Day: 8 November 2022

Women's tennis classic "Upper Austria Ladies Linz" opens a new, exciting chapter

Peter-Michael Reichel, founder of the Linz WTA tournament, honoured by Mayor Klaus Luger for his services to the economy "Good things take time! After intensive deliberations and negotiations, it has finally been finalised: The 32nd edition of the world-class women's tennis tournament "Upper Austria Ladies Linz" will take place from 5 to 12 February 2023! The return to the February date is also the start of [...]

We are aiming for a February date for the Upper Austria Ladies Linz

Dear tennis fans, the Upper Austria Ladies Linz will not take place this year. But don't worry, we are only aiming to develop the tournament further: We would like to move back to February. The motto is "Back to the roots", because in the first eight years of our tournament history - between 1991 and 1998 - the Upper [...]

Linz starter Danielle Collins with a furious run to the final at the Australian Open

We would like to congratulate Danielle Collins on reaching the final of the Australian Open! The 28-year-old American, who reached the semi-finals at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz almost three months ago, put in a furious tournament performance in Melbourne. She only lost to the Australian world number one Ashleigh Barty 3:6, 6:7 (2:7) in the final. In the second set she even had [...]

Sandra Reichel's tournament statement

"It was a very turbulent and exciting tournament," said Sandra Reichel on Friday at the start of her summary of the 31st edition of the WTA tournament "Upper Austria Ladies Linz". After last year's ghost tournament to mark the 30th anniversary, COVID-19 was once again a big topic this year. Tennis naturally took centre stage at Austria's most important women's sporting event. "In sporting terms, I am [...]

Alison Riske and Jaqueline Cristian fight for their first triumph in Linz

Linz, 11 November 2021 - Alison Riske vs Jaqueline Cristian, USA vs Romania! That's the final of the 31st edition of the WTA tournament "Upper Austria Ladies Linz" on Friday, 12 November at 7 pm in the TipsArena! The parallels between the finalists: Both benefited from injuries to their semi-final opponents on Thursday. An injury rarely comes alone: first Simona [...]

Simona Halep injured: Jaqueline Cristian as "lucky loser" in the final

Linz, 11. 11. 2021 - Tournament director Sandra Reichel received shock news early on Thursday afternoon. A visibly contrite Simona Halep informed Reichel that she would not be able to play the semi-final match against her Romanian compatriot Jaqueline Cristian scheduled for 8 pm due to an acute knee injury. The 30-year-old, who is the number one seed at the "Upper Austria Ladies Linz 2021" [...]

Ladies. in Business & Sports

Linz, 11 November 2021 - In the presence of Federal Minister for Women Susanne Raab and ÖTV President Magnus Brunner, tournament director Sandra Reichel officially kicked off the "Ladies. in Business & Sports" initiative today, Thursday. The aims of the initiative are to promote sporting activities as well as professional career planning and the personal development of young women. A fixed, annual [...]

Danielle Collins

Danielle Collins is rounding off the most successful year of her career at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz 2021. The 27-year-old American has won her first WTA tournaments this year. First on 25 July at the clay court tournament in Palermo with a 6:4, 6:2 victory in the final against Elena-Gabriele Ruse, who had also won the WTA tournament in Hamburg organised by Sandra Reichel. [...]