Silvija Talaja

Silvija Talaja

Country (sports)	Croatia
Residence	Makarska, Croatia
Born	(1978-01-14) 14 January 1978 Imotski, Croatia (then SFRY)
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro	1992
Retired	2006
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,135,876
Singles
Career record	300–273
Career titles	2 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 18 (29 May 2000)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2001)
French Open	3R (1999, 2004)
Wimbledon	3R (2000)
US Open	2R (2001, 2003)
Doubles
Career record	69–120
Career titles	1 WTA
Highest ranking	No. 54 (7 June 2004)

Silvija Talaja (born 14 January 1978) is a Croatian former professional tennis player.

Her most successful year was 2000, when she won two WTA tournaments and received career-high ranking of number 18 (on 29 May). She also won one WTA title in doubles, and won a gold medal in 1993 Mediterranean Games in doubles.

When she married in 2006 to Tonći Tolja, she retired from professional tennis.

WTA Tour titles (3)

Singles (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
1.	3 January 2000	Gold Coast, Australia	Hard	Conchita Martínez	6–0, 0–6, 6–4
2.	22 May 2000	Strasbourg, France	Clay	Rita Kuti-Kis	7–5, 4–6, 6–3

Doubles (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
1.	28 July 2003	Sopot, Poland	Clay	Tatiana Perebiynis	Maret Ani & Libuše Průšová	6–4, 6–2

WTA Tour finalist (7)

Singles (4)

• 1996 – Bol (lost to Gloria Pizzichini)
• 1999 - ‘s-Hertogenbosch (lost to Kristina Brandi)

• 1999 – Portschach (lost to Karina Habšudová)
• 2002 – Tokyo (lost to Jill Craybas)

Doubles (3)

• 2002 – Warsaw (with Evgenia Kulikovskaya)
• 2003 – Helsinki (with Tatiana Perebiynis)
• 2005 – Pattaya (with Marta Domachowska)

Head vs. Head records

• Anke Huber 3-0
• Martina Hingis 3-0
• Anna Kournikova 0-1
• Dominique Monami 1-0
• Silvia Farina Elia 7-2
• Lindsay Davenport 1-0
• Jennifer Capriati 2-1
• Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 2-1
• Elena Dementieva 1-0
• Serena Williams 1-0

External links

• Silvija Talaja at the Women's Tennis Association
• Silvija Talaja at the International Tennis Federation
• "Ništa se ne može mjeriti s rođenjem djeteta" (in Croatian). Slobodna Dalmacija. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) (Silvija Talaja's life after retirement)