{"id":3358,"date":"2023-10-30T13:29:21","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T12:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ladieslinz.at\/?p=3358"},"modified":"2023-11-02T16:29:47","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T15:29:47","slug":"upgrade-fuer-das-upper-austria-ladies-linz-zum-wta-500-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ladieslinz.at\/en\/upgrade-fuer-das-upper-austria-ladies-linz-zum-wta-500-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Upper Austria Ladies Linz\u00a0upgraded to a WTA 500 tournament:"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3358\" class=\"elementor elementor-3358\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47b9560b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47b9560b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Upper Austria Ladies Linz\u00a0upgraded to a WTA 500 tournament:<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a2713e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a2713e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tournament Director Sandra Reichel is looking forward to a fulfilled dream and a signalling effect for women\u2019s sport<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a60a09a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a60a09a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Great news for Austria\u2019s tennis scene as the Women\u2019s Tennis Association has upgraded the Upper Austria Ladies Linz\u00a0from a WTA 250 event to a WTA 500. For the first time in the new category, the most important women\u2019s sports event in Austria will be held in the Design Center Linz from 28 January to 4 February \u2013 a week earlier than this year. The upgrade to the second highest category was made possible by a reform of the WTA calendar. Known for its homely, friendly atmosphere, the world\u2019s second oldest women\u2019s indoor tournament in the beautiful region of Upper Austria, has now joined an illustrious circle of events. The WTA stars will be competing for prize money totalling just under one million dollars in Linz \u2013 previously 250,000.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>\u201cThe Upper Austria Ladies Linz has been a long-standing tournament on the Hologic WTA Tour for over 30 years and we are delighted to see that in 2024 it will become a WTA 500 event,\u201d says WTA Chairman and CEO Steve Simon. \u201cSandra and Peter-Michael Reichel along with the rest of the organizing team have developed this tournament into a world class experience for WTA players, sponsors and tennis fans, and next season will showcase this even further as it begins its exciting new chapter as WTA 500.\u201d Simon visited the Upper Austria Ladies Linz in 2017 and the WTA President Micky Lawler was welcomed as an honorary guest in 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38455a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38455a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\">\"For me, this is a dream come true,\" says Sandra Reichel, who is heading into her 24th year as a tournament director. \"The fact that we received an upgrade from the WTA is certainly down to the good work we have done here over the past decades,\u201d she emphasized, before continuing, \"The Upper Austria Ladies Linz is now in the same category as the men's ATP tournament in Vienna. This means that equality has been achieved between the two major tennis tournaments in Austria. I see this as a signal for women's sports in Austria.\u201d Her father Peter-Michael Reichel, the founder of the tournament in 1991 and long-time WTA Board of Directors member, is also delighted with the upgrade: \"The change in the WTA tournament calendar, combined with the award of new licenses, is tantamount to an event of the century. The new tournament schedule will be in place for a long time, which means that the current categorisation can be seen as a unique opportunity for the Upper Austria Ladies Linz.\u201d\n \nHaving hosted 19 of the 29 world No. 1s including Serena and Venus Williams and boasting a roll of honour that includes greats like current No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, US Open champion Coco Gauff, Maria Sharapova, Justine Henin, Angelique Kerber, Ana Ivanovic, Jana Novotna, Mary Pierce, Am\u00e9lie Mauresmo and Victoria Azarenka, the event now has the chance of welcoming an unlimited number of world class players in any one year. Instead of a maximum of only one Top 10 player, tennis fans can look forward to a star-studded line-up. In Tournament Ambassador Barbara Schett\u2019s mind, the upgrade comes just at the right time: \"The new stars play highly attractive tennis with a lot of variety and are full of emotion. Good examples are two former Linz winners in USA\u2019s Coco Gauff, who was only a 15 when she won in 2019, and Aryna Sabalenka who joined her on the roll of honour a year later\u201d, says the former world No. 7.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f363c81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f363c81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Wider TV audience<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22e7ac5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22e7ac5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\">The picturesque city close to the German and Czech borders will also in future be transported to a far wider audience. Instead of being televised in 102 countries, it will now be shown in 149 amounting to a 54 per cent increase.\n\u00a0\nSide events in keeping with the 4-pillar strategy\nNow a WTA 500 event, the Upper Austria Ladies Linz will continue and further develop the 4-pillar strategy that was so successful last year. This includes events promoting women, inclusion, young talent and sustainability.