| Intro | South African tennis player |
| Is |
Athlete Tennis player |
| From | South Africa |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth |
7 September 1969, Pietermaritzburg |
| Age | 51 years |
| Star sign | Virgo |
Lan Bale (born 7 September 1969 in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa), is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 4 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 4 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 27 in 1995.
Doubles titles (4)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 1. | 1993 | Durban, South Africa | Hard | Byron Black |
Johan de Beer Marcos Ondruska |
7–6, 6–2 |
| Winner | 2. | 1994 | Coral Springs, U.S. | Clay | Brett Steven |
Ken Flach Stephane Simian |
6–3, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 1994 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | John-Laffnie de Jager |
Patrick McEnroe Jared Palmer |
3–6, 6–7 |
| Winner | 3. | 1994 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | John-Laffnie de Jager |
Jan Apell Jonas Björkman |
6–7, 6–2, 7–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 1996 | Munich, Germany | Clay | Stephen Noteboom |
Olivier Delaître Diego Nargiso |
4–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 1998 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Piet Norval |
Magnus Gustafsson Magnus Larsson |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 1999 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Alberto Martín |
Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto |
3–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 2000 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Piet Norval |
Gustavo Kuerten Antonio Prieto |
2–6, 4–6 |