Maja Palaveršić
| Full name | Maja Palaveršić-Coopersmith |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |
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| Residence | Split, Croatia |
| Born |
24 March 1973 Split, Croatia |
| 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 | 0 WTA, 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 | 0 WTA, 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 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.
Career highlights
Significant wins include victories over future top 15 players like Daniela Hantuchová, Roberta Vinci and Kirsten Flipkens.
Personal life
She is coached by her husband, Roy Coopersmith, with whom she has two children with. Her daughter, Nicole, plays international tennis on the junior and pro circuits.
Career statistics
Singles Finals: 10 (6–4)
| $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. | 26 August 1991 | Ronchis, Italy | Clay |  |
2-6, 1-6 |
| Runner–up | 2. | 21 October 1991 | Lyss, Switzerland | Hard |  |
1-6, 3-6 |
| Runner–up | 1. | 20 September 1993 | Capua, Italy | Clay |  |
6-2, 4-6, 4-6 |
| Winner | 2. | 11 August 1996 | Paderborn, Germany | Clay |  |
6-1, 6-7, 6-3 |
| Winner | 3. | 22 September 1996 | Biograd, Croatia | Clay |  |
4-6, 6-2, 6-1 |
| Winner | 4. | 14 September 1997 | Sibenik, Croatia | Clay | |
6-2, 4-6, 6-2 |
| Runner–up | 5. | 14 June 1998 | Camucia, Italy | Clay | |
2-6, 1-6 |
| Winner | 6. | 3 September 2000 | Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Clay |  |
6-3, 7-5 |
| Winner | 7. | 24 September 2000 | Lecce, Italy | Clay |  |
6-2, 6-2 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 13 May 2001 | Magli, Italy | Clay |  |
2-6, 4-6 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 21 May 2002 | Torino, Italy | Clay |  |
6-4, 1-6, 0-6 |
| Winner | 10. | 10 November 2002 | Villenave-d'Ornon, France | Clay (i) |  |
6-2, 1-6, 6-4 |
Doubles Finals: 11 (5–6)
| Outcome | NO | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 30 October 1989 | Meknes, Morocco | Clay | |
 |
1-6, 6-2, 4-6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 26 August 1991 | Ronchis, Italy | Clay | |
|
4-6, 5-7 |
| Winner | 3. | 21 October 1991 | Lyss, Switzerland | Hard | |
|
3-6, 6-1, 7-5 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 27 April 1992 | Riccione, Italy | Clay | |
|
6-3, 3-6, 1-6 |
| Winner | 3. | 21 June 1998 | Grado, Italy | Clay | |
 |
3-6, 6-3, 6-1 |
| Runner–up | 4. | 18 June 2000 | Mount Pleasant, United States | Hard |  |
|
6-4, 3-6, 2-6 |
| Winner | 5. | 10 July 2000 | Getxo, Spain | Clay |  |
|
6–1, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 31 July 2000 | Saint-Gaudens, France | Clay | |
  |
6-3, 5-7, 3-6 |
| Winner | 7. | 3 September 2000 | Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Clay | |
  |
6-2, 6-0 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 8 October 2000 | Makarska, Croatia | Clay |  |
|
2-4, 1-4, 4-2, 2-4 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 18 June 2001 | Marseille, France | Clay | |
  |
6–7(5-7), 2–6 |
| Winner | 10. | 23 April 2002 | Dothan, United States | Clay |  |
 |
6–3, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 9 June 2002 | Caserta, Italy | Clay |  |
 |
4–6, 4–6 |
References
External links
- Maja Palaveršić at the Women's Tennis Association
- Maja Palaveršić at the International Tennis Federation
- Maja Palaveršić at the Fed Cup
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