Lara Bitter

Lara Bitter (born 24 April 1975) is a Dutch former professional tennis player.

Lara Bitter
Country (sports) Netherlands
Born (1975-04-24) 24 April 1975
Prize money$17,811
Singles
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 297 (27 February 1995)
Doubles
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 181 (31 October 1994)

Bitter was a junior doubles finalist at the 1993 French Open, partnering countrywoman Maaike Koutstaal. They were beaten in three sets by the Belgian pairing of Laurence Courtois and Nancy Feber.[1]

On the professional circuit, Bitter reached a best singles ranking of 297 in the world and won an ITF tournament in Le Havre in 1994. As a doubles player she won a further six ITF titles, including four $25,000 events.

ITF finals

Singles: 3 (1–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 30 August 1992 Gryfino, Poland Clay Zuzana Nemšáková 4–6, 0–6
Runner-up 2. 22 February 1993 Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal Hard Linda Niemantsverdriet 7–6(5), 3–6, 2–6
Winner 1. 28 November 1994 Le Havre, France Clay Kira Nagy 6–3, 7–5

Doubles: 8 (6–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 15 February 1993 Amadora, Portugal Hard Maaike Koutstaal Virág Csurgó
Teodora Nedeva		 6–0, 3–6, 6–2
Runner-up 1. 22 February 1993 Lisbon, Portugal Hard Kim de Weille Maaike Koutstaal
Linda Niemantsverdriet		 4–6, 3–6
Winner 2. 1 March 1993 Cascais, Portugal Clay Amy van Buuren Pavlína Rajzlová
Helena Vildová		 6–1, 2–6, 6–3
Winner 3. 24 May 1993 Brindisi, Italy Clay Petra Kamstra Angela Kerek
Irina Spîrlea		 7–5, 4–6, 6–2
Winner 4. 13 March 1994 Prostějov, Czech Republic Hard Maaike Koutstaal Květa Peschke
Jana Pospíšilová		 7–5, 6–3
Winner 5. 28 March 1994 Alicante, Spain Hard Ximena Rodríguez Maria-Farnes Capistrano
Aafje Evers		 6–1, 6–4
Winner 6. 3 July 1994 Vaihingen, Germany Hard Maaike Koutstaal Nicole Pratt
Kirrily Sharpe		 6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 2. 19 September 1994 Varna, Bulgaria Clay Teodora Nedeva Natalia Bondarenko
Aafje Evers		 1–6, 4–6
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References
  1. "ITF Tennis - Juniors - Int. Jnr. Champ. of France, Paris - 31 May - 06 June 1993". www.itftennis.com.
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