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 | |
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]Singles
[edit]
Victoria Azarenka defeated 
Julia Görges, 6–3, 6–4
Doubles
[edit]- Anna-Lena Grönefeld /
Květa Peschke defeated Julia Görges / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová, 6–3, 6–4
Singles main-draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLR
|
Victoria Azarenka[2] | 1 | 1 |
 SRB
|
Ana Ivanovic | 12 | 2 |
 SVK |
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| CZE
|
Lucie Šafářová | 18 | 4 |
| GER
|
Julia Görges | 21 | 5 |
 BEL |
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 AUT
|
Tamira Paszek | 27 | 7 |
| GER
|
Sabine Lisicki | 28 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of October 1, 2012
Other entrants
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
[edit]- Iveta Benešová
Dominika Cibulková (shoulder injury)
Roberta Vinci
Anna Tatishvili (viral infection)
Yanina Wickmayer (viral illness)
Retirements
[edit]
Lesia Tsurenko (shoulder injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| 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
[edit]The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Retirements
[edit]- Vladimíra Uhlířová (back injury)
References
[edit]- ^ "Generali Ladies Linz freut sich auf Nummer 1 der Welt". KleineZeitung. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ^ "Premiere in Linz: Azarenka kommt als Weltranglisten-Erste". + sportreport. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.