The withdrawal of
Lindsay Davenport has left the Quebec City Challenge Bell WTA Tier III event without any superstar names, but with a handful of up-and-coming names on the WTA Tour.
Serb riser
Jelena Jankovic is the top seed, joined by seeds
Marion Bartoli of France, Sweden's
Sofia Arvidsson, France's
Severine Bremond, Austrian
Sybille Bammer, Americans
Shenay Perry and
Jamea Jackson, and Russian
Olga Poutchkova.
Joining Americans Perry and Jackson are unseeded veteran Chanda Rubin,
Vania King and
Ashley Harkleroad.
Three wildcards went to Canadians
Valerie Tetreault,
Stephanie Dubois, and Marie-Eve Pelletier. Canadian
Aleksandra Wozniak is the only homecountry direct acceptance in the draw.
In last year's final American
Amy Frazier beat Arvidsson in straight sets.
