# 2009 Challenge Bell – Singles

Nadia Petrova was the defending champion, but she retired, due to a viral illness, in the quarterfinals against Melinda Czink.
Czink went on to win her maiden WTA singles title, defeating Lucie Šafářová 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 in the final.

## Seeds

* Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals, retired due to viral illness)
* Sabine Lisicki (withdrew due to ankle injury)
* Aleksandra Wozniak (semifinals)
* Lucie Šafářová (final)
* Melinda Czink (champion)
* Jill Craybas (second round)
* Varvara Lepchenko (first round)
* Julia Görges (semifinals)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 5 | Melinda Czink | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Aleksandra Wozniak | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| 3 | Aleksandra Wozniak | 3 | 3 | 5 | Melinda Czink | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | 4 | Lucie Šafářová | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Lucie Šafářová | 6 | 6 | 4 | Lucie Šafářová | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Julia Görges | 3 | 2 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Gullickson | 2 | 0 | 1 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Cecil | 5 | 3 | | M Brengle | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Brengle | 7 | 6 | | | | | 1 | N Petrova | 6$^4$ | 0$^r$ | | | | |
| WC | H El Tabakh | 0$^r$ | | | | | | 5 | M Czink | 7$^7$ | 0 | | | | |
| | S Brémond Beltrame | 5 | | | S Brémond Beltrame | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Adamczak | 3 | 6$^1$ | 5 | M Czink | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Czink | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | 5 | M Czink | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | A Wozniak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Wozniak | 3 | 3 |
| | C Dentoni | 2 | 0 | 3 | A Wozniak | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Kulikova | 6 | 6 | | R Kulikova | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Cravero | 4 | 2 | | | | | 3 | A Wozniak | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K O'Brien | 1 | 4 | | | | | | A Kudryavtseva | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | A Kudryavtseva | 6 | 6 | | A Kudryavtseva | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Granville | 0 | 1 | 6 | J Craybas | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | J Craybas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | V Lepchenko | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Mattek-Sands | 6 | 7 | | WC | B Mattek-Sands | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V King | 7 | 6 | | | V King | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Tatishvili | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | WC | B Mattek-Sands | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | V Tétreault | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | L Šafářová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 2 | 1 | | | V Tétreault | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Dubois | 1 | 3 | | 4 | L Šafářová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | L Šafářová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | L Šafářová | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | J Görges | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | J Görges | 3 | 2 |
| | S Arvidsson | 3 | 5 | | 8 | J Görges | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Albanese | 4 | 3 | | WC | R Marino | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Marino | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | J Görges | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Perry | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | Q | L Osterloh | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | L Osterloh | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | L Osterloh | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Sadiković | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Sadiković | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | O Puchkova | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |