Rositsa Dencheva vs Jana Kovackova

W50 Heraklion · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final

BUL

Rositsa Dencheva

#354WTA

1355ELO

1333Clay ELO

19 yrs

Last 10 · pre-match

WWLWWWWWWW

2 — 1

Sets

Monday, 9 March 2026 · 00:00

clay

CZE

Jana Kovackova

#549WTA

1465ELO

1395Clay ELO

16 yrs · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

WWLLWWLWWW

Dencheva R.

1-6 7-6 6-1

Kovackova J.

Dencheva R.

1762

Kovackova J.

6611

Rositsa Dencheva defeated Jana Kovackova 1-6 7-6 6-1 in the W50 Heraklion quarter-final on clay. 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 the opening set before beating Jana Kovackova 1–6 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Dencheva R.serving37% hold

wins 45% of points on serve vs Kovackova J.

Kovackova J.serving35% hold

wins 44% 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 J.

1st serve in·Clear edge

73%

61%

1st serve points won·Slight edge

58%

64%

2nd serve points won·Even

44%

46%

Service points won·Even

54%

57%

Return points won·Even

51%

48%

Break points saved·Slight edge

52%

43%

Aces / match·Slight edge

0.2

1.4

Double faults / match·Slight edge

2.0

2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (26 vs 15). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed

Slowlow bounce, long rallies

SlowFast

Rositsa Dencheva vs Jana Kovackova — W50 Heraklion Quarter-final

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Statistics

Conditions

Draw

Serve vs return