sloane stephens enters the Upper Austria Ladies Linz as a wildcard with a 4-6 2026 record. Tatjana Maria is ranked No. 60 and has a 2-10 2026 record. The tournament draw released yesterday confirmed the two will meet in the first round at the WTA 500 event on Apr. 6, 2026.
Upper Austria Ladies Linz Match
Tatjana Maria and Sloane Stephens are confirmed by the tournament draw released yesterday to play a first-round match at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz WTA 500. The match is scheduled for Apr. 6, 2026 on indoor clay, confirmed by the draw. Match records confirm Stephens holds a 2-1 head-to-head edge over Maria.
Sloane Stephens 2026 Form
Sloane Stephens is confirmed by the source as a wildcard entrant ranked No. 552 entering Linz with a 4-6 year-to-date record in 2026. Stephens' recent form is further confirmed by a straight-sets loss to Renata Zarazua in Charleston, as reported in match results. Stephens stands to gain a WTA 500 first-round victory and to improve a 4-6 start to the season.
Tatjana Maria 2026 Record
Tatjana Maria is confirmed by the source as No. 60 with a 2-10 2026 record and as a veteran player who won in Miami in 2019. Maria stands to recover momentum with a first-round win at Linz; the draw release confirms she will face Stephens on indoor clay, a surface noted in the source for suiting Maria's slice-heavy game.
The draw released yesterday confirmed the matchup but did not specify a start time or court assignment; those details are unknown. For directly affected readers, the next confirmed event is the first-round match on Apr. 6, 2026, and officials will publish the order of play and court allocations separately when available.
