Linz Open 2024 Prize Money, Players List, Tickets

The only tour-level tournament in Austria is returning to the WTA Tour for 2024. Having historically hosted many of the world’s top players, the Upper Austria Ladies Linz is a highly anticipated event. To learn more about the event set in early February and about the changes introduced this year, keep on reading.

WTA Linz Open Tennis Tournament

The Upper Austria Ladies Linz is an annual hardcourt outdoor tournament held in Linz, Upper Austria. The event was part of the WTA tour as a WTA 250 event but now The tournament was upgraded to WTA 500 level for the first time since 2008 when it was last held as a WTA Premier tournament This year will mark the 33rd edition.

This year the event will be one of the first of the season, set in early February. As for its venue, the Linz Open will return to the Design Center after being held at the TipsArena for 20 years.

Linz Open 2024 Results

In singles, Latvian star Jelena Ostapenko won the Linz title. She played a final battle against Ekaterina Alexandrova with straight sets 6-2,6-3. Jelena became the first player to win two Hologic WTA Tour singles titles this year (Adelaide International in January).

While in the doubles, Italian pair Sara Irrani and Jasmine Paolini defeated Ellen Perez and Nicole Melichar-Martinez in the final by 7-5, 4-6, 10-7.

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2023 Linz Open Results

In singles, Russian Anastasia Potapova, the No. 8 seed, beat Croat Petra Martic, the No. 6 seed, 6-3, 6-1 to win the Linz Open trophy at the Design Center Linz on Sunday. A former junior world No. 1 and junior Grand Slam winner is coming into her own on the WTA Tour.

In the doubles title, Natela Dzalamidze and Viktoria Kuzmova won their first WTA title together. Natela Dzalamidze and Viktoria Kuzmova saved a championship point in the Linz doubles final, then took the title with a 4-6, 7-5, [12-10] win over Anna-Lena Friedsam and Nadiia Kichenok.

Upper Austria Ladies Linz History and Previous Winners

History

The Upper Austria Ladies Linz is the newest iteration of the Linz Open. It is one of the oldest surviving tournaments on the WTA Tour, and given its long history, the event has seen many changes. The inaugural edition of the Linz Open was played in 1987 in Wels, Austria.

The event started on the ITF Circuit but by 1991, the event was organized in Linz as a WTA tournament. Since then the event has been held in Linz.
The tour category has seen multiple changes, going from Tier V to Tier III, and Tier III to Tier II. Then in 2009 when the tour categories changed, the event became classified as an International tournament, and most recently, after the tiers changed again in 2020, the Upper Austria Ladies Linz became a WTA 250 event. In 2024, the Event is upgraded to the WTA 500 level.

The venue has seen changes too, being held predominantly at the TipsArena Linz and 3 times at the Design Center in the years 2001, 2001, and 2002. As mentioned previously, the tournament is returning to the Design Center.

Winners

The event’s past champions include multiple former world no. 1s, most notably Lindsay Davenport, Justine Henin, Amelie Mauresmo, Maria Sharapova, Angelique Kerber, Ana Ivanovic, and others. In recent years, many top-ranking players today have participated at Linz like world no. 7 Coco Gauff, who won the title back in 2019, and world no. 5 Aryna Sabalenka, who won in 2020.

Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere, Sabine Appelmans, Jana Novotna, Lindsay Davenport, and Ana Ivanovic are all tied for most titles at the event with 2. Still, Davenport is the only woman to have won 2 consecutive titles. It has not yet been confirmed if the 2021 champion Alison Riske will be returning to defend her title.

Linz Open Prize Money 2024 and Points

The prize money for the 2024 edition of the Linz Open is set at $922,573. An impressive improvement from the last edition’s $259,303 due to a tour-level upgrade. The prize distribution has been released which is given below.

Keep in mind the distribution percentages may be subject to change.

Linz Open Players List

World no. 23, former no. 3, and the most significant Ukrainian player in history, Elina Svitolina headlines the event as she makes her appearance at Linz in February. Other notable players are also playing, following is the list of singles top seed players.

• Ekaterina Alexandrova
• Elina Svitolina
• Donna Vekic
• Elise Mertens
• Anastasia Potapova
• Anhelina Kalinina
• Jasmine Paolini
• Petra Martić
• Angelique Kerber (Wild card entry)
• Sinja Kraus (Wild card entry)
• Dayana Yastremska (Wild card entry)
• Jelena Ostapenko (Wild Card Entry)

Upper Austria Ladies Linz 2024 Draws

The event had 32 singles and 16 doubles draws that will be released as the tournament progresses. 4 qualifiers will join the remaining 28 main draw players in 1st round of the event.

Linz Open 2024 Dates, Schedule

The Upper Austria Ladies Linz was held across a week from the 29th of January – the 4th of February with a qualifying round on the 27th and 28th. The schedule for the 2024 Upper Austria Ladies Linz is as follows:

Keep in mind, that the doubles schedule is not official and the tournament schedule may be subject to change.

Linz Open 2024 Tickets

Tickets for the Linz Open can be purchased from the official ticketing portal. There are no day or night sessions and the tickets apply per day, except a weekend ticket for the last 2 days of the event.

GIF vouchers and VIP Business Seats are also available. To learn more and to book the VIP Business Seats and purchase the ticket, a link has been mentioned below:

• Buy Linz Open 2024 tickets from Viagogo