The 2010 Generali Ladies Linz was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 24th edition of the Generali Ladies Linz, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour. It was held at the TipsArena Linz in Linz, Austria, from 9 October until 17 October 2010. Seventh-seeded Ana Ivanovic won the singles title.
World No. 1 Serena Williams was due to make her comeback from foot surgery at this tournament, but she withdrew after reaggregating the injury at training.News | WTA Tennis English Her original wildcard slot was therefore given to Ana Ivanovic. Agnieszka Radwańska also withdrew from the tournament due to a stress fracture in her foot.Stress fracture ends Radwanska's season - Yahoo! Eurosport
Ivanovic won the title, defeating Patty Schnyder in the championship match which lasted 47 minutes; it was the shortest championship match of the season. The victory also ended a two-year title drought, and raised her ranking up from world No. 36 to world No. 26.Ivanovic ends title drought in Linz - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Finals
Singles
Ana Ivanovic defeated Patty Schnyder, 6–1, 6–2
It was Ivanovic's first title of the year, her first in two years, and the ninth of her career.
Doubles
Renata Voráčová / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová defeated Květa Peschke / Katarina Srebotnik, 7–5, 7–6(6)
WTA players
Seeds Country Player Rank1 Seed Serena Williams11 Daniela Hantuchová292 Alona Bondarenko313 Dominika Cibulková334 Petra Kvitová345 Andrea Petkovic356Ana Ivanovic367 Klára Zakopalová388 Sara Errani409
Seeds are based on the rankings of October 4, 2010.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Sybille Bammer Ana Ivanovic1 Yvonne Meusburger Serena Williams
1 Ana Ivanovic received the wildcard originally allocated to Serena Williams after the latter withdrew from the tournament due to ongoing foot surgery.BBC Sport - Tennis - Injured Serena Williams set to miss rest of the year
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Eleni Daniilidou Polona Hercog Sesil Karatantcheva Renata Voráčová
The following player received entry as a lucky loser into the singles main draw: Sorana Cîrstea
Withdrawals Serena Williams Agnieszka Radwańska
References
External links Official website WTA tournament draws