Rositsa Dencheva

Rositsa Dencheva
Native name
Росица Денчева
Country (sports) Bulgaria
ResidenceSofia, Bulgaria
Born (2007-03-10) 10 March 2007 (age 19)
Pleven, Bulgaria
Prize money$78,927
Singles
Career record117–55
Career titles1 WTA 125
Highest rankingNo. 201 (14 September 2026)
Current rankingNo. 205 (28 September 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Junior3R (2023)
French Open JuniorSF (2025)
Wimbledon JuniorQF (2024)
US Open Junior3R (2024)
Doubles
Career record39–31
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 215 (28 September 2026)
Current rankingNo. 215 (28 September 2026)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open JuniorQF (2025)
French Open Junior2R (2023, 2024, 2025)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2024)
US Open Junior1R (2023, 2024)
Last updated on: 1 October 2026.

Rositsa Dencheva (Bulgarian: Росица Денчева; born 10 March 2007) is a Bulgarian professional tennis player.

She has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of No. 201, achieved on 14 September 2026, and a best in doubles of No. 215, achieved on 28 September 2026.

Early life

Dencheva was born in Pleven. She began playing tennis at the age of four. At the age of 12, she and her family moved to Sofia.

Juniors

In late 2021, she won the U14 Eddie Herr International Championships and reached the semifinals of the U14 Junior Orange Bowl. In January 2023, she made her major debut at the Australian Open, where she reached the girls' singles third round.

In February 2024, she won the J500 EGY5 Smash ITF Junior Tournament in Cairo, defeating top seed Laura Samson in the final. That April, she won the J300 Plovdiv Cup, defeating compatriot Elizara Yaneva in the final. Unseeded at Wimbledon, she reached the girls' singles quarterfinals, before losing to eventual champion, Renáta Jamrichová.

In January 2025, she and Yaneva reached the girls' doubles quarterfinals of the Australian Open, before losing to eventual champions Annika and Kristina Penickova. Unseeded at the French Open, she upset second-seeded Kristina Penickova in the girls' singles first round and reached the semifinals, before losing to Hannah Klugman.

Professional

In October 2022, she made her professional debut, after qualifying for the W25 Santa Marina Cup I in Sozopol, but she lost in the first round to Cristina Dinu. She recorded her first professional win two weeks later at the Santa Marina Cup III, defeating Laura Hietaranta, before again losing to Dinu in the following round. The following year, in October 2023, she reached back-to-back semifinals at the W15 events in Heraklion and Monastir.

In March 2024, she advanced to the quarterfinals of the W15 event in Heraklion. The following month, she reached her first professional final in Antalya, but lost to Laura Hietaranta.

In August 2026, she and Russian partner Varvara Panshina won the women's doubles final at the W75 event of the Serbian Tennis Tour held in Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia. Defeating Chinese pairing Feng Shuo and Li Zongyu. This championship is her first major title. In the singles event, she was defeated by Serbian player Mia Ristić, in straight sets.

National representation

In 2022, Dencheva made her Billie Jean King Cup debut representing Bulgaria in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I.

WTA 125 finals

Singles: 1 (title)

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2026 Antalya Challenger, Turkey Clay Alevtina Ibragimova 7–5, 6–4

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
W75 tournaments
W35 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2024 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Finland Laura Hietaranta 1–6, 1–6
Win 1–1 Mar 2025 ITF Heraklion, Greece W15 Clay Spain Alba Rey García 2–6, 6–1, 6–1
Win 2–1 Mar 2025 ITF Heraklion, Greece W15 Clay Germany Franziska Sziedat 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win 3–1 Mar 2026 ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy W35 Clay France Alice Ramé 6–0, 6–3
Win 4–1 Jul 2026 ITF Buzău, Romania W35 Clay Czech Republic Julie Štruplová 6–0, 6–3
Loss 4–2 Aug 2026 Serbian Tennis Tour, Serbia W75 Clay Serbia Mia Ristić 0–6, 6–7(4)

Doubles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments
W75 tournaments
W50 tournaments
W35 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2025 ITF Heraklion, Greece W15 Clay Germany Franziska Sziedat Germany Katharina Hobgarski
Hungary Adrienn Nagy		 1–6, 1–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 2025 Verbier Open, Switzerland W35 Clay Poland Monika Stankiewicz France Tiphanie Lemaître
Australia Tina Nadine Smith		 7–6(3), 3–6, [5–10]
Loss 0–3 Aug 2025 Verbier Open, Switzerland W35 Clay Poland Monika Stankiewicz Germany Marie Vogt
Germany Eva Marie Voracek		 walkover
Win 1–3 Nov 2025 ITF Heraklion, Greece W35 Clay Romania Bianca Bărbulescu Slovakia Laura Svatíková
Serbia Draginja Vuković		 walkover
Loss 1–4 Mar 2026 ITF Heraklion, Greece W50 Clay Italy Vittoria Paganetti Czech Republic Alena Kovačková
Czech Republic Jana Kovačková		 4–6, 3–6
Loss 1–5 Jun 2026 Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia W100 Clay Ekaterina Kazionova Croatia Lucija Ćirić Bagarić
Italy Angelica Moratelli		 5–7, 3–6
Win 2–5 Aug 2026 Serbian Tennis Tour, Serbia W75 Clay Varvara Panshina China Feng Shuo
China Li Zongyu		 6–4, 7–5
Win 3–5 Aug 2026 Serbian Tennis Tour, Serbia W50 Clay Maria Golovina Bulgaria Lia Karatancheva
India Prarthana Thombare		 6–4, 6–7(0), [10–7]

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