Lara Bitter
Appearance
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | 24 April 1975 |
Prize money | $17,811 |
Singles | |
Career titles | 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 297 (27 February 1995) |
Doubles | |
Career titles | 6 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 181 (31 October 1994) |
Lara Bitter (born 24 April 1975) is a Dutch former professional tennis player.
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
[edit]Singles: 3 (1–2)
[edit]Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 30 August 1992 | Gryfino, Poland | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 22 February 1993 | Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(5), 3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 1. | 28 November 1994 | Le Havre, France | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 7–5 |
Doubles: 8 (6–2)
[edit]Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 15 February 1993 | Amadora, Portugal | Hard | ![]() |
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6–0, 3–6, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 1. | 22 February 1993 | Lisbon, Portugal | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 2. | 1 March 1993 | Cascais, Portugal | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 2–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 3. | 24 May 1993 | Brindisi, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 4–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 4. | 13 March 1994 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 |
Winner | 5. | 28 March 1994 | Alicante, Spain | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 6. | 3 July 1994 | Vaihingen, Germany | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 2. | 19 September 1994 | Varna, Bulgaria | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 4–6 |
References
[edit]- ^ "ITF Tennis - Juniors - Int. Jnr. Champ. of France, Paris - 31 May - 06 June 1993". www.itftennis.com.