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Tournament: Upper Austria Ladies Linz
Location: Linz, Austria
Dates: January 27 - February 2, 2025
Level: WTA 500
Total Financial Commitment: $1,064,510
Surface: Hard (Indoor)

Seed Player Entry Ranking

1 Elina Svitolina 23
2 Ekaterina Alexandrova 28
3 Maria Sakkari 32
4 Dayana Yastremska 33
5 Anastasia Potapova 35
6 Marketa Vondrousova 39
7 Lulu Sun 40
8 Elina Avanesyan 43
Katerina Siniakova 45
Rebecca Sramkova 46
Peyton Stearns 47
Clara Tauson 50
Olga Danilovic 51
Elisabetta Cocciaretto 52
Viktoriya Tomova 53
Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 54
Belinda Bencic 15 (SR)

Qualifying Draw

S. Lamens (1) vs T. Kostic (WC)
T. Korpatsch vs S. Sorribes Tormo (8)

G. Minnen (2) vs R. Masarova
M. Osterreicher (WC) vs A. Zakharova (10)

A. Bondar (3) vs A. Sasnovich
C. Naef vs E. Seidel (12)

J. Niemeier (4) vs J. Burrage
A. Ruzic vs A. Todoni (9)

Z. Sonmez (5) vs L. Stefanini
L. Rothensteiner (WC) vs P. Martic (11)

V. Golubic (6) vs Y. Bonaventure
S. Kraus (WC) vs N. Parrizas Diaz (7)

Main Draw Singles

K. Muchova (1) (WC)/Bye
L. Sun vs Qualifier
R. Sramkova vs E. Cocciaretto
J. Grabher (WC) vs A. Potapova (6)

E. Alexandrova (4)/Bye
Qualifier vs Qualifier
E. Lys (WC) vs Qualifier
K. Siniakova vs E. Avanesyan (7)

D. Yastremska (5) vs L. Bronzetti
M. Sherif vs Qualifier
V. Tomova vs J. Bouzas Maneiro
Bye/M. Sakkari (3)

C. Tauson (8) vs A. Kalinina
S. Cirstea vs A. Rus
Qualifier vs A. Blinkova
Bye/E. Svitolina (2)

Monday Order of Play

Center Court
Starts at 4:00 AM

Qualifying
BEL G. Minnen (2) vs RUS A. Zakharova (10)
Followed By
Qualifying
SUI V. Golubic (6) vs AUT S. Kraus
Followed By
Qualifying
BLR A. Sasnovich vs GER E. Seidel (12)
Followed By
Round of 32
BUL V. Tomova vs ESP J. Bouzas Maneiro
Followed By
Round of 16
RUS A. Potapova/RUS Y. Sizikova vs RUS E. Alexandrova/USA S. Santamaria
Followed By
Round of 32
ROU S. Cirstea vs NED A. Rus

Match Court 1
Starts at 4:00 AM

Qualifying
NED S. Lamens (1) vs ESP S. Sorribes Tormo (8)
Followed By
Qualifying
TUR Z. Sonmez (5) vs CRO P. Martic (11)
Followed By
Qualifying
GBR J. Burrage vs CRO A. Ruzic
Followed By
Round of 16
NOR U. Eikeri/TPE F. Wu vs UKR L. Kichenok/UKR N. Kichenok (3)
Followed By
Round of 16
HUN T. Babos/BRA L. Stefani (4) vs ESP Y. Cavalle-Reimers/ITA A. Moratelli

Tuesday Order of Play

Center Court
Starts at 6:00 AM

DEN C. Tauson (8) vs UKR A. Kalinina
Followed By
NZL L. Sun vs ESP S. Sorribes Tormo
Followed By
AUT J. Grabher vs RUS A. Potapova (6)
Followed By
GER E. Lys vs CRO P. Martic
Followed By
UKR D. Yastremska (5) vs ITA L. Bronzetti

