2008 Challenge Bell

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.^[2]

2008 Challenge Bell
Date	October 27 – November 2
Edition	16th
Category	WTA Tier III
Draw	32S (32Q) / 16D (0Q)
Prize money	US$175,000[1]
Surface	Carpet – indoors[2]
Location	Quebec City, Canada
Venue	PEPS de l'Université Laval
Champions
Singles
Nadia Petrova
Doubles
Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Vania King

Finals

Singles

Main article: 2008 Challenge Bell – 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

Main article: 2008 Challenge Bell – Doubles

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

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

• 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)