Special effect photo shoot: This was fun!!!
The two-time winner of Grand Slam tournaments, Romanian Simona Halep, has already experienced many photo shoots in her great tennis career. But today's was certainly the most curious and spectacular. The company backaldrin from Asten near Linz had invited her to a flour shoot! Tennis balls are dipped in flour and then thrown to the players. The forehand and [...]
Emma Raducanu
It's one of those miraculous stories that only life can write: she is 18 years young, fought her way through qualifying at the US Open and left New York as a new star in the tennis firmament: Emma Raducanu! Yesterday, US Open winner Emma Raducanu answered questions from the press at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz. The [...]
When children's eyes light up
Yes, so many beaming children's eyes made the hearts of tournament director Sandra Reichel and tournament ambassador Barbara Schett smile! What a fantastic start to the fantastic junior initiative "1,000 rackets for 1,000 girls" on Sunday morning in the TipsArena! As part of the WTA tournament "UpperAustria Ladies Linz 2021", the first 140 girls were given their tennis rackets, which were provided by Dunlop [...]
Spectacular draw in the Linz AG Ice Arena - Tough draw for ÖTV duo
The world-class women's tennis tournament in Linz from 6 to 12 November in the TipsArena already offers plenty of excitement in the first round matches! Austria's number one at this year's "Upper Austria Ladies Linz", Julia Grabher, will face France's Alize Cornet. And Sinja Kraus, who also received a wildcard for the main draw from tournament director Sandra Reichel (like Grabher), will play [...]
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: [...]
Two Viennese women in the final: Mavie Österreicher wins the "Young Ladies Wildcard Challenge" for the second time
Linz, 30. 10. 2021 - Two Viennese women decided the winner of the "Young Ladies Wildcard Challenge" between themselves at the Froschberg Tennis Centre on Saturday! 19-year-old Mavie Österreicher, who had already triumphed at the inaugural event in 2018, won the final against 15-year-old Tamara Kostic 6:1, 6:1. The two-time Challenge winner thus secured her [...]
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 [...]