How old is Silvija Talaja?

Silvija Talaja is 48 years old, born on January 14, 1978.

Which country is Silvija Talaja from?

Silvija Talaja is from Croatia.

How tall is Silvija Talaja?

Silvija Talaja is 173 cm / 5'8".

Does Silvija Talaja use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?

Silvija Talaja uses a two-handed backhand.

Is Silvija Talaja left-handed or right-handed?

Silvija Talaja plays right-handed.

How many Grand Slams has Silvija Talaja won?

Silvija Talaja has not won a Grand Slam title.

How many WTA 1000 titles has Silvija Talaja won?

Silvija Talaja has not won a WTA 1000 title.

How many WTA titles has Silvija Talaja won?

Silvija Talaja has won 2 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Strasbourg in 2000.

What is Silvija Talaja's highest WTA ranking?

Silvija Talaja's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 18, first achieved on May 29, 2000.

What is Silvija Talaja's career win-loss record?

Silvija Talaja has a career WTA singles record of 130 wins and 151 losses (46.3%).

How much career prize money has Silvija Talaja earned?

Silvija Talaja has earned at least $1,135,876 in career prize money from professional tennis.

When did Silvija Talaja play professional tennis?

Silvija Talaja turned professional in 1993 and was active through 2005.

What is Silvija Talaja's best surface?

Silvija Talaja's best surface is clay court with a 52.5% win rate (64W-58L).

Who is Silvija Talaja's biggest rival?

Silvija Talaja's most frequent opponent is Silvia Farina Elia, with a head-to-head record of 2–5 across 7 meetings.

Silvija Talaja

CRO Age 48 173 cm / 5'8" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand Pro 1993–2005

Peak ranking

18 (May 29, 2000)

Elo peak

1812 (76.7%ile)

Career record

130–151 (46.3%)

Career titles

Prize money

$1,135,876

Recent WTA Matches full match log →

Date	Tournament	Category	Round	Surface	Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match
Aug 11, 2005*	Los Angeles	WTA 500	R32	Hard	Varvara Lepchenko #133	4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data
May 25, 2005*	Roland Garros	Grand Slam	R128	Clay	Samantha Stosur #53	1-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data
Mar 11, 2005*	Indian Wells	WTA 1000	R64	Hard	Maria Vento-Kabchi #49	6-4 2-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data
Mar 10, 2005*	Indian Wells	WTA 1000	R128	Hard	Arantxa Parra Santonja #76	6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 4, 2005*	Pattaya	WTA 250	R16	Hard	Conchita Martínez #43	5-7 6-2 5-7	L	H2H	Match data

Rivals full rivalries list →

Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Silvia Farina Elia	2	5	7	Jun 25, 2004	H2H
Emmanuelle Gagliardi	3	2	5	May 26, 2004	H2H
Anne Kremer	1	4	5	Mar 11, 2004	H2H
Alexandra Stevenson	2	3	5	Oct 30, 2003	H2H
Karina Habsudova	1	4	5	Jul 17, 1999	H2H

Titles (2)

Season	Age	Titles	GS	WTA 1000	500	250	WTA Finals	Tournaments
2000	22	2	—	—	2	—	—	Gold Coast , Strasbourg
Total		2	—	—	2	—	—

Career Results

Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1993	15	0	2	2	0.0%	334	288
1994	16	1	1	2	50.0%	236	251
1995	17	0	3	3	0.0%	250	280
1996	18	9	4	13	69.2%	291	106
1997	19	2	4	6	33.3%	105	199
1998	20	7	6	13	53.9%	202	85
1999	21	32	22	54	59.3%	85	29
2000	22	24	27	51	47.1%	29	29
2001	23	9	18	27	33.3%	29	109
2002	24	19	23	42	45.2%	109	74
2003	25	15	21	36	41.7%	74	93
2004	26	10	14	24	41.7%	93	114
2005	27	2	6	8	25.0%	114	190
Career		130	151	281	46.3%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1993	15	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1994	16	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1995	17	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
1996	18	—	—	—	—	9	3	12	75.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	9	4	13	69.2%
1997	19	0	1	1	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	2	4	6	33.3%
1998	20	3	1	4	75.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	7	6	13	53.8%
1999	21	6	7	13	46.2%	18	9	27	66.7%	6	3	9	66.7%	2	3	5	40.0%	32	22	54	59.3%
2000	22	10	14	24	41.7%	10	7	17	58.8%	4	3	7	57.1%	0	3	3	0.0%	24	27	51	47.1%
2001	23	6	10	16	37.5%	3	6	9	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	9	18	27	33.3%
2002	24	14	13	27	51.9%	5	9	14	35.7%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	19	23	42	45.2%
2003	25	7	11	18	38.9%	8	7	15	53.3%	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	15	21	36	41.7%
2004	26	5	8	13	38.5%	4	5	9	44.4%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	10	14	24	41.7%
2005	27	2	5	7	28.6%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	6	8	25.0%
Career	—	53	71	124	42.7%	64	58	122	52.5%	11	14	25	44.0%	2	8	10	20.0%	130	151	281	46.3%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1993	15	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
1994	16	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
1995	17	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%
1996	18	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	5	1	6	83.3%	7	2	9	77.8%
1997	19	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	2	4	6	33.3%
1998	20	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	7	5	12	58.3%
1999	21	0	2	2	0.0%	4	5	9	44.4%	19	10	29	65.5%	7	5	12	58.3%	30	22	52	57.7%
2000	22	1	7	8	12.5%	8	4	12	66.7%	13	13	26	50.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	24	27	51	47.1%
2001	23	0	0	—	—	1	6	7	14.3%	8	8	16	50.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	9	18	27	33.3%
2002	24	0	2	2	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	10	13	23	43.5%	8	4	12	66.7%	19	23	42	45.2%
2003	25	0	1	1	0.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	7	12	19	36.8%	6	5	11	54.5%	15	21	36	41.7%
2004	26	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	2	8	10	20.0%	7	2	9	77.8%	9	14	23	39.1%
2005	27	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	5	6	16.7%	1	1	2	50.0%	2	6	8	25.0%
Career		1	14	15	6.7%	18	26	44	40.9%	67	76	143	46.9%	39	32	71	54.9%	125	148	273	45.8%

