Portrait of Sinja Kraus

She admires Roger Federer for his "ease and lightness on the court", enjoys reading romance novels and loves listening to music by Ed Sheeran. "But not before the match like many other players who walk around with headphones, I'm an atypical tennis player," says Sinja Kraus. The 19-year-old Viennese experienced a special moment of happiness on Friday afternoon when she [...]

Sandra Reichel pushes youth: Wildcard for 19-year-old Sinja Kraus

A dream came true for Sinja Kraus this Friday at 4pm. The 19-year-old received a wildcard for the main draw at the 31st edition of the WTA tournament "Upper Austria Ladies Linz" from tournament director Sandra Reichel. Born in Vienna, she has attracted attention with some great successes in 2021, for example in January with [...]

Sandra Reichel: "We are more than just a tennis tournament"

World-class tennis - Biggest initiative for young talent - "Ladies.in Business & Sports" Year-round promotion of women - Wheelchair tennis show match Linz, 05. 11. 2021 - "Austria's most important women's sporting event!" The "Upper Austria Ladies Linz" has fought hard for this title. At the 31st edition of the WTA tournament from 6 to 12 November in the TipsArena, tournament director Sandra Reichel is taking the event to new heights: [...]

INVITATION TO THE FINAL of the "Young Ladies Wildcard Challenge"

Dream start for Mavie Österreicher, 15-year-old Tamara Kostic surprises Linz, 28 October 2021 - Pumpkins were the lucky charms at the draw for the "Young Ladies Wildcard Challenge" on Thursday at nine o'clock! Under each pumpkin was the name of one of the eight players competing for a wildcard to qualify for the WTA tournament "Upper Austria Ladies Linz 2021". [...]

World star Simona Halep comes to Linz

Linz, 26. 10. 2021 - Shooting star meets world star for a duel of the generations! Where? At the "Upper Austria Ladies Linz 2021" from 6 to 12 November in the TipsArena. Because 18-year-old Brit Emma Raducanu, the sensational winner of the US Open, will now be joined by Simona Halep, a megastar of women's tennis. The 30-year-old Romanian, who receives a wildcard in Linz, has [...]

Launch of a platform to promote girls and women

Sandra Reichel: "We are more than just a tennis tournament" For more than three decades, the WTA tournament "Upper Austria Ladies Linz" has been a popular meeting place for the best female players in the world! The crème de la crème of women's tennis has already presented itself in Upper Austria, from Martina Navratilova to Serena and Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova, Angelique Kerber, Ana [...]

Eight talented youngsters battle it out to qualify for the "Upper Austria Ladies Linz 2021"

Enema text, if required. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. The prelude to the WTA tournament "Upper Austria Ladies Linz 2021" (6 - 12 November) is the "Young Ladies Wildcard Challenge", which will take place from 28 to 30 October at the Froschberg Tennis Centre. Eight Austrian tennis talents [...]

Top-class competition for Emma Raducanu at the "Upper Austria Ladies Linz 2021"

Enema text, if required. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. Linz, 13.10.2021 - "Power tennis fireworks"! This is what tennis fans can look forward to at the 31st WTA tournament "Upper Austria Ladies Linz 2021" from 6 to 12 November in the TipsArena! Because Emma Raducanu, the 18-year-old sensational winner of the US [...]