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Maja Matevžič

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Maja Matevžič
Country (sports)Slovenia
ResidenceLjubljana, Slovenia
Born (1980-06-13) 13 June 1980 (age 44)
Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro2000
Retired2006
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$593,426
Singles
Career record199–149
Career titles1 WTA 4 ITF
Highest ranking38 (25 August 2003)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2003)
French Open2R (2003)
Wimbledon3R (2002, 2003)
US Open3R (2001)
Doubles
Career record105–100
Career titles2 WTA 5 ITF
Highest ranking34 (23 June 2003)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2001, 2003)
French OpenQF (2003)
WimbledonQF (2001)
US Open3R (2002, 2003)
Team competitions
Fed Cup10–5

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

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

Maja wanted to open a tennis school in Slovenia. She would like pass on her knowledge to boys and girls in her country.

WTA career finals

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Singles: 1 (1 title)

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Legend
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (0–0)
Tier IV & V (1–0)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. Oct 2002 Bratislava, Slovakia Hard (i) Czech Republic Iveta Benešová 6–0, 6–1

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Legend
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (1–1)
Tier IV & V (1–0)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. May 2002 Strasbourg, France Clay France Caroline Dhenin United States Jennifer Hopkins
Croatia Jelena Kostanić Tošić
6–0, 4–6, 4–6
Win 2. Oct 2002 Bratislava, Slovakia Hard (i) Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová United States Meilen Tu
France Nathalie Dechy
6–4, 6–0
Win 3. May 2003 Strasbourg, France Clay Canada Sonya Jeyaseelan United States Laura Granville
Croatia Jelena Kostanić Tošić
6–4, 6–4

ITF Circuit finals

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$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 7 (4–3)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 31 May 1998 ITF San Severino, Italy Clay Belgium Patty Van Acker 5–7, 3–6
Win 2. 28 May 2000 ITF Biella, Italy Clay Italy Nathalie Viérin 6–0, 6–2
Loss 3. 10 September 2000 ITF Fano, Italy Clay Italy Flora Perfetti 3–6, 4–6
Win 4. 5 March 2001 ITF Urtijëi, Italy Hard (i) Russia Ekaterina Kozhokina 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–3
Win 5. 22 July 2001 ITF Modena, Italy Clay Estonia Kaia Kanepi 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Win 6. 29 July 2001 ITF Ettenheim, Germany Clay Estonia Kaia Kanepi 6–2, 6–3
Loss 7. 4 August 2002 ITF Saint-Gaudens, France Clay Argentina Mariana Díaz Oliva 4–6, 1–6

Doubles: 12 (5–7)

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