Maja Tvrdy

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Maja Tvrdy
Personal information
CountryFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Born (1983-11-20) 20 November 1983 (age 37)
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
BWF profile

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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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

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2013 Mersin University Hall, Mersin, Turkey Flag of Italy.svg Agnese Allegrini 21–16, 21–16 Med 3.png Bronze

Women's doubles

YearVenueMatchPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013 Mersin University Hall, Mersin, Turkey 1 Flag of Slovenia.svg Nika Končut Flag of France.svg Émilie Lefel
Flag of France.svg Audrey Fontaine
23–25, 12–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2 Flag of Turkey.svg Neslihan Yiğit
Flag of Turkey.svg Özge Bayrak
13–21, 16–21
3 Flag of Italy.svg Karin Maran
Flag of Italy.svg Xandra Stelling
21–12, 21–10

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2013 Mercosul International Flag of Brazil.svg Lohaynny Vicente 21–11, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2010 Slovenian International Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Lianne Tan 16–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2009 Puerto Rico International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Anna Rice 21–13, 12–21, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2009 Santo Domingo Open Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Anna Rice 21–19, 21–23, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgwinner
2009 Slovenian International Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Lianne Tan 21–10, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2008 Hungarian International Flag of Bulgaria.svg Petya Nedelcheva 11–21, 8–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2007 Pakistan International Flag of Slovenia.svg Maja Kersnik 11–21, 22–20, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2007 Jordan Satellite Flag of Portugal.svg Telma Santos 21–15, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2007 Mauritius International Flag of Italy.svg Agnese Allegrini 21–18, 9–21, 20–22Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2006 Lithuanian International Flag of Estonia.svg Kati Tolmoff 19–21, 21–15, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2006 Slovak International Flag of Ukraine.svg Maria Martynenko 21–18, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2006 Israel International no recordno recordGold medal icon.svgWinner
2004 Italian International Flag of Denmark.svg Line Isberg 11–2, 11–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007 Mauritius International Flag of Portugal.svg Ana Moura Flag of South Africa.svg Michelle Edwards
Flag of South Africa.svg Chantal Botts
21–16, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  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:

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