Main draw wildcard for Sinja Kraus - hammer line-up for the qualifiers
Up-and-coming local hero Sinja Kraus receives the last main draw wildcard for the Upper Austria Ladies Linz! "I'm lost for words! I'm really happy to be part of it. It's the first year as a 500 tournament and there are so many great players playing," said the 21-year-old Viennese, who will be playing a [...]
Inside Out 29.1.2024
29 January 2024 Inside Out It's finally starting! Starting signal for a historic tournament Austria's biggest women's sporting event enters a new era with the first main draw matches of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz as a WTA 500 tournament. Yesterday's "Opening Day" with the draw and the qualifying kick-off already whetted the appetite for more. Even bigger and even more international - the [...]
Top ten star Jelena Ostapenko completes the strong field of participants
Tournament director Sandra Reichel has signed another top ten star in a night session: The in-form Jelena Ostapenko, who is currently still in the doubles final at the Australian Open, receives the third wildcard and completes the strong field of participants at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz! The world number ten from Latvia played the memorable Linz final against Coco Gauff (3:6, 6:1, 2:6) in 2019 [...]
Australian Open semi-finalist Dayana Yastremska comes to Linz!
Tournament director Sandra Reichel has awarded a last-minute wildcard to an absolute world-class player: Dayana Yastremska, sensational semi-finalist at the Australian Open, will strengthen the field of participants at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz! The 23-year-old Ukrainian, who played her way from qualifying to the semi-finals in Melbourne, has been given a wildcard by tournament director Sandra Reichel. "I hope that I can continue my good [...]
Swarovski creates iconic new trophy for the Upper Austria Ladies Linz
Swarovski today unveils an iconic winner's trophy for the Upper Austria Ladies Linz. It was created especially for the most important women's tennis tournament in Austria. The shimmering golden trophy, which was designed by Swarovski's master craftsmen at the company's Tyrolean headquarters in Wattens, reflects the strength, grace and esprit of women's tennis. The 60 cm high and 3.5 kg [...]
World star Angelique Kerber returns to Upper Austria Ladies Linz as a mum
The dream that has come true for Sandra Reichel with the upgrading of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz to a WTA 500 event will be visible on the centre court at the Design Center from Sunday, 28 January. Of course, a player who has already made it to number one in the world in her career is a perfect match. Angelique Kerber, the 2013 Linz winner, [...]
Ana Ivanovic comes to Upper Austria Ladies Linz as guest of honour
A "darling" of the Linz tennis public returns! The former world number one and two-time Linz winner Ana Ivanovic will be the guest of honour at this year's Upper Austria Ladies Linz final weekend. Tennis fans at the Linz Design Centre can look forward to autograph sessions with the Serbian, among other things. Ana Ivanovic has won the hearts of Linz's tennis fans from the very first [...]
An ace for the bees: Upper Austrian insurance company supports young beekeepers with honeycombs
Oberösterreichische Versicherung is continuing its tradition of sustainability initiatives at this year's Upper Austria Ladies Linz. For every ace beaten, Oberösterreichische will cover the cost of a honeycomb for a young beekeeper. As a perfect continuation of last year's "Every ace a tree" campaign, this year's motto is "Every ace a honeycomb". With this campaign, Oberösterreichische is emphasising [...]
Favourite Arabella Koller wins the Wild Card Challenge
Arabella Koller has impressively confirmed her role as favourite: The 23-year-old from Salzburg won the final of the "Young Ladies Wild Card Challenge" against 19-year-old Claudia Gasparovic from Lower Austria 6:0, 6:2 today, Sunday, at the Linz-Froschberg Tennis Centre. With this success, Koller has secured a wild card for qualifying for the WTA 500 event Upper Austria Ladies Linz 2024 (28 January to 4 [...].
Opening Day with lots of attractions and goodie bags for the first 500 fans
The upgrade of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz to the status of a WTA 500 event is the fulfilment of a heartfelt wish for tournament director Sandra Reichel. Reichel wants to share the joy of this honour with the fans from the very first moment: A great programme will be offered on the first day of the tournament (Sunday, 28 January), when the qualifying matches for the main draw will take place [...].