2011 National Bank Challenger Saguenay
Encyclopedia
The 2011 National Bank Challenger Saguenay was a professional tennis
tournament played on hard courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit
. It took place in Saguenay, Quebec
, Canada
between 24 and 30 October 2011.
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Emily J. Harman Viktoryia Kisialeva Diana Ospina Sun Shengnan
The following player received entry from a Lucky loser spot: Līga Dekmeijere
Tímea Babos
def.
Julia Boserup
, 7–6(9–7), 6–3
Tímea Babos
/ Jessica Pegula
def.
Gabriela Dabrowski
/ Marie-Ève Pelletier
, 6–4, 6–3
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on hard courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit
2011 ITF Women's Circuit
The 2011 ITF Women's Circuit is the 2011 edition of the second tier tour for women's professional tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the WTA Tour...
. It took place in Saguenay, Quebec
Saguenay, Quebec
Saguenay is a city in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, on the Saguenay River, about north of Quebec City....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
between 24 and 30 October 2011.
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 Croatia |
Mirjana Lučić Mirjana Lucic Mirjana Lučić is a Croatian professional tennis player. She enjoyed a promising career on the WTA Tour in the late 1990s, during which she set several "youngest-ever" records, won one Grand Slam women's doubles title at the Australian Open in 1998 when she was only 15 years old, partnering Martina... |
120 | 1 |
| Canada |
Sharon Fichman Sharon Fichman Sharon Fichman is a Canadian professional tennis player. Fichman was ranked No. 5 on the junior circuit in December 2006. Since turning pro, so far her career highs are No. 114 in singles and No. 83 in doubles. Fichman is currently Canada's highest-ranked women's doubles player.-Early life:Fichman... |
160 | 2 |
| Hungary |
Tímea Babos Tímea Babos Tímea Babos is a professional Hungarian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 176, which she reached on 11 July 2011. Her career high in doubles is 175, which she achieved on 18 July 2011. To date, Babos has won nine singles and nine doubles professional tennis titles.Babos is a member... |
182 | 3 |
 France |
Alizé Lim Alizé Lim Alize Lim is a professional French tennis player.Lim partnered fellow French Victoria Larrière for the 2011 French Open's Women's Doubles and lost in the first round to Bethanie Mattek-Sands & Meghann Shaughnessy, 6-1, 6-2.... |
223 | 4 |
| United States |
Julia Boserup Julia Boserup Julia Boserup is a professional American tennis player. On October 31, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 216 whilst her best doubles ranking was 277 on October 31, 2011.-External links:... |
246 | 5 |
| United States |
Alexandra Stevenson Alexandra Stevenson Alexandra Winfield Stevenson is a professional tennis player. She made her professional debut in 1999 at Wimbledon, two weeks following graduation from La Jolla Country Day School. At the Wimbledon Championships, Stevenson became the first woman qualifier in the Tennis Open Era to reach the... |
258 | 6 |
 Ukraine |
Irina Buryachok Irina Buryachok Irina Buryachok is a professional Ukrainian tennis player. On June 14, 2010, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 183 whilst her best doubles ranking was 196 on June 21, 2010.-ITF Circuit finals:-Singles finals: 9 :... |
271 | 7 |
| United States |
Amanda Fink Amanda Fink Amanda Fink is a professional American tennis player. On August 22, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 311 whilst her best doubles ranking was 228 on September 27, 2010.-External links:... |
289 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of October 17, 2011.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Elisabeth Abanda Charlotte Petrick Erin Routliffe Kimberley-Ann SurinThe following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Emily J. Harman Viktoryia Kisialeva Diana Ospina Sun Shengnan
Sun Shengnan
Sun Shengnan is a Chinese female tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 233rd, which she reached on May 28, 2007. Her career high in doubles is 50th, which she reached on September 17, 2007....
The following player received entry from a Lucky loser spot: Līga Dekmeijere
Liga Dekmeijere
Līga Dekmeijere is a professional tennis player from Latvia who has won nineteen International Tennis Federation doubles titles and one Women's Tennis Association doubles title. Dekmeijere has been as high as World Number 54 in the overall women's doubles rankings, a ranking that she achieved on...
Singles
Tímea BabosTímea Babos
Tímea Babos is a professional Hungarian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 176, which she reached on 11 July 2011. Her career high in doubles is 175, which she achieved on 18 July 2011. To date, Babos has won nine singles and nine doubles professional tennis titles.Babos is a member...
def.
Julia BoserupJulia Boserup
Julia Boserup is a professional American tennis player. On October 31, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 216 whilst her best doubles ranking was 277 on October 31, 2011.-External links:...
, 7–6(9–7), 6–3
Doubles
Tímea BabosTímea Babos
Tímea Babos is a professional Hungarian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 176, which she reached on 11 July 2011. Her career high in doubles is 175, which she achieved on 18 July 2011. To date, Babos has won nine singles and nine doubles professional tennis titles.Babos is a member...
/
Jessica PegulaJessica Pegula
Jessica Pegula is an American professional tennis player.-Career:Pegula plays on the ITF Circuit.On August 30, 2011, Pegula was granted a wild-card exemption into the main draw of the U.S. women's doubles tournament where she was paired with Taylor Townsend.-Personal life:Pegula is the daughter of...
def.
Gabriela DabrowskiGabriela Dabrowski
Gabriela Dabrowski is a Canadian professional tennis player. She reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 359 on November 7, 2011. She is currently playing on the Junior Circuit and on the ITF Circuit.-Early life:...
/
Marie-Ève PelletierMarie-Ève Pelletier
Marie-Ève Pelletier is a Canadian professional tennis player. She reached a career high ranking of 106 in singles on June 20, 2005 and a career high of 54 in doubles on April 12, 2010 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour.-1998–present:...
, 6–4, 6–3