Maja Palaveršić

Maja Palaveršić-Coopersmith (born 24 March 1973) is a Croatian former tennis player that played for Yugoslavia and Croatia.^[1]

Maja Palaveršić

Full name	Maja Palaveršić-Coopersmith
Country (sports)	Yugoslavia (1988–1992)  Croatia (1992-2004)
Residence	Split, Croatia
Born	(1973-03-24) 24 March 1973 (age 52) Split
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	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)

Career highlights

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

Fed Cup team

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

Personal life

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

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 10 (6–4)

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

Doubles: 11 (5–6)

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