Andreeva Leads Final Four at Linz as Semifinals Set

A qualifier’s surge plus big-name upsets reshape the indoor clay draw.

Overview

Upper Austria Ladies Linz has reached the semifinals with Mirra Andreeva facing Elena‑Gabriela Ruse and Donna Vekic meeting Anastasia Potapova.
Andreeva, the top seed, is two wins from a second title of 2026 after straight‑sets victories over Sloane Stephens and Sorana Cirstea.
Vekic advanced from qualifying with wins over Carole Monnet, Iryna Shymanovich, Katie Volynets, and Karolina Pliskova, plus a walkover from Anhelina Kalinina.
Potapova enters the last four as a former Linz champion from 2023 who has made repeated late runs at this event.
The draw shifted with major upsets as Pliskova routed No. 2 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova 6–1, 6–3 and home wild card Lilli Tagger edged No. 3 Liudmila Samsonova to reach her first WTA clay quarterfinal.