- Bell Challenge
Infobox WTA Tennis Tournament
Name = Bell Challenge
Current =
Logo_size = 150px
City =Quebec City
Country = CAN
Venue = PEPS de l'Université Laval
Tier = Tier III
Surface = Hard / Indoors
Draw = 32M/32Q/16D
Prize_Money = $175,000
Web_site = [http://www.challengebell.com/ challengebell.com]
Notes =The Bell Challenge is a WTA Tour Tier III
tennis tournament held inQuebec City ,Canada since1993 . The tournament is played on indoor hardcourts.In 1997, Dutchwoman
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy defeated BelgianDominique Van Roost 6-4, 6-7(4), 7-5, and the following year, AmericanTara Snyder won her first WTA Tour title with a hard fought 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(6) victory over fellow American and former top 10 playerChanda Rubin . Snyder saved two match points during the match. In 2006, top-seed and 2007 Wimbledon finalistMarion Bartoli ofFrance defeated RussianOlga Poutchkova 6-0, 6-0, the firstdouble bagel in a WTA Tour final for 13 years.Players who have won the event and gone on to win Grand Slam titles include 1999 champion
Jennifer Capriati and 2003 championMaria Sharapova , who both went on to become World No. 1.American
Lindsay Davenport , a three-time Grand Slam champion, won the event in 2007, in only her third event after returning to the tour after giving birth to her son.Past finals
ingles
Doubles
ee also
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List of tennis tournaments External links
* [http://www.challengebell.com Official website]
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