Lan Bale (born 7 September 1969) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he won four doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional four times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 27 in 1995.[1]

Lan Bale
Country (sports)South Africa South Africa
ResidenceQueenstown, New Zealand
Born (1969-09-07) 7 September 1969 (age 54)
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro1991
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$514,265
Singles
Career record2–3
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 177 (8 November 1993)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open2R (1993)
Doubles
Career record104–111
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 27 (9 May 1995)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1999, 2000)
French Open3R (1996)
WimbledonQF (1994)
US Open3R (1994, 1998)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open2R (1995)
French OpenQF (1994)
Wimbledon3R (1994)
US Open1R (1994)

ATP career finals edit

Doubles: 8 (4–4) edit

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentScore
Win1–0Apr 1993Durban, South AfricaHard Byron Black Johan de Beer
Marcos Ondruska
7–6, 6–2
Win2–0May 1994Coral Springs, United StatesClay Brett Steven Ken Flach
Stephane Simian
6–3, 7–5
Loss2–1Oct 1994Basel, SwitzerlandHard (i) John-Laffnie de Jager Patrick McEnroe
Jared Palmer
3–6, 6–7
Win3–1Oct 1994Tel Aviv, IsraelHard John-Laffnie de Jager Jan Apell
Jonas Björkman
6–7, 6–2, 7–6
Win4–1May 1996Munich, GermanyClay Stephen Noteboom Olivier Delaître
Diego Nargiso
4–6, 7–6, 6–4
Loss4–2Jul 1998Båstad, SwedenClay Piet Norval Magnus Gustafsson
Magnus Larsson
4–6, 2–6
Loss4–3Oct 1999Palermo, ItalyClay Alberto Martín Mariano Hood
Sebastián Prieto
3–6, 1–6
Loss4–4Mar 2000Santiago, ChileClay Piet Norval Gustavo Kuerten
Antonio Prieto
2–6, 4–6

References edit

  1. ^ "Lan Bale | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 23 April 2020.

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