Linz Open

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

Generali Ladies Linz
Tournament information
Founded1987 (1987)
Editions36 (2023)
LocationLinz
Austria
VenueTipsArena Linz
CategoryWTA 250
SurfaceHard (indoor)
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$259,303
Websiteladieslinz.at
Current champions (2023)
Singles Anastasia Potapova
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 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

YearChampionRunner-upScore
1987Austria Barbara PaulusCzechoslovakia Denisa Krajčovičová6–2, 6–2
1988Czechoslovakia Eva ŠvíglerováAustria Marion Maruska6–3, 6–1
19901Austria Marion MaruskaLuxembourg Karin Kschwendt3–6, 6–1, 6–4
19902Czechoslovakia Monika KratochvílováAustria Katharina Büche7–5, 6–3
1991Switzerland Manuela Maleeva-FragnièreCzechoslovakia Petra Langrová6–4, 7–6(7–1)
1992Ukraine Natalia MedvedevaFrance Pascale Paradis6–4, 6–2
1993Switzerland Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (2) Spain Conchita Martínez6–2, 1–0 ret.
1994Belgium Sabine AppelmansGermany Meike Babel6–1, 4–6, 7–6(7–3)
1995Czech Republic Jana NovotnáGermany Barbara Rittner6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–4
1996Belgium Sabine Appelmans (2) France Julie Halard6–2, 6–4
1997United States Chanda RubinSlovakia Karina Habšudová6–4, 6–2
1998Czech Republic Jana Novotná (2) Belgium Dominique Monami van Roost6–1, 7–6(7–2)
1999France Mary PierceFrance Sandrine Testud7–6(7–2), 6–1
2000United States Lindsay DavenportUnited States Venus Williams6–4, 3–6, 6–2
2001United States Lindsay Davenport (2) Serbia and Montenegro Jelena Dokić6–4, 6–1
2002Belgium Justine HeninUnited States Alexandra Stevenson6–3, 6–0
2003Japan Ai SugiyamaRussia Nadia Petrova7–5, 6–4
2004France Amélie MauresmoRussia Elena Bovina6–2, 6–0
2005Russia Nadia PetrovaSwitzerland Patty Schnyder4–6, 6–3, 6–1
2006Russia Maria SharapovaRussia Nadia Petrova7–5, 6–2
2007Slovakia Daniela HantuchováSwitzerland Patty Schnyder6–4, 6–2
2008Serbia Ana IvanovicRussia Vera Zvonareva6–2, 6–1
  International tournament  
2009Belgium Yanina WickmayerCzech Republic Petra Kvitová6–3, 6–4
2010Serbia Ana Ivanovic (2) Switzerland Patty Schnyder6–1, 6–2
2011Czech Republic Petra KvitováSlovakia Dominika Cibulková6–4, 6–1
2012Belarus Victoria AzarenkaGermany Julia Görges6–3, 6–4
2013Germany Angelique KerberSerbia Ana Ivanovic6–4, 7–6(8–6)
2014Czech Republic Karolína PlíškováItaly Camila Giorgi6–7(4–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
2015Russia Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaGermany Anna-Lena Friedsam6–4, 6–3
2016Slovakia Dominika CibulkováSwitzerland Viktorija Golubic6–3, 7–5
2017Czech Republic Barbora StrýcováSlovakia Magdaléna Rybáriková6–4, 6–1
2018Italy Camila GiorgiRussia Ekaterina Alexandrova6–3, 6–1
2019United States Coco GauffLatvia Jeļena Ostapenko6–3, 1–6, 6–2
2020Belarus Aryna SabalenkaBelgium Elise Mertens7–5, 6–2
2021United States Alison RiskeRomania Jaqueline Cristian2–6, 6–2, 7–5
2022Not held
2023 Anastasia PotapovaCroatia Petra Martić6–3, 6–1