Opponent ranking data available for 273/281 (97.2%) of Silvija Talaja's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Season	Age	ELO	ELO %	Hard %	Clay %	Grass %	Set Win %	Set Margin	SoS %	Deep Run %	Dec. Set W%	TB W	TB L	TB W%
1993	15	1482	22	—	—	—	20.0%	-3.00	96	0	—	1	0	—
1994	16	1487	26	—	—	—	40.0%	-1.09	8	0	—	0	0	—
1995	17	1457	3	—	6	—	14.3%	-2.72	28	0	—	0	0	—
1996	18	1589	67	—	75	—	62.1%	+0.90	26	75	100	0	1	—
1997	19	1555	56	—	68	—	38.5%	-0.95	13	0	—	0	0	—
1998	20	1603	70	54	68	—	54.8%	+0.45	27	33	40	2	0	—
1999	21	1701	83	70	85	66	57.5%	+0.69	47	32	46	6	5	55
2000	22	1648	77	66	86	76	45.2%	-0.33	86	7	76	3	4	43
2001	23	1543	61	63	77	—	35.7%	-1.05	40	11	67	2	2	50
2002	24	1559	68	69	64	—	47.4%	-0.20	37	22	41	5	3	63
2003	25	1548	66	59	71	45	44.0%	-0.35	31	19	42	3	6	33
2004	26	1543	63	43	68	—	46.4%	-0.25	40	7	40	1	1	—
2005	27	1508	50	26	—	—	33.3%	-0.56	37	0	—	0	2	—
Career		1588	67	60	73	62	47.4%	-0.29	47	17	50	23	24	49

Tournament Results by Category

Results show best round reached per tournament per season.

Grand Slams

Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO
1997	19	R128	R64	—	—
1998	20	—	—	R128	—
1999	21	R128	R32	R128	R128
2000	22	R128	R128	R32	R128
2001	23	R64	R128	—	R64
2002	24	R128	R128	R128	R128
2003	25	R128	R64	R128	R64
2004	26	R128	R32	R64	R128
2005	27	R128	R128	—	—

WTA 1000

Season	Age	DOH	IW	MAD	MIA	ROM	BER	CAN	HIL	KEY	KRE	MON	MOS	ZUR
1999	21	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	R128	R32	—	—	—
2000	22	—	R64	—	R32	R64	R16	—	R64	—	—	R16	R32	R32
2001	23	—	R64	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	24	—	R64	—	R128	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	25	R32	R64	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	26	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	27	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

WTA 500

Season	Age	DUB	EAS	PAR	TKY	AME	BIR	BOL	FIL	GOL	HAN	KUA	LIN	LOS	NEW	PHI	SCO	STR	SYD
1999	21	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	22	—	R16	R32	—	R16	R16	R16	R32	W	R32	R16	R32	R32	R16	—	R32	W	R16
2001	23	R32	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—
2002	24	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—
2003	25	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—
2004	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—
2005	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32

