Lara Salden

Lara Salden

Salden at the 2021 Open Angers Arena Loire
Country (sports)	Belgium
Born	(1999-01-29) 29 January 1999
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 182,920
Singles
Career record	199–143
Career titles	6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 246 (16 November 2020)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q1 (2021)
Doubles
Career record	166–76
Career titles	1 WTA 125
Highest ranking	No. 110 (19 May 2025)
Current ranking	No. 284 (25 May 2026)
Last updated on: 31 May 2026.

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

She has a career-high doubles ranking of 110 by the WTA, achieved on 19 May 2025. She also has a best WTA singles ranking of 246, reached on 16 November 2020.

Salden retired from professional tennis in August 2022 but returned competing on the circuit 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)

Legend WTA 250 (0–1)

Finals by surface Hard (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 2024	Mérida Open, Mexico	WTA 250	Hard	Magali Kempen	Quinn Gleason Ingrid Martins	4–6, 4–6

WTA 125 finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0-1	Apr 2026	Oeiras Open, Portugal	Clay	Magali Kempen	Sofia Costoulas Matilde Jorge	4–6, 2–6
Win	1–1	Jun 2026	Memorial Eugenio Fontana, Italy	Clay	Yvonne Cavallé Reimers	Ekaterine Gorgodze Naïma Karamoko	6–3, 6–4

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 12 (6 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Legend W50 tournaments W25 tournaments W15 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (2–2) Clay (3–4) Carpet (1–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 2018	ITF Knokke, Belgium	W15	Clay	Anna Kubareva	6–2, 7–5
Win	2–0	Aug 2018	ITF Wanfercée-Baulet, Belgium	W15	Clay	Lucie Wargnier	6–0, 6–3
Loss	2–1	Sep 2018	ITF Haren, Netherlands	W15	Clay	Marina Bassols Ribera	2–6, 6–7(4)
Win	3–1	Dec 2018	ITF Milovice, Czech Republic	W15	Hard	Nefisa Berberović	4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Win	4–1	Dec 2018	ITF Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic	W15	Carpet (i)	Magdaléna Pantůčková	6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Loss	4–2	Mar 2019	Kōfu International, Japan	W25	Hard	Giulia Gatto-Monticone	2–6, 1–6
Loss	4–3	Sep 2019	ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France	W25	Hard	Urszula Radwańska	7–6(2), 3–6, 1–6
Loss	4–4	Sep 2020	Grado Tennis Cup, Italy	W25	Clay	Sina Herrmann	4–6, 5–7
Win	5–4	Nov 2020	ITF Lousada, Portugal	W15	Hard (i)	Susan Bandecchi	6–4, 6–3
Win	6–4	Mar 2022	ITF Gonesse, France	W15	Clay (i)	Sofia Samavati	6–2, 7–6(6)
Loss	6–5	May 2023	ITF Pörtschach, Austria	W15	Clay	Carolina Kuhl	1–6, 6–1, 4–6
Loss	6–6	May 2023	ITF Feld am See, Austria	W25	Clay	Sofia Costoulas	3–6, 1–6

Doubles: 33 (23 titles, 10 runner-ups)

