Silvija Talaja is a Croatian former professional tennis player.
The 1994 WTA Tour was the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the year-ending WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events. ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.
The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events. ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.
The 1996 Italian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 53rd edition of the Rome Masters and was part of the Mercedes Super 9 of the 1996 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1996 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's events took place at the Foro Italico in Rome in Italy. The women's tournament was played from May 6 through May 12, 1996, while the men's tournament was played from May 13 through May 19, 1996.
The 1997 Newsweek Champions Cup and the State Farm Evert Cup were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts that were part of the Mercedes Super 9 of the 1997 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1997 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's events took place at the Grand Champions Resort in Indian Wells, California in the United States from March 7 through March 16, 1997.
The 1996 Toray Pan Pacific Open was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo in Japan that was part of Tier I of the 1996 WTA Tour. It was the 21st edition of the tournament and was held from January 29 through February 4, 1996. Eighth-seeded Iva Majoli won the singles title.
The 1996 Bausch & Lomb Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Amelia Island Plantation on Amelia Island, Florida in the United States that was part of Tier II of the 1996 WTA Tour. It was the 17th edition of the tournament and was held from April 8 through April 14, 1996. Eighth-seeded Irina Spîrlea won the singles title.
The 1996 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Palermo, Italy that was part of Tier IV of the 1996 WTA Tour. It was the ninth edition of the tournament and was held from 15 July until 21 July 1996. Fourth-seeded Barbara Schett won the singles title.
The 1996 Bank of the West Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena in Oakland, California in the United States that was part of Tier II of the 1996 WTA Tour. It was the 25th edition of the tournament and was held from November 4 through November 10, 1996. Third-seeded Martina Hingis won the singles title.
The 1997 Páginas Amarillas Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Madrid in Spain that was part of Tier III of the 1997 WTA Tour. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from May 19 through May 24, 1997. Jana Novotná won the singles title.
The 1995 Zagreb Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Športski Park Mladost in Zagreb in Croatia that was part of Tier III of the 1995 WTA Tour. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 24 April through 30 April 1995. Fifth-seeded Sabine Appelmans won the singles title.
The 1995 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Country Time Club in Palermo, Italy that was part of the Tier IV category of the 1995 WTA Tour. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from 10 July until 16 July 1995. Second-seeded Irina Spîrlea won her second consecutive singles title at the event and earned $17,500 first-prize money.
The 1994 Virginia Slims of Houston was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Westside Tennis Club in Houston, Texas in the United States that was part of Tier II of the 1994 WTA Tour. It was the 24th edition of the tournament and was held from March 21 through March 27, 1994. It was also the last tournament to use the name Virginia Slims in Houston. Seventh-seeded Sabine Hack won the singles title and earned $80,000 first-prize money.
The 1998 Sparkassen Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Leipzig in Germany that was part of the Tier II category of the 1998 WTA Tour. It was the ninth edition of the tournament and was held from 2 November until 8 November 1998. Unseeded Steffi Graf won the singles title, her fifth at the event, and earned $79,000 first-prize money.
The 1998 Internationaux de Strasbourg was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Strasbourg, France that was part of Tier III of the 1998 WTA Tour. It was the 12th edition of the tournament and was held from 18 May until 24 May 1998. Second-seeded Irina Spîrlea won the singles title.
The 1999 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Hope Island Resort Tennis Centre in Hope Island, Queensland in Australia that was part of the Tier III category of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 3 January through 9 January 1999. Second-seeded Patty Schnyder won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money.
The 1999 Open Gaz de France was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hardcourts at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris in France that was part of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from 22 February until 28 February 1999. Unseeded Serena Williams won the singles title and earned $80,000 first-prize money. It was her first WTA singles title. On the same day her sister Venus won the IGA Superthrift Tennis Classic tournament, making them the first sisters to win WTA events in the same week.
The 1995 Nokia Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts in Beijing, China that was part of the World Series of the 1995 ATP Tour and of Tier IV of the 1995 WTA Tour. The men's tournament was held from October 16 through October 22, 1995, while the women's tournament was held from September 25 through October 1, 1995.
The 1994 Torneo Internazional Femmin di Palermo was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Country Time Club in Palermo, Italy that was part of the Tier IV category of the 1994 WTA Tour. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from 5 July until 10 July 1994. Second-seeded Irina Spîrlea won the singles title and earned $18,000 first-prize money.
The 1994 Ilva Trophy was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Circulo Tennis Ilva Taranto in Taranto, Italy that was part of the WTA Tier IV category of the 1994 WTA Tour. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from 25 April until 1 May 1994. Third-seeded Julie Halard won the singles title, her second at the event after 1992, and earned $18,000 first-prize money.
Sabine Hack 
Irina Spîrlea 