The 2023
Upper Austria Ladies Linz was a professional women's
tennis
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tournament played on indoor
hard court
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s. It was the 32nd edition of the tournament, and part of the
WTA 250
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At their introduction in 20 ...
series of the
2023 WTA Tour
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. It was held at the Design Center Linz in
Linz
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, Austria, from 6 to 12 February 2023. Due to scheduling issues, the October 2022 edition was delayed to February 2023 in order to attract top WTA players to compete in the tournament.
Champions
Singles
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Anastasia Potapova
Anastasia Sergeyevna Potapova. (born 30 March 2001) is a Russian professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of No. 21 by the WTA rankings, WTA, achieved on 19 June 2023, and a doubles ranking of world No. 40, reached on 5 ...
def.
Petra Martić
Petra Martić (; born 19 January 1991) is a Croatian professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA rankings, singles ranking of world No. 14, achieved in January 2020. Martić has won two singles titles on the WTA Tour, one singles and o ...
, 6–3, 6–1
Doubles
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Natela Dzalamidze
Natela Georgiyevna Dzalamidze (, , ; born 27 February 1993) is a Russian-born Georgian inactive tennis player. On 16 May 2022, she reached her career-high doubles ranking of world No. 43. Dzalamidze has won three doubles titles on the WTA Tour. S ...
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Viktória Kužmová def.
Anna-Lena Friedsam
Anna-Lena Friedsam (born 1 February 1994) is a German professional tennis player.
In August 2016, Friedsam reached her best singles ranking of world No. 45. In doubles, she peaked at world No. 34 in September 2020.
In her career, she has won fo ...
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Nadiia Kichenok
Nadiia Viktorivna Kichenok (, born 20 July 1992) is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. On 31 January 2022, she reached a career-high of No. 29 in the WTA doubles rankings. Kichenok has won nine doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including fo ...
4–6, 7–5,
2–10
Points and prize money
Point distribution
Prize money
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team
Singles entrants
Seeds
* Rankings as of January 30, 2023
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
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Julia Grabher
Julia Grabher (born 2 July 1996) is an Austrian professional tennis player. On 26 June 2023, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 54. On 29 August 2016, she peaked at No. 387 in the doubles rankings.
Grabher has won one singles ti ...
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Sofia Kenin
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Eva Lys
Eva Lys (; born 12 January 2002) is a German professional tennis player. Lys reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 59 on 19 May 2025.
Personal life
She was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, and moved to Germany at the age of 2. Her father Vlad ...
The following players received entry using a protected ranking:
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Jaqueline Cristian
Jaqueline Adina Cristian (born 5 June 1998) is a Romanian professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 49 in singles and No. 108 in doubles. She is currently the No. 1 Romanian player. Cristian has won one WTA 125 tit ...
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Patricia Maria Țig
Patricia Maria Țig (born 27 July 1994) is a Romanian tennis player.
Țig has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 56, achieved on 26 October 2020. Her best doubles ranking of No. 155 was achieved on 14 November 2016. Țig has won one ...
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
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Marina Bassols Ribera
Marina Bassols Ribera (born 13 December 1999) is a Spanish tennis player.
She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 105 in singles, achieved on 5 February 2024, and of No. 194 in doubles, reached on 15 August 2022.
Career
Bassols Ribera made her ...
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Sara Errani
Sara Errani (; born 29 April 1987) is an Italian professional tennis player. Errani is one of only seven women who have completed a career Grand Slam (tennis)#Golden Slam, Golden Slam in doubles. She is an Olympic Games gold medalist, a former ...
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Anna-Lena Friedsam
Anna-Lena Friedsam (born 1 February 1994) is a German professional tennis player.
In August 2016, Friedsam reached her best singles ranking of world No. 45. In doubles, she peaked at world No. 34 in September 2020.
In her career, she has won fo ...
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Dalma Gálfi
Dalma Rebeka Gálfi (born 13 August 1998) is a Hungarian professional tennis player.
On 12 September 2022, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 79. On 19 September 2022, she peaked at No. 126 in the WTA doubles rankings. Gál ...
