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Tournament Preview and an interview with Tournament Ambassador Barbara Schett

The world-class women's tennis tournament from 5 to 12 February 2023 at the Linz Design Center already offers plenty of excitement in the first round matches! The "cracker" is the match between Sofia Kenin (USA) and Germany's Jule Niemeier. Austria's number one at the Upper Austria Ladies, Julia Grabher (26), will face the 32-year-old American Madison Brengle. The number one [...]

Top level at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz qualifiers

Women's tennis at the highest level is not only guaranteed in the main draw at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz 2023, but also in the qualifiers! The draw on Saturday afternoon produced some exciting matches! Six ÖTV players want to seize the chance to make it into the main draw of the women's tennis classic in Linz. Luck of the draw: There will be no internal Austrian duel in the first round! [...]

From Down Under to Upper Austria: WTA Linz between tradition and innovation

Sandra Reichel has announced a "tournament week of superlatives" for the 32nd edition of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz. The tournament director did not promise too much, as a glance at the large number of world-class players alone shows: Maria Sakkari, world number sevenKaterina Siniakova, Olympic champion and current Australian Open doubles winnerSofia Kenin, 2020 Australian Open winnerCamila Giorgi, 2018 Linz winnerDonna Vekic, 2023 Australian Open quarter-finalistIn addition, there are young stars such as 18-year-old Linda [...].

WTA President Micky Lawler comes to Linz

Micky Lawler, the president of the women's professional tennis organisation WTA, is travelling to Upper Austria Ladies Linz for the first time. This once again shows the high regard in which Austria's most important women's sporting event is held by the WTA. We conducted an interview with the highly respected women's sports official from Florida in advance. It is a great honour for us that you are coming to the Upper Austria [...]

Sofia Kenin celebrates her Austrian premiere

Australian Open winner at the age of 21! Sofia Kenin, the 2020 Melbourne triumphant and a dazzling personality in women's tennis, is stepping onto Austrian soil for the first time in her life this year. The US-American enriches the Linz WTA tournament at the Design Centre. Tournament Director Sandra Reichel has given her a wildcard for the Upper Austria Ladies Linz 2023! "I am very grateful that [...]

Veronika Bokor wins wildcard challenge

Two Lower Austrians decided the winner of the "Young Ladies Wild Card Challenge" between themselves today, Sunday, at the Froschberg Tennis Centre! 22-year-old Veronika Bokor (TC Bakl Weigelsdorf), who had already dominated in 2020, won the final against 23-year-old Alina Michalitsch (UTC BH Wr. Neustadt) 3:6, 6:4, 6:2. In the semi-final, Bokor had beaten 18-year-old Lower Austrian [...].

Linz winner Sabalenka triumphs at the Australian Open

The women's finals at the Australian Open 2023 were dominated by Linz winners! Aryna Sabalenka, who had triumphed over Belgium's Elise Mertens in the final of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz in 2020, won her first Grand Slam tournament in Melbourne on Saturday! The 24-year-old Sabalenka, who will be world number two again from Monday, defeated Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) 4:6, 6:3, [...]

"Young Ladies Wild Card Challenge" 

"Young Ladies Wild Card Challenge" with record field of participants Oberösterreichische Versicherung expands its involvement in the Upper Austria Ladies Linz Everyone wanted to take part, but only 16 were selected! 20 players (U 26) from six federal states registered for the 5th edition of the Wild Card Challenge by the entry deadline on Monday, 23 January (12 noon). The "Young Ladies Wild Card Challenge", which was launched in 2018, is [...]

The tournament as a green event

The Upper Austria Ladies Linz wants to become a green event this year! The women's world-class tennis tournament, which takes place from 5 to 12 February, has firmly anchored the topic of sustainability in its tournament concept with numerous measures. "As the most important women's sporting event in Austria, we want to fulfil our social responsibility and our role as a role model when it comes to sustainability - especially [...]