2012 Generali Ladies Linz

2012 Generali Ladies Linz
Date	8–14 October
Edition	26th
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$220,000
Surface	Hard (DecoTurf)
Location	Linz, Austria
Venue	TipsArena Linz
Champions
Singles
Victoria Azarenka
Doubles
Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Květa Peschke
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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

Singles

Main article: 2012 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles

• Victoria Azarenka defeated Julia Görges, 6–3, 6–4

Doubles

Main article: 2012 Generali Ladies Linz – 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
BLR	Victoria Azarenka [2]	1	1
SRB	Ana Ivanovic	12	2
SVK	Dominika Cibulková	13	3
CZE	Lucie Šafářová	18	4
GER	Julia Görges	21	5
BEL	Yanina Wickmayer	25	6
AUT	Tamira Paszek	27	7
GER	Sabine Lisicki	28	8

• 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
GER	Anna-Lena Grönefeld	CZE	Květa Peschke	31	1
GER	Julia Görges	CZE	Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová	52	2
RSA	Natalie Grandin	CZE	Vladimíra Uhlířová	79	3
RUS	Vera Dushevina	POL	Alicja Rosolska	97	4

• 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

1. "Generali Ladies Linz freut sich auf Nummer 1 der Welt". KleineZeitung. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
2. "Premiere in Linz: Azarenka kommt als Weltranglisten-Erste". + sportreport. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.

External links

• Official website
• WTA tournament draws