Rositsa Dencheva vs Selena Janicijevic — W50 Heraklion Round of 32

W50 Heraklion · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
BUL
Rositsa Dencheva
#414WTA
1355ELO
1333Clay ELO
19 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 March 2026
clay
FRA
Selena Janicijevic
#231WTA
1439ELO
1420Clay ELO
23 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWWWL
Dencheva R.
7-6 7-6
Janicijevic S.
Dencheva R.
787102
Janicijevic S.
6668–

Rositsa Dencheva defeated Selena Janicijevic 7-6 7-6 in the W50 Heraklion round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Selena Janicijevic came in ranked #231, defending last year's final, but Rositsa Dencheva had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 5 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Dencheva R.serving42% hold

wins 47% of points on serve vs Janicijevic S.

Janicijevic S.serving27% hold

wins 40% 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.Janicijevic S.
1st serve in·Clear edge
74%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
57%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
43%
Service points won·Even
53%
53%
Return points won·Slight edge
51%
44%
Break points saved·Even
50%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.2
1.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (20 vs 23). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Dencheva R.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
Janicijevic S.
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.0Clay Elo 1333
Surface ELO
5.0+87 Clay Elo edge
4.9Overall Elo 1355
ELO gap
5.1Overall Elo 1439
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.0
Surface form
5.9
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
0.0
3-set count
6.0
Surface transition
6.0
Context
6.0
Defending pts

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
Burillo Escorihuela I.
Ruggeri J.
7-56-2
Semi-finals
Ruggeri J.
Dencheva R.
6-32-66-4
Burillo Escorihuela I.
Lazaro Garcia A.
7-646-4
Quarter-finals
Lazaro Garcia A.
Bertea E.
6-07-5
Burillo Escorihuela I.
Nahimana S.
1-66-36-4
Ruggeri J.
Rinaldo Persson K.
6-26-2
Dencheva R.
Kovackova J.
1-67-666-1
R16
Nahimana S.
Matoula M.
2-66-46-4
Bertea E.
Pieri J.
4-66-07-63
Lazaro Garcia A.
Dittmann G.
6-26-2
Burillo Escorihuela I.
Spiteri D.
6-17-5
Ruggeri J.
Bassols Ribera M.
6-47-66
Dencheva R.
Hobgarski K.
6-26-714-2
Kovackova J.
Senic N.
3-0
Rinaldo Persson K.
Kovackova A.
5-76-16-1
R32
Rinaldo Persson K.
Taraba Wallberg N.
6-26-0
Senic N.
Tomase E.
6-26-3
Nahimana S.
Coleman E.
6-36-746-4
Hobgarski K.
Veleva V.
6-46-4
Kovackova A.
Fita Boluda A.
7-603-67-63
Kovackova J.
Akli A.
6-46-0
Matoula M.
Herrero Linana A.
6-26-736-0
Ruggeri J.
Paganetti V.
6-46-2
Pieri J.
Sakellaridi S.
7-56-4
Spiteri D.
Zamarripa A.
6-46-1
Dittmann G.
Kabbaj Y.
6-33-66-1
Bassols Ribera M.
Kolb N.
7-56-1
Bertea E.
Barbulescu B.
6-03-66-2
Burillo Escorihuela I.
Tubello A.
5-76-26-2
Lazaro Garcia A.
Teixido Garcia M.
6-16-1
Dencheva R.
Janicijevic S.
7-667-68
R64
Kovackova J.
Ciric Bagaric L.
6-26-4
Barbulescu B.
Chatziavraam E.
6-16-2
Tubello A.
Giordano M.
6-16-1
Taraba Wallberg N.
Vargova N.
6-43-66-4
Kovackova A.
Bertoldo J.
7-53-66-3
Dencheva R.
Korokozidi E.
6-06-3
Matoula M.
Cragg K.
6-46-1
Zamarripa A.
Pieri T.
6-46-3
Kolb N.
Norin F.
6-16-0
Veleva V.
Stamatova J.
6-46-4
Sakellaridi S.
Pochtovyk K.
6-26-1
Coleman E.
Menguene M.
7-654-66-4
Dittmann G.
Paterno G.
7-56-0
Tomase E.
Tsetsou E.
6-43-66-3
Teixido Garcia M.
Nagornaia S.
6-26-2
Paganetti V.
Sucha A.
6-26-2