2012 Challenge Bell
| 2012 Challenge Bell | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 11–17 |
| Edition | 20th |
| Category | WTA International |
| Draw | 32S (32Q) / 16D (0Q) |
| Prize money | US$220,000 |
| Surface | Carpet – indoors |
| Location | Quebec City, Canada |
| Venue | PEPS de l'Université Laval |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Kirsten Flipkens | |
| Doubles | |
 Tatjana Malek /  Kristina Mladenovic | |
The 2012 Challenge Bell was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 20th edition of the Challenge Bell, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place at the PEPS de l'Université Laval in Quebec City, Canada, from September 11 through September 17, 2012.
Finals
[edit | edit source]Singles
[edit | edit source] Kirsten Flipkens defeated 
Lucie Hradecká, 6–1, 7–5
Doubles
[edit | edit source] Tatjana Malek / Kristina Mladenovic defeated 
Alicja Rosolska / United Kingdom Heather Watson, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(6–8), [10–7]
Points and prize money
[edit | edit source]Point distribution
[edit | edit source]| 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
[edit | edit source]| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32* | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles[1][2] | $37,000 | $19,000 | $10,200 | $5,340 | $2,950 | $1,725 | $860 | $460 | $265 |
| Doubles[3] | $11,000 | $5,750 | $3,100 | $1,650 | $860 | — | — | — | — |
| Doubles prize money per team | |||||||||
^* Qualifiers prize money is also the round of 32 prize money
Singles main draw entrants
[edit | edit source]Seeds
[edit | edit source]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Slovakia.svg SVK | Dominika Cibulková | 14 | 1 |
| BEL
|
Yanina Wickmayer | 29 | 2 |
| GER
|
Mona Barthel | 35 | 3 |
 CAN
|
Aleksandra Wozniak | 48 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg SUI | Romina Oprandi | 56 | 5 |
| CZE
|
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | 60 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Croatia.svg CRO | Petra Martić | 64 | 7 |
| CZE
|
Lucie Hradecká | 69 | 8 |
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- 1 Rankings are as of August 27, 2012
Other entrants
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]- Before the tournament
- Sweden Sofia Arvidsson
- New Zealand Marina Erakovic
- Italy Camila Giorgi (illness)
Christina McHale (illness)- Virginie Razzano
Retirements
[edit | edit source]- Georgia (country) Anna Tatishvili (low back injury)
- Aleksandra Wozniak (right shoulder injury)
Doubles main draw entrants
[edit | edit source]Seeds
[edit | edit source]| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POL
|
Alicja Rosolska | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg GBR | Heather Watson | 120 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Latvia.svg LAT | Līga Dekmeijere | File:Flag of Croatia.svg CRO | Petra Martić | 125 | 2 |
| GER
|
Tatjana Malek | FRA
|
Kristina Mladenovic | 151 | 3 |
| USA
|
Lindsay Lee-Waters | USA
|
Megan Moulton-Levy | 175 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of August 27, 2012
Other entrants
[edit | edit source]The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
References
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