Jennifer Ruggeri vs Rositsa Dencheva — W50 Heraklion Semi-final

W50 Heraklion · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
ITA
Jennifer Ruggeri
#207WTA
1577ELO
1554Clay ELO
22 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 March 2026
clay
BUL
Rositsa Dencheva
#414WTA
1355ELO
1333Clay ELO
19 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWWW
Ruggeri J.
6-3 2-6 6-4
Dencheva R.
Ruggeri J.
6262
Dencheva R.
3641

Jennifer Ruggeri defeated Rositsa Dencheva 6-3 2-6 6-4 in the W50 Heraklion semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Jennifer Ruggeri came in ranked #207, defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Ruggeri J.serving33% hold

wins 43% of points on serve vs Dencheva R.

Dencheva R.serving33% hold

wins 43% of points on serve vs Ruggeri J.

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
Ruggeri J.Dencheva R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
73%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
57%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Even
49%
51%
Break points saved·Even
55%
51%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.0
0.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.4
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (26 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Ruggeri J.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Dencheva R.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.0
Surface form
5.0
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
4.0
3-set count
0.0
6.0
Surface transition
6.0
Context
7.0
Defending pts
6.0

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
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