Linz Open

{{Infobox tennis tournament

| name = Upper Austria Ladies Linz

|type = wta

| current =

| logo =

| founded = {{start date and age|1987}}

| city = Linz

| country = Austria

| editions = 38 (2025)

| venue = TipsArena Linz

| tier = WTA 500 (2024-present)

| surface = Hard (indoor)

| draw = 28S / 16D

| prize money = $1,064,510

| website = [http://www.ladieslinz.at/en/ ladieslinz.at]

| completed event = 2025

| singles = {{flagg|uxx|blank}} Ekaterina Alexandrova

| doubles = {{flagicon|HUN}} Tímea Babos
{{flagicon|BRA}} 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.{{cite web|url= https://www.tennistourtalk.com/103767/upper-austria-ladies-linz-upgraded-to-wta-500-tournament|title= Upper Austria Ladies Linz Upgraded To WTA 500 Tournament|date= 1 November 2023}}

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=

class="wikitable"
width=30|Yearwidth=220|Championwidth=220|Runner-upwidth=120|Score
1987{{flagicon|AUT}} Barbara Paulus{{flagicon|TCH}} Denisa Krajčovičová6–2, 6–2
1988{{flagicon|TCH}} Eva Švíglerová{{flagicon|AUT}} Marion Maruska6–3, 6–1
19901{{flagicon|AUT}} Marion Maruska{{flagicon|LUX}} Karin Kschwendt3–6, 6–1, 6–4
19902{{flagicon|TCH}} Monika Kratochvílová{{flagicon|AUT}} Katharina Büche7–5, 6–3
colspan="4" align="center" | ↓ WTA Tier V
1991{{flagicon|SUI}} Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière{{flagicon|TCH}} Petra Langrová6–4, 7–6(7–1)
1992{{flagicon|UKR}} Natalia Medvedeva{{flagicon|FRA}} Pascale Paradis6–4, 6–2
colspan="4" align="center" | ↓ WTA Tier III
1993{{nowrap|{{flagicon|SUI}} Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière}} (2) {{flagicon|ESP}} Conchita Martínez6–2, 1–0 ret.
1994{{flagicon|BEL}} Sabine Appelmans{{flagicon|GER}} Meike Babel6–1, 4–6, 7–6(7–3)
1995{{flagicon|CZE}} Jana Novotná{{flagicon|GER}} Barbara Rittner6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–4
1996{{flagicon|BEL}} Sabine Appelmans (2) {{flagicon|FRA}} Julie Halard6–2, 6–4
1997{{flagicon|USA}} Chanda Rubin{{flagicon|SVK}} Karina Habšudová6–4, 6–2
colspan=8 style=background:#D4F1C5 align=center|↓ WTA Tier II
1998{{flagicon|CZE}} Jana Novotná (2) {{flagicon|BEL}} Dominique Monami van Roost6–1, 7–6(7–2)
1999{{flagicon|FRA}} Mary Pierce{{flagicon|FRA}} Sandrine Testud7–6(7–2), 6–1
2000{{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport{{flagicon|USA}} Venus Williams6–4, 3–6, 6–2
2001{{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport (2) {{flagicon|SCG}} Jelena Dokić6–4, 6–1
2002{{flagicon|BEL}} Justine Henin{{flagicon|USA}} Alexandra Stevenson6–3, 6–0
2003{{flagicon|JPN}} Ai Sugiyama{{flagicon|RUS}} Nadia Petrova7–5, 6–4
2004{{flagicon|FRA}} Amélie Mauresmo{{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Bovina6–2, 6–0
2005{{flagicon|RUS}} Nadia Petrova{{flagicon|SUI}} Patty Schnyder4–6, 6–3, 6–1
2006{{flagicon|RUS}} Maria Sharapova{{flagicon|RUS}} Nadia Petrova7–5, 6–2
2007{{flagicon|SVK}} Daniela Hantuchová{{flagicon|SUI}} Patty Schnyder6–4, 6–2
2008{{flagicon|SRB}} Ana Ivanovic{{flagicon|RUS}} Vera Zvonareva6–2, 6–1
colspan="4" align="center" | ↓ International tournament
2009{{flagicon|BEL}} Yanina Wickmayer{{flagicon|CZE}} Petra Kvitová6–3, 6–4
2010{{flagicon|SRB}} Ana Ivanovic (2) {{flagicon|SUI}} Patty Schnyder6–1, 6–2
2011{{flagicon|CZE}} Petra Kvitová{{flagicon|SVK}} Dominika Cibulková6–4, 6–1
2012{{flagicon|BLR}} Victoria Azarenka{{flagicon|GER}} Julia Görges6–3, 6–4
2013{{flagicon|GER}} Angelique Kerber{{flagicon|SRB}} Ana Ivanovic6–4, 7–6(8–6)
2014{{flagicon|CZE}} Karolína Plíšková{{flagicon|ITA}} Camila Giorgi{{nowrap|6–7(4–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–4)}}
2015{{nowrap|{{flagicon|RUS}} Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova}}{{flagicon|GER}} Anna-Lena Friedsam6–4, 6–3
2016{{flagicon|SVK}} Dominika Cibulková{{flagicon|SUI}} Viktorija Golubic6–3, 7–5
2017{{flagicon|CZE}} Barbora Strýcová{{flagicon|SVK}} Magdaléna Rybáriková6–4, 6–1
2018{{flagicon|ITA}} Camila Giorgi{{flagicon|RUS}} Ekaterina Alexandrova6–3, 6–1
2019{{flagicon|USA}} Coco Gauff{{flagicon|LAT}} Jeļena Ostapenko6–3, 1–6, 6–2
2020{{flagicon|BLR}} Aryna Sabalenka{{flagicon|BEL}} Elise Mertens7–5, 6–2
colspan="4" align="center" | ↓ WTA 250 tournament
2021{{flagicon|USA}} Alison Riske{{flagicon|ROU}} Jaqueline Cristian2–6, 6–2, 7–5
2022colspan="3" align="center" {{N/A|Not held}}
2023{{flagicon
} Anastasia Potapova || {{flagicon|CRO}} Petra Martić || 6–3, 6–1

