Bell Challenge

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Bell Challenge

Sony Ericsson WTA Tour
Location	Quebec City Canada
Venue	PEPS de l'Université Laval
Category	Tier III
Surface	Hard / Indoors
Draw	32M/32Q/16D
Prize Money	$175,000
Website	challengebell.com

The Bell Challenge is a WTA Tour Tier III tennis tournament held in Quebec City, Canada since 1993. The tournament is played on indoor hardcourts.

In 1997, Dutchwoman Brenda Schultz-McCarthy defeated Belgian Dominique Van Roost 6-4, 6-7(4), 7-5, and the following year, American Tara 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 player Chanda Rubin. Snyder saved two match points during the match. In 2006, top-seed and 2007 Wimbledon finalist Marion Bartoli of France defeated Russian Olga Poutchkova 6-0, 6-0, the first double 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 champion Maria 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.

1 Past finals
- 1.1 Singles
- 1.2 Doubles
2 See also
3 External links

[edit] Past finals

[edit] Singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1993	Nathalie Tauziat	Katerina Maleeva	6-4, 6-1
1994	Katerina Maleeva	Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	6-3, 6-3
1995	Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	Dominique Van Roost	7-6, 6-2
1996	Lisa Raymond	Els Callens	6-4, 6-4
1997	Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	Dominique Van Roost	6-4, 6-7(4), 7-5
1998	Tara Snyder	Chanda Rubin	4-6, 6-4, 7-6(6)
1999	Jennifer Capriati	Chanda Rubin	4-6, 6-1, 6-2
2000	Chanda Rubin	Jennifer Capriati	6-4, 6-2
2001	Meghann Shaughnessy	Iva Majoli	6-1, 6-3
2002	Elena Bovina	Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian	6-3, 6-4
2003	Maria Sharapova	Milagros Sequera	6-2, retired
2004	Martina Suchá	Abigail Spears	7-5, 3-6, 6-2
2005	Amy Frazier	Sofia Arvidsson	6-1, 7-5
2006	Marion Bartoli	Olga Poutchkova	6-0, 6-0
2007	Lindsay Davenport	Julia Vakulenko	6-4, 6-1

[edit] Doubles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1993	Katrina Adams Manon Bollegraf	Katerina Maleeva Nathalie Tauziat	6-4, 6-4
1994	Elna Reinach Nathalie Tauziat	Chanda Rubin Linda Wild	6-4, 6-3
1995	Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	7-6, 4-6, 6-2
1996	Debbie Graham Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	Amy Frazier Kimberly Po	6-1, 6-4
1997	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat	6-4, 5-7, 7-5
1998	Lori McNeil Kimberly Po	Chanda Rubin Sandrine Testud	6-7, 7-5, 6-4
1999	Amy Frazier Katie Schlukebir	Cara Black Debbie Graham	6-2, 6-3
2000	Nicole Pratt Meghann Shaughnessy	Els Callens Kimberly Po	6-3, 6-4
2001	Samantha Reeves Adriana Serra Zanetti	Klára Zakopalová Alena Vašková	7-5, 4-6, 6-3
2002	Samantha Reeves Jessica Steck	Maria Emilia Salerni Fabiola Zuluaga	4-6, 6-3, 7-5
2003	Li Ting Sun Tiantian	Els Callens Meilen Tu	6-3, 6-3
2004	Carly Gullickson María Emilia Salerni	Els Callens Samantha Stosur	7-5, 7-5
2005	Anastassia Rodionova Elena Vesnina	Liga Dekmeijere Ashley Harkleroad	6-7(4), 6-4, 6-2
2006	Carly Gullickson Laura Granville	Jill Craybas Alina Jidkova	6-3, 6-4
2007	Christina Fusano Raquel Kops-Jones	Stéphanie Dubois Renata Voracova	6-3, 7-6(6)