The longstanding WTA event in Linz has been through it – various spots on the calendar, various incarnations.
It’s a 500-level tournament. But there’s only No. 10 Mirra Andreeva in the top 10, and only one other top-20 player. The No. 8 seed, Sara Bejlek, is only ranked No. 40.
And, this year, it’s on … indoor clay after so many years on hard courts.
Contrast this with next week’s 500-level tournament in Stuttgart, also indoors on clay, which will have a ridiculously tough draw.
So a great opportunity for someone to earn a big chunk of ranking points.
It’s a bit weird to have a 500 tournament the same week as a lot of players have Billie Jean King commitments they may or may not be trying to get out of, or want a break after the long US swing.
(Charleston is on EDT; Bogotá is an hour behind)
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Location: Linz, Austria
Category: WTA 500
Surface: Indoor Hard
Dates: April 6 – 12, 2026
Prize Money: $1,206,446
Draws: S28 – D16
Monday, April 6, 2026
Final results
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Singles, first round
Dalma Galfi (HUN) def Alycia Parks (USA) 63 63
Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU) def Katie Boulter (GBR) 76 (3) 76 (2)
[WC] Sloane Stephens (USA) def Tatjana Maria (GER) 16 76 (5) 64
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Doubles, first round
Jesika Maleckova / Miriam Skoch (CZE) def [2] Alexandra Panova (RUS) / Fang-Hsien Wu (TPE) 64 26 [10-7]
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[4] Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) / Quinn Gleason (USA) def. Anastasia Potapova / Lilli Tagger (AUT) 63 67 (5) [12-10]
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Qualifying, final round
(1st-round opponents in brackets)
[3] Tamara Korpatsch (GER) def Maria Timofeeva (UZB) 63 64 ([6] Jaqueline Cristian)
[4] Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) def. [6] Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) 63 62 (Karolina Pliskova)
[5] Donna Vekic (CRO) def Iryna Shymanovich (RUS) 46 76 (4) 64 ([Q] Katie Volyets)
[1] Katie Volynets (AUT) def [7] Dominika Salkova (CZE) 36 62 64 ([Q] Donna Vekic)
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[LL] Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) (Panna Udvardy)
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