Draft:Rositsa Dencheva

Rositsa Dencheva (Росица Денчева; born 10 March 2007) is a Bulgarian professional tennis player. She has a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of No. 18, achieved on 15 April 2024.

Early life
Rositsa Dencheva was born in Pleven. She began playing tennis at the age of four.

Junior career
Junior Orange Bowl

U14 Eddie Herr and Orange Bowl

2023 French Open

Doubles title at U16 Old Continent Championship, European Under-18 Team Cup, U16 bronze medal

First ITF title in Cairo

J300 Plovdiv

Professional career
In October 2022, she made her professional debut after qualifying for the $25k Santa Marina Cup I in Sozopol, but 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 $15k events in Heraklion and Monastir.

In March 2024, she reached the quarterfinals of the $15k event in Heraklion. The following month, she reached her first professional final at the $15k event in Antalya, but lost to Laura Hietaranta.

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