2008 Challenge Bell – Singles

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Singles
2008 Challenge Bell
Champion Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova
Runner-up Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek
Final score 4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Events
Singles Doubles
  2007  · Tournoi de Québec ·  2009  

Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion, but decided not to participate this year.

Lindsay Davenport US tennis player

Lindsay Ann Davenport Leach is an American former professional tennis player. She was ranked World No. 1 on eight different occasions, for a total of 98 weeks. Davenport is one of five women who have been the year-end World No. 1 at least four times since 1975; the others are Chris Evert, Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova and Serena Williams. She has achieved the No. 1 ranking in doubles as well.

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Nadia Petrova won the title, defeating Bethanie Mattek 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 in the final.

Nadia Petrova Russian tennis player

Nadezhda Viktorovna Petrova is a Russian former professional tennis player.

Bethanie Mattek-Sands American tennis player

Bethanie Lynn Mattek-Sands is an American professional tennis player. She is an Olympic Gold medalist, and has won five Grand Slam titles in women's doubles and three in mixed doubles.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova (Champion)
  2. Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta (Withdrew due to personal reasons)
  3. Flag of Austria.svg Sybille Bammer (First round)
  4. Flag of Thailand.svg Tamarine Tanasugarn (First round)
  5. Flag of Canada.svg Aleksandra Wozniak (Semifinals)
  6. Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek (Final)
  7. Flag of Belarus.svg Olga Govortsova (Second round)
  8. Flag of Sweden.svg Sofia Arvidsson (First round)
  9. Flag of Germany.svg Sabine Lisicki (First round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova 66
LL Flag of the United States.svg Angela Haynes 1 3
1 Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova 4 66
6 Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek 64 1
5 Flag of Canada.svg Aleksandra Wozniak 643
6 Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek 776

Top half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Russia.svg N Petrova 66
Q Flag of Russia.svg M Mokh 1 2 1 Flag of Russia.svg N Petrova 66
Q Flag of the United States.svg V Lepchenko 66Q Flag of the United States.svg V Lepchenko 2 4
Flag of Paraguay.svg R de los Ríos 1 3 1 Flag of Russia.svg N Petrova 66
Flag of Poland.svg U Radwańska 612 Flag of Hungary.svg M Czink 1 4
Flag of the United States.svg J Ditty 776 Flag of the United States.svg J Ditty 1 1
Flag of Hungary.svg M Czink 65 6 Flag of Hungary.svg M Czink 66
9 Flag of Germany.svg S Lisicki 2 73 1 Flag of Russia.svg N Petrova 66
4 Flag of Thailand.svg T Tanasugarn 2 64LL Flag of the United States.svg A Haynes 1 3
Flag of France.svg S Brémond 677 Flag of France.svg S Brémond 2 4
LL Flag of the United States.svg A Haynes 64 6LL Flag of the United States.svg A Haynes 66
Flag of Canada.svg S Dubois 3 62 LL Flag of the United States.svg A Haynes 2 776
Flag of Germany.svg A-L Grönefeld 3 1 Flag of France.svg N Dechy 6623
Flag of France.svg N Dechy 66 Flag of France.svg N Dechy 67
Flag of the United States.svg V King 1 64 7 Flag of Belarus.svg O Govortsova 1 5
7 Flag of Belarus.svg O Govortsova 62 6

Bottom half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 Flag of Sweden.svg S Arvidsson 3 2
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg G Voskoboeva 66 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg G Voskoboeva 66
Flag of the United States.svg J Craybas 641 Q Flag of Canada.svg R Marino 1 3
Q Flag of Canada.svg R Marino 776 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg G Voskoboeva 2 2
Flag of Romania.svg IR Olaru 661 5 Flag of Canada.svg A Wozniak 66
Q Flag of the United States.svg C Gullickson 786Q Flag of the United States.svg C Gullickson 3 2
Flag of Romania.svg E Gallovits 4 3 5 Flag of Canada.svg A Wozniak 66
5 Flag of Canada.svg A Wozniak 665 Flag of Canada.svg A Wozniak 643
6 Flag of the United States.svg B Mattek 666 Flag of the United States.svg B Mattek 776
WC Flag of Canada.svg S Fichman 3 3 6 Flag of the United States.svg B Mattek 773 77
WC Flag of Canada.svg V Tétreault 67WC Flag of Canada.svg V Tétreault 64661
Flag of France.svg M Johansson 1 5 6 Flag of the United States.svg B Mattek 796
WC Flag of Canada.svg M-È Pelletier 3 1 Flag of the United States.svg M Oudin 671
Flag of Russia.svg O Puchkova 66 Flag of Russia.svg O Puchkova 1 63
Flag of the United States.svg M Oudin 63 7 Flag of the United States.svg M Oudin 677
3 Flag of Austria.svg S Bammer 4 65

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