|-

|colspan=8 style=background:#D4F1C5 align=center|↓ WTA 500 tournament

|-

| 2024 || {{flagicon|LAT}} Jeļena Ostapenko || {{flagicon|}} Ekaterina Alexandrova || 6–2, 6–3

|-

| 2025 || {{flagicon|}} Ekaterina Alexandrova || {{flagicon|UKR}} Dayana Yastremska || 6–2, 3–6,7–5

|}

=Doubles=

class="wikitable"
width=30|Yearwidth=210|Championswidth=220|Runners-upwidth=120|Score
1987{{flagicon|AUT}} Petra Hentschl
{{flagicon|FRG}} Eva-Maria Schürhoff
{{flagicon|AUT}} Barbara Paulus
{{flagicon|AUT}} Petra Ritter
6–4, 6–4
1988{{flagicon|AUT}} Marion Maruska
{{flagicon|AUT}} Petra Ritter
{{flagicon|SUI}} Cristina Casini
{{flagicon|POL}} Katarzyna Nowak
6–3, 6–4
19901{{flagicon|FRA}} Alexia Dechaume
{{flagicon|FRA}} Pascale Paradis
{{flagicon|TCH}} Hana Fukárková
{{flagicon|TCH}} Denisa Krajčovičová
6–3, 6–2
19902{{flagicon|TCH}} Regina Chladková
{{flagicon|TCH}} Monika Kratochvílová
{{flagicon|AUT}} Birgit Arming
{{flagicon|AUT}} Doris Bauer
6–4, 6–4
colspan="4" align="center" | ↓ WTA Tier V
1991{{flagicon|SUI}} Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière
{{flagicon|ITA}} Raffaella Reggi
{{flagicon|TCH}} Petra Langrová
{{flagicon|TCH}} Radka Zrubáková
6–4, 1–6, 6–3
1992{{flagicon|NED}} Monique Kiene
{{flagicon|NED}} Miriam Oremans
{{flagicon|GER}} Claudia Porwik
{{flagicon|ITA}} Raffaella Reggi-Concato
6–4, 6–2
colspan="4" align="center" | ↓ WTA Tier III
1993{{flagicon|RUS|1991}} Eugenia Maniokova
{{flagicon|GEO|1990}} Leila Meskhi
{{flagicon|ESP}} Conchita Martínez
{{flagicon|AUT}} Judith Polzl Wiesner
walkover
1994{{flagicon|RUS}} Eugenia Maniokova (2)
{{flagicon|GEO|1990}} Leila Meskhi (2)
{{flagicon|SWE}} Åsa Carlsson
{{flagicon|GER}} Caroline Schneider
6–2, 6–2
1995{{flagicon|USA}} Meredith McGrath
{{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Tauziat
{{flagicon|CRO}} Iva Majoli
{{flagicon|AUT}} Petra Schwarz
6–1, 6–2
1996{{flagicon|NED}} Manon Bollegraf
{{flagicon|USA}} Meredith McGrath (2)
{{flagicon|AUS}} Rennae Stubbs
{{flagicon|CZE}} Helena Suková
6–4, 6–4
1997{{flagicon|FRA}} Alexandra Fusai
{{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Tauziat (2)
{{flagicon|CZE}} Eva Melicharová
{{flagicon|CZE}} Helena Vildová
4–6, 6–3, 6–1
colspan=8 style=background:#D4F1C5 align=center|↓ WTA Tier II
1998{{flagicon|FRA}} Alexandra Fusai (2)
