2012 Generali Ladies Linz
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| 2012 Generali Ladies Linz | |
|---|---|
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| Date | 8–14 October |
| Edition | 26th |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $220,000 |
| Surface | Hard (DecoTurf) |
| Location | Linz, Austria |
| Venue | TipsArena Linz |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
| Belarus Victoria Azarenka | |
| Doubles | |
| Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Czech Republic Květa Peschke | |
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.[1]
Finals
[edit | edit source]Singles
[edit | edit source]- Belarus Victoria Azarenka defeated Germany Julia Görges, 6–3, 6–4
Doubles
[edit | edit source]- Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Czech Republic Květa Peschke defeated Germany Julia Görges / Czech Republic Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová, 6–3, 6–4
Singles main-draw entrants
[edit | edit source]Seeds
[edit | edit source]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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| File:Flag of Belarus.svg BLR | Victoria Azarenka[2] | 1 | 1 |
 SRB
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Ana Ivanovic | 12 | 2 |
| File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg CZE | Lucie Šafářová | 18 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Germany.svg GER | Julia Görges | 21 | 5 |
| File:Flag of Austria.svg AUT | Tamira Paszek | 27 | 7 |
| File:Flag of Germany.svg GER | Sabine Lisicki | 28 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of October 1, 2012
Other entrants
[edit | edit source]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- United States Mallory Burdette
- Belgium Kirsten Flipkens
- United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
- Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
[edit | edit source]- Czech Republic Iveta Benešová
- Slovakia Dominika Cibulková (shoulder injury)
Roberta Vinci- Georgia (country) Anna Tatishvili (viral infection)
- Belgium Yanina Wickmayer (viral illness)
Retirements
[edit | edit source]- Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko (shoulder injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants
[edit | edit source]Seeds
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- 1 Rankings are as of October 1, 2012
Other entrants
[edit | edit source]The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- Austria Barbara Haas / Austria Patricia Mayr-Achleitner
- Switzerland Romina Oprandi / Germany Andrea Petkovic
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The following pair received entry as alternates:
Retirements
[edit | edit source]- Czech Republic Vladimíra Uhlířová (back injury)