Legend W80 tournaments W75 tournaments W40/50 tournaments W25/35 tournaments W15 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (11–4) Clay (12–6)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Aug 2017	ITF Wanfercée-Baulet, Belgium	W15	Clay	Chelsea Vanhoutte	Helena Jansen Figueras Francisca Jorge	6–3, 7–6(3)
Loss	1–1	Sep 2017	ITF Hammamet, Tunisia	W15	Clay	Chelsea Vanhoutte	Victoria Bosio María Herazo González	4–6, 3–6
Loss	1–2	Mar 2018	ITF Amiens, France	W15	Clay (i)	Camille Sireix	Julie Belgraver Isabelle Haverlag	6–7(4), 2–6
Win	2–2	Mar 2018	ITF Gonesse, France	W15	Clay	Camille Sireix	Suzan Lamens Luna Meers	7–6(5), 2–6, [11–9]
Win	3–2	Mar 2018	ITF Le Havre, France	W15	Clay (i)	Camille Sireix	Tayisiya Morderger Yana Morderger	2–6, 6–2, [10–7]
Loss	3–3	Jun 2018	ITF Antalya, Turkey	W15	Clay	Margaux Bovy	Yulia Kulikova Anna Ureke	4–6, 7–5, [6–10]
Loss	3–4	Jul 2018	ITF Brussels, Belgium	W15	Clay	Camille Sireix	Linda Puppendahl Sabrina Rittberger	2–6, 2–6
Win	4–4	Aug 2018	ITF Wanfercée-Baulet, Belgium	W15	Clay	Camille Sireix	Michaela Boev Catherine Chantraine	6–2, 6–3
Win	5–4	Dec 2018	ITF Milovice, Czech Republic	W15	Hard (i)	Daria Kruzhkova	Dagmar Dudlaková Joanna Zawadzka	6–0, 6–2
Loss	5–5	Jul 2019	ITF Baja, Hungary	W25	Clay	Réka Luca Jani	Melanie Klaffner Mayar Sherif	2–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Win	6–5	Aug 2019	ITF Koksijde, Belgium	W25	Clay	Kimberley Zimmermann	Suzan Lamens Anna Pribylova	6–1, 6–7(3), [11–9]
Win	7–5	Sep 2019	ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France	W25	Hard (i)	Ulrikke Eikeri	Lou Brouleau Ioana Loredana Roșca	6–1, 6–4
Loss	7–6	Feb 2020	GB Pro-Series Glasgow, United Kingdom	W25	Hard	Clara Tauson	Myrtille Georges Kimberley Zimmermann	6–7(2), 6–7(5)
Win	8–6	Nov 2020	ITF Lousada, Portugal	W15	Hard (i)	Susan Bandecchi	Claudia Giovine Angelica Moratelli	6–4, 6–3
Win	9–6	Nov 2020	ITF Las Palmas, Spain	W25	Clay	Kimberley Zimmermann	Suzan Lamens Eva Vedder	6–1, 6–3
Win	10–6	Mar 2021	ITF Manacor, Spain	W25	Hard	Réka Luca Jani	Anna Bondár Tereza Mihalíková	6–4, 7–5
Win	11–6	Sep 2021	Wiesbaden Open, Germany	W80	Clay	Anna Bondár	Arianne Hartono Olivia Tjandramulia	6–7(9), 6–2, [10–4]
Win	12–6	Aug 2022	ITF Koksijde, Belgium	W25	Clay	Magali Kempen	Amelie Van Impe Hanne Vandewinkel	6–2, 6–2
Win	13–6	Jun 2023	ITF Troisdorf, Germany	W25	Clay	Sofia Costoulas	Tilwith Di Girolami Chiara Scholl	7–6(4), 6–4
Loss	13–7	Oct 2023	ITF Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France	W25+H	Hard (i)	Yasmine Mansouri	Martyna Kubka Zhibek Kulambayeva	0–6, 3–6
Win	14–7	Nov 2023	ITF Heraklion, Greece	W40	Clay	Daniela Vismane	Oana Gavrilă Sapfo Sakellaridi	6–4, 6–3
Win	15–7	Dec 2023	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	W25	Hard	Magali Kempen	Katharina Hobgarski Sapfo Sakellaridi	6–7(5), 6–4, [10–4]
Win	16–7	Jan 2024	ITF Monastir, Tunisia	W35	Hard	Ema Kovacevic	Oana Gavrilă Yasmine Mansouri	3–6, 6–1, [10–8]
Win	17–7	Feb 2024	ITF Edgbaston, United Kingdom	W50	Hard (i)	Magali Kempen	Ali Collins Lily Miyazaki	7–6(6), 6–2
Win	18–7	Jun 2024	ITF La Marsa, Tunisia	W35	Hard	Magali Kempen	Katarína Kužmová Radka Zelníčková	6–4, 7–6(5)
Win	19–7	Jun 2024	ITF Palma del Río, Spain	W50	Hard	Martyna Kubka	Rutuja Bhosale Sophie Chang	6–2, 6–1
Win	20–7	Aug 2024	ITF Koksijde, Belgium	W35	Clay	Magali Kempen	Laura Böhner Funa Kozaki	6–4, 6–0
Win	21–7	Aug 2024	ITF Ourense, Spain	W50	Hard	Martyna Kubka	Matilde Jorge Anna Rogers	3–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Win	22–7	Aug 2024	ITF Meerbusch, Germany	W50	Clay	Magali Kempen	Gina Marie Dittmann Vivien Sandberg	6–3, 6–0
Loss	22–8	Oct 2024	ITF Quinta do Lago, Portugal	W50	Hard	Magali Kempen	Matilde Jorge Justina Mikulskytė	6–2, 4–6, [12–14]
Loss	22–9	Oct 2024	Challenger de Saguenay, Canada	W75+H	Hard (i)	Magali Kempen	Dalayna Hewitt Anna Rogers	1–6, 5–7
Win	23–9	Feb 2026	Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon 42, France	W75	Hard (i)	Julie Belgraver	Li Yu-yun Li Zongyu	6–4, 3–6, [10–5]
Loss	23–10	May 2026	Zaragoza Open, Spain	W75	Clay	Ayana Akli	Yvonne Cavallé Reimers Ángela Fita Boluda	4–6, 4–6

External links

• Lara Salden at the Women's Tennis Association
• Lara Salden at World Tennis