2015 Generali Ladies Linz

[Hoergren]

One of the traditional tournaments this time of the year is Generali Ladies Linz in Austria. It's 25th time it takes place and often players who need the final points for the WTA final takes part like Kerber a couple of years ago.

Tournament Info
Tier: International
Prize Money: $250,000
Surface: Hard
Director: Sandra Reichel
The Generali Ladies Linz launched at the 6,000-person capacity TipsArena Linz in 1991.

Champions include WTA greats such as two-time winners Lindsay Davenport, Ana Ivanovic and Jana Novotna, along with Justine Henin, Amélie Mauresmo, Mary Pierce, Maria Sharapova, Petra Kvitova and 2012 titlist Victoria Azarenka, the first player to compete in Linz as World No.1.

Home to a vibrant music and arts scene, Linz is the capital of the state of Upper Austria. Situated in the north central part of the country, it is about 19 miles south of the Czech border.

The draw should be made but still unavailable - will be applied later

Some of the previous Winners
Year Singles -------- Doubles
2014 Karolina Pliskova ---- Raluca Olaru / Anna Tatishvili
2013 Angelique Kerber ---- Karolina Pliskova / Kristyna Pliskova
2012 Victoria Azarenka ---- Kveta Peschke / Anna-Lena Groenefeld
2011 Petra Kvitova ---- Elena Vesnina / Marina Erakovic
2010 Ana Ivanovic ---- Barbora Strycova / Renata Voracova

Main draw

1 SAFAROVA, Lucie CZE
2 MITU, Andreea ROU
3 RYBARIKOVA, Magdalena SVK
4 FRIEDSAM, Anna-Lena GER
5 GASPARYAN, Margarita RUS
6 WITTHOEFT, Carina GER
7 GOERGES, Julia GER
8 GIORGI, Camila ITA

9 PETKOVIC, Andrea GER
10 LARSSON, Johanna SWE
11 HRADECKA, Lucie CZE
12 VAN UYTVANCK, Alison BEL
13 BRENGLE, Madison USA
14 DOI, Misaki JPN
15 BECK, Annika GER
16 SCHMIEDLOVA, Anna Karolina SVK

17 PAVLYUCHENKOVA, Anastasia RUS
18 SINIAKOVA, Katerina CZE
19 QUALIFIER
20 PASZEK, Tamira AUT
21 BARTHEL, Mona GER
22 QUALIFIER
23 QUALIFIER
24 VINCI, Roberta ITA

25 STRYCOVA, Barbora CZE
26 HAAS, Barbara AUT
27 QUALIFIER
28 ALLERTOVA, Denisa CZE
29 FLIPKENS, Kirsten BEL
30 LEPCHENKO, Varvara USA
31 LUCIC-BARONI, Mirjana CRO
32 WOZNIACKI, Caroline DEN

 

[kskate2]

Thanks for starting the thread Hoergren. :clap

 

[Kirijax]

Thanks hoergren! May Woz take the title!

 

[Hoergren]

You're welcome Kskate2

A little about the race to Sigapore where I mean the following are still able to reach the final 8:

6 Agnieszka Radwanska 26 POL 3345 playing Tianjin
7 Angelique Kerber 27 GER 3330 playing Hong Kong, Moscow
8 Lucie Safarova 28 CZE 3221 playing Linz, Moscow out of Linz first round
9 Flavia Pennetta 33 ITA 3153 playing Tianjin and out first round
10 Timea Bacsinszky 26 SUI 3133 playing Luxembourg
11 Carla Suarez Navarro 27 ESP 3030 playing Moscow
12 Venus Williams 35 USA 2982 Playing Hong Kong
13 Karolina Pliskova 23 CZE 2950 playing Tianjin
14 Belinda Bencic 18 SUI 2900 Withdrew from Tianjin

and 2 players little out of range but still a chance for 10th place

15 Roberta Vinci 32 ITA 2655 playing Linz, Luxembourg
16 Caroline Wozniacki 25 DEN 2641 playing Linz, Moscow, Zhuhai

And it's position 9 and above they are fighting for, and it has never been so tight.

