Lara Salden

Lara Salden (born 29 January 1999) is a Belgian tennis player.

She has a career-high doubles ranking of 108 by the WTA, achieved on 21 September 2026. She also has a best WTA singles ranking of 246, reached on 16 November 2020.

Salden retired from tennis in August 2022 but returned competing on the pro tour in 2023.

Career Salden won her first bigger title on the ITF Women's Circuit in doubles at the 2021 Wiesbaden Open, partnering Anna Bondár.

She reached her first WTA Tour final in doubles, partnering compatriot Magali Kempen, at the 2024 Mérida Open, losing to Quinn Gleason and Ingrid Martins.

Teaming up with Yvonne Cavallé Reimers, she won her first WTA 125 doubles title at the 2026 Memorial Eugenio Fontana, defeating Ekaterine Gorgodze and Naïma Karamoko in the final.

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up) LegendWTA 250 (0–1)Finals by surfaceHard (0–1)Finals by settingOutdoor (0–1)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Mérida Open, MexicoWTA 250Hard Magali Kempen Quinn Gleason Ingrid Martins4–6, 4–6

WTA 125 finals Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups) ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0-1 Oeiras CETO Open, Portugal Clay Magali Kempen Sofia Costoulas Matilde Jorge 4–6, 2–6Win 1–1 Jun 2026Memorial Eugenio Fontana, Italy Clay Yvonne Cavallé Reimers Ekaterine Gorgodze Naïma Karamoko 6–3, 6–4Loss 1–2 Jul 2026Târgu Mureș Open, Romania Clay Yvonne Cavallé Reimers Lucija Ćirić Bagarić Angelica Moratelli 3–6, 6–1, [9–11]Loss 1–3 Sep 2026Adana Open, Turkey Hard Dalila Jakupović Angelica Moratelli Vendula Valdmannová 6–7(3–7), 4–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 12 (6 titles, 6 runner-ups) LegendW50 tournamentsW25 tournamentsW15 tournamentsFinals by surfaceHard (2–2)Clay (3–4)Carpet (1–0)

ResultDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1–0 Jul 2018ITF Knokke, BelgiumW15 Clay Anna Kubareva 6–2, 7–5Win 2–0 Aug 2018ITF Wanfercée-Baulet, BelgiumW15 Clay Lucie Wargnier 6–0, 6–3Loss 2–1 Sep 2018ITF Haren, NetherlandsW15 Clay Marina Bassols Ribera 2–6, 6–7(4)Win 3–1 Dec 2018ITF Milovice, Czech RepublicW15 Hard Nefisa Berberović 4–6, 6–4, 7–5Win 4–1 Dec 2018ITF Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech RepublicW15 Carpet (i) Magdaléna Pantůčková 6–3, 3–6, 6–4Loss 4–2 Mar 2019Kōfu International, JapanW25 Hard Giulia Gatto-Monticone 2–6, 1–6Loss 4–3 Sep 2019ITF Clermont-Ferrand, FranceW25 Hard Urszula Radwańska 7–6(2), 3–6, 1–6Loss 4–4 Sep 2020Grado Tennis Cup, ItalyW25 Clay Sina Herrmann 4–6, 5–7Win 5–4 Nov 2020ITF Lousada, PortugalW15 Hard (i) Susan Bandecchi 6–4, 6–3Win 6–4 Mar 2022ITF Gonesse, FranceW15 Clay (i) Sofia Samavati 6–2, 7–6(6)Loss 6–5 May 2023ITF Pörtschach, AustriaW15 Clay Carolina Kuhl 1–6, 6–1, 4–6Loss 6–6 May 2023ITF Feld am See, AustriaW25 Clay Sofia Costoulas 3–6, 1–6

Doubles: 33 (23 titles, 10 runner-ups) LegendW80 tournamentsW75 tournamentsW40/50 tournamentsW25/35 tournamentsW15 tournamentsFinals by surfaceHard (11–4)Clay (12–6)

ResultDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 Aug 2017ITF Wanfercée-Baulet, BelgiumW15 Clay Chelsea Vanhoutte Helena Jansen Figueras Francisca Jorge 6–3, 7–6(3)Loss 1–1 Sep 2017ITF Hammamet, TunisiaW15 Clay Chelsea Vanhoutte Victoria Bosio María Herazo González 4–6, 3–6Loss 1–2 Mar 2018ITF Amiens, FranceW15 Clay (i) Camille Sireix Julie Belgraver Isabelle Haverlag 6–7(4), 2–6Win 2–2 Mar 2018ITF Gonesse, FranceW15 Clay Camille Sireix Suzan Lamens Luna Meers 7–6(5), 2–6, [11–9]Win 3–2 Mar 2018ITF Le Havre, FranceW15 Clay (i) Camille Sireix Tayisiya Morderger Yana Morderger 2–6, 6–2, [10–7]Loss 3–3 Jun 2018ITF Antalya, TurkeyW15 Clay Margaux Bovy Yulia Kulikova Anna Ureke 4–6, 7–5, [6–10]Loss 3–4 Jul 2018ITF Brussels, BelgiumW15 Clay Camille Sireix Linda Puppendahl Sabrina Rittberger 2–6, 2–6Win 4–4 Aug 2018ITF Wanfercée-Baulet, BelgiumW15 Clay Camille Sireix Michaela Boev Catherine Chantraine 6–2, 6–3Win 5–4 Dec 2018ITF Milovice, Czech RepublicW15 Hard (i) Daria Kruzhkova Dagmar Dudlaková Joanna Zawadzka 6–0, 6–2Loss 5–5 Jul 2019ITF Baja, HungaryW25 Clay Réka Luca Jani Melanie Klaffner Mayar Sherif 2–6, 6–4, [8–10]Win 6–5 Aug 2019ITF Koksijde, BelgiumW25 Clay Kimberley Zimmermann Suzan Lamens Anna Pribylova 6–1, 6–7(3), [11–9]Win 7–5 Sep 2019ITF Clermont-Ferrand, FranceW25 Hard (i) Ulrikke Eikeri Lou Brouleau Ioana Loredana Roșca 6–1, 6–4Loss 7–6 Feb 2020GB Pro-Series Glasgow, United KingdomW25 Hard Clara Tauson Myrtille Georges Kimberley Zimmermann 6–7(2), 6–7(5)Win 8–6 Nov 2020ITF Lousada, PortugalW15 Hard (i) Susan Bandecchi Claudia Giovine Angelica Moratelli 6–4, 6–3Win 9–6 Nov 2020ITF Las Palmas, SpainW25 Clay Kimberley Zimmermann Suzan Lamens Eva Vedder 6–1, 6–3Win 10–6 Mar 2021ITF Manacor, SpainW25 Hard Réka Luca Jani Anna Bondár Tereza Mihalíková 6–4, 7–5Win 11–6 Sep 2021Wiesbaden Open, GermanyW80 Clay Anna Bondár Arianne Hartono Olivia Tjandramulia 6–7(9), 6–2, [10–4]Win 12–6 Aug 2022ITF Koksijde, BelgiumW25 Clay Magali Kempen Amelie Van Impe Hanne Vandewinkel 6–2, 6–2Win 13–6 Jun 2023ITF Troisdorf, GermanyW25 Clay Sofia Costoulas Tilwith Di Girolami Chiara Scholl 7–6(4), 6–4Loss 13–7 Oct 2023ITF Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, FranceW25+H Hard (i) Yasmine Mansouri Martyna Kubka Zhibek Kulambayeva 0–6, 3–6Win 14–7 Nov 2023ITF Heraklion, GreeceW40 Clay Daniela Vismane Oana Gavrilă Sapfo Sakellaridi 6–4, 6–3Win 15–7 Dec 2023ITF Monastir, TunisiaW25 Hard Magali Kempen Katharina Hobgarski Sapfo Sakellaridi 6–7(5), 6–4, [10–4]Win 16–7 Jan 2024ITF Monastir, TunisiaW35 Hard Ema Kovacevic Oana Gavrilă Yasmine Mansouri 3–6, 6–1, [10–8]Win 17–7 Feb 2024ITF Edgbaston, United KingdomW50 Hard (i) Magali Kempen Ali Collins Lily Miyazaki 7–6(6), 6–2Win 18–7 Jun 2024ITF La Marsa, TunisiaW35 Hard Magali Kempen Katarína Kužmová Radka Zelníčková 6–4, 7–6(5)Win 19–7 Jun 2024ITF Palma del Río, SpainW50 Hard Martyna Kubka Rutuja Bhosale Sophie Chang 6–2, 6–1Win 20–7 Aug 2024ITF Koksijde, BelgiumW35 Clay Magali Kempen Laura Böhner Funa Kozaki 6–4, 6–0Win 21–7 Aug 2024ITF Ourense, SpainW50 Hard Martyna Kubka Matilde Jorge Anna Rogers 3–6, 6–3, [10–8]Win 22–7 Aug 2024ITF Meerbusch, GermanyW50 Clay Magali Kempen Gina Marie Dittmann Vivien Sandberg 6–3, 6–0Loss 22–8 Oct 2024ITF Quinta do Lago, PortugalW50 Hard Magali Kempen Matilde Jorge Justina Mikulskytė 6–2, 4–6, [12–14]Loss 22–9 Oct 2024Challenger de Saguenay, CanadaW75+H Hard (i) Magali Kempen Dalayna Hewitt Anna Rogers 1–6, 5–7Win 23–9 Feb 2026Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon 42, FranceW75 Hard (i) Julie Belgraver Li Yu-yun Li Zongyu 6–4, 3–6, [10–5]Loss 23–10 May 2026Zaragoza Open, SpainW75 Clay Ayana Akli Yvonne Cavallé Reimers Ángela Fita Boluda 4–6, 4–6

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