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.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 8 (4–4)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentScore
Win1–0Apr 1993Durban, South AfricaHardZimbabwe Byron BlackSouth Africa Johan de Beer South Africa Marcos Ondruska7–6, 6–2
Win2–0May 1994Coral Springs, United StatesClayNew Zealand Brett StevenUnited States Ken Flach France Stephane Simian6–3, 7–5
Loss2–1Oct 1994Basel, SwitzerlandHard (i)South Africa John-Laffnie de JagerUnited States Patrick McEnroe United States Jared Palmer3–6, 6–7
Win3–1Oct 1994Tel Aviv, IsraelHardSouth Africa John-Laffnie de JagerSweden Jan Apell Sweden Jonas Björkman6–7, 6–2, 7–6
Win4–1May 1996Munich, GermanyClayNetherlands Stephen NoteboomFrance Olivier Delaître Italy Diego Nargiso4–6, 7–6, 6–4
Loss4–2Jul 1998Båstad, SwedenClaySouth Africa Piet NorvalSweden Magnus Gustafsson Sweden Magnus Larsson4–6, 2–6
Loss4–3Oct 1999Palermo, ItalyClaySpain Alberto MartínArgentina Mariano Hood Argentina Sebastián Prieto3–6, 1–6
Loss4–4Mar 2000Santiago, ChileClaySouth Africa Piet NorvalBrazil Gustavo Kuerten Brazil Antonio Prieto2–6, 4–6

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