 

[Hoergren]

Order of play Monday, October 12, 2015

Centre Court
11:00 - [1] Johanna Konta (GBR) V [8] Klara Koukalova (CZE) Q 26 62 46
13:00 - Kaia Kanepi (EST) V [7] Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) Q 36 26
13:30 - Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) V Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) 36 36
15:30 - Margarita Gasparyan (RUS) V Carina Witthoeft (GER) 63 26 63
18:30 - Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) V Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 63 76

Court 1
11:00 - [4] Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) V Stefanie Voegele (SUI) Q 36 67
13:00 - Sesil Karatantcheva (BUL) V [6] Kiki Bertens (NED) Q 26 75 46
13:30 - Madison Brengle / Andreea Mitu (USA / ROU) V [4] Julia Goerges / Johanna Larsson (GER / SWE) 26 67
15:30 - Valeriya Solovyeva / Stephanie Vogt (RUS / LIE) V Mariana Duque-Mariño / Sílvia Soler-Espinosa (COL / ESP) 63 63
17:00 - [1] Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears (USA / USA) V Anna-Lena Groenefeld / Alicja Rosolska (GER / POL) 63 36 10-7

 

[Hoergren]

Schedule Tuesday 13. October

CENTRE COURT Starting at: 12:30

Camila GIORGI (ITA) [6] vs Julia GOERGES (GER) 63 64
[WC] Tamira PASZEK (AUT) vs [Q] Stefanie VOEGELE (SUI) 46 57
Andreea MITU (ROU) vs [WC] Lucie SAFAROVA (CZE) [1] 63 64
Not Before 18:30
[WC] Barbara HAAS (AUT) vs Barbora STRYCOVA (CZE) [8] 06 76 46
Johanna LARSSON (SWE) vs [WC] Andrea PETKOVIC (GER) [4] 36 63 64

COURT 1 Starting at: 11:00

Alison VAN UYTVANCK (BEL) vs Lucie HRADECKA (CZE) 62 75
Misaki DOI (JPN) vs Madison BRENGLE (USA) 06 36
LL Johanna Konta (GBR) vs Annika BECK (GER) 61 63Schmiedlova withdrawn
Katerina SINIAKOVA (CZE) vs Anastasia PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS) [7] 67 06
Naomi BROADY (GBR)/Johanna KONTA (GBR) vs [WC] Sandra KLEMENSCHITS (AUT)/Carina
WITTHOEFT (GER) 62 62
[Q] Kiki BERTENS (NED) vs Mona BARTHEL (GER) 57 63 26
Denisa ALLERTOVA (CZE) vs [Q] Klara KOUKALOVA (CZE) 62 46 61


Caroline has landed around 16.00 today

Here is the modernised Centre Court

 

[Hoergren]

Some pictures from the players party which is tonight

Caro ready to rock

Petko and Caro

A lineup

25th players party

 

[Hoergren]

Order of play Wednesday 14.October

CENTRE COURT Starting at: 12:30

[Q] Aleksandra KRUNIC (SRB) vs Roberta VINCI (ITA) [3] 61 67 61
Mirjana LUCIC-BARONI (CRO) vs Caroline WOZNIACKI (DEN) [2] 63 67 46:clap
Madison BRENGLE (USA) vs [LL] Johanna KONTA (GBR) 63 75
Margarita GASPARYAN (RUS) vs Camila GIORGI (ITA) [6] 63 26 63
Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) d Andreea Mitu (ROU) 75 63

