2013 Challenge Bell

{{Infobox tennis event|2013|Challenge Bell|

|date = September 9–15

|edition = 21st

|category = WTA International

|draw = 32S (32Q) / 16D (0Q)

|prize_money = {{US$|235,000|link=yes}}

|surface = Carpet – indoors

|location = Quebec City, Canada

|venue = PEPS de l'Université Laval

|champs = {{flagicon|CZE}} Lucie Šafářová

|champd = {{flagicon|RUS}} Alla Kudryavtseva / {{flagicon|AUS}} Anastasia Rodionova

|before_name = Challenge Bell

|after_name = Coupe Banque Nationale

|main_name = Tournoi de Québec

}}

The 2013 Challenge Bell was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 21st edition of the Challenge Bell, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2013 WTA Tour. It took place at the PEPS de l'Université Laval in Quebec City, Canada, from September 9 through September 15, 2013.

Finals

=Singles=

{{flagicon|CZE}} Lucie Šafářová defeated {{flagicon|NZL}} Marina Erakovic, 6–4, 6–3

=Doubles=

{{flagicon|RUS}} Alla Kudryavtseva / {{flagicon|AUS}} Anastasia Rodionova defeated {{flagicon|CZE}} Andrea Hlaváčková / {{flagicon|CZE}} Lucie Hradecká, 6–4, 6–3

Points and prize money

=Point distribution=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
style="width:130px; background:#efefef;"\|Event \|style="width:80px; background:lime;"\|W \|style="width:85px; background:thistle;"\|F \|style="width:85px; background:#ffff00;"\|SF \|style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"\|QF \|style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"\|Round of 16 \|style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"\|Round of 32 \|style="width:85px;"\|Q \|style="width:85px;"\|Q3 \|style="width:85px;"\|Q2 \|style="width:85px;"\|Q1
style="background:#f8f8f8;"\|Singles{{cite web\|url=http://wtafiles.wtatennis.com/pdf/draws/2013/656/MDS.pdf\|title=Singles main draw\|publisher=WTATennis.com\|access-date=September 13, 2015}}{{cite web\|url=http://wtafiles.wtatennis.com/pdf/draws/2013/656/QS.pdf\|title=Singles qualifying draw\|publisher=WTATennis.com\|access-date=September 13, 2015}} \|rowspan=2\|280 \|rowspan=2\|200 \|rowspan=2\|130 \|rowspan=2\|70 \|30 \|1 \|16 \|10 \|6 \|1
style="background:#f8f8f8;"\|Doubles{{cite web\|url=http://wtafiles.wtatennis.com/pdf/draws/2013/656/MDD.pdf\|title=Doubles main draw\|publisher=WTATennis.com\|access-date=September 13, 2015}} \|1 \|{{n/a}} \|{{n/a}} \|{{n/a}} \|{{n/a}} \|{{n/a}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"

style="width:130px; background:#efefef;"|Event

|style="width:80px; background:lime;"|W

|style="width:85px; background:thistle;"|F

|style="width:85px; background:#ffff00;"|SF

|style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 16

|style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 32

|style="width:85px;"|Q

|style="width:85px;"|Q3

|style="width:85px;"|Q2

|style="width:85px;"|Q1

style="background:#f8f8f8;"|Singles{{cite web|url=http://wtafiles.wtatennis.com/pdf/draws/2013/656/MDS.pdf|title=Singles main draw|publisher=WTATennis.com|access-date=September 13, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://wtafiles.wtatennis.com/pdf/draws/2013/656/QS.pdf|title=Singles qualifying draw|publisher=WTATennis.com|access-date=September 13, 2015}}

|rowspan=2|280

|rowspan=2|200

|rowspan=2|130

|rowspan=2|70

|30

|16

|10

style="background:#f8f8f8;"|Doubles{{cite web|url=http://wtafiles.wtatennis.com/pdf/draws/2013/656/MDD.pdf|title=Doubles main draw|publisher=WTATennis.com|access-date=September 13, 2015}}

|{{n/a}}

=Prize money=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"