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Rebeka Masarova
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Masarova won the juniors' 2016 ...
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Viktoriya Tomova
Viktoriya Konstantinova Tomova (, born 25 February 1995) is a Bulgarian professional tennis player. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 46 on 29 July 2024. Her best doubles ranking is No. 254, achieved on 11 August 2014. Tomo ...
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
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Varvara Gracheva
Varvara Andreyevna Gracheva ( rus, Варвара Андреевна Грачёва, , vɐrˈvarə ɡrɐˈtɕɵvə, Ru-Varvara Gracheva.ogg; born 2 August 2000) is a Russian-born French professional tennis player.
Gracheva has a career-high W ...
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Kamilla Rakhimova
Kamilla Stanislavovna Rakhimova ( rus, Камилла Станиславовна Рахимова, , kɐˈmʲiɫə rɐˈxʲiməvə; born 28 August 2001) is a Russian professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA rankings of No. 61 in si ...
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Clara Tauson
Clara Tauson (born 21 December 2002) is a Danish professional tennis player. Her career-high rankings are world No. 21 in singles, achieved on 3 March 2025 and No. 124 in doubles, on 16 June same year. Tauson has won three WTA Tour titles, all o ...
Withdrawals
; Before the tournament
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Elisabetta Cocciaretto
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She has been WTA rankings, ranked by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA as high as No. 29 in singles, achieved on 21 August 2023, and No. 141 in doubles, ...
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Tamara Korpatsch
Tamara Korpatsch (born 12 May 1995) is a German tennis player.
She has a career-high singles WTA ranking of No. 71, achieved on 23 October 2023, and doubles ranking of No. 290, achieved on 21 October 2024. Korpatsch owns one singles title on the W ...
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Danka Kovinić
Danka Kovinić ( sr-cyrl, Данка Ковинић; born 18 November 1994) is a Montenegrin professional tennis player.
On 22 February 2016, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 46, and on 20 June 2016, she peaked at No. 67 i ...
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Kamilla Rakhimova
Kamilla Stanislavovna Rakhimova ( rus, Камилла Станиславовна Рахимова, , kɐˈmʲiɫə rɐˈxʲiməvə; born 28 August 2001) is a Russian professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA rankings of No. 61 in si ...
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Jasmine Paolini
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Alycia Parks
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Kateřina Siniaková
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Clara Tauson
Clara Tauson (born 21 December 2002) is a Danish professional tennis player. Her career-high rankings are world No. 21 in singles, achieved on 3 March 2025 and No. 124 in doubles, on 16 June same year. Tauson has won three WTA Tour titles, all o ...
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Patricia Maria Țig
Patricia Maria Țig (born 27 July 1994) is a Romanian tennis player.
Țig has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 56, achieved on 26 October 2020. Her best doubles ranking of No. 155 was achieved on 14 November 2016. Țig has won one ...
→ replaced by
Varvara Gracheva
Varvara Andreyevna Gracheva ( rus, Варвара Андреевна Грачёва, , vɐrˈvarə ɡrɐˈtɕɵvə, Ru-Varvara Gracheva.ogg; born 2 August 2000) is a Russian-born French professional tennis player.
Gracheva has a career-high W ...
Retirements
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Dalma Gálfi
Dalma Rebeka Gálfi (born 13 August 1998) is a Hungarian professional tennis player.
On 12 September 2022, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 79. On 19 September 2022, she peaked at No. 126 in the WTA doubles rankings. Gál ...
(right thigh injury)
Doubles entrants
Seeds
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1 Rankings as of January 30, 2023
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
* Veronika Bokor /
Alina Michalitsch
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Melanie Klaffner
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Sinja Kraus
Sinja Kraus (born 29 April 2002) is an Austrian tennis player.
She has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 151 in singles, achieved in May 2023, and No. 303 in doubles, attained in December 2023.
Juniors
She reached a career-high ITF Junior Cir ...
The following pair received entry using a protected ranking:
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Andrea Gámiz
Andrea Gámiz Pérez (; born 31 October 1992) is a Venezuelan professional tennis player.