Match Court 1
Starts at 6:00 AM

EGY M. Sherif vs CRO A. Ruzic
Followed By
SVK R. Sramkova vs ITA E. Cocciaretto
Followed By
BLR A. Sasnovich vs RUS A. Zakharova
Followed By
CZE A. Detiuc/CZE M. Skoch vs KAZ A. Danilina/RUS I. Khromacheva (2)
Followed By
SVK T. Mihalikova/GBR O. Nicholls vs JPN S. Aoyama/JPN E. Hozumi

Wednesday Order of Play

Center Court
Starts at 6:00 AM

CZE K. Siniakova vs ARM E. Avanesyan (7)
Followed By
AUT S. Kraus vs RUS A. Blinkova
Followed By
DEN C. Tauson (8) vs ROU S. Cirstea
Followed By
BUL V. Tomova vs GRE M. Sakkari (3)
Followed By
SVK R. Sramkova vs RUS A. Potapova (6)

Match Court 1
Starts at 8:00 AM

HUN T. Babos/BRA L. Stefani (4) vs SVK T. Mihalikova/GBR O. Nicholls
Followed By
POL K. Piter/HUN F. Stollar vs AUT J. Grabher/AUT S. Kraus

Thursday Order of Play

Center Court
Starts at 8:00 AM

UKR D. Yastremska (5) vs CRO A. Ruzic
Followed By
RUS A. Blinkova vs UKR E. Svitolina (2)
Followed By
CZE K. Muchova (1) vs ESP S. Sorribes Tormo
Followed By
RUS E. Alexandrova (4) vs BLR A. Sasnovich

Match Court 1
Starts at 7:00 AM

CZE K. Siniakova/CHN S. Zhang (1) vs USA Q. Gleason/BEL K. Zimmermann
Followed By
CRO P. Martic vs ARM E. Avanesyan (7)
Followed By
SVK R. Sramkova/BUL V. Tomova vs GBR E. Appleton/CHN Q. Tang
Followed By
RUS A. Potapova/RUS Y. Sizikova vs KAZ A. Danilina/RUS I. Khromacheva (2)
Followed By
POL K. Piter/HUN F. Stollar vs UKR L. Kichenok/UKR N. Kichenok (3)

Friday Order of Play

Center Court
Starts at 7:00 AM

UKR D. Yastremska (5) vs GRE M. Sakkari (3)
Followed by
DEN C. Tauson (8) vs RUS A. Blinkova
Followed by
CZE K. Muchova (1) vs RUS A. Potapova (6)
Followed by
RUS E. Alexandrova (4) vs CRO P. Martic

Match Court 1
Starts at 8:00 AM

CZE K. Siniakova/CHN S. Zhang (1) vs GBR E. Appleton/CHN Q. Tang
Followed by
UKR L. Kichenok/UKR N. Kichenok (3) vs KAZ A. Danilina/RUS I. Khromacheva (2)

Muchova and Alexandrova are the class players in this field...

Tauson has been playing very well lately. A title in Auckland, R3 at AO (lost to Sabalenka) and now SF's here. Close to her career high in live rankings.

Suliso wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2025 3:48 pm Tauson has been playing very well lately. A title in Auckland, R3 at AO (lost to Sabalenka) and now SF's here. Close to her career high in live rankings.

Yes, Tauson at last fulfilling her promise...as a junior champion etc.

Saturday Order of Play

Center Court
Starts at 7:00 AM

UKR D. Yastremska (5) vs DEN C. Tauson (8)
Followed By
CZE K. Muchova (1) vs RUS E. Alexandrova (4)
Followed By
CZE K. Siniakova/CHN S. Zhang (1) vs HUN T. Babos/BRA L. Stefani (4)

Suliso wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2025 3:48 pm Tauson has been playing very well lately. A title in Auckland, R3 at AO (lost to Sabalenka) and now SF's here. Close to her career high in live rankings.

That was a strange case. No injuries to speak of, no visible turmoil, just a case of not living up to the high expectations she set herself. She looked like top 20 material very early on, and then, what we have seen.

To me, Tauson is a junior Mertens, no real game to beat the great players with..Won't be surprised if Yastremska knocks her off. Tauson does have nice variety, though, not just slam-bang.. nice to watch

court is quite fast, faster than the AO.. Alexandrova and Muchova will do well, unfortunately meeting each other next in the semis.