
| Rhode Island | #9 |
| Ranking points (963 pts · 26 events) | #240 |
| STR | 46.2 |
| Junior STR (singles) | 46.7 |
| Doubles STR (results-based) | 46.4 |
Junior Badges
NATTop 300
STATETop 5
STATETop 10
STATETop 25
Junior Results
DATETOURNAMENT
LEVELRESULT
Wk 1
Chennai Open
Premier
R32
Wk 2
New York Championships
Major
Finalist
Wk 3
Bhubaneswar Masters
Masters
R32
Wk 5
Zrenjanin Masters
Masters
R32
Wk 6
Brno Masters Cup
Masters
R32
Wk 8
Culiacán Open
Major
R32
Wk 9
The Hague Championships
Major
R32
Wk 10
Monterrey International
Major
R32
Wk 12
Hamilton Open
Major
R16
Wk 13
Belo Horizonte International
Major
R32
Wk 15
Rimini Open
Major
R32
Wk 16
Ahmedabad International
Major
Quarterfinalist
Wk 17
Córdoba Championships
Major
R32
Wk 19
Southampton Championships
Major
R32
Wk 20
León International
Major
R32
Wk 21
Regensburg Championships
Major
R32
Wk 23
Turin Championships
Major
Quarterfinalist
Wk 24
Seville Open
Major
R32
Wk 26
Tokyo International
Major
R32
Wk 27
Birmingham Championships
Major
R32
Wk 28
Vancouver International
Major
R16
Wk 30
Antwerp Open
Premier
R32
Wk 31
Eindhoven Open
Major
R16
Wk 33
Veracruz Classic
Premier
R16
Wk 34
Brno Classic
Premier
R16
Wk 35
Barcelona Open
Premier
R32
Junior Doubles
DATETOURNAMENT
LEVELPARTNERRESULT
Wk 1
Chennai Open
Premier
Rohan Persaud
Quarterfinalist
Wk 3
Bhubaneswar Masters
Masters
Tyrone Kane
Quarterfinalist
Wk 6
Brno Masters Cup
Masters
Vítězslav Krmenčík
Quarterfinalist
Wk 13
Belo Horizonte International
Major
Wiktor Kwiatkowski
R16
Wk 19
Southampton Championships
Major
Trent Staples
Quarterfinalist
Wk 20
León International
Major
Vivek Tewarie
R16
Wk 21
Regensburg Championships
Major
Vasil Simpson
Quarterfinalist
Wk 23
Turin Championships
Major
Kuo-hui Shih
Quarterfinalist
Wk 27
Birmingham Championships
Major
Everett Van Alen
Quarterfinalist
Wk 28
Vancouver International
Major
Gordy Ries
Champion
Wk 30
Antwerp Open
Premier
Sven Kafando
Semifinalist
Wk 33
Veracruz Classic
Premier
Eamon O'Reilly
Quarterfinalist
Wk 34
Brno Classic
Premier
Zaimir Lawson
Quarterfinalist
Junior Match Record
DATETOURNAMENT
W/LOPPONENTSCORE
Wk 1
Chennai Open Round of 32
L
Bruno Harshov
2-6 2-6
Wk 2
New York Championships Round of 32
W
Tsukasa Wada
6-0 6-1
Wk 2
New York Championships Round of 16
W
Samari Balko
6-2 2-6 11-9
Wk 2
New York Championships Quarterfinals
W
Matt Dignam
3-6 6-4 10-6
Wk 2
New York Championships Semifinals
W
Sang-woo Jang
6-3 7-6
Wk 2
New York Championships Final
L
Ellsworth Beigel
3-6 3-6
Wk 3
Bhubaneswar Masters Round of 32
L
Wesley Pace-Wilson
0-6 0-6
Wk 5
Zrenjanin Masters Round of 32
L
Will Ma
5-7 2-6
Wk 6
Brno Masters Cup Round of 32
L
Will Ma
1-6 2-6
Wk 8
Culiacán Open Round of 32
L
Lipe Gough
3-6 3-6
Wk 9
The Hague Championships Round of 32
L
Kaylan Cioffi
1-6 2-6
Wk 10
Monterrey International Round of 32
L
Jaime Yearick
3-6 1-6
Wk 12
