2013 Challenge Bell

2013 Challenge Bell
Date	September 9–15
Edition	21st
Category	WTA International
Draw	32S (32Q) / 16D (0Q)
Prize money	US$235,000
Surface	Carpet – indoors
Location	Quebec City, Canada
Venue	PEPS de l'Université Laval
Champions
Singles
Lucie Šafářová
Doubles
Alla Kudryavtseva / Anastasia Rodionova

The 2013 Challenge Bell was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 21st edition of the Challenge Bell, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2013 WTA Tour. It took place at the PEPS de l'Université Laval in Quebec City, Canada, from September 9 through September 15, 2013.

Finals

Singles

Main article: 2013 Challenge Bell – Singles

Lucie Šafářová defeated Marina Erakovic, 6–4, 6–3

Doubles

Main article: 2013 Challenge Bell – Doubles

Alla Kudryavtseva / Anastasia Rodionova defeated Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká, 6–4, 6–3

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q	Q3	Q2	Q1
Singles[1][2]	280	200	130	70	30	1	16	10	6	1
Doubles[3]					1	—	—	—	—	—

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32^*	Q3	Q2	Q1
Singles[1][2]	$40,000	$20,000	$10,425	$5,500	$3,100	$1,800	$950	$700	$500
Doubles[3]	$11,500	$6,000	$3,200	$1,700	$900	—	—	—	—
Doubles prize money per team

^* Qualifiers prize money is also the round of 32 prize money

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank^1	Seed
BEL	Kirsten Flipkens	14	1
FRA	Kristina Mladenovic	36	2
CZE	Lucie Šafářová	41	3
USA	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	53	4
CAN	Eugenie Bouchard	59	5
NZL	Marina Erakovic	68	6
USA	Lauren Davis	70	7
FRA	Caroline Garcia	75	8

• ¹ Rankings are as of August 26, 2013

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Stéphanie Dubois
• Lucie Šafářová
• Aleksandra Wozniak^[4]

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Julie Coin
• Sesil Karatantcheva
• Melanie Oudin
• Amra Sadiković

Retirements

• Petra Martić (gastrointestinal illness)
• Bethanie Mattek-Sands (right knee injury)

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank^1	Seed
CZE	Andrea Hlaváčková	CZE	Lucie Hradecká	19	1
RUS	Alla Kudryavtseva	AUS	Anastasia Rodionova	93	2
CRO	Darija Jurak	CRO	Petra Martić	111	3
COL	Catalina Castaño	CRO	Mirjana Lučić-Baroni	132	4

• ¹ Rankings are as of August 26, 2013

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Françoise Abanda / Carol Zhao
• Sofia Arvidsson / Stéphanie Dubois

The following pair received entry as alternates:

• Chieh-yu Hsu / Nicole Melichar

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Eugenie Bouchard (right thigh injury)

References

1. "Singles main draw" (PDF). WTATennis.com. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
2. "Singles qualifying draw" (PDF). WTATennis.com. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
3. "Doubles main draw" (PDF). WTATennis.com. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
4. "Retour rassurant d'Aleksandra Wozniak". LaPresse.ca. Retrieved August 21, 2013.

External links

• Official website