Maja Matevžič (born 13 June 1980) is a former professional

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player from

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. Both her most recent

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singles and doubles matches were played on 21 August 2005 at

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

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. 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)

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

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 7 (4–3)

Doubles: 12 (5–7)

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