Local heroine Kraus misses out on a surprise after a committed performance
Sinja Kraus missed out on a surprise at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz. The 22-year-old local heroine, who played her way into the main draw thanks to a strong performance in qualifying, lost to Anna Blinkova 6:7(3), 2:6 after just over an hour and a half. With the crowd behind her, the current Austrian number one proved her fighting qualities, especially in the first set, taking the [...]
Equal rights in sport - between hurdles and flying high
This day opened up great potential for women's sport. The FE&MALE Sports Conference "Advantage Ladies", which was held as part of the WTA women's tennis tournament Upper Austria Ladies Linz in the Design Centre of the Upper Austrian capital, opened up perspectives, presented visions and provided strong data material for the consideration of women's sport in Austria. The motto "Successful Together", which characterised the third edition [...]
Inside Out 30.01.2025
30 January 2025 Inside Out Clear the stage for the top stars! Kick-off for Muchova, Svitolina & Alexandrova With Ekaterina Alexandrova, Karolina Muchova and Elina Svitolina, three of the top four seeded players will be on court this Thursday: this line-up is really something to be proud of today! Elina Svitolina Since Elina Svitolina's first appearance in Linz [...]
Inside Out 29.01.2025
29 January 2025 Inside Out Second Austrian serves it up Do it again, Sinja! Can Sinja Kraus continue her run of success in Linz? After Julia Grabher, the second Austrian is now also in the main draw of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz. After two victories in qualifying, the Viennese will start today (not before 2 pm) with [...]
Inside Out 28.01.2025
28.01.2025 Inside Out Let's go! Tough test for Julia The Upper Austria Ladies Linz is already a historic tournament. For the first time in ten years, two Austrians are in the main draw of the country's biggest women's tennis tournament! After Vienna's Sinja Kraus followed Vorarlberg's Julia Grabher into the main competition yesterday, she has [...]
Draw for the Upper Austria Ladies Linz promises an exciting week of tournaments
The die is cast! The matches for the first round of the main draw of the 34th edition of the women's tennis classic in Linz have been drawn at the official draw of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz in the LINZ AG ABFALL car park hall. Julia Grabher from Vorarlberg, who is in the main draw thanks to a wild card, will face Anastasia Potapova, the 2023 Linz winner [...]
Qualification starts with Austrian quartet
Meanwhile, four Austrians, all of whom have received a wildcard, will be competing in the qualifiers from Sunday. Sinja Kraus (UTC Fischer Ried), the winner of the "Young Ladies Wildcard Challenge" Mavie Österreicher (LINZ AG Team Oberösterreich), Tamara Kostic (LINZ AG Team Oberösterreich) and Liel Marlies Rothensteiner (BMTC-Brühl Mödlinger TC) will be flying the red-white-red flag. [...]
Last main draw wildcards in Linz go to Australian Open rising stars Eva Lys and Julia Grabher
She was perhaps the biggest surprise in the women's competition at the Australian Open in Melbourne - and now she's a guest in Linz! Germany's Eva Lys and local favourite Julia Grabher have received the last three wildcards for the main draw of the WTA 500 Upper Austria Ladies 2025 tournament. Austria's biggest women's tennis tournament begins on Sunday (10 a.m.) with [...]
Inside Out 27.1.2025
27 January 2025 Inside Out Sinja Kraus: All about red-white-red This is a great opportunity for Sinja Kraus! Austria's number one will be in the spotlight today, Monday, at the Design Centre in Linz. In the second match after 10 a.m., the 22-year-old has the opportunity to book her ticket for the main draw of the Upper Austria [...]
Linz is ready for the sporting highlight of the year
It is without a doubt the sporting highlight of 2025 in Upper Austria. At the 34th edition of the women's tennis classic in Linz from 26 January to 2 February, an outstanding field of participants will compete for the title at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz 2025, which is endowed with around one million US dollars, at the Linz Design Center. The WTA 500 event has [...]