Maja Palaveršić

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.

Maja Palaveršić

Full name	Maja Palaveršić-Coopersmith
Country (sports)	Yugoslavia (1988–1991)  Croatia (from 1992)
Residence	Split, Croatia
Born	(1973-03-24) 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)

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	Barbara Romanò	2–6, 1–6
Runner-up	2.	21 October 1991	Lyss, Switzerland	Hard	Natalie Tschan	1–6, 3–6
Runner-up	1.	20 September 1993	Capua, Italy	Clay	Bettina Fulco	6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Winner	2.	11 August 1996	Paderborn, Germany	Clay	Silke Frankl	6–1, 6–7, 6–3
Winner	3.	22 September 1996	Biograd, Croatia	Clay	Zuzana Váleková	4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Winner	4.	14 September 1997	Sibenik, Croatia	Clay	Marijana Kovačević	6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Runner-up	5.	14 June 1998	Camucia, Italy	Clay	Alessia Lombardi	2–6, 1–6
Winner	6.	3 September 2000	Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Clay	Adriana Basarić	6–3, 7–5
Winner	7.	24 September 2000	Lecce, Italy	Clay	Lenka Němečková	6–2, 6–2
Runner-up	8.	13 May 2001	Magli, Italy	Clay	Anastasia Rodionova	2–6, 4–6
Runner-up	9.	21 May 2002	Torino, Italy	Clay	Katalin Marosi	6–4, 1–6, 0–6
Winner	10.	10 November 2002	Villenave-d'Ornon, France	Clay (i)	Capucine Rousseau	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	Nadin Ercegović	Merete Balling-Stockmann Pernilla Sorensen	1–6, 6–2, 4–6
Runner-up	2.	26 August 1991	Ronchis, Italy	Clay	Monika Kratochvílová	Marzia Grossi Barbara Romanò	4–6, 5–7
Winner	3.	21 October 1991	Lyss, Switzerland	Hard	Gabriella Boschiero	Maja Murić Petra Rihtarić	3–6, 6–1, 7–5
Runner-up	4.	27 April 1992	Riccione, Italy	Clay	Monika Kratochvílová	Gabriella Boschiero Petra Kučová	6–3, 3–6, 1–6
Winner	3.	21 June 1998	Grado, Italy	Clay	Marijana Kovačević	Vanina Casanova Andreea Vanc	3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Runner-up	4.	18 June 2000	Mount Pleasant, United States	Hard	Jacqueline Trail	Melanie-Ann Clayton Nadia Johnston	6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Winner	5.	10 July 2000	Getxo, Spain	Clay	Alicia Ortuño	Lourdes Domínguez Lino María José Martínez Sánchez	6–1, 6–2
Runner-up	6.	31 July 2000	Saint-Gaudens, France	Clay	Eszter Molnár	Svetlana Krivencheva Elena Tatarkova	6–3, 5–7, 3–6
Winner	7.	3 September 2000	Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Clay	Marijana Kovačević	Magdalena Marszalek Daria Panova	6–2, 6–0
Runner-up	8.	8 October 2000	Makarska, Croatia	Clay	Maja Matevžič	Eva Martincová Alena Vašková	2–4, 1–4, 4–2, 2–4
Runner-up	9.	18 June 2001	Marseille, France	Clay	Caroline Dhenin	Leanne Baker Manisha Malhotra	6–7^(5–7), 2–6
Winner	10.	23 April 2002	Dothan, United States	Clay	Rika Fujiwara	Samantha Reeves Jessica Steck	6–3, 6–0
Runner-up	11.	9 June 2002	Caserta, Italy	Clay	Marie-Ève Pelletier	Erica Krauth Vanessa Menga	4–6, 4–6

References

1. 'Maja Palaversic – Opponents'

External links

• Maja Palaveršić at the Women's Tennis Association
• Maja Palaveršić at the International Tennis Federation
• Maja Palaveršić at the Fed Cup