Gámiz has been ranked by the WTA as high as No. 244 in singles (reached 30 April 2018) and No. 77 in doubles (26 June 2023). Gámiz has won three doubl ...
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Georgina García Pérez
Georgina García Pérez (; born 13 May 1992) is an inactive Spanish tennis player.
She has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour, and one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour, along with 12 singles and 21 doubles titles on the ITF Women's ...
Withdrawals
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Monique Adamczak
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Adamczak made her debut as a p ...
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Rosalie van der Hoek
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Van der Hoek, who prefers clay courts, has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 83, achieved on 18 October 2021.
She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at t ...
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Jesika Malečková
Jesika Malečková (born 16 August 1994) is a Czech tennis player.
Malečková has won 11 singles and 22 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 20 June 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 191. On 28 November 2022, she peaked ...
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Rosalie van der Hoek
Rosalie van der Hoek (born 16 December 1994) is an inactive Dutch tennis player.
Van der Hoek, who prefers clay courts, has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 83, achieved on 18 October 2021.
She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at t ...
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Alicia Barnett
Alicia Barnett (born 18 October 1993) is a British professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. On 24 October 2022, she achieved her career-high doubles ranking of world No. 59.
Early life and college career
Barnett's home is in Pai ...
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Olivia Nicholls
Olivia Ann Nicholls (born 26 October 1994) is a British tennis player who specializes in doubles. On 9 June 2025, she peaked at world No. 29 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Nicholls has won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour, one doubles title on ...
→ replaced by
Andrea Gámiz
Andrea Gámiz Pérez (; born 31 October 1992) is a Venezuelan professional tennis player.
Gámiz has been ranked by the WTA as high as No. 244 in singles (reached 30 April 2018) and No. 77 in doubles (26 June 2023). Gámiz has won three doubl ...
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Georgina García Pérez
Georgina García Pérez (; born 13 May 1992) is an inactive Spanish tennis player.
She has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour, and one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour, along with 12 singles and 21 doubles titles on the ITF Women's ...
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Anna Bondár
Anna Bondár (born 27 May 1997) is a Hungarian tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 50 in singles, achieved on 18 July 2022, and No. 43 in doubles, achieved on 30 January 2023. She is currently the No. 1 Hungarian player.
Pla ...
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Kimberley Zimmermann
Kimberley Zimmermann (born 9 November 1995) is a Belgian tennis player.
Zimmermann has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 215, achieved on 13 May 2019. On 6 March 2023, she reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of No. 37. Zimmermann h ...
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Bibiane Schoofs
Bibiane Schoofs (born 13 May 1988), previously known as Bibiane Weijers, is a Dutch professional tennis player.
On 11 June 2012, she reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of 142, whilst her best doubles ranking was world No. 77 on 6 Novemb ...
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Kimberley Zimmermann
Kimberley Zimmermann (born 9 November 1995) is a Belgian tennis player.
Zimmermann has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 215, achieved on 13 May 2019. On 6 March 2023, she reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of No. 37. Zimmermann h ...
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Nadiia Kichenok
Nadiia Viktorivna Kichenok (, born 20 July 1992) is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. On 31 January 2022, she reached a career-high of No. 29 in the WTA doubles rankings. Kichenok has won nine doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including fo ...
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Makoto Ninomiya
is a Japanese professional tennis player.
She achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 20 on 22 October 2018, and peaked at No. 280 in singles on 22 February 2016.
Partnered with Eri Hozumi, she reached the final of the 2018 French ...
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Anna-Lena Friedsam
Anna-Lena Friedsam (born 1 February 1994) is a German professional tennis player.
In August 2016, Friedsam reached her best singles ranking of world No. 45. In doubles, she peaked at world No. 34 in September 2020.
In her career, she has won fo ...
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Nadiia Kichenok
Nadiia Viktorivna Kichenok (, born 20 July 1992) is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. On 31 January 2022, she reached a career-high of No. 29 in the WTA doubles rankings. Kichenok has won nine doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including fo ...
References
External links
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