The 2008 Challenge Bell was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 16th edition of the Challenge Bell, and was part of the Tier III tournaments of the 2008 WTA Tour. It was held at the PEPS de l'Université Laval in Quebec City, Canada, from October 27 through November 2, 2008. First-seeded Nadia Petrova won the singles title.
Finals Singles
Nadia Petrova defeated Bethanie Mattek, 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 It was Petrova's 2nd and last singles title of the year and the 9th of her career.
Doubles
Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Vania King defeated Jill Craybas / Tamarine Tanasugarn, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Entrants Seeds CountryPlayerRank1SeedNadia Petrova131 Flavia Pennetta142 Sybille Bammer 263 Tamarine Tanasugarn 364 Aleksandra Wozniak 375 Bethanie Mattek436Olga Govortsova467 Sofia Arvidsson548 Sabine Lisicki569 1 Rankings are as of October 13, 2008
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw Sharon Fichman Marie-Ève Pelletier Valérie Tétreault
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Carly Gullickson Varvara Lepchenko Rebecca Marino Maria Mokh
The following player received entry as a lucky loser: Angela Haynes
Withdrawals Before the tournament Flavia Pennetta (personal reasons)
References
External links Official website WTA tournament draws