style="width:130px; background:#ededed;"|Event

|style="width:80px; background:lime;"|W

|style="width:85px; background:thistle;"|F

|style="width:85px; background:#ffff00;"|SF

|style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF

|style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 16

|style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 32{{ref|R32money|*}}

|style="width:85px;"|Q3

|style="width:85px;"|Q2

|style="width:85px;"|Q1

style="background:#f8f8f8;"|Singles

|$40,000

|$20,000

|$10,425

|$5,500

|$3,100

|$1,800

|$950

|$700

|$500

style="background:#f8f8f8;"|Doubles

|$11,500

|$6,000

|$3,200

|$1,700

|$900

|{{n/a}}

colspan=10|Doubles prize money per team

{{note|R32money|*|Qualifiers prize money is also the round of 32 prize money}}

Singles main draw entrants

=Seeds=

class="sortable wikitable"
style="width:70px;"\|Country !style="width:175px;"\|Player !Rank¹ !Seed
{{flag\|BEL}} \|Kirsten Flipkens \|14 \|1
{{flag\|FRA}} \|Kristina Mladenovic \|36 \|2
style="background:#cfc;" \|{{flag\|CZE}} \|Lucie Šafářová \|41 \|3
{{flag\|USA}} \|Bethanie Mattek-Sands \|53 \|4
{{flag\|CAN}} \|Eugenie Bouchard \|59 \|5
style="background:#fcc;" \|{{flag\|NZL}} \|Marina Erakovic \|68 \|6
{{flag\|USA}} \|Lauren Davis \|70 \|7
{{flag\|FRA}} \|Caroline Garcia \|75 \|8

class="sortable wikitable"

style="width:70px;"|Country

!style="width:175px;"|Player

!Rank¹

!Seed

|Kirsten Flipkens

|14

|Kristina Mladenovic

|36

style="background:#cfc;"

|{{flag|CZE}}

|Lucie Šafářová

|41

|Bethanie Mattek-Sands

|53

|Eugenie Bouchard

|59

style="background:#fcc;"

|{{flag|NZL}}

|Marina Erakovic

|68

|Lauren Davis

|70

|Caroline Garcia

|75

¹ Rankings are as of August 26, 2013

=Other entrants=

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

{{flagicon|CAN}} Stéphanie Dubois
{{flagicon|CZE}} Lucie Šafářová
{{flagicon|CAN}} Aleksandra Wozniak{{cite web|url=http://www.lapresse.ca/sports/tennis/201308/19/01-4681343-retour-rassurant-daleksandra-wozniak.php|title=Retour rassurant d'Aleksandra Wozniak|work=LaPresse.ca|access-date=August 21, 2013}}

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

{{flagicon|FRA}} Julie Coin
{{flagicon|KAZ}} Sesil Karatantcheva
{{flagicon|USA}} Melanie Oudin
{{flagicon|SUI}} Amra Sadiković

=Retirements=

{{flagicon|CRO}} Petra Martić (gastrointestinal illness)
{{flagicon|USA}} Bethanie Mattek-Sands (right knee injury)

Doubles main draw entrants

=Seeds=

class="sortable wikitable"
style="width:70px;"\|Country !style="width:175px;"\|Player !style="width:70px;"\|Country !style="width:175px;"\|Player !Rank¹ !Seed
style="background:#fcc;" \|{{flag\|CZE}} \|Andrea Hlaváčková \|{{flag\|CZE}} \|Lucie Hradecká \|19 \|1
style="background:#cfc;" \|{{flag\|RUS}} \|Alla Kudryavtseva \|{{flag\|AUS}} \|Anastasia Rodionova \|93 \|2
{{flag\|CRO}} \|Darija Jurak \|{{flag\|CRO}} \|Petra Martić \|111 \|3
{{flag\|COL}} \|Catalina Castaño \|{{flag\|CRO}} \|Mirjana Lučić-Baroni \|132 \|4

class="sortable wikitable"

style="width:70px;"|Country

!style="width:175px;"|Player

!style="width:70px;"|Country

!style="width:175px;"|Player

!Rank¹

!Seed

style="background:#fcc;"

|{{flag|CZE}}

|Andrea Hlaváčková

|{{flag|CZE}}

|Lucie Hradecká