| 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) Kirsten Flipkens /  Johanna Larsson | |
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]
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 | — | — | — | — | 
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 | — | — | — | 
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 | |||
|  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 Ekaterina Alexandrova
 Anna Blinkova Anna Blinkova
 Fiona Ferro Fiona Ferro
 Valentini Grammatikopoulou Valentini Grammatikopoulou
 Anna Karolína Schmiedlová Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
.svg.png.webp) Jil Teichmann Jil Teichmann
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
 Dominika Cibulková → replaced by Dominika Cibulková → replaced by Kristýna Plíšková Kristýna Plíšková
 Anett Kontaveit → replaced by Anett Kontaveit → replaced by Vera Lapko Vera Lapko
 Rebecca Peterson → replaced by Rebecca Peterson → replaced by.svg.png.webp) Stefanie Vögele 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 | 
| .svg.png.webp) BEL | Kirsten Flipkens |  SWE | Johanna Larsson | 67 | 3 | 
|  ROU | Irina Bara | .svg.png.webp) 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. Camila Giorgi def. Ekaterina Alexandrova, 6–3, 6–1 Ekaterina Alexandrova, 6–3, 6–1
Doubles
.svg.png.webp) Kirsten Flipkens / Kirsten Flipkens / Johanna Larsson def. Johanna Larsson def. Raquel Atawo / Raquel Atawo / Anna-Lena Grönefeld, 4–6, 6–4, [10–5] Anna-Lena Grönefeld, 4–6, 6–4, [10–5]
References
- ↑ "Upper Austria Ladies Linz Overview". wtatennis.com.
External links
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