2009 Challenge Bell – Singles

Singles
2009 Challenge Bell
Champion Melinda Czink
Runner-up Lucie Šafářová
Score4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Draw32
Seeds8

Nadia Petrova was the defending champion, but she retired, due to a viral illness, in the quarterfinals against Melinda Czink.

Czink went on to win her maiden WTA singles title, defeating Lucie Šafářová 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 in the final.

Seeds

  1. Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals, retired due to viral illness)
  2. Sabine Lisicki (withdrew due to ankle injury)
  3. Aleksandra Wozniak (semifinals)
  4. Lucie Šafářová (final)
  5. Melinda Czink (champion)
  6. Jill Craybas (second round)
  7. Varvara Lepchenko (first round)
  8. Julia Görges (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
5 Melinda Czink 6 6
3 Aleksandra Wozniak 3 3
5 Melinda Czink 4 6 7
4 Lucie Šafářová 6 3 5
4 Lucie Šafářová 6 6
8 Julia Görges 3 2

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 N Petrova 6 6
C Gullickson 2 0 1 N Petrova 6 6
Q M Cecil 5 3 M Brengle 3 2
M Brengle 7 6 1 N Petrova 64 0r
WC H El Tabakh 0r 5 M Czink 77 0
S Brémond Beltrame 5 S Brémond Beltrame 4 3
M Adamczak 3 61 5 M Czink 6 6
5 M Czink 6 77 5 M Czink 6 6
3 A Wozniak 6 6 3 A Wozniak 3 3
C Dentoni 2 0 3 A Wozniak 6 7
R Kulikova 6 6 R Kulikova 2 5
J Cravero 4 2 3 A Wozniak 6 6
K O'Brien 1 4 A Kudryavtseva 1 1
A Kudryavtseva 6 6 A Kudryavtseva 7 6
L Granville 0 1 6 J Craybas 5 2
6 J Craybas 6 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 V Lepchenko 4 5
WC B Mattek-Sands 6 7 WC B Mattek-Sands 6 6
V King 7 6 V King 3 3
Q A Tatishvili 5 2 WC B Mattek-Sands 3 4
V Tétreault 6 6 4 L Šafářová 6 6
B Záhlavová-Strýcová 2 1 V Tétreault 2 2
S Dubois 1 3 4 L Šafářová 6 6
4 L Šafářová 6 6 4 L Šafářová 6 6
8 J Görges 6 7 8 J Görges 3 2
S Arvidsson 3 5 8 J Görges 6 6
L Albanese 4 3 WC R Marino 2 3
WC R Marino 6 6 8 J Görges 6 6
S Perry 1 6 2 Q L Osterloh 2 4
Q L Osterloh 6 3 6 Q L Osterloh 6 2 6
Q A Sadiković 6 6 Q A Sadiković 3 6 2
LL O Puchkova 4 3