2010 Generali Ladies Linz

2010 Generali Ladies Linz 9–17 October 24th WTA International $220,000 32S / 16D Hard Linz, Austria TipsArena Linz SRB Ana Ivanovic CZE Renata Voráčová / CZE Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová The 2010 Generali Ladies Linz was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 24th edition of the Generali Ladies Linz, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour. It was held at the TipsArena Linz in Linz, Austria, from 9 October until 17 October 2010. Seventh-seeded Ana Ivanovic won the singles title. World No. 1 Serena Williams was due to make her comeback from foot surgery at this tournament,https://archive.today/20130411110436/http://sports.ndtv.com/tennis/news/item/155881-serena-williams-makes-comeback-at-linz-event Serena Williams makes comeback at Linz event Tennis - News NDTVSports.com but she withdrew after reaggregating the injury at training.News | WTA Tennis English Her original wildcard slot was therefore given to Ana Ivanovic. Agnieszka Radwańska also withdrew from the tournament due to a stress fracture in her foot.Stress fracture ends Radwanska's season - Yahoo! Eurosport Ivanovic won the title, defeating Patty Schnyder in the championship match which lasted 47 minutes; it was the shortest championship match of the season. The victory also ended a two-year title drought, and raised her ranking up from world No. 36 to world No. 26.Ivanovic ends title drought in Linz - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Finals Singles 2010 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles SRB Ana Ivanovic defeated SUI Patty Schnyder, 6–1, 6–2 It was Ivanovic's first title of the year, her first in two years, and the ninth of her career. Doubles 2010 Generali Ladies Linz – Doubles CZE Renata Voráčová / CZE Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová defeated CZE Květa Peschke / SLO Katarina Srebotnik, 7–5, 7–6(6) WTA players Seeds Country Player Rank1 Seed USA Serena Williams11SVK Daniela Hantuchová292UKR Alona Bondarenko313SVK Dominika Cibulková334CZE Petra Kvitová345GER Andrea Petkovic356SRBAna Ivanovic367CZE Klára Zakopalová388ITA Sara Errani409 Seeds are based on the rankings of October 4, 2010. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: AUT Sybille Bammer SRB Ana Ivanovic1 AUT Yvonne Meusburger USA Serena Williams 1 Ana Ivanovic received the wildcard originally allocated to Serena Williams after the latter withdrew from the tournament due to ongoing foot surgery.BBC Sport - Tennis - Injured Serena Williams set to miss rest of the year The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: GRE Eleni Daniilidou SLO Polona Hercog KAZ Sesil Karatantcheva CZE Renata Voráčová The following player received entry as a lucky loser into the singles main draw: ROU Sorana Cîrstea Withdrawals USA Serena Williams POL Agnieszka Radwańska References External links Official website WTA tournament draws Generali Ladies Linz 2010 Generali Ladies Linz Generali Ladies Linz Generali