Maja Palaveršić
Full name | Maja Palaveršić-Coopersmith |
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Country (sports) | ![]() ![]() |
Residence | Split, Croatia |
Born | Split | 24 March 1973
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Turned pro | 1988 |
Retired | 2004 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $197,170 |
Singles | |
Career record | 290–243 |
Career titles | 6 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 117 (17 September 2001) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2001) |
French Open | Q2 (2001) |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2001, 2002) |
US Open | Q3 (2001) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 91–127 |
Career titles | 5 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 109 (22 July 2002) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | 1R (2002) |
Wimbledon | Q2 (2001) |
Maja Palaveršić-Coopersmith (born 24 March 1973) is a Croatian former tennis player that played for Yugoslavia and Croatia.[1] Together with Nadin Ercegović, Gorana Matić and Maja Murić she was a member of the original Croatian Fed Cup team in 1992.
She was coached by her husband, Roy Coopersmith, with whom she has two children. Her daughter, Nicole, plays international tennis on the junior and pro circuits.
Career highlights
[edit]Significant wins include victories over top 10 players like Daniela Hantuchová, Roberta Vinci and top 15 players like Kirsten Flipkens.
ITF Circuit finals
[edit]$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 10 (6–4)
[edit]Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 26 August 1991 | ITF Ronchis, Italy | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 2. | 21 October 1991 | ITF Lyss, Switzerland | Hard | ![]() | 1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 1. | 20 September 1993 | ITF Capua, Italy | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2. | 11 August 1996 | ITF Paderborn, Germany | Clay | ![]() | 6–1, 6–7, 6–3 |
Win | 3. | 22 September 1996 | ITF Biograd, Croatia | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 4. | 14 September 1997 | ITF Sibenik, Croatia | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 5. | 14 June 1998 | ITF Camucia, Italy | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 6. | 3 September 2000 | ITF Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 7. | 24 September 2000 | ITF Lecce, Italy | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 8. | 13 May 2001 | ITF Magli, Italy | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 9. | 21 May 2002 | ITF Torino, Italy | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 1–6, 0–6 |
Win | 10. | 10 November 2002 | ITF Villenave-d'Ornon, France | Clay (i) | ![]() | 6–2, 1–6, 6–4 |
Doubles: 11 (5–6)
[edit]Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 30 October 1989 | ITF Meknes, Morocco | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
Loss | 2. | 26 August 1991 | ITF Ronchis, Italy | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 3. | 21 October 1991 | ITF Lyss, Switzerland | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
Loss | 4. | 27 April 1992 | ITF Riccione, Italy | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 3–6, 1–6 |
Win | 3. | 21 June 1998 | ITF Grado, Italy | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 4. | 18 June 2000 | ITF Mount Pleasant, United States | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 5. | 10 July 2000 | ITF Getxo, Spain | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 6. | 31 July 2000 | Open Saint-Gaudens, France | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 7. | 3 September 2000 | ITF Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–0 |
Loss | 8. | 8 October 2000 | ITF Makarska, Croatia | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–4, 1–4, 4–2, 2–4 |
Loss | 9. | 18 June 2001 | Open de Marseille, France | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(5–7), 2–6 |
Win | 10. | 23 April 2002 | Dothan Pro Classic, United States | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–0 |
Loss | 11. | 9 June 2002 | ITF Caserta, Italy | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Maja Palaveršić at the Women's Tennis Association
- Maja Palaveršić at the International Tennis Federation
- Maja Palaveršić at the Billie Jean King Cup