2009 Challenge Bell
Appearance
2009 Challenge Bell | |
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Date | September 14 – September 20 |
Edition | 17th |
Category | WTA International |
Draw | 32S (32Q) / 16D (0Q) |
Prize money | $220,000 |
Surface | Carpet / Indoor |
Location | Quebec City, Canada |
Venue | PEPS de l'Université Laval |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Melinda Czink | |
Doubles | |
Vania King / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová |
The 2009 Challenge Bell was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 17th edition of the Challenge Bell, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2009 WTA Tour. It was held at the PEPS de l'Université Laval in Quebec City, Canada, from September 14 through September 20, 2009.
Entrants
Seeds
Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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RUS | Nadia Petrova | 13 | 1 |
CAN | Aleksandra Wozniak | 39 | 3 |
CZE | Lucie Šafářová | 48 | 4 |
HUN | Melinda Czink | 51 | 5 |
USA | Jill Craybas | 75 | 6 |
USA | Varvara Lepchenko | 84 | 7 |
GER | Julia Görges | 92 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of August 31, 2009
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Mallory Cecil
- Lilia Osterloh
- Amra Sadiković
- Anna Tatishvili
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Sabine Lisicki (ankle injury)
Champions
Singles
Melinda Czink def. Lucie Šafářová, 4–6, 6–3, 7–5
- It was Czink's only title of the year and the 1st of her career.
Doubles
Vania King / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová def. Sofia Arvidsson / Séverine Brémond Beltrame, 6–1, 6–3
- It was King's 2nd title of the year and the 8th of her career. It was Záhlavová-Strýcová's 1st title of the year and the 4th of her career.