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Tennis week of superlatives

For more than three decades, the Upper Austria Ladies Linz has set an exclamation mark for women's sport in Austria. From 6 to 12 February, our province will once again be in the international spotlight at the 32nd edition of the WTA tournament. The world-class tennis event will have a new look in 2023. With the date of the event brought forward to the beginning of the tennis year and [...]

Tough competition for top seed Maria Sakkari

Will Maria Sakkari be the first Greek woman to win the Upper Austria Ladies Linz? There's no question that the current number six in the WTA rankings is the top favourite to win the women's tennis classic in Linz, which is set to make a comeback at the Design Center from 5 to 12 February 2023. However, the 27-year-old is well aware that the path to the final will not be a walk in the park for her [...]

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" [...]