The 2020 Upper Austria Ladies Linz was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 30th edition of the Linz Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments category of the 2020 WTA Tour. Originally scheduled from 19 to 25 October 2020 at the TipsArena Linz in Linz, Austria, it was rescheduled for 9 to 15 November 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Finals Singles
Aryna Sabalenka defeated Elise Mertens, 7–5, 6–2 This was Sabalenka's 8th WTA singles title, and third of the year.
Doubles
Arantxa Rus / Tamara Zidanšek defeated Lucie Hradecká / Kateřina Siniaková, 6–3, 6–4
Points and prize money
Point distribution EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ2Q1 Singles2801801106030118121Doubles1
Prize money
EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 321Q2Q1Singles$25,000$14,000$8,700$5,000$3,150$2,300$1,685$1,100Doubles *$9,000$5,000$3,231$1,982$1,520 1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money * per team
Singles entrants Seeds Country Player Rank1 Seed Aryna Sabalenka111Elise Mertens212Dayana Yastremska293Ekaterina Alexandrova334Veronika Kudermetova465Nadia Podoroska486Jil Teichmann577Bernarda Pera618 Rankings as of October 26, 2020
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Julia Grabher Barbara Haas Vera Zvonareva
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Océane Dodin Jana Fett Anhelina Kalinina Tereza Martincová Harmony Tan Stefanie Vögele
The following player received entry as a lucky loser: Katarina Zavatska
Withdrawals Before the tournament Anna Blinkova → replaced by Aliaksandra Sasnovich Jennifer Brady → replaced by Jasmine Paolini Alizé Cornet → replaced by Varvara Gracheva Anett Kontaveit → replaced by Marta Kostyuk Christina McHale → replaced by Tamara Zidanšek Elena Rybakina → replaced by Sorana Cîrstea Patricia Maria Țig → replaced by Viktória Kužmová Markéta Vondroušová → replaced by Barbora Krejčíková Heather Watson → replaced by Katarina Zavatska
Doubles entrants Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedLucie HradeckáKateřina Siniaková421Gabriela DabrowskiVera Zvonareva512Irina BaraSara Sorribes Tormo1653Arantxa RusTamara Zidanšek1744 1 Rankings as of October 26, 2020
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Mira Antonitsch / Julia Grabher Jodie Burrage / Sabine Lisicki
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