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2010 Challenge Bell

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2010 Challenge Bell
DateSeptember 13–19
Edition18th
CategoryWTA International
Draw32S (32Q) / 16D (0Q)
Prize moneyUS$220,000
SurfaceCarpet – indoors
LocationQuebec City, Canada
VenuePEPS de l'Université Laval
Champions
Singles
Austria Tamira Paszek
Doubles
Sweden Sofia Arvidsson / Sweden Johanna Larsson
← 2009 · Tournoi de Québec · 2011 →

The 2010 Challenge Bell was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 18th edition of the Challenge Bell, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour. It took place at the PEPS de l'Université Laval in Quebec City, Canada, from September 13 through September 19, 2010. Unseeded Tamira Paszek, who entered the main draw as a qualifier, won the singles title.

Finals

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Singles

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Austria Tamira Paszek defeated United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands, 7–6(8–6), 2–6, 7–5

  • It was Paszek's only singles title of the year and the 2nd of her career.

Doubles

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Sweden Sofia Arvidsson / Sweden Johanna Larsson defeated United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Czech Republic Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová, 6–1, 2–6, [10–6]

Entrants

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Seeds

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Country Player Rank1 Seed
 FRA Marion Bartoli 14 1
 FRA Aravane Rezaï 20 2
 CZE Lucie Šafářová 28 3
 CZE Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 39 4
 USA Melanie Oudin 43 5
 GER Julia Görges 44 6
 BLR Olga Govortsova 49 7
 SWE Sofia Arvidsson 55 8
  • 1 Rankings are as of August 30, 2010

Other entrants

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The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following player entered the singles main draw with a protected ranking:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

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