Lara Bitter

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Lara Bitter
Country (sports)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Born (1975-04-24) 24 April 1975 (age 49)
Prize money$17,811
Singles
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 297 (27 February 1995)
Doubles
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 181 (31 October 1994)

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

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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)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.30 August 1992 Gryfino, PolandClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Zuzana Nemšáková 4–6, 0–6
Loss2.22 February 1993 Oliveira de Azeméis, PortugalHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Linda Niemantsverdriet 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 2–6
Win1.28 November 1994 Le Havre, FranceClay Flag of Hungary.svg Kira Nagy 6–3, 7–5

Doubles: 8 (6–2)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.15 February 1993 Amadora, PortugalHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Maaike Koutstaal Flag of Bulgaria.svg Virág Csurgó
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Teodora Nedeva
6–0, 3–6, 6–2
Loss1.22 February 1993 Lisbon, PortugalHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kim de Weille Flag of the Netherlands.svg Maaike Koutstaal
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Linda Niemantsverdriet
4–6, 3–6
Win2.1 March 1993 Cascais, PortugalClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amy van Buuren Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavlína Rajzlová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Vildová
6–1, 2–6, 6–3
Win3.24 May 1993 Brindisi, ItalyClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Petra Kamstra Flag of Germany.svg Angela Kerek
Flag of Romania.svg Irina Spîrlea
7–5, 4–6, 6–2
Win4.13 March 1994 Prostějov, Czech RepublicHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Maaike Koutstaal Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Pospíšilová
7–5, 6–3
Win5.28 March 1994 Alicante, SpainHard Flag of Colombia.svg Ximena Rodríguez Flag of Sweden.svg Maria-Farnes Capistrano
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Aafje Evers
6–1, 6–4
Win6.3 July 1994 Vaihingen, GermanyHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Maaike Koutstaal Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicole Pratt
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kirrily Sharpe
6–1, 6–2
Loss2.19 September 1994 Varna, Bulgaria Clay Flag of Bulgaria.svg Teodora Nedeva Flag of Ukraine.svg Natalia Bondarenko
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 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.