The Tournoi de Québec 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 event had several sponsors and the tournament name changed accordingly. The tournament was known as Challenge Bell from the first edition to 2013,[ 3] and was later sponsored by Coupe Banque Nationale and called the National Bank Cup .
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
1993
France Nathalie Tauziat
Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva
6–4, 6–1
1994
Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva
Netherlands Brenda Schultz
6–3, 6–3
1995
Netherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Belgium Dominique Monami
7–6(7–5) , 6–2
1996
United States Lisa Raymond
Belgium Els Callens
6–4, 6–4
1997
Netherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (2)
Belgium Dominique Van Roost
6–4, 6–7(4–7) , 7–5
1998
United States Tara Snyder
United States Chanda Rubin
4–6, 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
1999
United States Jennifer Capriati
United States Chanda Rubin
4–6, 6–1, 6–2
2000
United States Chanda Rubin
United States Jennifer Capriati
6–4, 6–2
2001
United States Meghann Shaughnessy
Croatia Iva Majoli
6–1, 6–3
2002
Russia Elena Bovina
Switzerland Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian
6–3, 6–4
2003
Russia Maria Sharapova
Venezuela Milagros Sequera
6–2, retired
2004
Slovakia Martina Suchá
United States Abigail Spears
7–5, 3–6, 6–2
2005
United States Amy Frazier
Sweden Sofia Arvidsson
6–1, 7–5
2006
France Marion Bartoli
Russia Olga Puchkova
6–0, 6–0
2007
United States Lindsay Davenport
Ukraine Julia Vakulenko
6–4, 6–1
2008
Russia Nadia Petrova
United States Bethanie Mattek
4–6, 6–4, 6–1
2009
Hungary Melinda Czink
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
4–6, 6–3, 7–5
2010
Austria Tamira Paszek
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
7–6(8–6) , 2–6, 7–5
2011
Czech Republic Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
New Zealand Marina Erakovic
4–6, 6–1, 6–0
2012
Belgium Kirsten Flipkens
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
6–1, 7–5
2013
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
New Zealand Marina Erakovic
6–4, 6–3
2014
Croatia Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
United States Venus Williams
6–4, 6–3
2015
Germany Annika Beck
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko
6–2, 6–2
2016
France Océane Dodin
United States Lauren Davis
6–4, 6–3
2017
Belgium Alison Van Uytvanck
Hungary Tímea Babos
5–7, 6–4, 6–1
2018
France Pauline Parmentier
United States Jessica Pegula
7–5, 6–2
Doubles
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
1993
United States Katrina Adams Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva France Nathalie Tauziat
6–4, 6–4
1994
South Africa Elna Reinach France Nathalie Tauziat
United States Linda Harvey-Wild United States Chanda Rubin
6–4, 6–3
1995
United States Nicole Arendt Netherlands Manon Bollegraf (2)
United States Lisa Raymond Australia Rennae Stubbs
7–6(8–6) , 4–6, 6–2
1996
United States Debbie Graham Netherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
United States Amy Frazier United States Kimberly Po
6–1, 6–4
1997
United States Lisa Raymond Australia Rennae Stubbs
France Alexandra Fusai France Nathalie Tauziat
6–4, 5–7, 7–5
1998
United States Lori McNeil United States Kimberly Po
United States Chanda Rubin France Sandrine Testud
6–7(3–7) , 7–5, 6–4
1999
United States Amy Frazier United States Katie Schlukebir
Zimbabwe Cara Black United States Debbie Graham
6–2, 6–3
2000
Australia Nicole Pratt United States Meghann Shaughnessy
Belgium Els Callens United States Kimberly Po
6–3, 6–4
2001
United States Samantha Reeves Italy Adriana Serra Zanetti
Czech Republic Klára Koukalová Czech Republic Alena Vašková
7–5, 4–6, 6–3
2002
United States Samantha Reeves (2) South Africa Jessica Steck
Argentina María Emilia Salerni Colombia Fabiola Zuluaga
4–6, 6–3, 7–5
2003
China Li Ting China Sun Tiantian
Belgium Els Callens United States Meilen Tu
6–3, 6–3
2004
United States Carly Gullickson Argentina María Emilia Salerni
Belgium Els Callens Australia Samantha Stosur
7–5, 7–5
2005
Russia Anastasia Rodionova Russia Elena Vesnina
Latvia Līga Dekmeijere United States Ashley Harkleroad
6–7(4–7) , 6–4, 6–2
2006
United States Carly Gullickson United States Laura Granville
United States Jill Craybas Russia Alina Jidkova
6–3, 6–4
2007
United States Christina Fusano United States Raquel Kops-Jones
Canada Stéphanie Dubois Czech Republic Renata Voráčová
6–2, 7–6(8–6)
2008
Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld United States Vania King
United States Jill Craybas Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn
7–6(7–3) , 6–4
2009
United States Vania King (2) Czech Republic Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Sweden Sofia Arvidsson France Séverine Brémond Beltrame
6–1, 6–3
2010
Sweden Sofia Arvidsson Sweden Johanna Larsson
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands Czech Republic Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
6–1, 2–6, [10–6]
2011
United States Raquel Kops-Jones (2) United States Abigail Spears
United States Jamie Hampton Georgia (country) Anna Tatishvili
6–1, 3–6, [10–6]
2012
Germany Tatjana Malek France Kristina Mladenovic
Poland Alicja Rosolska United Kingdom Heather Watson
7–6(7–5) , 6–7(6–8) , [10–7]
2013
Russia Alla Kudryavtseva Australia Anastasia Rodionova
Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
6–4, 6–3
2014
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Croatia Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
Germany Julia Görges Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
6–3, 7–6(10–8)
2015
Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková Belgium An-Sophie Mestach
Argentina María Irigoyen Poland Paula Kania
4–6, 6–3, [12–10]
2016
Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká (2)
Russia Alla Kudryavtseva Russia Alexandra Panova
7–6(7–2) , 7–6(7–2)
2017
Hungary Tímea Babos Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková (2)
Canada Bianca Andreescu Canada Carson Branstine
6–3, 6–1
2018
United States Asia Muhammad United States Maria Sanchez
Croatia Darija Jurak Switzerland Xenia Knoll
6–4, 6–3
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