The was a WTA Tour International level tennis tournament held in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Held from 1993 to 2018, the tournament was the last women's professional tennis tournament still played on indoor carpet courts. It was held at the PEPS stadium. The event had several sponsors and the tournament name changed accordingly. The tournament was known as the Bell Challenge () from the first edition to 2013 and sponsored by Bell Canada, and was later sponsored by National Bank of Canada as the National Bank Cup ().
In 1997, Dutchwoman Brenda Schultz-McCarthy defeated Belgian Dominique Van Roost to win her second title in Quebec City (also won in 1995 and finalist in 1994), the only woman in the history of the tournament to do so. In 2006, top-seed and future Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli of France defeated Russian Olga Puchkova 6–0, 6–0, the first double bagel in a WTA Tour final for 13 years.
The last edition of the tournament was held in 2018.
Past finals Singles YearChampionsRunners-upScore1993 Nathalie Tauziat Katerina Maleeva 6–4, 6–11994 Katerina Maleeva Brenda Schultz 6–3, 6–31995 Brenda Schultz-McCarthy Dominique Monami 7–6(7–5), 6–21996 Lisa Raymond Els Callens 6–4, 6–41997 Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (2) Dominique Van Roost 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 7–51998 Tara Snyder Chanda Rubin 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(8–6)1999 Jennifer Capriati Chanda Rubin 4–6, 6–1, 6–22000 Chanda Rubin Jennifer Capriati 6–4, 6–22001 Meghann Shaughnessy Iva Majoli 6–1, 6–32002 Elena Bovina Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian 6–3, 6–42003 Maria Sharapova Milagros Sequera 6–2, retired2004 Martina Suchá Abigail Spears 7–5, 3–6, 6–22005 Amy Frazier Sofia Arvidsson 6–1, 7–52006 Marion Bartoli Olga Puchkova 6–0, 6–02007 Lindsay Davenport Julia Vakulenko 6–4, 6–12008 Nadia Petrova Bethanie Mattek 4–6, 6–4, 6–12009 Melinda Czink Lucie Šafářová 4–6, 6–3, 7–52010 Tamira Paszek Bethanie Mattek-Sands 7–6(8–6), 2–6, 7–52011 Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Marina Erakovic 4–6, 6–1, 6–02012 Kirsten Flipkens Lucie Hradecká 6–1, 7–52013 Lucie Šafářová Marina Erakovic 6–4, 6–32014 Mirjana Lučić-Baroni Venus Williams 6–4, 6–32015 Annika Beck Jeļena Ostapenko 6–2, 6–22016 Océane Dodin Lauren Davis 6–4, 6–32017 Alison Van Uytvanck Tímea Babos 5–7, 6–4, 6–12018 Pauline Parmentier Jessica Pegula 7–5, 6–2
Doubles YearChampionsRunners-upScore1993 Katrina Adams Manon Bollegraf Katerina Maleeva Nathalie Tauziat 6–4, 6–41994 Elna Reinach Nathalie Tauziat Linda Harvey-Wild Chanda Rubin 6–4, 6–31995 Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf (2) Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–21996 Debbie Graham Brenda Schultz-McCarthy Amy Frazier Kimberly Po 6–1, 6–41997 Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat 6–4, 5–7, 7–51998 Lori McNeil Kimberly Po Chanda Rubin Sandrine Testud 6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–41999 Amy Frazier Katie Schlukebir Cara Black Debbie Graham 6–2, 6–32000 Nicole Pratt Meghann Shaughnessy Els Callens Kimberly Po 6–3, 6–42001 Samantha Reeves Adriana Serra Zanetti Klára Koukalová Alena Vašková 7–5, 4–6, 6–32002 Samantha Reeves (2) Jessica Steck María Emilia Salerni Fabiola Zuluaga 4–6, 6–3, 7–52003 Li Ting Sun Tiantian Els Callens Meilen Tu 6–3, 6–32004 Carly Gullickson María Emilia Salerni Els Callens Samantha Stosur 7–5, 7–52005 Anastasia Rodionova Elena Vesnina Līga Dekmeijere Ashley Harkleroad 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–22006 Carly Gullickson Laura Granville Jill Craybas Alina Jidkova 6–3, 6–42007 Christina Fusano Raquel Kops-Jones Stéphanie Dubois Renata Voráčová 6–2, 7–6(8–6)2008 Anna-Lena Grönefeld Vania King Jill Craybas Tamarine Tanasugarn 7–6(7–3), 6–42009 Vania King (2) Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Sofia Arvidsson Séverine Brémond Beltrame 6–1, 6–32010 Sofia Arvidsson Johanna Larsson Bethanie Mattek-Sands Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 6–1, 2–6, [10–6]2011 Raquel Kops-Jones (2) Abigail Spears Jamie Hampton Anna Tatishvili 6–1, 3–6, [10–6]2012 Tatjana Malek Kristina Mladenovic Alicja Rosolska Heather Watson 7–6(7–5), 6–7(6–8), [10–7]2013 Alla Kudryavtseva Anastasia Rodionova Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká 6–4, 6–32014 Lucie Hradecká Mirjana Lučić-Baroni Julia Görges Andrea Hlaváčková 6–3, 7–6(10–8)2015 Barbora Krejčíková An-Sophie Mestach María Irigoyen Paula Kania 4–6, 6–3, [12–10]2016 Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká (2) Alla Kudryavtseva Alexandra Panova 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–2)2017 Tímea Babos Andrea Hlaváčková (2) Bianca Andreescu Carson Branstine 6–3, 6–12018 Asia Muhammad Maria Sanchez Darija Jurak Xenia Knoll 6–4, 6–3
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