Linz Open
The Linz Open, currently sponsored by Generali Gruppe, is a tennis tournament held in Linz, Austria. It is played on indoor hardcourts.
Generali Ladies Linz | |
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Tournament information | |
Founded | 1987 |
Location | Linz Austria |
Venue | TipsArena Linz |
Category | International |
Surface | Hard / Indoors |
Draw | 32M/24Q/16D |
Prize money | $250,000 |
Website | ladieslinz.at |
Current champions (2019) | |
Women's singles | |
Women's doubles |
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. Since the 2009 edition it is designated as a WTA International Tournament.
Past champions of the tournament include former world number ones Venus Williams, Lindsay Davenport, Justine Henin-Hardenne, Amélie Mauresmo, Maria Sharapova and Ana Ivanovic. More recent champions include Petra Kvitová, Victoria Azarenka and Angelique Kerber.