{{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Tauziat (3)
{{flagicon|RUS}} Anna Kournikova
{{flagicon|LAT}} Larisa Savchenko Neiland
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
1999{{flagicon|ROM}} Irina Spîrlea
{{flagicon|NED}} Caroline Vis
{{flagicon|SLO}} Tina Križan
{{flagicon|LAT}} Larisa Savchenko Neiland
6–4, 6–3
2000{{flagicon|FRA}} Amélie Mauresmo
{{flagicon|USA}} Chanda Rubin
{{flagicon|JPN}} Ai Sugiyama
{{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Tauziat
6–4, 6–4
2001{{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} Jelena Dokić
{{flagicon|RUS}} Nadia Petrova
{{flagicon|BEL}} Els Callens
{{flagicon|USA}} Chanda Rubin
6–1, 6–4
2002{{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} Jelena Dokić (2)
{{flagicon|RUS}} Nadia Petrova (2)
{{flagicon|JPN}} Rika Fujiwara
{{flagicon|JPN}} Ai Sugiyama
6–3, 6–2
2003{{flagicon|RSA}} Liezel Huber
{{flagicon|JPN}} Ai Sugiyama
{{flagicon|FRA}} Marion Bartoli
{{flagicon|ITA}} Silvia Farina Elia
6–1, 7–6(8–6)
2004{{flagicon|SVK}} Janette Husárová
{{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Likhovtseva
{{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Dechy
{{flagicon|SUI}} Patty Schnyder
6–2, 7–5
2005{{flagicon|ARG}} Gisela Dulko
{{flagicon|CZE}} Květa Hrdličková Peschke
{{flagicon|ESP}} Conchita Martínez
{{flagicon|ESP}} Virginia Ruano Pascual
6–2, 6–3
2006{{flagicon|USA}} Lisa Raymond
{{flagicon|AUS}} Samantha Stosur
{{flagicon|USA}} Corina Morariu
{{flagicon|SLO}} Katarina Srebotnik
6–3, 6–0
2007{{flagicon|ZIM}} Cara Black
{{flagicon|USA}} Liezel Huber (2)
{{flagicon|SLO}} Katarina Srebotnik
{{flagicon|JPN}} Ai Sugiyama
6–2, 3–6, [10–8]
2008{{flagicon|SLO}} Katarina Srebotnik
{{flagicon|JPN}} Ai Sugiyama (2)
{{flagicon|ZIM}} Cara Black
{{flagicon|USA}} Liezel Huber
6–4, 7–5
colspan="4" align="center" | ↓ International tournament
2009{{flagicon|GER}} Anna-Lena Grönefeld
{{flagicon|SLO}} Katarina Srebotnik (2)
{{flagicon|POL}} Klaudia Jans
{{flagicon|POL}} Alicja Rosolska
6–1, 6–4
2010{{flagicon|CZE}} Renata Voráčová
{{nowrap|{{flagicon|CZE}} Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová}}
{{flagicon|CZE}} Květa Peschke
{{flagicon|SLO}} Katarina Srebotnik
7–5, 7–6(8–6)
2011{{flagicon|NZL}} Marina Erakovic
{{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Vesnina
{{flagicon|GER}} Julia Görges
