Maja Palaveršić

Croatian tennis player

Maja Palaveršić
Singles
Full name	Maja Palaveršić-Coopersmith
Country (sports)	Yugoslavia (1988–1992) Croatia (1992-2004)
Residence	Split, Croatia
Born	(1973年03月24日) 24 March 1973 (age 51) Split
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro	1988
Retired	2004
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	197,170ドル
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]

Career highlights

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Significant wins include victories over top 10 players like Daniela Hantuchová, Roberta Vinci and top 15 players like Kirsten Flipkens.

Fed Cup team

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Together with Nadin Ercegović, Gorana Matić and Maja Murić she was a member of the original Croatian Fed Cup team in 1992.

Personal life

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She was coached by her husband, Roy Coopersmith, with whom she has two children. Her daughter, Nicole Coopersmith, also played professional tennis and reached the highest singles ranking of world No. 475 on 7 November 2016.^[2]

ITF Circuit finals

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75,000ドル tournaments

50,000ドル tournaments

25,000ドル tournaments

10,000ドル tournaments

Singles: 10 (6–4)

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Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	26 August 1991	ITF Ronchis, Italy	Clay	Italy Barbara Romanò	2–6, 1–6
Loss	2.	21 October 1991	ITF Lyss, Switzerland	Hard	Switzerland Natalie Tschan	1–6, 3–6
Loss	1.	20 September 1993	ITF Capua, Italy	Clay	Argentina Bettina Fulco	6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Win	2.	11 August 1996	ITF Paderborn, Germany	Clay	Germany Silke Frankl	6–1, 6–7, 6–3
Win	3.	22 September 1996	ITF Biograd, Croatia	Clay	Slovakia Zuzana Váleková	4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Win	4.	14 September 1997	ITF Sibenik, Croatia	Clay	Croatia Marijana Kovačević	6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Loss	5.	14 June 1998	ITF Camucia, Italy	Clay	Italy Alessia Lombardi	2–6, 1–6
Win	6.	3 September 2000	ITF Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Clay	Bosnia and Herzegovina Adriana Basarić	6–3, 7–5
Win	7.	24 September 2000	ITF Lecce, Italy	Clay	Czech Republic Lenka Němečková	6–2, 6–2
Loss	8.	13 May 2001	ITF Magli, Italy	Clay	Australia Anastasia Rodionova	2–6, 4–6
Loss	9.	21 May 2002	ITF Torino, Italy	Clay	Hungary Katalin Marosi	6–4, 1–6, 0–6
Win	10.	10 November 2002	ITF Villenave-d'Ornon, France	Clay (i)	France Capucine Rousseau	6–2, 1–6, 6–4

Doubles: 11 (5–6)

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Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	30 October 1989	ITF Meknes, Morocco	Clay	Croatia Nadin Ercegović	Denmark Merete Balling-Stockmann Denmark Pernilla Sorensen	1–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss	2.	26 August 1991	ITF Ronchis, Italy	Clay	Czech Republic Monika Kratochvílová	Italy Marzia Grossi Italy Barbara Romanò	4–6, 5–7
Win	3.	21 October 1991	ITF Lyss, Switzerland	Hard	Italy Gabriella Boschiero	Croatia Maja Murić Croatia Petra Rihtarić	3–6, 6–1, 7–5
Loss	4.	27 April 1992	ITF Riccione, Italy	Clay	Czech Republic Monika Kratochvílová	Italy Gabriella Boschiero Czech Republic Petra Kučová	6–3, 3–6, 1–6
Win	3.	21 June 1998	ITF Grado, Italy	Clay	Croatia Marijana Kovačević	France Vanina Casanova Romania Andreea Vanc	3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Loss	4.	18 June 2000	ITF Mount Pleasant, United States	Hard	United States Jacqueline Trail	Australia Melanie-Ann Clayton Australia Nadia Johnston	6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Win	5.	10 July 2000	ITF Getxo, Spain	Clay	Spain Alicia Ortuño	Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino Spain María José Martínez Sánchez	6–1, 6–2
Loss	6.	31 July 2000	Open Saint-Gaudens, France	Clay	Hungary Eszter Molnár	Bulgaria Svetlana Krivencheva Ukraine Elena Tatarkova	6–3, 5–7, 3–6
Win	7.	3 September 2000	ITF Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Clay	Croatia Marijana Kovačević	Poland Magdalena Marszalek Russia Daria Panova	6–2, 6–0
Loss	8.	8 October 2000	ITF Makarska, Croatia	Clay	Slovenia Maja Matevžič	Czech Republic Eva Martincová Czech Republic Alena Vašková	2–4, 1–4, 4–2, 2–4
Loss	9.	18 June 2001	Open de Marseille, France	Clay	France Caroline Dhenin	New Zealand Leanne Baker India Manisha Malhotra	6–7^(5–7), 2–6
Win	10.	23 April 2002	Dothan Pro Classic, United States	Clay	Japan Rika Fujiwara	United States Samantha Reeves South Africa Jessica Steck	6–3, 6–0
Loss	11.	9 June 2002	ITF Caserta, Italy	Clay	Canada Marie-Ève Pelletier	Argentina Erica Krauth Brazil Vanessa Menga	4–6, 4–6