\n\u00a0\nThe future therefore looks rosy for the Upper Austria Ladies Linz, something underlined by many dignitaries and stakeholders: \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa6b909 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa6b909\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.elementor-element-aa6b909{display:none !important}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a100ceb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a100ceb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.elementor-element-a100ceb{display:none !important}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fe1c8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9fe1c8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Side events in keeping with the 4-pillar strategy<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdfae28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cdfae28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Now a WTA 500 event, the Upper Austria Ladies Linz will continue and further develop the 4-pillar strategy that was so successful last year. This includes events promoting women, inclusion, young talent and sustainability.\n \nThe future therefore looks rosy for the Upper Austria Ladies Linz, something underlined by many dignitaries and stakeholders:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-248a15e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"248a15e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.elementor-element-248a15e{display:none !important}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da944c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da944c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>State Governor, Thomas Stelzer:\nMore than a tennis tournament: the Upper Austria Ladies Linz excels on and off court\n\"The Upper Austria Ladies Linz is more than just a tennis tournament. Sandra Reichel's team impressively proved that last year at the tournament comeback at the Design Center. The tennis week in the state capital, which is now of even more importance thanks to its upgrade to a WTA 500, serves as a role model in many respects. In addition to top-class tennis, the Women's Sports Symposium, for example, puts women's sports in general in the spotlight. With its orientation as a green event, the inclusion of wheelchair athletes, initiatives for more women's health, and the 1,000 rackets for 1,000 girls campaign with the aim of showing children the joy of tennis and exercise, it is evident that the organizers are assuming social responsibility and leading the way as pioneers in many areas. In 2024, the Upper Austria Ladies Linz will once again send out a clearly visible message from Upper Austria to the international sports world,\" says State Governor Thomas Stelzer who is already looking forward to the 33rd edition of the tournament.<wbr \/>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fda8646 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fda8646\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.elementor-element-fda8646{display:none !important}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46c4035 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46c4035\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );\">State Minister of Economic Affairs and Sport, Markus Achleitner:\nFlagship event with even greater magnetism for women\u2019s sport as well as Upper Austria as a sporting, touristic and commercial location \n\"The return to the Design Center this year in February also gave the Upper Austria Ladies a fantastic upgrade. Sandra Reichel and her team make a special tennis festival possible Upper Austria, a sporting hotspot. Its upgrade to a WTA 500 means Austria's most important women's sports event is moving into the international spotlight more than ever before in its 33-year success story. This development is in line with our Upper Austrian sports strategy, which, in addition to establishing a top infrastructure for our athletes, also aims to host top international sports events, \u201c says the State Minister of Economic Affairs and Sport Markus Achleitner.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d62764 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d62764\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.elementor-element-4d62764{display:none !important}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4363ea9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4363ea9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lord Mayor, Klaus Luger:\nLadies tennis tournament in Linz to the fore\n\"By being upgraded to a WTA 500, the long-standing women\u2019s tournament in Linz has played its way into the top circle of worldwide events. For more than 30 years, the Upper Austria Ladies Linz has been an indispensable flagship for Linz as a sports city and a major commercial centre. The upgrade puts Linz's economic and sports standing in a more prominent light on the international stage. Personally, I'm extremely pleased with the success story that the tournament has written in recent years, and I congratulate Sandra Reichel and her team wholeheartedly,\" says Linz\u2019s Lord Mayor Klaus Luger.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Deputy Lord Mayor, Karin H\u00f6rzing:\nAn extra special spectacle thanks to fantastic teamwork\n\"The upgrade to a WTA 500 is a highlighter for the sports city of Linz and should be seen in particular as a tribute to the ongoing efforts of Tournament Director Sandra Reichel. My sincere thanks go to the many people involved, especially the Upper Austria Ladies Linz team and the numerous sponsors who will make the WTA tournament in Linz a first-class spectacle,\" says Deputy Lord Mayor Karin H\u00f6rzing.<br \/><br \/><strong>Gift vouchers available now<\/strong><br \/>Tickets for the 33rd Upper Austria Ladies Linz will be available from mid-November via our homepage\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/newslettertogo.com\/asvgcp6b-873n5a3n-vpldzjme-ygl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newslettertogo.com\/asvgcp6b-873n5a3n-vpldzjme-ygl&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1698755097192000&amp;usg=AOvVaw29X9k4spjALqoee0iqkLuz\">www.ladieslinz.at<\/a>, at all \u00d6-Ticket ticket offices and via the ticket hotline +43 900 94 96 096. Gift vouchers with various motifs are available immediately at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/newslettertogo.com\/asvgcp6b-873n5a3n-6db0lonq-3zk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/newslettertogo.com\/asvgcp6b-873n5a3n-6db0lonq-3zk&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1698755097192000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0BVcrJKMb29dcJ7d4Mn9ab\">www.ladieslinz.at<\/a>. 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Erstmals in der neuen Kategorie wird das\u00a0Upper Austria Ladies Linz vom 28. J\u00e4nner bis 4. 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