1995 Challenge Bell – Singles
# 1995 Challenge Bell – Singles

Katerina Maleeva was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Sandrine Testud.

First-seeded and wild card Brenda Schultz-McCarthy won the title, defeating Dominique Monami $7–6^{(7–5)},$ 6–2 in the final.

The tournament marked the debut of 14-year-old Serena Williams in the WTA Tour. Williams entered the qualifying round, losing in the first round to Annie Miller.

## Seeds

* Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (champion)
* Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals)
* Lisa Raymond (second round)
* Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
* Angélica Gavaldón (first round)
* Julie Halard (quarterfinals)
* Inés Gorrochategui (second round)
* Sandrine Testud (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1/WC | Brenda Schultz-McCarthy | 6 | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | | | | |
| | Lindsay Lee | 4 | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | | | | |
| | Lindsay Lee | 4 | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | 1/WC | Brenda Schultz-McCarthy | $7^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | Dominique Monami | $6^5$ | 2 |
| Q | Rennae Stubbs | 2 | 4 | | | Dominique Monami | $6^5$ | 2 |
| | Dominique Monami | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1/WC | B Schultz-McCarthy | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Nejedly | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1/WC | B Schultz-McCarthy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Callens | 3 | 0 | | Q | M Tu | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Tu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1/WC | B Schultz-McCarthy | $6^3$ | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Begerow | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | 8 | S Testud | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6 | | | V Ruano Pascual | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Maleeva | 4 | 2 | | 8 | S Testud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | S Testud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/WC | B Schultz-McCarthy | 6 | $6^4$ | $7^7$ |
| 4 | N Tauziat | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | L Lee | 4 | $7^7$ | $6^4$ |
| | E deLone | 1 | 5 | | 4 | N Tauziat | 2 | 6 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Nowak | 1 | 6 | 4 | | L Lee | 6 | 4 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Lee | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | L Lee | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | M Grzybowska | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 6 | J Halard | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Q | A Miller | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Miller | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Neiland | $6^3$ | 2 | | 6 | J Halard | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | J Halard | $7^7$ | 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | A Gavaldón | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Courtois | 6 | 6 | | | L Courtois | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Simpson | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | WC | R Simpson | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hy-Boulais | 6 | $6^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | L Courtois | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | MJ Gaidano | 2 | $6^9$ | | | | | | | Q | R Stubbs | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | R Stubbs | 6 | $7^{11}$ | | Q | R Stubbs | 3 | $7^{13}$ | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | |
| | N Arendt | 2 | 4 | | 3 | L Raymond | 6 | $6^{11}$ | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | L Raymond | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | R Stubbs | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | I Gorrochategui | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | D Monami | 6 | 6 |
| WC | S Jeyaseelan | 3 | 2 | | 7 | I Gorrochategui | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Monami | 7 | 7 | | | D Monami | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Serra Zanetti | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | D Monami | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | S Stafford | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | A Coetzer | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| | J Husárová | 4 | 4 | | | S Stafford | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Studeníková | 6 | 5 | $6^4$ | 2 | A Coetzer | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Coetzer | 3 | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Qualifying seeds

* Katarína Studeníková (qualified)
* Marketa Kochta (second round, retired)
* Meilen Tu (qualified)
* Rennae Stubbs (qualified)
* Alexia Dechaume-Balleret (second round)
* Audra Keller (second round)
* Anne Miller (qualified)
* Andrea Glass (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Katarína Studeníková
* Meilen Tu
* Rennae Stubbs
* Anne Miller

### Qualifying draw

**First qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Katarína Studeníková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nicole Pratt | 0 | 2 | | 1 | Katarína Studeníková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | Linda Smaira | 1 | 4 | | | Alix Creek | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Alix Creek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | Katarína Studeníková | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| | Mercedes Paz | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 8 | Andrea Glass | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Anna Kournikova | 6 | 6 | | WC | Anna Kournikova | 7 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Gabriella Boschiero | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Andrea Glass | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Andrea Glass | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

**Second qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Meilen Tu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martina Nejedly | 2 | 1 | 3 | Meilen Tu | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| Mashona Washington | Mashona Washington | 6 | 7 | | Mashona Washington | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| Maria Paola Zavagli | Maria Paola Zavagli | 3 | 5 | | | | | | 3 | Meilen Tu | 6 | 6 |
| | Mélanie Bernard | 4 | 3 | | | | | | WC | Cristina Popescu | 2 | 2 |
| WC | Cristina Popescu | 6 | 6 | WC | Cristina Popescu | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | Erica Adams | 6 | 4 | 6 | Audra Keller | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| 6 | Audra Keller | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

**Third qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Alexia Dechaume-Balleret | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Renata Kolbovic | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | Alexia Dechaume-Balleret | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| Julie Steven | Julie Steven | 6 | 6 | | | Julie Steven | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| Maja Murić | Maja Murić | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | Julie Steven | 3 | 3 |
| Caroline Vis | Caroline Vis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | Rennae Stubbs | 6 | 6 |
| Aurora Gima | Aurora Gima | 3 | 0 | | | Caroline Vis | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Elisabeth Habeler | 3 | 2 | | 4 | Rennae Stubbs | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Rennae Stubbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

**Fourth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Anne Miller | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Serena Williams | 1 | 1 | 7 | Anne Miller | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| Vanessa Webb | Vanessa Webb | 6 | 6 | | Vanessa Webb | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| Diana Valenti | Diana Valenti | 0 | 0 | | | | | 7 | Anne Miller | 6 | 6 |
| Francesca Lubiani | Francesca Lubiani | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Francesca Lubiani | 3 | 0 |
| Caroline Delisle | Caroline Delisle | 4 | 2 | | Francesca Lubiani | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | Janet Lee | 3 | 4 | 2 | Marketa Kochta | 1 | $2^r$ | | | | |
| 2 | Marketa Kochta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
