Maja Živec-Škulj
Maja Živec-Škulj (born 25 September 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Germany.
Full name | Maja Živec-Škulj |
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Country (sports) | |
Born | Ljubljana, SR Slovenia Yugoslavia | 25 September 1973
Prize money | $183,901 |
Singles | |
Career record | 169–144 |
Highest ranking | No. 73 (4 January 1993) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1991, 1992, 1993) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1993) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 69–78 |
Highest ranking | No. 96 (25 April 1994) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1993) |
French Open | 1R (1994) |
US Open | 1R (1993) |
Biography
Živec-Škulj was born in the Slovenian city of Ljubljana, then part of Yugoslavia, but later emigrated to West Germany.
She was a member of the West German side, along with Anke Huber and Katharina Düll, which defeated Czechoslovakia to win the Junior Fed Cup in 1989.[1] Her junior career also included a quarter-final appearance in the girls' singles at the 1991 Australian Open and she featured as well in the women's singles main draw for the first time that year.
At the 1992 Australian Open, her first round opponent was 12th seed Anke Huber, who she managed to take a set off before losing in three.[2] She broke into the top 100 during the 1992 season and peaked at 73 in the world early in 1993. Her best performance on the WTA Tour came at Curitaba in 1993 where she was a quarter-finalist. She competed in the main draw of both the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 1993.
As a doubles player she reached as high as 96 in the rankings. She made two WTA Tour semi-finals, at Kitzbuhel in 1993 and Beijing in 1994.
ITF finals
Singles: 9 (4–5)
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Runner-up | 1. | 22 August 1988 | Rebecq, Belgium | Clay | 6–2, 1–6, 0–6 | |
Winner | 2. | 21 August 1989 | Neumünster, West Germany | Clay | 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 | |
Winner | 3. | 8 July 1991 | Erlangen, Germany | Clay | 7–5, 1–6, 6–1 | |
Runner-up | 4. | 15 July 1991 | Darmstadt, Germany | Clay | 6–1, 3–6, 6–7 | |
Runner-up | 5. | 4 May 1992 | Porto, Portugal | Clay | 2–6, 3–6 | |
Winner | 6. | 17 August 1992 | Spoleto, Italy | Clay | 6–0, 7–6(6) | |
Runner-up | 7. | 29 August 1994 | Maribor, Slovenia | Hard (i) | 6–4, 4–6, 0–6 | |
Winner | 8. | 14 October 1996 | Samara, Russia | Clay | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 | |
Runner-up | 9. | 4 Aug 1997 | Carthage, Tunisia | Clay | 6–3, 5–7, 0–6 |
Doubles: 5 (2–3)
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Winner | 1. | 8 July 1991 | Erlangen, Germany | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
Runner-up | 2. | 17 August 1992 | Spoleto, Italy | Clay | 6–1, 2–6, 1–6 | ||
Runner-up | 3. | 3 July 1995 | Sezze, Italy | Clay | 6–7, 2–6 | ||
Winner | 4. | 1 October 1995 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–3 | ||
Runner-up | 5. | 20 October 1996 | Samara, Russia | Carpet (i) | 6–4, 2–6, 3–6 |
References
- "Sie haben es schon wieder getan". Stuttgarter Zeitung (in German). 12 July 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- "National". The Canberra Times. 14 January 1992. p. 16. Retrieved 5 January 2018 – via National Library of Australia.