Tadeja Majerič (born 31 August 1990, in Maribor[1]) is a former tennis player from Slovenia.
_(14626957653).jpg) Majerič at the 2014 Wimbledon qualifying tournament | |
| Country (sports) |  Slovenia |
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| Born | 31 August 1990 Maribor, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Turned pro | 2005 |
| Plays | Right (two–handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $284,908 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 298–227 |
| Career titles | 9 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 111 (25 November 2013) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2014) |
| French Open | Q2 (2013) |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2013) |
| US Open | Q1 (2013, 2014) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 123–126 |
| Career titles | 6 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 227 (28 January 2013) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 6–2 |
Over her career, Majerič won nine singles and six doubles title on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. On 25 November 2013, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 111. On 28 January 2013, she peaked at No. 227 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Career
edit2005–2012
editMajerič made her debut on the ITF Women's Circuit in April 2005 as a qualifier at a $10k event in Makarska, Croatia. She reached her first professional final in Zadar the following year, losing in straight sets to Ani Mijačika. 2006 also saw her qualify for the main draw at the Tier IV Slovenia Open in Portorož, defeating Margit Rüütel, Dominika Cibulková and Lucie Hradecká in the qualifying tournament,[2] only to lose to fellow Slovenian Andreja Klepač in round one on her WTA Tour main-draw debut.[3]
In 2007, Majerič played her first matches in national colours for the Slovenia Fed Cup team.[4] In August 2007, she won her first ITF singles tournament in Palić, Serbia. Her second ITF singles tournament win came two years later in Tanjung Selor, Indonesia. After this, she was given a wildcard for the Slovenia Open, losing to world No. 1 Dinara Safina in the first round.[5]
Majerič made her third appearance for Slovenia, in doubles, at the 2010 Fed Cup. Alongside Maša Zec Peškirič in her home town of Maribor, they defeated the Japanese team in their World Group II playoff rubber. Majerič's first ITF tournament doubles success came in 2010 at her home tournament, the Infond Open. Partnering with Andreja Klepač, they defeated the Russian pair Alexandra Panova and Ksenia Pervak in straight sets.[6] Her third singles tournament win in January 2011 came on the Indian grass courts of Muzaffarnagar. She won her second doubles tournament in Samsun, Turkey, in the summer of 2012, but it wasn't until the end of 2012 that she was successful again, winning both singles and doubles draws in Pune.[7]
2013
editThe new season turned out to be Majerič's breakthrough year. In January, a good run in the United States saw her reach two finals in successive weeks, winning the first, but losing the second, both $25k clay-court events.
In February, she qualified for the main draw of the Qatar Open, but lost, again in the first round, to Hsieh Su-wei.[8] After qualifying failures in Katowice and Marrakesh, she travelled to South America, winning a $25k singles event in Caracas, gaining enough important world ranking points to earn her a spot in qualifying for the French Open. After beating María Irigoyen,[9] she faced Argentinian opposition again, this time in the form of fifth seed Paula Ormaechea. Majerič lost in straight sets.[10] In the run-up to Wimbledon, she reached the final of the Nottingham Challenge, a $75k tournament on grass, where she lost to Elena Baltacha in straight sets. Despite being seeded 23rd at Wimbledon qualifying, she could only reach the second round again, losing to Grace Min.[11]
Further first-round main-draw exits followed at the WTA tournaments in Budapest[12] and Bad Gastein,[13] but, at the Baku Cup, Majerič reached the quarterfinals,[14] winning her first career WTA Tour main-draw matches.[15] As a result, she posted a career-best ranking of world No. 115.[16]
Majerič was seeded 16th in US Open qualifying in August, but lost in three sets to Julia Cohen.[17] Back on the ITF Circuit in September, she made the second round of the Trabzon Cup, but lost in qualifying for Guangzhou and Tokyo[18] on the WTA Tour. Her next event followed at the Governor's Cup in Lagos, the first of two $25k tournaments in the Nigerian metropolis. Here in Africa, Majerič won her third title of the year, defeating fellow Slovenian Dalila Jakupović, in straight sets in the final.
