Posted: Sun September 16, 2012 6:33PM; Updated: Sun September 16, 2012 6:33PM

Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens wins Bell challenge

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QUEBEC CITY (AP) -- Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens won the Bell Challenge on Sunday for her first WTA Tour title, beating eighth-seeded Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic 6-1, 7-5.

The 26-year-old Flipkens knocked off top-seeded Dominika Cibulkova in the first round, and topped third-seeded Mona Barthel in the semifinals.

In the doubles final, third-seeded Tatjana Malek of Germany and Kristina Mladenovic of France beat top-seeded Alicja Rosolska of Poland and Heather Watson of Britain 7-6 (5), 6-7 (6), 10-7.

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