Silvija Talaja was born on 14 January 1978 and is a Croatian former professional tennis player.
14 Facts About Silvija Talaja
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Silvija Talaja won a gold medal at the 1993 Mediterranean Games in doubles.
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Silvija Talaja debuted at the age of 13, representing Yugoslavia at the ITF Belgrade in 1991 but lost in the first round in three tight sets to Catalina Cristea.
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Silvija Talaja played further ten ITF tournaments in 1992, reaching one quarterfinal and one semifinal, as well as scoring her first top-100 win.
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Silvija Talaja reached the second round at the WTA Palermo in 1994 and qualified for further three WTA tournaments in 1995.
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In March 1996, Silvija Talaja won her first ITF title at Makarska and soon after reached her first WTA Tour final at Bol.
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In 1999, Silvija Talaja won career-best 32 WTA Tour matches and finished the season at No 29.
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In January 2000, Talaja won the WTA Gold Coast, scoring three successive top-20 victories along the way.
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Silvija Talaja finished her most successful season ranked at No 30.
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Silvija Talaja reached just one quarterfinal and one semifinal during the entire season.
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Silvija Talaja started the 2002 season by reaching the semifinals at the Auckland Open.
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Silvija Talaja finished the season at No 75, having reached quarterfinals at the WTA events in Pattaya and Memphis and the second round at Indian Wells and Scottsdale.
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In 2005, Silvija Talaja reached the second round of a WTA tournament three times and finished her season at No 200.
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Silvija Talaja played just three tournaments in 2006 and retired at the end of the year.