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Maja Palaversic

CRO Age 53 175 cm / 5'9" Plays: Right-Handed WTA Tour years active: 1993–2002

Maja Palaversic represented Croatia on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 117. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 2–10 and no singles titles. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is incomplete, so the career record may be understated.

Peak singles rank

117 (Sep 17, 2001)

Elo peak

1509 (7th percentile)

Singles record

2–10 (16.7%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$197,170

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Maja Palaversic's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Paola Suarez #30	2-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 11, 2002*	R32	Palermo	Tier V → modern equivalent WTA 250	Clay
Fabiola Zuluaga #285	3-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 21, 2002*	R32	Bogotá Open	Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250	Clay
Anna Smashnova #92	1-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 13, 2001*	R16	Vienna	Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250	Clay
Daniela Hantuchova #55	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 12, 2001*	R32	Vienna	Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250	Clay
Nicole Pratt #65	4-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 22, 2001*	R128	Miami Open	Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000	Hard

Rivals all rivalries →

Maja Palaversic's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Nicole Pratt	0	2	2	Mar 22, 2001	H2H
Paola Suarez	0	1	1	Jul 11, 2002	H2H
Fabiola Zuluaga	0	1	1	Feb 21, 2002	H2H
Anna Smashnova	0	1	1	Jul 13, 2001	H2H
Daniela Hantuchova	1	0	1	Jul 12, 2001	H2H

Career Results

Maja Palaversic career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1993	20	0	1	1	0.0%	254	306
1994	21	1	1	2	50.0%	200	168
1995	22	0	1	1	0.0%	167	333
1997	24	0	1	1	0.0%	296	284
2001	28	1	4	5	20.0%	181	124
2002	29	0	2	2	0.0%	124	247
Career		2	10	12	16.7%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Maja Palaversic career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1993	20	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1994	21	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1995	22	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1997	24	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2001	28	0	2	2	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%
2002	29	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
Career	—	0	2	2	0.0%	2	7	9	22.2%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	2	10	12	16.7%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Maja Palaversic career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1993	20	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1994	21	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1997	24	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
2001	28	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	0	0	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%
2002	29	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	0	3	3	0.0%	2	9	11	18.2%

Opponent ranking data available for 11/12 (91.7%) of Maja Palaversic's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Maja Palaversic advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1993	20	1483	97.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-2.67	0–1	—	—	+0.13
1994	21	1503	107.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	-0.25	—	—	—	+0.02
1995	22	1487	98.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-1.67	0–1	1–0	—	+0.11
1997	24	1472	98.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.00	—	—	—	+0.16
2001	28	1462	99.9	—	—	—	—	+37	—	—	20.0%	-2.40	—	—	—	-0.09
2002	29	1452	106.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.25	—	—	—	-0.38
Career		1509	103.1	—	—	—	—	+37	—	—	23.1%	-2.12	0–2	1–0	—	-0.42

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Maja Palaversic Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	W-L Win %
2001	28	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

WTA 1000

Maja Palaversic WTA 1000 results by season
Season	Age	MIA	W-L Win %
2001	28	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

WTA 500

Maja Palaversic WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	BAR	NIC	W-L Win %
1994	21	R16	—	1–1 (50%)
2001	28	—	R32	0–1 (0%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)

WTA 250

Maja Palaversic WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	KIT	VIE	BOG	BOL	PAL	ZAG	W-L Win %
1993	20	R32	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1995	22	—	—	—	—	—	R32	0–1 (0%)
1997	24	—	—	—	R32	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2001	28	—	R16	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
2002	29	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	0–2 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–6 (14%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

117

Career-high date

Sep 17, 2001

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Maja Palaversic ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1990	17	—	—	426	408	423	371	268	240	244	224	217	208
1991	18	209	211	196	216	224	227	250	283	283	314	313	336
1992	19	332	347	355	359	388	332	310	283	262	269	264	255
1993	20	254	250	269	251	226	237	236	280	306	—	—	—
1994	21	—	—	200	164	158	169	160	149	167	164	169	168
1995	22	170	174	164	224	250	263	258	253	286	322	339	333
1996	23	310	338	350	346	337	344	338	340	327	279	284	297
1997	24	293	272	269	249	255	251	263	262	260	279	272	284
1998	25	279	301	283	289	297	292	259	264	273	299	317	323
1999	26	319	319	334	382	387	410	725	719	719	—	—	—
2000	27	—	—	—	—	506	409	302	285	235	187	188	181
2001	28	162	155	156	149	136	136	130	129	120	126	123	124
2002	29	125	127	127	133	151	152	171	177	244	245	244	247
2003	30	260	259	258	301	302	436	636	676	690	746	—	—

Data coverage: WTA match coverage from Jeff Sackmann's archive is incomplete before 2000. Career win-loss totals, surface splits, and head-to-head counts for this player's pre-2000 era may understate actual results.

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Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Maja Palaversic's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Julie Pullin	GBR	#125	1,516	25	5	20	20.0%	$421,976	1993–2003	Rivalries	Match log
Hila Rosen	ISR	#138	1,500	6	1	5	16.7%	$115,448	1996–2000	Rivalries	Match log
Nirupama Vaidyanathan	IND	#134	1,500	5	1	4	20.0%	$182,057	1997–1998	Rivalries	Match log
Jessica Steck	RSA	#140	1,500	6	1	5	16.7%	$187,865	1997–2002	Rivalries	Match log
Liezel Huber	USA	#131	1,500	17	4	13	23.5%	$6,303,795	1996–2001	Rivalries	Match log
Louise Latimer	GBR	#107	1,520	16	4	12	25.0%	$188,127	1998–2001	Rivalries	Match log
Evelyn Fauth	AUT	#127	1,500	11	1	10	9.1%	$201,106	1994–2003	Rivalries	Match log
Lorna Woodroffe	GBR	#133	1,506	13	3	10	23.1%	$254,301	1993–2001	Rivalries	Match log
Mi-Ra Jeon	KOR	#129	1,515	18	4	14	22.2%	$234,166	1994–2003	Rivalries	Match log
Alena Vaskova	CZE	#115	1,500	22	6	16	27.3%	$236,165	1995–2003	Rivalries	Match log
Miriam Schnitzer	GER	#109	1,561	18	5	13	27.8%	$185,452	1997–2001	Rivalries	Match log
Vanessa Webb	CAN	#107	1,500	33	8	25	24.2%	$345,485	1992–2003	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Maja Palaversic?: Maja Palaversic is 53 years old, born on March 24, 1973.
Which country does Maja Palaversic represent?: Maja Palaversic represents Croatia in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Maja Palaversic?: Maja Palaversic is 175 cm / 5'9".
Is Maja Palaversic left-handed or right-handed?: Maja Palaversic plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Maja Palaversic won?: Maja Palaversic has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Maja Palaversic won?: TennisDB does not group any of Maja Palaversic's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Maja Palaversic's highest WTA ranking?: Maja Palaversic's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 117, first achieved on September 17, 2001.
What is Maja Palaversic's career win-loss record?: Maja Palaversic has a career WTA singles record of 2 wins and 10 losses (16.7%).
How much career prize money has Maja Palaversic earned?: Maja Palaversic has earned at least $197,170 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Maja Palaversic's career appear in TennisDB?: Maja Palaversic appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1993 through 2002.
Who has Maja Palaversic faced most often?: Maja Palaversic's most frequent opponent is Nicole Pratt, with a head-to-head record of 0–2 across 2 meetings.