Linz Open

Upper Austria Ladies Linz
WTA Tour
Founded1987 (1987)
Editions38 (2025)
LocationLinz
Austria
VenueTipsArena Linz
CategoryWTA 500 (2024-present)
SurfaceHard (indoor)
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money$1,064,510
Websiteladieslinz.at
Current champions (2025)
Singles Ekaterina Alexandrova
Doubles Tímea Babos
Luisa Stefani

The Linz Open, currently "Upper Austria Ladies Linz" and formerly sponsored by Generali Gruppe, is a women's tennis tournament held in Linz, Austria. It is played on indoor hardcourts.

The inaugural event took place in 1987 in Wels, Austria and was organized by the ITF as a $10,000 tournament. Starting 1991, it has been organized in Linz as a WTA Tour event, initially on the Tier V-level. In 1993 it got promoted to Tier III-level, and since 1998 it was organized as a Tier II-tournament. In 2009, it was designated as a WTA International Tournament and subsequently WTA 250 in 2021 with the change in tournament tier nomenclature. In 2023, the scheduling change in the WTA calendar saw the tournament being held in February instead of October as in the past editions. In 2024, the tournament was once again upgraded to WTA 500 level event.[1]

Past champions of the tournament include former world number ones Lindsay Davenport, Justine Henin-Hardenne, Amélie Mauresmo, Maria Sharapova and Ana Ivanovic. More recent champions include Petra Kvitová, Victoria Azarenka, Angelique Kerber, Karolína Plíšková and Dominika Cibulková.

Past finals

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1987 Barbara Paulus Denisa Krajčovičová 6–2, 6–2
1988 Eva Švíglerová Marion Maruska 6–3, 6–1
19901 Marion Maruska Karin Kschwendt 3–6, 6–1, 6–4
19902 Monika Kratochvílová Katharina Büche 7–5, 6–3
↓ WTA Tier V ↓
1991 Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Petra Langrová 6–4, 7–6(7–1)
1992 Natalia Medvedeva Pascale Paradis 6–4, 6–2
↓ WTA Tier III ↓
1993 Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (2) Conchita Martínez 6–2, 1–0 ret.
1994 Sabine Appelmans Meike Babel 6–1, 4–6, 7–6(7–3)
1995 Jana Novotná Barbara Rittner 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–4
1996 Sabine Appelmans (2) Julie Halard 6–2, 6–4
1997 Chanda Rubin Karina Habšudová 6–4, 6–2
↓ WTA Tier II ↓
1998 Jana Novotná (2) Dominique Monami van Roost 6–1, 7–6(7–2)
1999 Mary Pierce Sandrine Testud 7–6(7–2), 6–1
2000 Lindsay Davenport Venus Williams 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
2001 Lindsay Davenport (2) Jelena Dokić 6–4, 6–1
2002 Justine Henin Alexandra Stevenson 6–3, 6–0
2003 Ai Sugiyama Nadia Petrova 7–5, 6–4
2004 Amélie Mauresmo Elena Bovina 6–2, 6–0
2005 Nadia Petrova Patty Schnyder 4–6, 6–3, 6–1
2006 Maria Sharapova Nadia Petrova 7–5, 6–2
2007 Daniela Hantuchová Patty Schnyder 6–4, 6–2
2008 Ana Ivanovic Vera Zvonareva 6–2, 6–1
↓ International tournament ↓
2009 Yanina Wickmayer Petra Kvitová 6–3, 6–4
2010 Ana Ivanovic (2) Patty Schnyder 6–1, 6–2
2011 Petra Kvitová Dominika Cibulková 6–4, 6–1
2012 Victoria Azarenka Julia Görges 6–3, 6–4
2013 Angelique Kerber Ana Ivanovic 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
2014 Karolína Plíšková Camila Giorgi 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
2015 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Anna-Lena Friedsam 6–4, 6–3
2016 Dominika Cibulková Viktorija Golubic 6–3, 7–5
2017 Barbora Strýcová Magdaléna Rybáriková 6–4, 6–1
2018 Camila Giorgi Ekaterina Alexandrova 6–3, 6–1
2019 Coco Gauff Jeļena Ostapenko 6–3, 1–6, 6–2
2020 Aryna Sabalenka Elise Mertens 7–5, 6–2
↓ WTA 250 tournament ↓
2021 Alison Riske Jaqueline Cristian 2–6, 6–2, 7–5
2022 Not held
2023 Anastasia Potapova Petra Martić 6–3, 6–1
↓ WTA 500 tournament ↓
2024 Jeļena Ostapenko Ekaterina Alexandrova 6–2, 6–3
2025 Ekaterina Alexandrova Dayana Yastremska 6–2, 3–6,7–5

