Tennis tournament
The 2018 Upper Austria Ladies Linz was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 32nd edition of the Linz Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments-category of the 2018 WTA Tour. It was held at the TipsArena Linz in Linz, Austria, from 8 to 14 October 2018.[1]
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event
|
W
|
F
|
SF
|
QF
|
Round of 16
|
Round of 32
|
Q
|
Q2
|
Q1
|
| Singles
|
280
|
180
|
110
|
60
|
30
|
1
|
18
|
12
|
1
|
| Doubles
|
1
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Prize money
| Event
|
W
|
F
|
SF
|
QF
|
Round of 16
|
Round of 321
|
Q2
|
Q1
|
| Singles
|
$43,000
|
$21,400
|
$11,500
|
$6,200
|
$3,420
|
$2,220
|
$1,285
|
$750
|
| Doubles *
|
$12,300
|
$6,400
|
$3,435
|
$1,820
|
$960
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team
Singles entrants
Seeds
- Rankings as of October 1, 2018
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry through a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Retirements
Doubles entrants
Seeds
- 1 Rankings as of October 1, 2018
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Camila Giorgi
Kirsten Flipkens / 
Johanna Larsson