ITF Circuit finals
editSingles: 21 (9–12)
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| Result | No. | Date | Tier | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 1. | 15 May 2006 | 10,000 | ITF Zadar, Croatia | Clay |  Ani Mijačika
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1–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 1. | 28 August 2007 | 10,000 | ITF Palić, Serbia | Clay |  Biljana Pawlowa-Dimitrova
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6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 2. | 11 May 2009 | 25,000 | ITF Tanjung Selor, Indonesia | Hard (i) |  Nudnida Luangnam
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6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 2. | 1 February 2010 | 25,000 | ITF Rancho Mirage, United States |
Hard |  Olivia Sanchez
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5–7, 0–6 |
| Win | 3. | 17 January 2011 | 25,000 | ITF Muzaffarnagar, India | Grass |  Zheng Saisai
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6–2, 5–7, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3. | 13 June 2011 | 25,000 | ITF Astana, Kazakhstan | Hard |  Tímea Babos
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0–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 4 June 2012 | 25,000 | ITF Qarshi, Uzbekistan | Hard |  Nadiya Kichenok
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3–6, 6–7(3) |
| Win | 4. | 24 December 2012 | 25,000 | ITF Pune, India | Hard |  Başak Eraydın
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6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 5. | 7 January 2013 | 25,000 | ITF Palm Harbor, US | Clay | Ajla Tomljanović
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6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5. | 14 January 2013 | 25,000 | ITF Port St. Lucie, US | Clay |  Sharon Fichman
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3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 6. | 29 April 2013 | 25,000 | ITF Caracas, Venezuela | Hard |  Adriana Pérez
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1–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 6. | 10 June 2013 | 50,000 | Nottingham Open, UK | Grass |  Elena Baltacha
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5–7, 6–7(7) |
| Win | 7. | 14 October 2013 | 25,000 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | Hard |  Dalila Jakupović
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7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 7. | 10 November 2014 | 25,000 | ITF Mumbai, India | Hard |  Marina Melnikova
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2–6, 6–7(4) |
| Loss | 8. | 16 February 2015 | 25,000 | ITF New Delhi, India | Hard |  Magda Linette
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1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 9. | 7 December 2015 | 25,000 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | Hard | Tessah Andrianjafitrimo
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3–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
| Loss | 10. | 14 December 2015 | 25,000 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | Hard |  Conny Perrin
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6–3, 4–6, 6–7(6) |
| Win | 8. | 11 January 2016 | 25,000 | ITF Aurangabad, India | Clay | Valeriya Strakhova
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6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 11. | 27 June 2016 | 25,000 H | Bella Cup, Poland | Clay | Isabella Shinikova
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5–7, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Win | 9. | 10 October 2016 | 25,000 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | Hard | Conny Perrin
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3–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 12. | 17 October 2016 | 25,000 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | Hard | Conny Perrin
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3–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 16 (6–10)
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| Result | No. | Date | Tier | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 1. | 28 April 2008 | 50,000 | Makarska Ladies Open, Croatia | Clay | Maša Zec Peškirič
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Polona Hercog  Stephanie Vogt
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5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 14 July 2008 | 25,000 | ITF Zwevegem, Belgium | Clay |  Iveta Gerlová
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 Daniëlle Harmsen Kim Kilsdonk
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4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 18 August 2008 | 25,000 | ITF Moscow, Russia | Clay | Natalia Ryzhonkova
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Vitalia Diatchenko Eugeniya Pashkova
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0–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1. | 31 May 2010 | 50,000 | Maribor Open, Slovenia | Clay | Andreja Klepač
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Alexandra Panova Ksenia Pervak
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6–3, 7–6(6) |
| Win | 2. | 18 July 2011 | 25,000 | ITF Samsun, Turkey | Hard |  Mihaela Buzărnescu
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Çağla Büyükakçay Pemra Özgen
