2026 Upper Austria Ladies Linz
| 2026 Upper Austria Ladies Linz | |
|---|---|
| Date | 6–12 April |
| Edition | 35th |
| Category | WTA 500 |
| Draw | 28S / 16D |
| Prize money | €1,049,083 |
| Surface | Clay / indoor |
| Location | Linz, Austria |
| Venue | Design Center Linz |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Mirra Andreeva | |
| Doubles | |
 Sorana Cîrstea /  Zhang Shuai | |
The 2026 Upper Austria Ladies Linz was a professional women's tennis tournament played on indoor clay courts. It was the 35th edition of the tournament, and part of the WTA 500 tournaments of the 2026 WTA Tour. It was held at the Design Center Linz in Linz, Austria, from 6 to 12 April 2026.[1] This was the first year that the tournament was being held on clay courts.[2] First-seeded Mirra Andreeva won the singles title.
Champions
Singles
- Mirra Andreeva def.
Anastasia Potapova, 1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Doubles
- Sorana Cîrstea / Zhang Shuai def.
Jesika Malečková / Miriam Škoch, 6–3, 6–2
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 500 | 325 | 195 | 108 | 60 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q2 | Q1 | |
| Singles | €161,310 | €99,565 | €57,395 | €30,435 | €15,690 | €11,309 | €9,130 | €5,505 | |
| Doubles | €53,510 | €32,520 | €18,890 | €9,700 | €5,910 | N/a | N/a | N/a | |
| Doubles prize money per team | |||||||||
Singles entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mirra Andreeva | 10 | 1 | |
| Ekaterina Alexandrova | 13 | 2 | |
| Liudmila Samsonova | 21 | 3 | |
 LAT |
Jeļena Ostapenko | 23 | 4 |
| ROU |
Sorana Cîrstea | 29 | 5 |
| ROU |
Jaqueline Cristian | 35 | 6 |
 USA |
Ann Li | 37 | 7 |
| CZE |
- Rankings as of 30 March 2026[3]
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry as a Top 30 replacement player into the singles main draw:[4]
The following player received entry using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
- Sára Bejlek → replaced by
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Daria Kasatkina → replaced by 
Panna Udvardy- Barbora Krejčíková → replaced by Elena-Gabriela Ruse
- Emma Navarro → replaced by Mirra Andreeva
Emma Raducanu → replaced by Julia Grabher
Antonia Ružić → replaced by Katie Boulter
Clara Tauson → replaced by Alycia Parks- Markéta Vondroušová → replaced by Anastasia Potapova
Doubles entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROU |
Sorana Cîrstea | CHN |
Zhang Shuai | 66 | 1 |
| Alexandra Panova |  TPE |
Wu Fang-hsien | 70 | 2 | |
| Irina Khromacheva |  MEX |
Giuliana Olmos | 83 | 3 | |
 NOR |
Ulrikke Eikeri | USA |
Quinn Gleason | 89 | 4 |
- 1Rankings as of 30 March 2026
Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
References
- ↑ "Upper Austria Ladies Linz Overview". wtatennis.com. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ↑ "Spectacular field of players at Linz clay court premiere". ladieslinz.at. 11 March 2026.
- ↑ "Players 2026". ladieslinz.at. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ↑ "Mirra Andreeva goes into the Upper Austria Ladies Linz as top seed". ladieslinz.at. 3 April 2026.