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1987Austria Petra Hentschl
West Germany Eva-Maria Schürhoff
Austria Barbara Paulus
Austria Petra Ritter
6–4, 6–4
1988Austria Marion Maruska
Austria Petra Ritter
Switzerland Cristina Casini
Poland Katarzyna Nowak
6–3, 6–4
19901France Alexia Dechaume
France Pascale Paradis
Czechoslovakia Hana Fukárková
Czechoslovakia Denisa Krajčovičová
6–3, 6–2
19902Czechoslovakia Regina Chladková
Czechoslovakia Monika Kratochvílová
Austria Birgit Arming
Austria Doris Bauer
6–4, 6–4
1991Switzerland Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière
Italy Raffaella Reggi
Czechoslovakia Petra Langrová
Czechoslovakia Radka Zrubáková
6–4, 1–6, 6–3
1992Netherlands Monique Kiene
Netherlands Miriam Oremans
Germany Claudia Porwik
Italy Raffaella Reggi-Concato
6–4, 6–2
1993Russia Eugenia Maniokova
Georgia (country) Leila Meskhi
Spain Conchita Martínez
Austria Judith Polzl Wiesner
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1994Russia Eugenia Maniokova (2)
Georgia (country) Leila Meskhi (2)
Sweden Åsa Carlsson
Germany Caroline Schneider
6–2, 6–2
1995United States Meredith McGrath
France Nathalie Tauziat
Croatia Iva Majoli
Austria Petra Schwarz
6–1, 6–2
1996Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
United States Meredith McGrath (2)
Australia Rennae Stubbs
Czech Republic Helena Suková
6–4, 6–4
1997France Alexandra Fusai
France Nathalie Tauziat (2)
Czech Republic Eva Melicharová
Czech Republic Helena Vildová
4–6, 6–3, 6–1
1998France Alexandra Fusai (2)
France Nathalie Tauziat (3)
Russia Anna Kournikova
Latvia Larisa Savchenko Neiland
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
1999Romania Irina Spîrlea
Netherlands Caroline Vis
Slovenia Tina Križan
Latvia Larisa Savchenko Neiland
6–4, 6–3
2000France Amélie Mauresmo
United States Chanda Rubin
Japan Ai Sugiyama
France Nathalie Tauziat
6–4, 6–4
2001Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokić
Russia Nadia Petrova
Belgium Els Callens
United States Chanda Rubin
6–1, 6–4
2002Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokić (2)
Russia Nadia Petrova (2)
Japan Rika Fujiwara
Japan Ai Sugiyama
6–3, 6–2
2003South Africa Liezel Huber
Japan Ai Sugiyama
France Marion Bartoli
Italy Silvia Farina Elia
6–1, 7–6(8–6)
2004Slovakia Janette Husárová
Russia Elena Likhovtseva
France Nathalie Dechy
Switzerland Patty Schnyder
6–2, 7–5
2005Argentina Gisela Dulko
Czech Republic Květa Hrdličková Peschke
Spain Conchita Martínez
Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
6–2, 6–3
2006United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Samantha Stosur
United States Corina Morariu
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
6–3, 6–0
2007Zimbabwe Cara Black
United States Liezel Huber (2)
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
Japan Ai Sugiyama
6–2, 3–6, [10–8]
2008Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
Japan Ai Sugiyama (2)
Zimbabwe Cara Black
United States Liezel Huber
6–4, 7–5
  International tournament  
2009Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik (2)
Poland Klaudia Jans
Poland Alicja Rosolska
6–1, 6–4
2010Czech Republic Renata Voráčová
Czech Republic Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
7–5, 7–6(8–6)
2011New Zealand Marina Erakovic
Russia Elena Vesnina
Germany Julia Görges
Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
7–5, 6–1
2012Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld (2)
Czech Republic Květa Peschke (2)
Germany Julia Görges
Czech Republic Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
6–3, 6–4
2013Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
Czech Republic Kristýna Plíšková
Canada Gabriela Dabrowski
Poland Alicja Rosolska
7–6(8–6), 6–4
2014Romania Raluca Olaru
United States Anna Tatishvili
Germany Annika Beck
France Caroline Garcia
6–2, 6–1
2015United States Raquel Kops-Jones
United States Abigail Spears
Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
6–3, 7–5
2016Netherlands Kiki Bertens
Sweden Johanna Larsson
Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Czech Republic Květa Peschke
4–6, 6–2, [10–7]
2017Netherlands Kiki Bertens (2)
Sweden Johanna Larsson (2)
Russia Natela Dzalamidze
Switzerland Xenia Knoll
3–6, 6–3, [10–4]
2018Belgium Kirsten Flipkens
Sweden Johanna Larsson (3)
United States Raquel Atawo
Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
4–6, 6–4, [10–5]
2019Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
Austria Barbara Haas
Switzerland Xenia Knoll
6–4, 6–3
2020Netherlands Arantxa Rus
Slovenia Tamara Zidanšek
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
6–3, 6–4
2021Russia Natela Dzalamidze
Russia Kamilla Rakhimova
China Wang Xinyu
China Zheng Saisai
6–4, 6–2
2022Not held
2023Georgia (country) Natela Dzalamidze (2)
Slovakia Viktória Kužmová
Germany Anna-Lena Friedsam
Ukraine Nadiia Kichenok
4–6, 7–5, [12–10]

See also

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