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 [...]
Alison Riske secures the fourth US triumph at the "Upper Austria Ladies Linz" in a high-class final
Previous Next Alison Riske is the fourth US-American to win the WTA tournament "Upper Austria Ladies Linz" - after Chanda Rubin (1997), Lindsay Davenport (2000, 2001) and Coco Gauff (2019). In a high-class, dramatic final on Friday evening, Alison Riske defeated Romanian Jaqueline Cristian in front of almost 2000 spectators in the TipsArena after a playing time of [...]
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" [...]
Ladies. in Business & Sports
Linz, 11 November 2021 - In the presence of Federal Minister for Women Susanne Raab and ÖTV President Magnus Brunner, tournament director Sandra Reichel officially kicked off the "Ladies. in Business & Sports" initiative today, Thursday. The aims of the initiative are to promote sporting activities as well as professional career planning and the personal development of young women. A fixed, annual [...]
Duel between the Romanians in the semi-finals: Jaqueline Cristian challenges world star Simona Halep
Linz, 10. 11. 2021 - Lucky loser into the semi-finals! This dream came true for Jaqueline Cristian on Wednesday at 10.35 pm. The 23-year-old Romanian was the last player to qualify for the semi-finals of the "Upper Austria Ladies Linz 2021" with a 6:3, 7:6 victory over Russian Veronika Kudermetova, the tournament's number four. Now [...]
Danielle Collins
Danielle Collins is rounding off the most successful year of her career at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz 2021. The 27-year-old American has won her first WTA tournaments this year. First on 25 July at the clay court tournament in Palermo with a 6:4, 6:2 victory in the final against Elena-Gabriele Ruse, who had also won the WTA tournament in Hamburg organised by Sandra Reichel. [...]
Simona Halep celebrates "Super Tuesday" / Emma Raducanu fails after a two-and-a-half-hour thriller
Linz, 9 November 2021 - While Simona Halep was able to enjoy "Super Tuesday" to the full, Emma Raducanu had to say goodbye to Linz at 8.45 pm. The top seed at the "Upper Austria Ladies Linz 2021" lost to Chinese qualifier Xinyu Wang in three sets. Halep had previously celebrated against Aliaksandra Sasnovich from Belarus [...]
Julia Grabher and Sinja Kraus fail in round one
Linz, 8. 11. 2021 - Two ÖTV players, one fate: Julia Grabher and Sinja Kraus lost their first round matches at the "Upper Austria Ladies Linz 2021" in the TipsArena on Monday afternoon. The 25-year-old from Vorarlberg put in a strong performance, but was beaten 6:7, 4:6 by France's Alize Cornet, while the 19-year-old from Vienna lost to Belgium's Alison [...]