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) Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent ScoreLoss 1. 30 August 1992 Gryfino, Poland Clay Zuzana Nemšáková 4–6, 0–6Loss 2. 22 February 1993 Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal Hard Linda Niemantsverdriet 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 2–6Win 1. 28 November 1994 Le Havre, France Clay Kira Nagy 6–3, 7–5

Doubles: 8 (6–2) Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents ScoreWin 1. 15 February 1993 Amadora, Portugal Hard Maaike Koutstaal Virág Csurgó Teodora Nedeva 6–0, 3–6, 6–2Loss 1. 22 February 1993 Lisbon, Portugal Hard Kim de Weille Maaike Koutstaal Linda Niemantsverdriet 4–6, 3–6Win 2. 1 March 1993 Cascais, Portugal Clay Amy van Buuren Pavlína Rajzlová Helena Vildová 6–1, 2–6, 6–3Win 3. 24 May 1993 Brindisi, Italy Clay Petra Kamstra Angela Kerek Irina Spîrlea 7–5, 4–6, 6–2Win 4. 13 March 1994 Prostějov, Czech Republic Hard Maaike Koutstaal Květa Peschke Jana Pospíšilová 7–5, 6–3Win 5. 28 March 1994 Alicante, Spain Hard Ximena Rodríguez Maria-Farnes Capistrano Aafje Evers 6–1, 6–4Win 6. 3 July 1994 Vaihingen, Germany Hard Maaike Koutstaal Nicole Pratt Kirrily Sharpe 6–1, 6–2Loss 2. 19 September 1994 Varna, Bulgaria Clay Teodora Nedeva Natalia Bondarenko Aafje Evers 1–6, 4–6