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]
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
|
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2018 |
Pauline Parmentier |
Jessica Pegula |
7-5, 6-2
|
2017 |
Alison Van Uytvanck |
Tímea Babos |
5-7, 6-4, 6-1
|
2016 |
Océane Dodin |
Lauren Davis |
6-4, 6-3
|
2015 |
Annika Beck |
Je?ena Ostapenko |
6-2, 6-2
|
2014 |
Mirjana Lu?i?-Baroni |
Venus Williams |
6-4, 6-3
|
2013 |
Lucie ?afá?ová |
Marina Erakovic |
6-4, 6-3
|
2012 |
Kirsten Flipkens |
Lucie Hradecká |
6-1, 7-5
|
2011 |
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová |
Marina Erakovic |
4-6, 6-1, 6-0
|
2010 |
Tamira Paszek |
Bethanie Mattek-Sands |
7-6(8-6), 2-6, 7-5
|
2009 |
Melinda Czink |
Lucie ?afá?ová |
4-6, 6-3, 7-5
|
2008 |
Nadia Petrova |
Bethanie Mattek |
4-6, 6-4, 6-1
|
2007 |
Lindsay Davenport |
Julia Vakulenko |
6-4, 6-1
|
2006 |
Marion Bartoli |
Olga Puchkova |
6-0, 6-0
|
2005 |
Amy Frazier |
Sofia Arvidsson |
6-1, 7-5
|
2004 |
Martina Suchá |
Abigail Spears |
7-5, 3-6, 6-2
|
2003 |
Maria Sharapova |
Milagros Sequera |
6-2, retired
|
2002 |
Elena Bovina |
Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian |
6-3, 6-4
|
2001 |
Meghann Shaughnessy |
Iva Majoli |
6-1, 6-3
|
2000 |
Chanda Rubin |
Jennifer Capriati |
6-4, 6-2
|
1999 |
Jennifer Capriati |
Chanda Rubin |
4-6, 6-1, 6-2
|
1998 |
Tara Snyder |
Chanda Rubin |
4-6, 6-4, 7-6(8-6) |
1997 |
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (2) |
Dominique Van Roost |
6-4, 6-7(4-7), 7-5
|
1996 |
Lisa Raymond |
Els Callens |
6-4, 6-4
|
1995 |
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy |
Dominique Monami |
7-6(7-5), 6-2
|
1994 |
Katerina Maleeva |
Brenda Schultz |
6-3, 6-3
|
1993 |
Nathalie Tauziat |
Katerina Maleeva |
6-4, 6-1
|
Doubles
Year
|
Champions
|
Runners-up
|
Score
|
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2018 |
Asia Muhammad
Maria Sanchez |
Darija Jurak
Xenia Knoll |
6-4, 6-3
|
2017 |
Tímea Babos
Andrea Hlavá?ková (2) |
Bianca Andreescu
Carson Branstine |
6-3, 6-1
|
2016 |
Andrea Hlavá?ková
Lucie Hradecká (2) |
Alla Kudryavtseva
Alexandra Panova |
7-6(7-2), 7-6(7-2) |
2015 |
Barbora Krej?íková
An-Sophie Mestach |
María Irigoyen
Paula Kania |
4-6, 6-3, [12-10]
|
2014 |
Lucie Hradecká
Mirjana Lu?i?-Baroni |
Julia Görges
Andrea Hlavá?ková |
6-3, 7-6(10-8) |
2013 |
Alla Kudryavtseva
Anastasia Rodionova |
Andrea Hlavá?ková
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 Vorá?ová |
6-2, 7-6(8-6) |
2006 |
Carly Gullickson
Laura Granville |
Jill Craybas
Alina Jidkova |
6-3, 6-4
|
2005 |
Anastasia Rodionova
Elena Vesnina |
L?ga 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 Va?ková |
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
|
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