Lara Bitter
# Lara Bitter

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.

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 |
