Maja Matevžič

Maja Matevžič
Country Slovenia Slovenia
Residence Ljubljana, Slovenia
Born 13 June 1980
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro 2000
Retired 2006
Plays Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $593,426
Singles
Career record 199–149
Career titles 1 WTA 4 ITF
Highest ranking 38 (25 August 2003)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 2R (2003)
French Open 2R (2003)
Wimbledon 3R (2002, 2003)
US Open 3R (2001)
Doubles
Career record 105–100
Career titles 2 WTA 5 ITF
Highest ranking 34 (23 June 2003)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 2R (2001, 2003)
French Open QF (2003)
Wimbledon OF (2001)
US Open 3R (2002, 2003)
Last updated on: 4 June 2006.

Maja Matevžič (born June 13, 1980 in Ljubljana) is a former professional WTA tennis player from Slovenia. Both her most recent WTA singles and WTA doubles matches were played on 21 August 2005 at Toronto. According to a user on TennisForum.com, a news report said she is working on a return.

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

Maja is now opening a tennis school in Slovenia. She will pass on her knowledge to boys and girls in Slovenia.

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (1-0)

Legend: Before 2009
Grand Slam (0/0)
WTA Championships (0/0)
Tier I (0/0)
Tier II (0/0)
Tier III (0/0)
Tier IV & V (1/0)
Outcome No. Date Championship Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 18 October 2002 Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia Hard (i) Czech Republic Iveta Melzer 6–0, 6–1

Doubles: 3 (2-1)

Legend: Before 2009
Grand Slam (0/0)
WTA Championships (0/0)
Tier I (0/0)
Tier II (0/0)
Tier III (1/1)
Tier IV & V (1/0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. May 20, 2002 France Strasbourg, France Clay France Caroline Dhenin United States Jennifer Hopkins
Croatia Jelena Kostanić Tošić
6-0 4-6 4-6
Winner 2. 18 October 2002 Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia Hard (i) Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová United States Meilen Tu
France Nathalie Dechy
6-4 6-0
Winner 3. May 19, 2003 France Strasbourg, France Clay Canada Sonya Jeyaseelan United States Laura Granville
Croatia Jelena Kostanić Tošić
6–4, 6–4

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