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Silvija Talaja

Tennis is an outdoor sport which can be played between two players or four players. Players utilize a stringed racquet to hit a rubber ball, hollow inside covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. In some places tennis is referred to as lawn tennis. This game started in England and was the most popular amongst the upper class of society. Presently tennis is an Olympic sport, as well as, it is played in various tournaments including the four Grand Slams in many countries, by people of all ages and classes.

Silvija Talaja is a Croatian professional tennis player. She was born on January 14th, 1978 in Imotski, Croatia. Her height is 5 foot 8 inches and her weight is 126 pounds. She is a right-handed two-handed backhand player and professionally turned into a tennis player in 1992.

In 1992 she reached one International Tennis Federation, ITF Circuit semifinal. In 1996 she won first pro title at ITF Makarska in Croatia and then reached first Tour singles final at Bol. In 1997 she made her Grand Slam debut at the Australian Open and also reached the second round at Roland Garros. In 2000 she won first two Tour singles titles and broke into Top 20 and also won the Gold Coast with three-set Top 20 wins over No. 12 Kournikova in the quarterfinals. In 2005 she reached fourth career Tour doubles final at Pattaya City. She was a baseline player who preferred clay courts. In 1993 she was the Mediterranean Games Gold Medalist in doubles. In his career her best ranking in singles was No. 18 on May 29th, 2000 and in doubles was No. 54 on June 7th, 2004.

Silvija Talaja with all her dedication and devotion in her play has achieved many goals in her overall tennis-playing career. She had the ability of defeating the opponent easily by giving some extra hard work and efforts. She was a legendry tennis player known for an outstanding play during her time.

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