2018 Upper Austria Ladies Linz
The 2018 Upper Austria Ladies Linz was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 32nd edition of the Linz Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments-category of the 2018 WTA Tour. It was held at the TipsArena Linz in Linz, Austria, from 8 to 14 October 2018.[1]
| 2018 Upper Austria Ladies Linz | |
|---|---|
| Date | 8–14 October |
| Edition | 32nd |
| Category | WTA International |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $250,000 |
| Surface | Hard (indoor) |
| Location | Linz, Austria |
| Venue | TipsArena Linz |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Camila Giorgi | |
| Doubles | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Kirsten Flipkens /  Johanna Larsson | |
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,500 | $6,200 | $3,420 | $2,220 | $1,285 | $750 |
| Doubles * | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team
Singles entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 GER |
Julia Görges | 10 | 1 |
 NED |
Kiki Bertens | 11 | 2 |
 CZE |
Barbora Strýcová | 26 | 3 |
 SVK |
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| ITA |
Camila Giorgi | 31 | 5 |
 RUS |
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 34 | 6 |
| SVK |
Magdaléna Rybáriková | 35 | 7 |
 CRO |
Donna Vekić | 38 | 8 |
| CZE |
Kateřina Siniaková | 40 | 9 |
- Rankings as of October 1, 2018
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry through a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Ekaterina Alexandrova
- Anna Blinkova
Fiona Ferro
Valentini Grammatikopoulou- Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
Jil Teichmann
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Dominika Cibulková → replaced by Kristýna Plíšková
Anett Kontaveit → replaced by 
Vera Lapko- Rebecca Peterson → replaced by Stefanie Vögele
Retirements
Doubles entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 USA |
Raquel Atawo | GER |
Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 58 | 1 |
 UKR |
Lyudmyla Kichenok |  SLO |
Katarina Srebotnik | 59 | 2 |
| BEL |
Kirsten Flipkens | SWE |
Johanna Larsson | 67 | 3 |
 ROU |
Irina Bara | SUI |
Xenia Knoll | 147 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of October 1, 2018
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Champions
Singles
- Camila Giorgi def. Ekaterina Alexandrova, 6–3, 6–1
Doubles
- Kirsten Flipkens / Johanna Larsson def. Raquel Atawo / Anna-Lena Grönefeld, 4–6, 6–4, [10–5]
References
- "Upper Austria Ladies Linz Overview". wtatennis.com.
External links
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