BELL CHALLENGE – Final Results

Written by: Staff on 19th September 2011

BELL CHALLENGE
Québec City, Canada
September 12-18, 2011
$220,000/International
Hard/Indoors

Results – Sunday, September 18, 2011
Singles – Final
(6) Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) d. Marina Erakovic (NZL) 46 61 60

Doubles – Final
(1) Kops-Jones/Spears (USA/USA) d. Hampton/Tatishvili (USA/GEO) 61 36 106 (Match TB)

Final Facts
- Zahlavova Strycova wins her first WTA title (she is now 1-1 in WTA finals); she already had 14 WTA doubles titles to her name (14-9 in WTA doubles finals).
- Zahlavova Strycova rises from No.75 to No.49 this week (career-high is No.39).
- Erakovic was playing in her first WTA final (her best WTA results before this week were three semifinals, all coming during the 2008 season).
- Erakovic rises from No.85 to No.63 this week (career-high is No.49).
- Zahlavova Strycova and Erakovic were playing each other for the first time.
- Kops-Jones and Spears win their second WTA doubles title together (they also won Estoril two years ago); Kops-Jones now has four WTA doubles titles to her name, Spears six.