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1987 Petra Hentschl
Eva-Maria Schürhoff		 Barbara Paulus
Petra Ritter		 6–4, 6–4
1988 Marion Maruska
Petra Ritter		 Cristina Casini
Katarzyna Nowak		 6–3, 6–4
19901 Alexia Dechaume
Pascale Paradis		 Hana Fukárková
Denisa Krajčovičová		 6–3, 6–2
19902 Regina Chladková
Monika Kratochvílová		 Birgit Arming
Doris Bauer		 6–4, 6–4
↓ WTA Tier V ↓
1991 Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière
Raffaella Reggi		 Petra Langrová
Radka Zrubáková		 6–4, 1–6, 6–3
1992 Monique Kiene
Miriam Oremans		 Claudia Porwik
Raffaella Reggi-Concato		 6–4, 6–2
↓ WTA Tier III ↓
1993 Eugenia Maniokova
Leila Meskhi		 Conchita Martínez
Judith Polzl Wiesner		 walkover
1994 Eugenia Maniokova (2)
Leila Meskhi (2) 		Åsa Carlsson
Caroline Schneider		 6–2, 6–2
1995 Meredith McGrath
Nathalie Tauziat		 Iva Majoli
Petra Schwarz		 6–1, 6–2
1996 Manon Bollegraf
Meredith McGrath (2) 		Rennae Stubbs
Helena Suková		 6–4, 6–4
1997 Alexandra Fusai
Nathalie Tauziat (2) 		Eva Melicharová
Helena Vildová		 4–6, 6–3, 6–1
↓ WTA Tier II ↓
1998 Alexandra Fusai (2)
Nathalie Tauziat (3) 		Anna Kournikova
Larisa Savchenko Neiland		 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
1999 Irina Spîrlea
Caroline Vis		 Tina Križan
Larisa Savchenko Neiland		 6–4, 6–3
2000 Amélie Mauresmo
Chanda Rubin		 Ai Sugiyama
Nathalie Tauziat		 6–4, 6–4
2001 Jelena Dokić
Nadia Petrova		 Els Callens
Chanda Rubin		 6–1, 6–4
2002 Jelena Dokić (2)
Nadia Petrova (2) 		Rika Fujiwara
Ai Sugiyama		 6–3, 6–2
2003 Liezel Huber
Ai Sugiyama		 Marion Bartoli
Silvia Farina Elia		 6–1, 7–6(8–6)
2004 Janette Husárová
Elena Likhovtseva		 Nathalie Dechy
Patty Schnyder		 6–2, 7–5
2005 Gisela Dulko
Květa Hrdličková Peschke		 Conchita Martínez
Virginia Ruano Pascual		 6–2, 6–3
2006 Lisa Raymond
Samantha Stosur		 Corina Morariu
Katarina Srebotnik		 6–3, 6–0
2007 Cara Black
Liezel Huber (2) 		Katarina Srebotnik
Ai Sugiyama		 6–2, 3–6, [10–8]
2008 Katarina Srebotnik
Ai Sugiyama (2) 		Cara Black
Liezel Huber		 6–4, 7–5
↓ International tournament ↓
2009 Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Katarina Srebotnik (2) 		Klaudia Jans
Alicja Rosolska		 6–1, 6–4
2010 Renata Voráčová
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová		 Květa Peschke
Katarina Srebotnik		 7–5, 7–6(8–6)
2011 Marina Erakovic
Elena Vesnina		 Julia Görges
Anna-Lena Grönefeld		 7–5, 6–1
2012 Anna-Lena Grönefeld (2)
Květa Peschke (2) 		Julia Görges
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová		 6–3, 6–4
2013 Karolína Plíšková
Kristýna Plíšková		 Gabriela Dabrowski
Alicja Rosolska		 7–6(8–6), 6–4
2014 Raluca Olaru
Anna Tatishvili		 Annika Beck
Caroline Garcia		 6–2, 6–1
2015 Raquel Kops-Jones
Abigail Spears		 Andrea Hlaváčková
Lucie Hradecká		 6–3, 7–5
2016 Kiki Bertens
Johanna Larsson		 Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Květa Peschke		 4–6, 6–2, [10–7]
2017 Kiki Bertens (2)
Johanna Larsson (2)		 Natela Dzalamidze
Xenia Knoll		 3–6, 6–3, [10–4]
2018 Kirsten Flipkens
Johanna Larsson (3)		 Raquel Atawo
Anna-Lena Grönefeld		 4–6, 6–4, [10–5]
2019 Barbora Krejčíková
Kateřina Siniaková		 Barbara Haas
Xenia Knoll		 6–4, 6–3
2020 Arantxa Rus
Tamara Zidanšek		 Lucie Hradecká
Kateřina Siniaková		 6–3, 6–4
↓ WTA 250 tournament ↓
2021 Natela Dzalamidze
Kamilla Rakhimova		 Wang Xinyu
Zheng Saisai		 6–4, 6–2
2022 Not held
2023 Natela Dzalamidze (2)
Viktória Kužmová		 Anna-Lena Friedsam
Nadiia Kichenok		 4–6, 7–5, [12–10]
↓ WTA 500 tournament ↓
2024 Sara Errani
Jasmine Paolini		 Nicole Melichar-Martinez
Ellen Perez		 7–5, 4–6, [10–7]
2025 Tímea Babos
Luisa Stefani		 Lyudmyla Kichenok
Nadiia Kichenok		 3–6, 7–5, [10–4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Upper Austria Ladies Linz Upgraded To WTA 500 Tournament". 1 November 2023.
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