A former scholarship holder at the
Victorian Institute of Sport, van Elden had a best ranking on the professional tour of 262 in the world. She competed mainly on the
ITF Women's Circuit, with most of her titles coming in doubles. Her only
WTA Tour main-draw appearance came at the
2004 Ordina Open in the Netherlands, where she and Russia's
Galina Fokina teamed up to make the quarterfinals of the doubles. ==ITF Circuit finals==