WTA 250

Season	Age	AUC	EST	HER	SEL	SHA	STO	TKY	VIE	BAL	BAS	BIR	BOL	BRA	BRU	BUD	CAN	CAS	ESS	GOL	HEL	HYD	KAR	KNO	KUA	LEI	LUC	MAK	MAR	MEM	OPO	PAL	PAT	POR	SOP	STY	TAS	WAR	ZAG
1993	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32
1996	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	R16	—
1999	21	—	QF	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	R16	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	F	SF	—	—	SF	—
2000	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	23	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R64	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	24	SF	R32	—	—	R16	—	F	—	R32	—	—	R32	R32	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R16	—	QF	—	R32	—	—	SF	—
2003	25	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R64	QF	—	—	R32	R32	R32	—	R16	QF	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	—
2004	26	—	—	—	QF	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	—
2005	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—

Data coverage note: WTA match coverage from Jeff Sackmann's archive is incomplete before 2000. Career win-loss totals, surface splits, and head-to-head counts for this player's pre-2000 era may understate actual results.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

May 29, 2000

First top 100

Sep 23, 1996

First top 50

Jun 21, 1999

First top 20

May 29, 2000

First top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1992	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	576	334
1993	15	333	335	325	317	297	297	290	289	288	—	—	—
1994	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	237	238	226	222	248	251
1995	17	252	247	237	228	258	258	270	256	263	271	271	280
1996	18	287	300	297	298	152	153	151	116	99	94	97	106
1997	19	107	107	108	108	131	118	118	141	182	189	195	199
1998	20	200	218	219	223	181	190	147	148	129	129	89	85
1999	21	82	83	81	70	69	43	36	33	35	34	29	29
2000	22	23	25	24	23	18	22	27	23	24	23	30	29
2001	23	38	40	40	37	67	85	104	150	118	110	109	109
2002	24	107	95	82	96	85	81	74	79	95	77	74	74
2003	25	79	81	99	96	94	80	78	70	72	87	93	93
2004	26	93	99	92	104	106	109	97	108	115	110	115	114
2005	27	105	104	115	115	117	142	159	179	170	198	202	190
2006	28	212	225	284	309	330	335	409	489	724	759	773	1217
2007	29	1214	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other WTA players ranked by a composite similarity score over country, era, and peak rank.

Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	Grand Slams	Titles	M	W	L	Win %	Active Years	Match Log
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni	CRO	20	1,798	0	3	302	136	166	45.0%	1997-2018	Match log
Karolina Sprem	CRO	17	1,867	0	0	194	91	103	46.9%	2002-2011	Match log
Iva Majoli	CRO	4	2,157	1	8	449	259	190	57.7%	1992-2004	Match log
Amy Frazier	USA	13	1,959	0	8	723	416	307	57.5%	1987-2006	Match log
Silvia Farina Elia	ITA	11	1,943	0	3	674	365	309	54.2%	1989-2005	Match log
Elena Likhovtseva	RUS	15	1,912	0	3	696	358	338	51.4%	1993-2008	Match log
Lisa Raymond	USA	15	1,945	0	4	597	325	272	54.4%	1989-2007	Match log
Anabel Medina Garrigues	ESP	16	1,852	0	11	585	310	275	53.0%	2000-2014	Match log
Judith Wiesner	AUT	12	1,979	0	5	479	302	177	63.0%	1985-1997	Match log
Shuai Peng	CHN	14	1,890	0	2	558	300	258	53.8%	2001-2020	Match log
Sandra Cecchini	ITA	15	1,937	0	11	514	299	215	58.2%	1981-1998	Match log
Nathalie Dechy	FRA	11	1,917	0	1	561	291	270	51.9%	1995-2009	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Silvija Talaja?: Silvija Talaja is 48 years old, born on January 14, 1978.
Which country is Silvija Talaja from?: Silvija Talaja is from Croatia.
How tall is Silvija Talaja?: Silvija Talaja is 173 cm / 5'8".
Does Silvija Talaja use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: Silvija Talaja uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Silvija Talaja left-handed or right-handed?: Silvija Talaja plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Silvija Talaja won?: Silvija Talaja has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Silvija Talaja won?: Silvija Talaja has not won a WTA 1000 title.
How many WTA titles has Silvija Talaja won?: Silvija Talaja has won 2 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Strasbourg in 2000.
What is Silvija Talaja's highest WTA ranking?: Silvija Talaja's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 18, first achieved on May 29, 2000.
What is Silvija Talaja's career win-loss record?: Silvija Talaja has a career WTA singles record of 130 wins and 151 losses (46.3%).
How much career prize money has Silvija Talaja earned?: Silvija Talaja has earned at least $1,135,876 in career prize money from professional tennis.
When did Silvija Talaja play professional tennis?: Silvija Talaja turned professional in 1993 and was active through 2005.
What is Silvija Talaja's best surface?: Silvija Talaja's best surface is clay court with a 52.5% win rate (64W-58L).
Who is Silvija Talaja's biggest rival?: Silvija Talaja's most frequent opponent is Silvia Farina Elia, with a head-to-head record of 2–5 across 7 meetings.