Silvija Talaja

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**Silvija Talaja**

Country	Croatia
Residence	Makarska, Croatia
Date of birth	January 14, 1978 (1978-01-14) (age 30)
Place of birth	Imotski, Croatia (then SFRY)
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	57 kg (130 lb)
Turned pro	1992
Retired	2006
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money	$1,135,582
Singles
Career record:	300–272
Career titles:	2 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest ranking:	No. 18 (May 29, 2000)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	2r (2002)
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 (June 7, 2004)
Infobox last updated on: 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.

1 WTA Tour Titles (3)
- 1.1 Singles (2)
- 1.2 Doubles (1)
2 WTA Tour Finalist (7)
- 2.1 Singles (4)
- 2.2 Doubles (3)
3 External links

[edit] WTA Tour Titles (3)

[edit] Singles (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponents in the final	Score
1.	2000-01-03	Gold Coast, Australia	Hard	Conchita Martinez	6–0, 0–6, 6–4
2.	2000-05-22	Strassbourg, France	Clay	Rita Kuti-Kis	7–5, 4–6, 6–3

[edit] Doubles (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponents in the final	Score
1.	2003-07-28	Sopot, Poland	Clay	Tatiana Perebiynis	Maret Ani & Libuše Prusová	6–4, 6–2