2008 Challenge Bell

The 2008 Challenge Bell was a 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.

2008 Challenge Bell
DateOctober 27 – November 2
Edition16th
CategoryWTA Tier III
Draw32S (32Q) / 16D (0Q)
Prize moneyUS$175,000
SurfaceCarpet – indoors
LocationQuebec City, Canada
VenuePEPS de l'Université Laval
Champions
Singles
Nadia Petrova
Doubles
Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Vania King

Entrants

Seeds
Country Player Rank1 Seed
 RUS Nadia Petrova 13 1
 ITA Flavia Pennetta 14 2
 AUT Sybille Bammer 26 3
 THA Tamarine Tanasugarn 36 4
 CAN Aleksandra Wozniak 37 5
 USA Bethanie Mattek 43 6
 BLR Olga Govortsova 46 7
 SWE Sofia Arvidsson 54 8
 GER Sabine Lisicki 56 9
  • 1 Rankings are as of October 13, 2008

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

Withdrawals
Before the tournament

Champions

Singles
Main article: 2008 Challenge Bell – Singles

Nadia Petrova def. Bethanie Mattek, 4–6, 6–4, 6–1

Doubles
Main article: 2008 Challenge Bell – Doubles

Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Vania King def. Jill Craybas / Tamarine Tanasugarn, 7–6(7–3), 6–4

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