The 2018 Upper Austria Ladies Linz was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 32nd edition of the Linz Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments-category of the 2018 WTA Tour. It was held at the TipsArena Linz in Linz, Austria, from 8 to 14 October 2018. Fifth-seeded Camila Giorgi won the singles title.
Finals Singles
Camila Giorgi defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova, 6–3, 6–1
Doubles
Kirsten Flipkens / Johanna Larsson defeated Raquel Atawo / Anna-Lena Grönefeld, 4–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Points and prize money
Point distribution EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ2Q1 Singles2801801106030118121Doubles1
Prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 321Q2Q1Singles$43,000$21,400$11,500$6,200$3,420$2,220$1,285$750Doubles *$12,300$6,400$3,435$1,820$960 1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money * per team
Singles entrants Seeds Country Player Rank1 Seed Julia Görges101Kiki Bertens112Barbora Strýcová263Dominika Cibulková304Camila Giorgi315Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova346Magdaléna Rybáriková357Donna Vekić388Kateřina Siniaková409 Rankings as of October 1, 2018
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Harriet Dart Barbara Haas Andrea Petkovic
The following player received entry through a protected ranking: Margarita Gasparyan
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Ekaterina Alexandrova Anna Blinkova Fiona Ferro Valentini Grammatikopoulou Anna Karolína Schmiedlová Jil Teichmann
The following player received entry as a lucky loser: Kristýna Plíšková
Withdrawals Before the tournament Dominika Cibulková → replaced by Kristýna Plíšková Anett Kontaveit → replaced by Vera Lapko Rebecca Peterson → replaced by Stefanie Vögele
Retirements Monica Puig
Doubles entrants Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedRaquel AtawoAnna-Lena Grönefeld581Lyudmyla KichenokKatarina Srebotnik592Kirsten FlipkensJohanna Larsson673Irina BaraXenia Knoll1474 1 Rankings as of October 1, 2018
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Melanie Klaffner / Viktória Kužmová Mavie Österreicher / Nadja Ramskogler
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