Rositsa Dencheva vs Alena Kovackova — W35 Heraklion Quarter-final

W35 Heraklion · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
BUL
Rositsa Dencheva
#414WTA
1355ELO
1341Hard ELO
19 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 March 2026
hard
CZE
Alena Kovackova
#476WTA
18 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWL
Dencheva R.
6-1 4-6 7-6
Kovackova A.
Dencheva R.
64772
Kovackova A.
16631

Rositsa Dencheva defeated Alena Kovackova 6-1 4-6 7-6 in the W35 Heraklion quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Rositsa Dencheva came in ranked #414, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Rositsa Dencheva came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 4–6 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Dencheva R.serving43% hold

wins 47% of points on serve vs Kovackova A.

Kovackova A.serving45% hold

wins 48% 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.Kovackova A.
1st serve in·Even
73%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
44%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
50%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
51%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.2
1.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.9
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (20 vs 15). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Dencheva R.
4.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 49 days (−0.7)
Kovackova A.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.9
Surface form
5.3
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
6.0
Surface transition
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