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Catherine Tanvier

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Catherine Tanvier
Country (sports) France
Born (1965-05-28) 28 May 1965 (age 59)
Toulouse, France
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Retired2000
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$706,054
Singles
Career record205–198
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 20 (27 September 1984)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (1989, 1990, 1991)
French Open4R (1983, 1988)
Wimbledon4R (1985)
US Open2R (1981, 1983, 1984, 1986)
Doubles
Career record285–180
Career titles9
Highest rankingNo. 16 (21 December 1986)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1980, 1989)
French OpenSF (1983)
WimbledonQF (1986)
US Open3R (1984)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open2R (1988)
Wimbledon3R (1983, 1985)
US Open2R (1984)
Team competitions
Fed Cup10–7

Catherine ("Cathy") Tanvier (born 28 May 1965) is a former professional tennis player from France.

She peaked at No. 20 in 1984 and won one singles title and nine doubles titles on the WTA Tour.

Career

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In 1982, Tanvier became Wimbledon girls' singles champion after defeating first-seeded Helena Suková in the final in straight sets.[1]

Tanvier won one singles title on the WTA Tour, at the 1983 Freiburg Open clay court tournament, defeating Laura Arraya in the final, in straight sets.

At the Wimbledon Championships she reached the fourth round in the singles event in 1985, which she lost to eight-seeded Zina Garrison.[2] Reaching the fourth round was also her best singles result at the Australian Open (1989, 1990, 1991) and French Open (1983, 1988).[3] Her best career result at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the semifinal of the 1983 French Open women's doubles event with Ivanna Madruga.

Tanvier published two biographies; in 2007 she wrote Déclassée – de Roland-Garros au RMI,[a][4] and in 2013 published Détraquements, de la colère à la torpeur.[5][6]

In 2010, she made her debut as an actress in Jean-Luc Godard's Film Socialisme.

Catherine Tanvier lives in Nice, France.

WTA Tour finals

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Singles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups)

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Legend
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
Tier IV & V
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 1982 VS of Hershey, United States Hard (i) Hungary Andrea Temesvári 4–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Jul 1983 Freiburg Open, West Germany Clay Peru Laura Arraya 6–4, 7–5
Loss 1–2 Oct 1983 Porsche Grand Prix, West Germany Carpet (i) United States Martina Navratilova 1–6, 2–6
Loss 1–3 Oct 1986 Hilversum Trophy, Netherlands Carpet (i) Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 2–6, 5–7
Loss 1–4 Feb 1992 Cesena Championship, Italy Carpet (i) France Mary Pierce 1–6, 1–6

Doubles: 21 (9 titles, 12 runner-ups)

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Winner-Legend
Tier I 0
Tier II 1
Tier III 0
Tier IV & V 2
Titles by surface
Hard 2
Clay 5
Grass 0
Carpet 2
Result W-L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 1982 Tournoi de Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Romania Virginia Ruzici Brazil Patricia Medrado
Brazil Cláudia Monteiro
7–6, 6–2
Win 2–0 Aug 1982 Indianapolis Clay Court, US Clay Argentina Ivanna Madruga United States Joanne Russell
Romania Virginia Ruzici
7–5, 7–6
Loss 2–1 May 1983 Perugia Open, Italy Clay Argentina Ivanna Madruga Romania Virginia Ruzici
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
3–6, 6–2, 1–6
Loss 2–2 Jul 1983 Hittfeld Cup, West Germany Clay Argentina Ivanna Madruga West Germany Bettina Bunge
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
5–7, 4–6
Loss 2–3 Oct 1983 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, West Germany Carpet (i) Romania Virginia Ruzici United States Martina Navratilova
United States Candy Reynolds
2–6, 1–6
Loss 2–4 Dec 1984 Pan Pacific Open, Japan Carpet (i) Australia Elizabeth Smylie West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
4–6, 1–6
Loss 2–5 May 1985 Hamburg Open, West Germany Clay West Germany Steffi Graf West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
4–6, 1–6
Win 3–5 Nov 1985 Hilversum Trophy, Netherlands Carpet (i) Netherlands Marcella Mesker Italy Sandra Cecchini
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sabrina Goleš
6–2, 6–2
Loss 3–6 Apr 1986 Hilton Head, US Clay West Germany Steffi Graf United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
United States Anne White
3–6, 3–6
Loss 3–7 Apr 1986 Amelia Island, US Clay Argentina Gabriela Sabatini West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
2–6, 7–5, 6–7
Win 4–7 May 1986 Barcelona Open, Spain Clay Czechoslovakia Iva Budařová Austria Petra Huber
West Germany Petra Keppeler
6–2, 6–1
Loss 4–8 Oct 1986 Hilversum Trophy, Netherlands Carpet (i) Denmark Tine Scheuer-Larsen United States Kathy Jordan
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
5–7, 1–6
Loss 4–9 Oct 1986 Brighton International, UK Carpet (i) Denmark Tine Scheuer-Larsen West Germany Steffi Graf
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
4–6, 4–6
Loss 4–10 May 1987 Geneva Open, Switzerland Clay Peru Laura Gildemeister United States Betsy Nagelsen
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 4–11 Oct 1987 Brighton International, UK Carpet (i) Denmark Tine Scheuer-Larsen United States Kathy Jordan
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
5–7, 1–6
Win 5–11 Jul 1988 Nice Open, France Clay France Catherine Suire France Isabelle Demongeot
France Nathalie Tauziat
6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Win 6–11 Jul 1988 Aix-en-Provence Open, France Clay France Nathalie Herreman Italy Sandra Cecchini
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–4, 7–5
Win 7–11 Oct 1989 Bayonne Open, France Hard (i) Netherlands Manon Bollegraf South Africa Elna Reinach
Italy Raffaella Reggi
7–6, 7–5
Win 8–11 Sep 1990 Bayonne Open, France Hard (i) Australia Louise Field Australia Jo-Anne Faull
Australia Rachel McQuillan
7–6, 6–7, 7–6
Loss 8–12 Sep 1991 Bayonne Open, France Carpet (i) Australia Rachel McQuillan Argentina Patricia Tarabini
France Nathalie Tauziat
3–6, ret.
Win 9–12 Feb 1992 Cesena Championship, Italy Carpet (i) France Catherine Suire Belgium Sabine Appelmans
Italy Raffaella Reggi
w/o

