Silvija Talaja

Infobox Tennis player
playername = Silvija Talaja


nickname =
country = CRO
residence = Makarska, Croatia
datebirth = birth date and age|1978|01|14
placebirth = Imotski, Croatia (then SFRY)
height = height|m=1.73
weight = convert|57|kg|lb|abbr=on|lk=on
turnedpro = 1992
retired = 2006
plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
careerprizemoney = $1,135,582
singlesrecord = 300–272
singlestitles = 2 WTA, 1 ITF
highestsinglesranking = No. 18 (May 29, 2000)
AustralianOpenresult = 2r (2002)
FrenchOpenresult = 3r (1999, 2004)
Wimbledonresult = 3r (2000)
USOpenresult = 2r (2001, 2003)
doublesrecord = 69–120
doublestitles = 1 WTA
highestdoublesranking = No. 54 (June 7, 2004)
updated = April 30, 2007

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

Her most successful year was 2000, when she won two WTA tournaments and received career-high ranking of number 18 (on May 29). 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)

ingles (2)

Doubles (1)

WTA Tour Finalist (7)

ingles (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)

External links

*wta|id=200160
*cite web|url=http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/20061201/sport03.asp|title=Ništa se ne može mjeriti s rođenjem djeteta|publisher="Slobodna Dalmacija"|language=Croatian (Silvija Talaja's life after retirement)