Silvija Talaja

Silvija Talaja
Nation:	Croatia
Birthday:	January 14, 1978
Size:	173 cm
1st professional season:	1992
Resignation:	2006
Playing hand:	Right, two-handed backhand
Prize money:	$ 1,135,876
singles
Career record:	300: 273
Career title:	2 WTA , 1 ITF
Highest ranking:	18 (May 29, 2000)
Grand Slam record
Double
Career record:	69: 120
Career title:	1 WTA, 0 ITF
Highest ranking:	54 (June 7, 2004)
Grand Slam record
Mixed
Grand Slam record
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

Silvija Talaja (born January 14, 1978 in Imotski , Yugoslavia ) is a former Croatian tennis player .

Career

Talaja, who according to the ITF preferred the clay court, started playing tennis at the age of seven. In her career she won two singles and one double title on the WTA Tour . In May 2000 she reached her best position in the world rankings with position 18 .

She competed for Croatia at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney . Between 1993 and 2003 she played 24 games for the Croatian Fed Cup team with a balanced record .

Tournament victories

singles

No.	date	competition	category	Topping	Final opponent	Result
1.	January 8, 2000	Gold coast	WTA Tier III	Hard court	Conchita Martínez	6: 0, 0: 6, 6: 4
2.	May 27, 2000	Strasbourg	WTA Tier III	sand	Rita Kuti Kis	7: 5, 4: 6, 6: 3

Double

No.	date	competition	category	Topping	Partner	Final opponents	Result
1.	August 2, 2003	Sopot	WTA Tier III	sand	Tetiana Perebyjnis	Maret Ani Libuše Průšová	6: 4, 6: 2

Web links

• WTA profile of Silvija Talaja (English)
• ITF profile Silvija Talaja (English)
• Fed Cup stats by Silvija Talaja (English)