Rositsa Dencheva

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

She has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of No. 349, achieved on 20 July 2026 and career-high doubles ranking of No. 276, achieved on 9 June 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. 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 eventually 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 at the W15 event 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.

ITF Circuit finals Singles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups) Legend W75 tournaments W35 tournaments W15 tournaments

Doubles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner-ups) Legend W100 tournaments W75 tournaments W50 tournaments W35 tournaments W15 tournaments