Tournoi de Québec

The Tournoi de Québec (sponsored as Coupe Banque Nationale or known as National Bank Cup in English-language media), was a WTA Tour International level tennis tournament held in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Held from 1993 to 2018,[1] the tournament was the last women's professional tennis tournament still played on indoor carpet courts.[2] It was held at the PEPS stadium. The tournament was known as Challenge Bell from the first edition to 2013.[3]

Tournoi de Québec
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1993
Abolished2018
Editions26
LocationQuebec City, Quebec
Canada
VenuePEPS de l'Université Laval
CategoryWTA Tier III
1993–2008
WTA International
2009–2018
SurfaceCarpet – indoors

In 1997, Dutchwoman Brenda Schultz-McCarthy defeated Belgian Dominique Van Roost to win her second title in Quebec City (also won in 1995 and finalist in 1994), the only woman in the history of the tournament to do so. The following year, American Tara Snyder won her first WTA Tour title with a hard fought victory over fellow American and former top 10 player Chanda Rubin (Rubin was also runner-up in 1999 and won the tournament in 2000), as she saved two match points during the match. In 2006, top-seed and future Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli of France defeated Russian Olga Puchkova 6–0, 6–0, the first double bagel in a WTA Tour final for 13 years.

Other players who have won the event and gone on to win Grand Slam titles include 1999 champion Jennifer Capriati, 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. The last edition of the tournament was held in 2018.

Past finals

Singles
Year Champions Runners-up Score
2018 Pauline Parmentier Jessica Pegula7–5, 6–2
2017 Alison Van Uytvanck Tímea Babos5–7, 6–4, 6–1
2016 Océane Dodin Lauren Davis6–4, 6–3
2015 Annika Beck Jeļena Ostapenko6–2, 6–2
2014 Mirjana Lučić-Baroni Venus Williams6–4, 6–3
2013 Lucie Šafářová Marina Erakovic6–4, 6–3
2012 Kirsten Flipkens Lucie Hradecká6–1, 7–5
2011 Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Marina Erakovic4–6, 6–1, 6–0
2010 Tamira Paszek Bethanie Mattek-Sands7–6(8–6), 2–6, 7–5
2009 Melinda Czink Lucie Šafářová4–6, 6–3, 7–5
2008 Nadia Petrova Bethanie Mattek4–6, 6–4, 6–1
2007 Lindsay Davenport Julia Vakulenko6–4, 6–1
2006 Marion Bartoli Olga Puchkova6–0, 6–0
2005 Amy Frazier Sofia Arvidsson6–1, 7–5
2004 Martina Suchá Abigail Spears7–5, 3–6, 6–2
2003 Maria Sharapova Milagros Sequera6–2, retired
2002 Elena Bovina Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian6–3, 6–4
2001 Meghann Shaughnessy Iva Majoli6–1, 6–3
2000 Chanda Rubin Jennifer Capriati6–4, 6–2
1999 Jennifer Capriati Chanda Rubin4–6, 6–1, 6–2
1998 Tara Snyder Chanda Rubin4–6, 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
1997 Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (2) Dominique Van Roost6–4, 6–7(4–7), 7–5
1996 Lisa Raymond Els Callens6–4, 6–4
1995 Brenda Schultz-McCarthy Dominique Monami7–6(7–5), 6–2
1994 Katerina Maleeva Brenda Schultz6–3, 6–3
1993 Nathalie Tauziat Katerina Maleeva6–4, 6–1

Doubles
Year Champions Runners-up Score
2018 Asia Muhammad
Maria Sanchez		 Darija Jurak
Xenia Knoll		6–4, 6–3
2017 Tímea Babos
Andrea Hlaváčková (2)		 Bianca Andreescu
Carson Branstine		6–3, 6–1
2016 Andrea Hlaváčková
Lucie Hradecká (2)		 Alla Kudryavtseva
Alexandra Panova		7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–2)
2015 Barbora Krejčíková
An-Sophie Mestach		 María Irigoyen
Paula Kania		4–6, 6–3, [12–10]
2014 Lucie Hradecká
Mirjana Lučić-Baroni		 Julia Görges
Andrea Hlaváčková		6–3, 7–6(10–8)
2013 Alla Kudryavtseva
Anastasia Rodionova		 Andrea Hlaváčková
Lucie Hradecká		6–4, 6–3
2012 Tatjana Malek
Kristina Mladenovic		 Alicja Rosolska
Heather Watson		7–6(7–5), 6–7(6–8), [10–7]
2011 Raquel Kops-Jones (2)
Abigail Spears		 Jamie Hampton
Anna Tatishvili		6–1, 3–6, [10–6]
2010 Sofia Arvidsson
Johanna Larsson		 Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová		6–1, 2–6, [10–6]
2009 Vania King (2)
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová		 Sofia Arvidsson
Séverine Brémond Beltrame		6–1, 6–3
2008 Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Vania King		 Jill Craybas
Tamarine Tanasugarn		7–6(7–3), 6–4
2007 Christina Fusano
Raquel Kops-Jones		 Stéphanie Dubois
Renata Voráčová		6–2, 7–6(8–6)
2006 Carly Gullickson
Laura Granville		 Jill Craybas
Alina Jidkova		6–3, 6–4
2005 Anastasia Rodionova
Elena Vesnina		 Līga Dekmeijere
Ashley Harkleroad		6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–2
2004 Carly Gullickson
María Emilia Salerni		 Els Callens
Samantha Stosur		7–5, 7–5
2003 Li Ting
Sun Tiantian		 Els Callens
Meilen Tu		6–3, 6–3
2002 Samantha Reeves (2)
Jessica Steck		 María Emilia Salerni
Fabiola Zuluaga		4–6, 6–3, 7–5
2001 Samantha Reeves
Adriana Serra Zanetti		 Klára Koukalová
Alena Vašková		7–5, 4–6, 6–3
2000 Nicole Pratt
Meghann Shaughnessy		 Els Callens
Kimberly Po		6–3, 6–4
1999 Amy Frazier
Katie Schlukebir		 Cara Black
Debbie Graham		6–2, 6–3
1998 Lori McNeil
Kimberly Po		 Chanda Rubin
Sandrine Testud		6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–4
1997 Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs		 Alexandra Fusai
Nathalie Tauziat		6–4, 5–7, 7–5
1996 Debbie Graham
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy		 Amy Frazier
Kimberly Po		6–1, 6–4
1995 Nicole Arendt
Manon Bollegraf (2)		 Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs		7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–2
1994 Elna Reinach
Nathalie Tauziat		 Linda Harvey-Wild
Chanda Rubin		6–4, 6–3
1993 Katrina Adams
Manon Bollegraf		 Katerina Maleeva
Nathalie Tauziat		6–4, 6–4

References
  1. "Fin de la Coupe Banque Nationale: une bonne nouvelle" (in French). tvsports.ca. May 28, 2018. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  2. "Tennis Canada preview: Bell Challenge - Quebec City". TennisCanada.com. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  3. "La Coupe Banque Nationale se substitue au Challenge Bell". La Presse. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
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