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6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4. | 17 October 2011 | 25,000 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | Hard | Aleksandrina Naydenova
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Nina Bratchikova  Melanie Klaffner
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5–7, 7–5, [6–10] |
| Loss | 5. | 19 March 2012 | 25,000 | ITF Bangalore, India | Hard | Anja Prislan
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 Tamaryn Hendler Melanie Klaffner
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2–6, 6–4, [6–10] |
| Loss | 6. | 16 July 2012 | 25,000 | ITF Imola, Italy | Carpet | Marina Melnikova
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 Alice Balducci Federica di Sarra
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w/o |
| Loss | 7. | 27 August 2012 | 25,000 | ITF Mamaia, Romania | Clay |  Danka Kovinić
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Elena Bogdan Raluca Olaru
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6–7(4), 3–6 |
| Win | 3. | 24 December 2012 | 25,000 | Pune Open, India | Hard | Conny Perrin
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Lu Jiajing Lu Jiaxiang
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3–6, 7–5, [10–6] |
| Loss | 8. | 4 November 2013 | 50,000 | Kemer Cup Istanbul, Turkey | Hard (i) | Andreea Mitu
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 Nigina Abduraimova Maria Elena Camerin
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3–6, 6–2, [8–10] |
| Win | 4. | 15 June 2015 | 25,000 | Fergana Challenger, Uzbekistan | Hard |  Sharmada Balu
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Vlada Ekshibarova Natasha Palha
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7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 5. | 14 September 2015 | 25,000 | ITF Monterrey, Mexico | Hard | Conny Perrin
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 Alexa Guarachi  Hsu Chieh-yu
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7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 9. | 14 December 2015 | 25,000 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | Hard | Conny Perrin
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Julia Terziyska Prarthana Thombare
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6–4, 3–6, [8–10] |
| Win | 6. | 20 June 2016 | 25,000 | ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland |
Clay | Aleksandrina Naydenova
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Irina Bara Elyne Boeykens
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7–5, 1–6, [10–8] |
| Loss | 10. | 21 October 2017 | 25,000 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | Hard | Tiffany William
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Conny Perrin Valeriya Strakhova
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1–6, 2–6 |
References
edit- ^ Fishpool, Nick (8 January 2013). "ITF Pro Circuit meets... Tadeja Majerič". ITF. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ "Majeričeva bo izzvala Klepačevo". RTV (in Slovenian). 18 September 2006. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ "Šok za Srebotnikovo že v prvem krogu". RTV (in Slovenian). 19 September 2006. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ "Tenisačice osvojile 7. mesto". RTV (in Slovenian). 21 April 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ "Safina Majeričevi prepustila štiri igre". RTV (in Slovenian). 20 July 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ "Majeričeva in Klepačeva rešili slovensko čast". RTV (in Slovenian). 6 June 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ Fishpool, Nick (4 January 2013). "Spotlight – Tadeja Majerič – December 2012". ITF. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ "Tretji dvoboj in prvi poraz Kavčiča proti nekdanjemu prvemu igralcu sveta". RTV (in Slovenian). 12 February 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ "Žemlja namučil Troickega, Bedene gladko izgubil z Nemcem". RTV (in Slovenian). 22 May 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ "Hercogova in Majeričeva ostali brez Roland Garrosa". RTV (in Slovenian). 23 May 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ "Niso posegli po pravilu: Nadal v Wimbledonu peti nosilec". RTV (in Slovenian). 19 June 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ "Beck gewinnt Auftaktmatch in Budapest". Focus (in German). 8 July 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ "Klepačeva napredovala, stop za Majeričevo". SiOL.net (in Slovenian). 16 July 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ "Shahar Peer advances to semifinals at Baku Cup with straight-set win over Tadeja Majeric". The Washington Post. 26 July 2013. Archived from the original on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ "Pe'er stops Scheepers to make Baku QFs". WTA. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ Rola, Blaž (29 July 2013). "Tadeja Majerič se približuje elitni stoterici". RTV (in Slovenian). Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ "Hitro slovo Majeričeve od New Yorka". RTV (in Slovenian). 21 August 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ^ "Polona preskočila prvo japonsko oviro, znani finalistki v Guangzhouju". SiOL.net (in Slovenian). 20 September 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
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