H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Cara Black vs Silvija Talaja H2H: 1-1

Cara Black and Silvija Talaja are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on grass. Most recently, Cara Black won the 2000 Birmingham round of 16 6-3 6-4.

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Cara Black
ZIM Age 47 Right-Handed 167 cm / 5'6"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Silvija Talaja
CRO Age 48 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Cara Black #61 6-3 6-4 Silvija Talaja #21 Match data Jun 16, 2000* R16 Birmingham Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Grass
Silvija Talaja #52 6-7 6-4 6-0 Cara Black #34 Match data Jun 18, 1999* R16 Libéma Open Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Grass

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Cara Black #679 #31 869 1,772 115 152 43.1% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Silvija Talaja #1,214 #18 1,376 1,811 131 152 46.3% 0 0 0 0 2 2

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Cara Black Silvija Talaja
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1993 0–2 0.0% #288 1,481 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1994 1–1 50.0% #251 1,486 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1995 0–3 0.0% #280 1,456 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1996 9–4 69.2% #106 1,587 0 0
19 1998 10–10 50.0% #44 1,614 0 0 1997 2–4 33.3% #199 1,554 0 0
20 1999 17–22 43.6% #50 1,629 0 0 1998 7–6 53.8% #85 1,602 0 0
21 2000 22–21 51.2% #41 1,749 0 0 1999 32–22 59.3% #29 1,699 0 0
22 2001 19–25 43.2% #58 1,635 0 0 2000 25–28 47.2% #29 1,643 0 2
23 2002 20–21 48.8% #56 1,620 0 1 2001 9–18 33.3% #109 1,541 0 2
24 2003 18–25 41.9% #51 1,602 0 1 2002 19–23 45.2% #74 1,561 0 2
25 2004 6–21 22.2% #138 1,473 0 1 2003 15–21 41.7% #93 1,547 0 2
26 2005 2–2 50.0% #179 1,504 0 1 2004 10–14 41.7% #114 1,545 0 2
27 2006 1–3 25.0% #288 1,507 0 1 2005 2–6 25.0% #190 1,507 0 2
29 2008 0–2 0.0% #660 1,489 0 1 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Cara Black Silvija Talaja
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 — — — — 9 3 12 75.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
19 1998 4 3 7 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1997 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 1999 9 10 19 47.4% 3 6 9 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 1998 3 1 4 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
21 2000 11 11 22 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1999 6 7 13 46.2% 18 9 27 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0%
22 2001 12 15 27 44.4% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2000 11 15 26 42.3% 10 7 17 58.8% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 3 3 0.0%
23 2002 13 12 25 52.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2001 6 10 16 37.5% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 2003 10 17 27 37.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2002 14 13 27 51.9% 5 9 14 35.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
25 2004 5 11 16 31.3% 0 6 6 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2003 7 11 18 38.9% 8 7 15 53.3% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
26 2005 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2004 5 8 13 38.5% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
27 2006 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2005 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
