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2009 Challenge Bell
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2009 Challenge Bell September 14–20 17th WTA International 32S (32Q) / 16D (0Q) 220,000 yes Carpet – indoors Quebec City, Canada PEPS de l'Université Laval HUN Melinda Czink USA Vania King / CZE Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Tournoi de Québec
The 2009 Challenge Bell was a women's 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. Fifth-seeded Melinda Czink won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
2009 Challenge Bell – Singles
HUN Melinda Czink defeated CZE Lucie Šafářová, 4–6, 6–3, 7–5
It was Czink's only singles title of her career.
Doubles
2009 Challenge Bell – Doubles
USA Vania King / CZE Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová defeated SWE Sofia Arvidsson / FRA Séverine Brémond Beltrame, 6–1, 6–3
Entrants
Seeds
CountryPlayerRank1SeedRUSNadia Petrova131GER Sabine Lisicki252CAN Aleksandra Wozniak 393CZE Lucie Šafářová 484HUN Melinda Czink 515USA Jill Craybas756USAVarvara Lepchenko847GER Julia Görges928
1 Rankings are as of August 31, 2009
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw
CAN Heidi El Tabakh
CAN Rebecca Marino
USA Bethanie Mattek-Sands
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
USA Mallory Cecil
USA Lilia Osterloh
SUI Amra Sadiković
GEO Anna Tatishvili
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
RUS Olga Puchkova
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
GER Sabine Lisicki (ankle injury)
External links
Official website
WTA tournament draws
ITF tournament edition details
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Category:Tournoi de Québec
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