Maja Tvrdy

Maja Tvrdy (born 20 November 1983) is a Slovenian badminton player. She competed for Slovenia at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]

Maja Tvrdy
Personal information
Country Slovenia
Born (1983-11-20) 20 November 1983
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Height5.6" (170cm)
HandednessRight
Women's Singles
Highest ranking43 (WS) 17 December 2009
72 (WD with Spela Silvester) 29 October 2009
67 (XD with Iztok Utrosa) 22 October 2009
Current rankingretired
Medal record
Representing  Slovenia
Mediterranean Games
2013 Mersin Singles
2013 Mersin Doubles
BWF profile

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 Lianne Tan 16–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2009 Puerto Rico International 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
  1. London 2012 Archived 2012-08-01 at the Wayback Machine


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