Maja Tvrdy
Maja Tvrdy (born 20 November 1983) is a Slovenian badminton player. She competed for Slovenia at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]
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| Country |  Slovenia | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 November 1983 Ljubljana, Slovenia | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5.6" (170cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 43 (WS) 17 December 2009 72 (WD with Spela Silvester) 29 October 2009 67 (XD with Iztok Utrosa) 22 October 2009 | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | retired | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Maja Tvrdy is the most successful badminton player of Slovenia, who participated and represented Slovenia at two Olympic Games: 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, where she achieved 17th place in the individual event and the Summer Olympic Games 2012 in London, where she lost in the qualifying round. She is only the second Slovenian female player to participate at any Olympic Games in this sport (after Maja Pohar – Sydney Olympics in 2000).
She won two bronze medals at Mediterranean Games in Mersin 2013 – 3rd place in the individual event and 3rd place in women's doubles event, partnered by Nika Koncut.
Achievements
Mediterranean Games
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Mersin University Hall, Mersin, Turkey |  Agnese Allegrini |
21–16, 21–16 |  Bronze |
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Match | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Mersin University Hall, Mersin, Turkey | 1 | Nika Končut |
 Émilie Lefel Audrey Fontaine |
23–25, 12–21 | Bronze |
| 2 |  Neslihan Yiğit Özge Bayrak |
13–21, 16–21 | ||||
| 3 | Karin Maran Xandra Stelling |
21–12, 21–10 |
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Mercosul International |  Lohaynny Vicente |
21–11, 21–13 |  Winner |
| 2010 | Slovenian International | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Lianne Tan |
16–21, 16–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2009 | Puerto Rico International | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Anna Rice |
21–13, 12–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2009 | Santo Domingo Open | Anna Rice |
21–19, 21–23, 21–18 | winner |
| 2009 | Slovenian International | Lianne Tan |
21–10, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2008 | Hungarian International |  Petya Nedelcheva |
11–21, 8–21 | Runner-up |
| 2007 | Pakistan International | Maja Kersnik |
11–21, 22–20, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2007 | Jordan Satellite |  Telma Santos |
21–15, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2007 | Mauritius International | Agnese Allegrini |
21–18, 9–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
| 2006 | Lithuanian International |  Kati Tolmoff |
19–21, 21–15, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2006 | Slovak International |  Maria Martynenko |
21–18, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2006 | Israel International | no record | no record | Winner |
| 2004 | Italian International |  Line Isberg |
11–2, 11–8 | Winner |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Mauritius International | Ana Moura |
 Michelle Edwards Chantal Botts |
21–16, 21–18 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
Slovenian National Badminton Championships
She is 14-times Slovenian National Badminton Championships winner:
- 8-times national champion in the individual event (in the years 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013).
- 5-times national champion in women's doubles event (in 2002 – partnered by Maja Pohar, 2003 – partnered by Maja Kersnik, 2004 – partnered by Maja Kersnik, 2009 – partnered by Špela Silvester, 2013 – partnered by Živa Repše)
- 1-time national champion in mixed doubles (in 2006 – partnered by Luka Petrič)
References
- London 2012 Archived 2012-08-01 at the Wayback Machine