Hamilton Open Round of 32
W
Emmett Sentnor
3-6 6-4 11-9
Wk 12
Hamilton Open Round of 16
L
Stefan Heard
3-6 4-6
Wk 13
Belo Horizonte International Round of 32
L
Wellington Wilkinson
4-6 3-6
Wk 15
Rimini Open Round of 32
L
Wellington Wilkinson
3-6 6-3 4-10
Wk 16
Ahmedabad International Round of 32
W
Orlando Garbin
6-4 6-3
Wk 16
Ahmedabad International Round of 16
W
Gordy Ries
6-3 6-3
Wk 16
Ahmedabad International Quarterfinals
L
Jed Booth
6-7 6-3 6-10
Wk 17
Córdoba Championships Round of 32
L
Samuel Mcnutt
3-6 4-6
Wk 19
Southampton Championships Round of 32
L
Stefan Heard
0-6 6-3 4-10
Wk 20
León International Round of 32
L
Jakub Hrubý
3-6 1-6
Wk 21
Regensburg Championships Round of 32
L
Ayoze Alonso
6-7 4-6
Wk 23
Turin Championships Round of 32
W
Tae-young Jeon
4-6 6-4 10-5
Wk 23
Turin Championships Round of 16
W
Yates McManus
3-6 6-3 10-8
Wk 23
Turin Championships Quarterfinals
L
Sylvester Dysart
3-6 6-4 7-10
Wk 24
Seville Open Round of 32
L
Eugène Mönchengladbach
5-7 3-6
Wk 26
Tokyo International Round of 32
L
Greayer Gregory
3-6 5-7
Wk 27
Birmingham Championships Round of 32
L
Milos O'Hara
6-7 4-6
Wk 28
Vancouver International Round of 32
W
Ange Williams
3-6 6-4 10-7
Wk 28
Vancouver International Round of 16
L
Ellsworth Beigel
3-6 4-6
Wk 30
Antwerp Open Round of 32
L
Jimmie Perkins
6-7 2-6
Wk 31
Eindhoven Open Round of 32
W
Efren Alvarez
6-4 6-4
Wk 31
Eindhoven Open Round of 16
L
Cameron Creek
6-7 5-7
Wk 33
Veracruz Classic Round of 32
W
Ravi Ramsumair
3-6 6-1 10-4
Wk 33
Veracruz Classic Round of 16
L
Zaimir Lawson
1-6 5-7
Wk 34
Brno Classic Round of 32
W
Jimmie Perkins
6-4 7-6
Wk 34
Brno Classic Round of 16
L
Gerry Weir
6-1 2-6 5-10
Wk 35
Barcelona Open Round of 32
L
Miles Walsh
3-6 4-6
College List
SCHOOLOFFERINTEREST
SCHOL.STRIKEPRED.STATUS
Holy Cross
✓
Hot
½
51%
Finalist
Princeton
✓
Hot
½
49%
Finalist
Dreamsheet
Stanford
Virginia
North Carolina
Scouting
| Shared service (consensus) | 42.7 |
| Your department | 57.0 |
| 4-year projection | 46.2 |
Ranking History
| DATE | NATIONAL | STATE | STR |
| Early 2026 | #181 | #6 | 46.0 |
| Mid 2026 | #134 | #5 | 47.2 |
| Late 2026 | #140 | #6 | 47.1 |
| Final 2026 | #152 | #6 | 46.7 |
Attributes
| Serve Power | 53 | |
| Serve Accuracy | 48 | |
| Return | 53 | |
| Forehand | 57 | |
| Backhand | 52 | |
| Consistency | 60 | |
| Net Play | 62 | |
| Speed | 58 | |
| Stamina | 43 | |
| Composure | 54 | |
| Clutch | 58 |
Recruiting
| Intended major | Theology |
| Junior tier | Regional / State Elite |
| Origin | Domestic |
| Commitment | Uncommitted |
Recruiting Timeline
| Received interest from Princeton | early_contact Wk 1 |
| Received interest from Holy Cross | early_contact Wk 3 |
| Offered by Princeton | offers Wk 9 |
| Offered by Holy Cross | offers Wk 10 |
| Official visit to Holy Cross | visits Wk 16 |
| Official visit to Princeton | visits Wk 16 |