Maja Matevžič (born 13 June 1980) is a former professional tennis player from Slovenia. Both her most recent WTA Tour singles and doubles matches were played on 21 August 2005 at Toronto.

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Maja Matevžič

Country (sports)
Residence	Ljubljana, Slovenia
Born	(1980-06-13) 13 June 1980 (age 42) Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia
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)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	10–5

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

Maja wanted to open a tennis school in Slovenia. She would like pass on her knowledge to boys and girls in her country.

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	Oct 2002	Bratislava, Slovakia	Hard (i)	Iveta Benešová	6–0, 6–1

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	May 2002	Strasbourg, France	Clay	Caroline Dhenin	Jennifer Hopkins Jelena Kostanić Tošić	6–0, 4–6, 4–6
Win	2.	Oct 2002	Bratislava, Slovakia	Hard (i)	Henrieta Nagyová	Meilen Tu Nathalie Dechy	6–4, 6–0
Win	3.	May 2003	Strasbourg, France	Clay	Sonya Jeyaseelan	Laura Granville Jelena Kostanić Tošić	6–4, 6–4

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 7 (4–3)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	31 May 1998	ITF San Severino, Italy	Clay	Patty Van Acker	5–7, 3–6
Winner	2.	28 May 2000	ITF Biella, Italy	Clay	Nathalie Viérin	6–0, 6–2
Runner-up	3.	10 September 2000	ITF Fano, Italy	Clay	Flora Perfetti	3–6, 4–6
Winner	4.	5 March 2001	ITF Urtijëi, Italy	Hard (i)	Ekaterina Kozhokina	6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–3
Winner	5.	22 July 2001	ITF Modena, Italy	Clay	Kaia Kanepi	7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Winner	6.	29 July 2001	ITF Ettenheim, Germany	Clay	Kaia Kanepi	6–2, 6–3
Runner-up	7.	4 August 2002	ITF Saint-Gaudens, France	Clay	Mariana Díaz Oliva	4–6, 1–6

Doubles: 12 (5–7)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	31 May 1998	ITF San Severino, Italy	Clay	Ana Škafar	Rebecca Jensen Kristina Pojatina	w/o
Runner-up	2.	9 May 1999	ITF Verona, Italy	Clay	Dragana Ilić	Melisa Arévalo Sabrina Valenti	6–7, 6–7
Winner	3.	17 May 1999	ITF Pesaro, Italy	Clay	Dragana Ilić	Marijana Kovačević Ekaterina Sysoeva	6–4, 6–3
Winner	4.	17 October 1999	ITF Welwyn, United Kingdom	Hard (i)	Dragana Zarić	Magda Mihalache Zuzana Váleková	7–6(7–1), 5–7, 6–2
Winner	5.	7 November 1999	ITF Saint-Raphaël, France	Hard (i)	Valentina Sassi	Victoria Courmes-Benedetti Laëtitia Sanchez	6–3, 6–1
Runner-up	6.	29 May 2000	ITF Modena, Italy	Clay	Tina Hergold	Lourdes Domínguez Lino María José Martínez Sánchez	4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Runner-up	7.	25 June 2000	ITF Gorizia, Italy	Clay	Dragana Zarić	Vanessa Menga Alicia Ortuño	6–4, 4–6, 1–6
Winner	8.	10 July 2000	ITF Darmstadt, Germany	Clay	Maria Paola Zavagli	Adriana Barna Anna Zaporozhanova	7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 6–4
Runner-up	9.	23 July 2000	ITF Fontanafredda, Italy	Clay	Antonella Serra Zanetti	Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez Conchita Martínez Granados	6–4, 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up	10.	8 October 2000	ITF Makarska, Croatia	Clay	Maja Palaveršić	Eva Martincová Alena Vašková	2–4, 1–4, 4–2, 2–4
Runner-up	11.	4 December 2000	ITF Cergy-Pontoise, France	Hard (i)	Caroline Schneider	Justine Henin Virginie Razzano	2–6, 4–6
Winner	12.	23 July 2001	ITF Ettenheim, Germany	Clay	Eva Dyrberg	Katalin Marosi Irina Selyutina	w/o

External links

• Official website
• Maja Matevžič at the Women's Tennis Association
• Maja Matevžič at the International Tennis Federation
• Maja Matevžič at the Billie Jean King Cup

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