2012 Generali Ladies Linz
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| 2012 Generali Ladies Linz | |
|---|---|
| Date | October 8 – October 14 |
| Edition | 26th
 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Linz, Austria |
| Venue | TipsArena Linz |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Victoria Azarenka | |
| Doubles | |
 Anna-Lena Grönefeld /  Květa Peschke | |
The 2012 Generali Ladies Linz was a
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 October 8 through October 14, 2012.[1]
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| 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
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
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:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Retirements
- Vladimíra Uhlířová (back injury)
Champions
Singles
Victoria Azarenka def. 
Julia Görges, 6–3, 6–4
Doubles
- Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová, 6–3, 6–4
References
- ^ "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.