29 2008 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 65 84 149 43.6% 23 36 59 39.0% 23 21 44 52.3% 4 11 15 26.7% — 54 72 126 42.9% 64 58 122 52.5% 11 14 25 44.0% 2 8 10 20.0%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 14/80 of Cara Black's and 11/68 of Silvija Talaja's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Cara Black Silvija Talaja
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
24 2003 4/43 1.5 3.5 54.8% 62.1% 45.7% 49.5% 58.8% 54.6% 46.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2004 5/27 1.8 3.0 57.9% 58.7% 44.2% 50.1% 54.2% 52.3% 40.3% 2003 4/36 1.3 1.5 50.8% 55.1% 43.2% 58.3% 52.8% 49.3% 42.8%
26 2005 2/4 1.5 3.5 66.4% 59.8% 45.7% 55.6% 67.5% 55.1% 41.9% 2004 5/24 2.4 3.4 58.2% 63.5% 42.0% 55.5% 33.8% 54.2% 40.3%
27 2006 2/4 0.5 3.0 62.1% 57.8% 52.8% 45.2% 53.6% 55.8% 45.6% 2005 2/8 1.5 4.5 61.3% 62.4% 30.0% 58.3% 40.0% 49.2% 26.6%
29 2008 1/2 1.0 3.0 62.0% 51.6% 26.3% 44.4% 100.0% 42.0% 34.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 14/267 1.4 3.2 59.1% 59.2% 44.8% 49.6% 60.6% 53.1% 42.6% — 11/283 1.8 2.9 56.1% 60.3% 40.3% 57.0% 41.8% 51.5% 38.7%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Cara Black Silvija Talaja
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1482 107.8 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.60 0–1 1–0 — -0.02
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 1486 96.1 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.40 1–0 — — +0.23
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1456 101.4 — — — — — +52 — 14.3% -2.57 0–1 — — -0.09
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1588 117.3 — — — — — +65 — 62.1% +0.86 3–0 (100%) 0–1 — +0.42
19 1998 1614 118.9 — — — — -37 -49 +50 45.8% -0.23 6–2 (75%) 1–1 — -0.28 1997 1554 99.9 — — — — — +85 — 38.5% -0.92 0–1 — — +0.70
20 1999 1630 136.6 — — — — -24 -50 +28 43.5% -0.29 4–7 (36%) 6–6 (50%) 100.2 -1.66 1998 1603 114.3 — — — — -33 +19 — 54.8% +0.32 2–3 (40%) 2–0 — +0.52
21 2000 1749 143.8 — — — — -39 -180 +62 55.2% +0.39 5–9 (36%) 5–5 (50%) 99.4 -2.05 1999 1700 132.3 — — — — -87 +71 -46 57.5% +0.55 13–15 (46%) 6–5 (55%) 102.0 +1.18
22 2001 1635 138.8 — — — — +19 -20 +157 46.7% -0.22 7–12 (37%) 8–6 (57%) 99.0 -1.26 2000 1643 137.9 — — — — -51 +129 +73 45.8% -0.08 13–5 (72%) 3–4 (43%) 107.9 -2.17
23 2002 1621 125.1 — — — — +47 -45 +121 46.7% -0.19 7–5 (58%) 1–4 (20%) 99.4 -1.04 2001 1542 116.1 — — — — +25 +122 — 35.7% -0.87 4–2 (67%) 2–2 (50%) 104.2 +0.71
24 2003 1602 117.3 +0.23 +1.08 1.019 50.5% -36 +25 +132 41.3% -0.68 4–2 (67%) 4–3 (57%) 103.9 -0.01 2002 1562 119.3 — — — — +33 +31 — 47.4% -0.24 7–10 (41%) 5–3 (63%) 97.9 +1.04
25 2004 1473 105.4 -1.30 -2.07 0.845 46.8% +51 +28 +150 26.6% -1.61 5–5 (50%) 3–5 (38%) 98.4 +0.84 2003 1548 116.1 -2.31 -0.57 0.845 46.5% +6 +93 +47 44.0% -0.31 5–7 (42%) 3–6 (33%) 97.2 +0.68
26 2005 1505 103.0 +1.03 +0.05 0.933 48.7% — — +144 55.6% +0.22 0–1 1–0 — +0.03 2004 1546 112.4 -0.46 -1.30 0.878 47.1% -22 +86 — 46.4% -0.21 4–6 (40%) 1–1 — +0.24
27 2006 1508 106.0 +1.65 -0.27 1.032 50.5% -8 — — 33.3% -1.56 0–1 1–0 — -0.19 2005 1507 106.7 -1.52 -3.11 0.524 38.5% -10 — — 33.3% -0.61 0–2 0–2 — +0.31
29 2008 1490 104.2 -0.59 -0.88 0.598 38.4% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1773 132.7 -0.06 -0.53 0.909 48.1% -2 -37 +94 44.2% -0.38 38–44 (46%) 30–30 (50%) 102.4 -2.09 — 1811 127.0 -1.33 -1.36 0.798 45.3% -16 +78 +13 47.5% -0.10 52–53 (50%) 23–24 (49%) 102.1 +1.34

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.