Date farce: Amstetten tournament at the same time as the Kitzbühel event

The world association (ITF) and the Association of Professional Female Tennis Players (WTA) gets in the way for the first time. The next tournament of the Austrian women’s national team, the Billie-Jean-King-Cup-Team, takes place at the same time as that WTA tournament in Linzthe largest women’s tournament in Austria (from April 5th). This is known.

This means that captain Marion Maruska relies on her best players Julia Grabher, Sinja Kraus and Lilli Tagger must do without, they will be at Upper Austria Ladies play for prize money and points for the world rankings. This also applies to naturalized people Anastasia Potapovawho is currently not eligible to play for the Austrian team.

Now there was the next excitement. Because at exactly the time when the emerging Amstetten ITF tournament Should take place (July), there will be a new WTA125 tournament in Kitzbühel. This was said from several sources. In Kitzbühel, where the new, outstanding spectacle will soon be presented, there was resistance. The date is different and will be announced soon.

As a reminder: Last year there was the dream final between Sinja Kraus and Lilli Tagger in Amstetten. 700 fans witnessed a major tennis attraction, which was also… Austrian Tennis Association contributed. A tournament series with Amstetten, Kitzbühel and a few weeks later in Vienna would be an ideal solution for Austria’s women’s tennis.

By Editor