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Maja Palaveršić

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 (age 44)
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)

Maja Palaveršić-Coopersmith (born 24 March 1973) is a Croatian tennis player that played for Yugoslavia and Croatia. Together with Nadin Ercegović, Gorana Matić and Maja Murić she was a member of the original Croatian Fed Cup team in 1992.

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

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.



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