Maja Matevžič

Maja Matevžič
Country (sports) Slovenia Slovenia
Residence Ljubljana, Slovenia
Born (1980-06-13) 13 June 1980
Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro 2000
Retired 2006
Plays Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $593,426
Singles
Career record 199–149
Career titles 1 WTA 4 ITF
Highest ranking 38 (25 August 2003)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 2R (2003)
French Open 2R (2003)
Wimbledon 3R (2002, 2003)
US Open 3R (2001)
Doubles
Career record 105–100
Career titles 2 WTA 5 ITF
Highest ranking 34 (23 June 2003)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 2R (2001, 2003)
French Open QF (2003)
Wimbledon OF (2001)
US Open 3R (2002, 2003)

Maja Matevžič (born 13 June 1980) is a former professional WTA tennis player from Slovenia. Both her most recent WTA singles and WTA doubles matches were played on 21 August 2005 at Toronto.

Maja retired because of the injuries in September 2006. Her last tournament was in Portorož, Slovenia, where she played doubles with Tina Križan.

Maja is now opening a tennis school in Slovenia. She will pass on her knowledge to boys and girls in Slovenia.

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (1–0)

Legend: Before 2009
Grand Slam (0/0)
WTA Championships (0/0)
Tier I (0/0)
Tier II (0/0)
Tier III (0/0)
Tier IV & V (1/0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 18 October 2002 Bratislava, Slovakia Hard (i) Czech Republic Iveta Benešová 6–0, 6–1

Doubles: 3 (2–1)

Legend: Before 2009
Grand Slam (0/0)
WTA Championships (0/0)
Tier I (0/0)
Tier II (0/0)
Tier III (1/1)
Tier IV & V (1/0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 20 May 2002 Strasbourg, France Clay France Caroline Dhenin United States Jennifer Hopkins
Croatia Jelena Kostanić Tošić
6–0 4–6 4–6
Winner 2. 18 October 2002 Bratislava, Slovakia Hard (i) Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová United States Meilen Tu
France Nathalie Dechy
6–4 6–0
Winner 3. 19 May 2003 Strasbourg, France Clay Canada Sonya Jeyaseelan United States Laura Granville
Croatia Jelena Kostanić Tošić
6–4, 6–4

ITF finals

Singles Finals (4–3)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. 31 May 1998 San Severino, Italy Clay Belgium Patty Van Acker 5–7, 3–6
Winner 2. 28 May 2000 Biella, Italy Clay Italy Nathalie Viérin 6–0, 6–2
Runner-up 3. 10 September 2000 Fano, Italy Clay Italy Flora Perfetti 3–6, 4–6
Winner 4. 5 March 2001 Urtijëi, Italy Hard (i) Russia Ekaterina Kozhokina 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–3
Winner 5. 22 July 2001 Modena, Italy Clay Estonia Kaia Kanepi 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Winner 6. 29 July 2001 Ettenheim, Germany Clay Estonia Kaia Kanepi 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 7. 4 August 2002 Saint-Gaudens, France Clay Argentina Mariana Díaz Oliva 4–6, 1–6

Doubles (5–7)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. 31 May 1998 San Severino, Italy Clay Slovenia Ana Škafar United States Rebecca Jensen
Croatia Kristina Pojatina
W/O
Runner-up 2. 9 May 1999 Verona, Italy Clay Serbia and Montenegro Dragana Ilić Argentina Melisa Arevalo
Argentina Sabrina Valenti
6–7 6–7
Winner 3. 17 May 1999 Pesaro, Italy Clay Serbia and Montenegro Dragana Ilić Croatia Marijana Kovacević
Russia Ekaterina Sysoeva
6–4, 6–3
Winner 4. 17 October 1999 Welwyn, United Kingdom Hard (i) Serbia and Montenegro Dragana Zarić Romania Magda Mihalache
Slovakia Zuzana Váleková
7–6(7–1), 5–7, 6–2
Winner 5. 7 November 1999 Saint-Raphaël, France Hard (i) Italy Valentina Sassi France Victoria Courmes-Benedetti
France Laëtitia Sanchez
3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 6. 29 May 2000 Modena, Italy Clay Slovenia Tina Hergold Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Spain María José Martínez Sánchez
4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Runner-up 7. 25 June 2000 Gorizia, Italy Clay Serbia and Montenegro Dragana Zarić Brazil Vanessa Menga
Spain Alicia Ortuño
6–4, 4–6, 1–6
Winner 8. 10 July 2000 Darmstadt, Germany Clay Italy Maria Paola Zavagli Germany Adriana Barna
Ukraine Anna Zaporozhanova
7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 6–4
Runner-up 9. 23 July 2000 Fontanafredda, Italy Clay Italy Antonella Serra Zanetti Spain Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez
Spain Conchita Martínez Granados
6–4, 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 10. 8 October 2000 Makarska, Croatia Clay Croatia Maja Palaveršić Czech Republic Eva Martincová
Czech Republic Alena Vašková
2–4, 1–4, 4–2, 2–4
Runner-up 11. 4 December 2000 Cergy-Pontoise, France Hard (i) Germany Caroline Schneider Belgium Justine Henin
France Virginie Razzano
2–6, 4–6
Winner 12. 23 July 2001 Ettenheim, Germany Clay Denmark Eva Dyrberg Hungary Katalin Marosi
Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina
W/O


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