title: 2011 Generali Ladies Linz
text: # 2011 Generali Ladies Linz
  
  The 2011 Generali Ladies Linz was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 25th edition of the Generali Ladies Linz, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour. It was held at the TipsArena Linz in Linz, Austria, from October 10 through October 16, 2011.
  
  ## Champions
  
  ### Singles
  
  Petra Kvitová defeated Dominika Cibulková, 6–4, 6–1
  
  * It was Kvitová's fifth title of the year, and the sixth of her career.
  
  ### Doubles
  
  Marina Erakovic / Elena Vesnina defeated Julia Görges / Anna-Lena Grönefeld, 7–5, 6–1
  
  ## Players
  
  ### Seeds
  
  | Country | Player | $Rank^1$ | Seed |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | CZE | Petra Kvitová | 5 | 1 |
  | GER | Andrea Petkovic | 11 | 2 |
  | SRB | Jelena Janković | 13 | 3 |
  | RUS | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 16 | 4 |
  | GER | Sabine Lisicki | 17 | 5 |
  | GER | Julia Görges | 19 | 6 |
  | SVK | Dominika Cibulková | 22 | 7 |
  | SVK | Daniela Hantuchová | 25 | 8 |
  | ITA | Flavia Pennetta | 26 | 9 |
  
  * Seeds are based on the rankings of October 3, 2011.
  
  ### Other entrants
  
  The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
  
  * Jelena Janković
  * Petra Kvitová
  * Patricia Mayr-Achleitner
  
  The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
  
  * Sorana Cîrstea
  * Vitalia Diatchenko
  * Stéphanie Foretz Gacon
  * Petra Martić
  
  The following players received entry from a lucky loser spot:
  
  * Anne Keothavong
  * Evgeniya Rodina
  * Anastasia Rodionova
  
  ### Withdrawals
  
  The following players withdrew from the tournament:
  
  * Andrea Petkovic (right knee injury)
  * Nadia Petrova (left thigh strain)
  * Gisela Dulko (lower back injury)
  