| 2012 Challenge Bell | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | September 11–17 | |||
| Edition | 20th | |||
| Category | WTA International | |||
| Draw | 32S (32Q) / 16D (0Q) | |||
| Prize money | US$220,000 | |||
| Surface | Carpet – indoors | |||
| Location | Quebec City, Canada | |||
| Venue | PEPS de l'Université Laval | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Singles | ||||
 Kirsten Flipkens | ||||
| Doubles | ||||
 Tatjana Malek / Kristina Mladenovic | ||||
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The2012 Challenge Bell was atennis tournament played on indoorcarpet courts. It was the 20th edition of theChallenge Bell, and was part of theWTA International tournaments of the2012 WTA Tour. It took place at thePEPS de l'Université Laval inQuebec City,Canada, from September 11 through September 17, 2012.
Kirsten Flipkens defeated
Lucie Hradecká, 6–1, 7–5
Tatjana Malek /Kristina Mladenovic defeated
Alicja Rosolska /
Heather Watson, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(6–8), [10–7]
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles[1][2] | 280 | 200 | 130 | 70 | 30 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles[3] | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32* | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles[1][2] | $37,000 | $19,000 | $10,200 | $5,340 | $2,950 | $1,725 | $860 | $460 | $265 |
| Doubles[3] | $11,000 | $5,750 | $3,100 | $1,650 | $860 | — | — | — | — |
| Doubles prize money per team | |||||||||
^* Qualifiers prize money is also the round of 32 prize money
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 SVK | Dominika Cibulková | 14 | 1 |
| BEL | Yanina Wickmayer | 29 | 2 |
| GER | Mona Barthel | 35 | 3 |
 CAN | Aleksandra Wozniak | 48 | 4 |
 SUI | Romina Oprandi | 56 | 5 |
| CZE | Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | 60 | 6 |
 CRO | Petra Martić | 64 | 7 |
| CZE | Lucie Hradecká | 69 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Sofia Arvidsson
Marina Erakovic
Camila Giorgi (illness)
Christina McHale (illness)Virginie Razzano
Anna Tatishvili (low back injury)Aleksandra Wozniak (right shoulder injury)| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POL | Alicja Rosolska | GBR | Heather Watson | 120 | 1 |
 LAT | Līga Dekmeijere | CRO | Petra Martić | 125 | 2 |
| GER | Tatjana Malek | FRA | Kristina Mladenovic | 151 | 3 |
| USA | Lindsay Lee-Waters | USA | Megan Moulton-Levy | 175 | 4 |
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: