Maja Palaveršić-Coopersmith (born 24 March 1973) is a

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n former tennis player that played for

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and Croatia.

Career highlights

Significant wins include victories over top 10 players like

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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

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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.https://www.wtatennis.com/players/322015/nicole-coopersmith

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 10 (6–4)

Doubles: 11 (5–6)

References

External links

* * * 1973 births Living people Yugoslav female tennis players Croatian female tennis players Tennis players from Split, Croatia {{Croatia-sport-bio-stub