Dencheva vs Cirez — W35 Heraklion Round of 16

W35 Heraklion · CHALLENGER · Round of 16

BUL

Rositsa Dencheva

#354WTA

1355ELO

1341Hard ELO

19 yrs

Last 10 · pre-match

WWLWWWWWWW

2 — 0

Sets

Monday, 2 March 2026 · 00:00

hard

ESP

Carlota Martinez Cirez

#387WTA

1324ELO

1220Hard ELO

25 yrs · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LLLWWLWWLL

Dencheva R.

6-4 6-2

Martinez Cirez C.

Dencheva R.

662

Martinez Cirez C.

420

Rositsa Dencheva defeated Carlota Martinez Cirez 6-4 6-2 in the W35 Heraklion round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Rositsa Dencheva came in ranked #354, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Match story: Rositsa Dencheva dropped just 6 games past Carlota Martinez Cirez.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Dencheva R.serving38% hold

wins 45% of points on serve vs Martinez Cirez C.

Martinez Cirez C.serving32% 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

73%

71%

1st serve points won·Even

58%

57%

2nd serve points won·Even

44%

43%

Service points won·Even

54%

53%

Return points won·Even

51%

49%

Break points saved·Even

53%

52%

Aces / match·Even

0.2

0.5

Double faults / match·Dominant

2.1

3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (26 vs 50). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed

Slowlow bounce, long rallies

SlowFast

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

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Statistics

Conditions

Draw

Serve vs return