The 2012 Generali Ladies Linz was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 26th edition of the Generali Ladies Linz, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2012 WTA Tour. It was held at the TipsArena Linz in Linz, Austria, from 8 October until 14 October 2012. First-seeded Victoria Azarenka won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Victoria Azarenka defeated Julia Görges, 6–3, 6–4
Doubles
Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Květa Peschke defeated Julia Görges / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová, 6–3, 6–4
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 Seed Victoria Azarenka11 Ana Ivanovic122 Dominika Cibulková133 Lucie Šafářová184 Julia Görges215Yanina Wickmayer256 Tamira Paszek277 Sabine Lisicki288
Rankings are as of October 1, 2012
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Ana Ivanovic Patricia Mayr-Achleitner Andrea Petkovic
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Mallory Burdette Kirsten Flipkens Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lesia Tsurenko
The following players received entry as lucky losers: Irina-Camelia Begu Catalina Castaño
Withdrawals Iveta Benešová Dominika Cibulková (shoulder injury) Roberta Vinci Anna Tatishvili (viral infection) Yanina Wickmayer (viral illness)
Retirements Lesia Tsurenko (shoulder injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed Anna-Lena Grönefeld Květa Peschke311 Julia Görges Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová522Natalie Grandin Vladimíra Uhlířová793Vera Dushevina Alicja Rosolska974 1 Rankings are as of October 1, 2012
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Barbara Haas / Patricia Mayr-Achleitner Romina Oprandi / Andrea Petkovic The following pair received entry as alternates: Kiki Bertens / Arantxa Rus
Retirements Vladimíra Uhlířová (back injury)
References
External links Official website WTA tournament draws