2012 Generali Ladies Linz
{{Short description|Women's tennis tournament}}
{{More citations needed|date=May 2021}}
{{TennisEventInfo|2012|Generali Ladies Linz|
| date=October 8 – October 14
| edition=26th
File:Victoria Azarenka 2012.jpg
| surface=Hard
| location=Linz, Austria
| venue=TipsArena Linz
| champs={{flagicon|BLR}} Victoria Azarenka
| champd={{flagicon|GER}} Anna-Lena Grönefeld /
{{flagicon|CZE}} Květa Peschke
}}
The 2012 Generali Ladies Linz was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 26th edition of the Generali Ladies Linz, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2012 WTA Tour. It was held at the TipsArena Linz in Linz, Austria, from October 8 through October 14, 2012.{{cite web |url=http://www.kleinezeitung.at/sport/tennis/3121726/generali-ladies-linz-freut-sich-nummer-1-welt.story |title=Generali Ladies Linz freut sich auf Nummer 1 der Welt |publisher=KleineZeitung |accessdate=20 September 2012}}
Singles main-draw entrants
=Seeds=
| class="sortable wikitable" |
| width="70"| Country
! width="175"| Player ! Rank1 ! Seed |
|---|
| {{flag|BLR}}
|Victoria Azarenka{{cite web |url=http://sportreport.biz/2012/premiere-in-linz-azarenka-kommt-als-weltranglisten-erste/80854 |title=Premiere in Linz: Azarenka kommt als Weltranglisten-Erste |publisher=+ sportreport |accessdate=20 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014002045/http://sportreport.biz/2012/premiere-in-linz-azarenka-kommt-als-weltranglisten-erste/80854 |archive-date=14 October 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} |1 |1 |
| {{flag|SRB}}
|12 |2 |
| | |
| {{flag|CZE}}
|18 |4 |
| {{flag|GER}}
|21 |5 |
| | |
| {{flag|AUT}}
|27 |7 |
| {{flag|GER}}
|28 |8 |
- Rankings are as of October 1, 2012
=Other entrants=
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- {{flagicon|SRB}} Ana Ivanovic
- {{flagicon|AUT}} Patricia Mayr-Achleitner
- {{flagicon|GER}} Andrea Petkovic
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- {{flagicon|USA}} Mallory Burdette
- {{flagicon|BEL}} Kirsten Flipkens
- {{flagicon|USA}} Bethanie Mattek-Sands
- {{flagicon|UKR}} Lesia Tsurenko
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
- {{flagicon|ROU}} Irina-Camelia Begu
- {{flagicon|COL}} Catalina Castaño
=Withdrawals=
- {{flagicon|CZE}} Iveta Benešová
- {{flagicon|SVK}} Dominika Cibulková (shoulder injury)
- {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberta Vinci
- {{flagicon|GEO}} Anna Tatishvili (viral infection)
- {{flagicon|BEL}} Yanina Wickmayer (viral illness)
=Retirements=
- {{flagicon|UKR}} Lesia Tsurenko (shoulder injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants
=Seeds=
| class="sortable wikitable" |
| width="70"| Country
! width="175"| Player ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank1 ! Seed |
|---|
| {{flag|GER}}
|{{flag|CZE}} |31 |1 |
| {{flag|GER}}
|{{flag|CZE}} |52 |2 |
| {{flag|RSA}}
|{{flag|CZE}} |79 |3 |
| {{flag|RUS}}
|{{flag|POL}} |97 |4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of October 1, 2012
=Other entrants=
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- {{flagicon|AUT}} Barbara Haas / {{flagicon|AUT}} Patricia Mayr-Achleitner
- {{flagicon|SUI}} Romina Oprandi / {{flagicon|GER}} Andrea Petkovic
The following pair received entry as alternates:
- {{flagicon|NED}} Kiki Bertens / {{flagicon|NED}} Arantxa Rus
=Retirements=
- {{flagicon|CZE}} Vladimíra Uhlířová (back injury)
Champions
=Singles=
{{main|2012 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles}}
- {{flagicon|BLR}} Victoria Azarenka def. {{flagicon|GER}} Julia Görges, 6–3, 6–4
=Doubles=
{{main|2012 Generali Ladies Linz – Doubles}}
- {{flagicon|GER}} Anna-Lena Grönefeld / {{flagicon|CZE}} Květa Peschke def. {{flagicon|GER}} Julia Görges / {{flagicon|CZE}} Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová, 6–3, 6–4
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.generali-ladies.at Official website]
{{Generali Ladies Linz tournaments}}
{{2012 WTA Tour}}