{{flagicon|GER}} Anna-Lena Grönefeld
7–5, 6–1
2012{{flagicon|GER}} Anna-Lena Grönefeld (2)
{{flagicon|CZE}} Květa Peschke (2)
{{flagicon|GER}} Julia Görges
{{flagicon|CZE}} Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
6–3, 6–4
2013{{flagicon|CZE}} Karolína Plíšková
{{flagicon|CZE}} Kristýna Plíšková
{{flagicon|CAN}} Gabriela Dabrowski
{{flagicon|POL}} Alicja Rosolska
7–6(8–6), 6–4
2014{{flagicon|ROU}} Raluca Olaru
{{flagicon|USA}} Anna Tatishvili
{{flagicon|GER}} Annika Beck
{{flagicon|FRA}} Caroline Garcia
6–2, 6–1
2015{{flagicon|USA}} Raquel Kops-Jones
{{flagicon|USA}} Abigail Spears
{{flagicon|CZE}} Andrea Hlaváčková
{{flagicon|CZE}} Lucie Hradecká
6–3, 7–5
2016{{flagicon|NED}} Kiki Bertens
{{flagicon|SWE}} Johanna Larsson
{{flagicon|GER}} Anna-Lena Grönefeld
{{flagicon|CZE}} Květa Peschke
4–6, 6–2, [10–7]
2017{{flagicon|NED}} Kiki Bertens (2)
{{flagicon|SWE}} Johanna Larsson (2)
{{flagicon|RUS}} Natela Dzalamidze
{{flagicon|SUI}} Xenia Knoll
3–6, 6–3, [10–4]
2018{{flagicon|BEL}} Kirsten Flipkens
{{flagicon|SWE}} Johanna Larsson (3)
{{flagicon|USA}} Raquel Atawo
{{flagicon|GER}} Anna-Lena Grönefeld
4–6, 6–4, [10–5]
2019{{flagicon|CZE}} Barbora Krejčíková
{{flagicon|CZE}} Kateřina Siniaková
{{flagicon|AUT}} Barbara Haas
{{flagicon|SUI}} Xenia Knoll
6–4, 6–3
2020{{flagicon|NED}} Arantxa Rus
{{flagicon|SLO}} Tamara Zidanšek
{{flagicon|CZE}} Lucie Hradecká
{{flagicon|CZE}} Kateřina Siniaková
6–3, 6–4
colspan="4" align="center" | ↓ WTA 250 tournament
2021{{flagicon|RUS}} Natela Dzalamidze
{{flagicon|RUS}} Kamilla Rakhimova
{{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Xinyu
{{flagicon|CHN}} Zheng Saisai
6–4, 6–2
2022colspan="3" align="center" {{N/A|Not held}}
2023{{flagicon|GEO}} Natela Dzalamidze (2)
{{flagicon|SVK}} Viktória Kužmová
{{flagicon|GER}} Anna-Lena Friedsam
{{flagicon|UKR}} Nadiia Kichenok
4–6, 7–5, [12–10]
colspan=8 style=background:#D4F1C5 align=center|↓ WTA 500 tournament
2024{{flagicon|ITA}} Sara Errani
{{flagicon|ITA}} Jasmine Paolini
{{flagicon|USA}} Nicole Melichar-Martinez
{{flagicon|AUS}} Ellen Perez
7–5, 4–6, [10–7]
2025{{flagicon|HUN}} Tímea Babos
{{flagicon|BRA}} Luisa Stefani
{{flagicon|UKR}} Lyudmyla Kichenok
{{flagicon|UKR}} Nadiia Kichenok
3–6, 7–5, [10–4]

See also

References

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