COURT 1 Starting at: 12:30
Anabel MEDINA GARRIGUES (ESP)/Arantxa PARRA SANTONJA (ESP) [3] vs María IRIGOYEN (ARG)/Paula KANIA (POL) 16 46
Kirsten FLIPKENS (BEL)/Barbora STRYCOVA (CZE) vs Amandine HESSE (FRA)/Anastasiya VASYLYEVA (UKR) 64 75
[WC] Annika BECK (GER)/Tamira PASZEK (AUT) vs Oksana KALASHNIKOVA (GEO)/Sofia SHAPATAVA (GEO) 06 75 5-10
Valeriya SOLOVYEVA (RUS)/Stephanie VOGT (LIE) vs Julia GOERGES (GER)/Johanna LARSSON (SWE) 46 76 10-5
Raluca OLARU (ROU)/Anna TATISHVILI (USA) vs Andrea HLAVACKOVA (CZE)/Lucie HRADECKA (CZE) [2] 06 67

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GoowjeSByI[/video]

 

[Hoergren]

If you didn't see the tough match Caroline was in then you have a chance here - good match:

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRynKZ61vxM&feature=youtu.be[/video]

interview after the match:

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4__IIDcI_4U&feature=youtu.be[/video]

 

[Hoergren]

Order of play Thursday, October 15, 2015

Centre Court

14:00 - [7] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) V Stefanie Voegele (SUI) 64 60
16:00 - Mona Barthel (GER) V Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) 67 36
18:30 - Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) V [2] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 64 64:cry
20:30 - [8] Barbora Strycova (CZE) V Denisa Allertova (CZE)

Court 1

14:00 - Johanna Larsson (SWE) V Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) 64 76
16:00 - [1] Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears (USA / USA) V Naomi Broady / Johanna Konta (GBR / GBR) 57 61 10-8
18:00 - Oksana Kalashnikova / Sofia Shapatava (GEO / GEO) V [2] Andrea Hlavackova / Lucie Hradecka (CZE / CZE) 16 26

 

[Kirijax]

Wozniacki won? Wow, I checked and she looked she was in big trouble and then I didn't get back to the scoreboard. Good to see she's hanging in there! Really needs a good showing this week!

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Caroline is officially eliminated from the race. Even if she wins this whole tourney, she cannot get a Visa to Singapore.

 

[Kirijax]

Caroline is officially eliminated from the race. Even if she wins this whole tourney, she cannot get a Visa to Singapore.

Well gosh darn it. There goes all the air out of my go-go rah-rah Woz-Woz cheer post.

 

[Hoergren]

Caroline is officially eliminated from the race. Even if she wins this whole tourney, she cannot get a Visa to Singapore.

Yeah it's been so after Beijing, and what she's fighting for is a place as no. 10, and that she has a fair chance to reach if she fares well in Linz, Moscau and the little WTA final in Zhuhai after the finals in Singapore - but let's recap the racelist:

0 Serena Williams (withdrawn from Singapore)
1 Simona Halep ROU 5790
2 Garbine Muguruza ESP 4511
3 Maria Sharapova RUS 4322
4 Petra Kvitova CZE 3491
5 Angelique Kerber GER 3330
6 Agnieszka Radwanska POL 3245
7 Lucie Safarova CZE 3221
8 Flavia Pennetta ITA 3153
9 Timea Bacsinszky SUI 3133
10 Carla Suarez Navarro ESP 3030
11 Venus Williams USA 3011
12 Karolina Pliskova CZE 2950
13 Belinda Bencic SUI 2900
14 Roberta Vinci ITA 2655
15 Caroline Wozniacki DEN 2641

Caroline can in Linz- if she wins of course - get 100 points , as her 16th best result is 180 points
in Moscou - if she wins - get 290 points - if she loose final 125 points
in Zhuhai - if she wins - get 520 points

You can make the same calculations with the other players but always remember the 16th best result. And there are other rules but take that as a basic rule.

And why is she - I hope - fighting for the 10th place? Because Caroline is one of the only top 10 players (3 I think) able to get a bonus in the end of the year of $250000 (in her case) - also a good amount to be fighting for me thinks, and because of her injuries and early esxits lately she's relatively fresh - compared to the rest of the players - well many anyway.

