| Upper Austria Ladies Linz | |
|---|---|
| WTA Tour | |
| Founded | 1987; 39 years ago (1987) |
| Editions | 38 (2025) |
| Location | Linz Austria |
| Venue | TipsArena Linz |
| Category | WTA 500 (2024-present), WTA 250 (2021-2023) |
| Surface | Clay (indoor) (2026-present),Hard (indoor) (1987-2025) |
| Draw | 28S / 16D |
| Prize money | $1,064,510 |
| Website | ladieslinz.at |
| Current champions (2025) | |
| Singles | |
| Doubles | |
TheLinz Open, currently "Upper Austria Ladies Linz", is aWTA 500tennistournament held inLinz, Austria. Since 2026, the tournament is held on indoorclay courts.[1] It was played on indoorhardcourts until 2025.
The inaugural event took place in 1987 inWels, Austria and was organized by theITF as a $10,000 tournament. Starting 1991, it has been organized inLinz as aWTA Tour event, initially on theTier V-level. In 1993 it got promoted toTier III-level, and since 1998 it was organized as aTier II-tournament. In 2009, it was designated as aWTA International Tournament and subsequently WTA 250 in 2021 with the change in tournament tier nomenclature. From 1999 to 2017 it was sponsored by Generali Gruppe. 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.[2]
Past champions of the tournament include former world number onesLindsay Davenport,Justine Henin-Hardenne,Amélie Mauresmo,Maria Sharapova andAna Ivanovic. More recent champions includePetra Kvitová,Victoria Azarenka,Angelique Kerber,Karolína Plíšková andDominika Cibulková.