Petra Polanc | |
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Personal information | |
Country | Slovenia |
Born | 17 August 2000 |
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) [1] |
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) [1] |
Women's singles & doubles | |
Highest ranking | 129 (WS 28 February 2023) 136 (WD with Nika Arih 13 April 2017) 99 (XD with Miha Ivančič 28 February 2023) |
Current ranking | 129 (WS) 99 (XD with Miha Ivančič) (28 February 2023) |
BWF profile |
Petra Polanc (born 17 August 2000) is a Slovenian badminton player. [2] She participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina. [3]
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | Santo Domingo Open | Yasmine Hamza | 11–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Slovak Open | Nika Arih | Gayle Mahulette Cheryl Seinen | 13–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Slovenian International | Miha Ivančič | Louis Ducrot Candice Lesne | 21–15, 21–13 | Winner |
2019 | Slovenian International | Miha Ivančič | Kristoffer Knudsen Elisa Melgaard | 21–12, 21–14 | Winner |
2020 | Bulgarian International | Miha Ivančič | Iliyan Stoynov Hristomira Popovska | Walkover | Runner-up |
2022 | Slovenia Future Series | Miha Ivančič | Mihajlo Tomić Andjela Vitman | 12–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
2023 | Cameroon International | Miha Ivančič | Koceila Mammeri Tanina Mammeri | 17–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
2023 | Lagos International | Miha Ivančič | José Guevara Inés Castillo | 17–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
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