Life is complicated but doable - she's "ONLY" missing 393 points.

So the draw in Moscou has never been so interesting as this year- will be revealed Sunday - as they've not revealed who'll get the wildcards - and according to the tournament staff - there are many.

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMRjRtsuHOQ[/video]

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHe9fdsTIog[/video]

 

[Hoergren]

Another poor match from Caroline - sorry to say but it's true. No sparkle, no commitment, no joy of playing. She should skip Moscau and concentrate about the mini WTA final in Zhuhai. Hope she'll rebound in 2016 after this miserable year.

Order of play Friday, October 16, 2015 - QUARTER finals

Centre Court
14:00 - Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) V Margarita Gasparyan (RUS) 63 64
16:00 - Johanna Larsson (SWE) V Madison Brengle (USA) 75 76
16:00 - Denisa Allertova (CZE) V Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 36 46
18:00 - [7] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) V Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) 63 63

Court 1
15:00 - Valeriya Solovyeva / Stephanie Vogt (RUS / LIE) V [2] Andrea Hlavackova / Lucie Hradecka (CZE / CZE) 46 62 3-10
17:00 - María Irigoyen / Paula Kania (ARG / POL) V Kirsten Flipkens / Barbora Strycova (BEL / CZE)

 

[Kirijax]

Another poor match from Caroline - sorry to say but it's true. No sparkle, no commitment, no joy of playing. She should skip Moscau and concentrate about the mini WTA final in Zhuhai. Hope she'll rebound in 2016 after this miserable year.

Order of play Friday, October 16, 2015 - QUARTER finals

Centre Court
14:00 - Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) V Margarita Gasparyan (RUS)
16:00 - Johanna Larsson (SWE) V Madison Brengle (USA)
16:00 - Denisa Allertova (CZE) V Kirsten Flipkens (BEL)
18:00 - [7] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) V Aleksandra Krunic (SRB)

Court 1
15:00 - Valeriya Solovyeva / Stephanie Vogt (RUS / LIE) V [2] Andrea Hlavackova / Lucie Hradecka (CZE / CZE)
17:00 - María Irigoyen / Paula Kania (ARG / POL) V Kirsten Flipkens / Barbora Strycova (BEL / CZE)

Sorry, hoergren. It's been a puzzling year for her. Hope she can get some rest, get completely healthy and get ready for 2016. She's still young so not even close to being done yet!

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Another poor match from Caroline - sorry to say but it's true. No sparkle, no commitment, no joy of playing. She should skip Moscau and concentrate about the mini WTA final in Zhuhai. Hope she'll rebound in 2016 after this miserable year.

Order of play Friday, October 16, 2015 - QUARTER finals

Centre Court
14:00 - Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) V Margarita Gasparyan (RUS)
16:00 - Johanna Larsson (SWE) V Madison Brengle (USA)
16:00 - Denisa Allertova (CZE) V Kirsten Flipkens (BEL)
18:00 - [7] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) V Aleksandra Krunic (SRB)

Court 1
15:00 - Valeriya Solovyeva / Stephanie Vogt (RUS / LIE) V [2] Andrea Hlavackova / Lucie Hradecka (CZE / CZE)
17:00 - María Irigoyen / Paula Kania (ARG / POL) V Kirsten Flipkens / Barbora Strycova (BEL / CZE)

Sorry, hoergren. It's been a puzzling year for her. Hope she can get some rest, get completely healthy and get ready for 2016. She's still young so not even close to being done yet!

No rest that soon. Caro might not have finished in top 10. But, I think she has now qualified for the inaugural edition of the "Biggest Losers Touney". BLT is being held in china and consists of top 12
players who did not qualify (or serving as alternate) for Singapore event. It is a mandatory event for losers and therefore she has to play in it.