Rositsa Dencheva vs Carlota Martinez Cirez — W35 Heraklion Round of 16

W35 Heraklion · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
BUL
Rositsa Dencheva
#413WTA
1355ELO
1341Hard ELO
19 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 March 2026
hard
ESP
Carlota Martinez Cirez
#367WTA
1324ELO
1220Hard ELO
25 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLLL
Dencheva R.
6-4 6-2
Martinez Cirez C.
Dencheva R.
662
Martinez Cirez C.
42–

Rositsa Dencheva defeated Carlota Martinez Cirez 6-4 6-2 in the W35 Heraklion round of 16 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Dencheva R.serving41% hold

wins 47% of points on serve vs Martinez Cirez C.

Martinez Cirez C.serving33% hold

wins 43% of points on serve vs Dencheva R.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Dencheva R.Martinez Cirez C.
1st serve in·Even
74%
72%
1st serve points won·Even
57%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
43%
Service points won·Even
54%
52%
Return points won·Even
50%
48%
Break points saved·Even
51%
51%
Aces / match·Even
0.2
0.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (20 vs 35). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Dencheva R.
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 49 days (−0.7)
Martinez Cirez C.
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.4+120 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.6Hard Elo 1220
6.2Overall Elo 1355
ELO gap
3.8Overall Elo 1324
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.9
Surface form
2.6
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
7.0
6.0
Surface transition
6.0
Context
6.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Mintegi Del Olmo A.
Astakhova D.
6-10-0
Semi-finals
Mintegi Del Olmo A.
Fita Boluda A.
6-36-4
Astakhova D.
Dencheva R.
6-726-16-0
Quarter-finals
Dencheva R.
Kovackova A.
6-14-67-63
Fita Boluda A.
Ruggeri J.
6-16-3
Mintegi Del Olmo A.
Bertea E.
6-26-0
Astakhova D.
Burillo Escorihuela I.
7-56-3
R16
Dencheva R.
Martinez Cirez C.
6-46-2
Bertea E.
Vargova N.
2-66-26-4
Kovackova A.
Rinaldo Persson K.
7-654-2
Fita Boluda A.
Sakellaridi S.
6-16-1
Burillo Escorihuela I.
Paterno G.
6-26-2
Mintegi Del Olmo A.
Janicijevic S.
6-26-1
Astakhova D.
Spiteri D.
6-36-747-5
Ruggeri J.
Pieri T.
4-66-46-4
R32
Dencheva R.
Hobgarski K.
6-00-66-3
Fita Boluda A.
Korokozidi E.
6-27-62
Bertea E.
Coleman E.
7-656-3
Rinaldo Persson K.
Paganetti V.
4-66-26-4
Spiteri D.
Kovackova J.
7-56-3
Astakhova D.
Spasova B.
6-16-2
Vargova N.
Sagmar I.
6-16-1
Ruggeri J.
Tsetsou E.
6-06-1
Martinez Cirez C.
Bertoldo J.
7-56-2
Janicijevic S.
Kolb N.
6-36-1
Kovackova A.
Kabbaj Y.
6-17-5
Paterno G.
Cragg K.
7-626-4
Sakellaridi S.
Senic N.
6-36-2
Mintegi Del Olmo A.
Pochtovyk K.
6-26-1
Pieri T.
Teixido Garcia M.
6-746-46-4
Burillo Escorihuela I.
Menguene M.
6-26-4