ITF finals

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Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (3–1)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 5 July 1981 ITF Limoges, France Clay Argentina Liliana Giussani 1–6, 1–6
Win 2. 26 November 1981 ITF Ringwood North, Australia Hard Australia Debbie Chesterton 6–4, 6–2
Win 3. 9 November 1981 ITF South Yarra, Australia Hard France Sophie Amiach 6–3, 6–1
Win 4. 27 March 1989 ITF Bayonne, France Hard France Pascale Etchemendy 6–2, 6–4

Doubles (11–6)

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Result No. Date Location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 26 April 1981 Bournemouth, UK Clay France Sophie Amiach United Kingdom Jo Durie
United Kingdom Debbie Jevans
0–6, 1–6
Win 2. 5 July 1981 Arcachon, France Clay Peru Laura Araya Romania Florența Mihai
Spain Carmen Perea
6–3, 7–5
Win 3. 2 November 1981 Frankston, Australia Hard France Sophie Amiach Australia Kym Ruddell
Australia Gwen Warnock
6–4, 6–2
Win 4. 1 February 1982 Ogden, US Carpet (i) Czechoslovakia Iva Budařová Czechoslovakia Yvona Brzáková
Czechoslovakia Marcela Skuherská
6–3, 6–2
Win 5. 8 February 1982 Bakersfield, United States Carpet (i) Brazil Cláudia Monteiro United States Diane Desfor
United States Barbara Hallquist
7–6, 2–6, 6–3
Win 6. 11 July 1982 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Romania Virginia Ruzici West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
West Germany Heidi Eisterlehner
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 7. 19 January 1987 Bayonne, France Hard Romania Virginia Ruzici Poland Iwona Kuczynska
France Corinne Vanier
6–3, 6–2
Win 8. 21 March 1988 Bayonne, France Hard France Pascale Paradis Netherlands Carin Bakkum
Netherlands Simone Schilder
4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win 9. 27 March 1989 Moulins, France Hard France Sandrine Testud Netherlands Mara Eijkenboom
France Noëlle van Lottum
6–4, 6–3
Loss 10. 26 March 1990 Limoges, France Carpet France Sandrine Testud Belgium Ann Devries
Poland Iwona Kuczyńska
3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win 11. 19 September 1994 Marseille, France Clay Dominican Republic Madeleine Sánchez Spain Marta Cano
Spain Cristina de Subijana
6–3, 6–2
Win 12. 12 December 1994 Mildura, Australia Grass Canada Vanessa Webb Australia Catherine Barclay
Australia Louise Pleming
7–6(4), 4–6, 6–3
Win 13. 20 March 1995 Moulins, France Hard France Nathalie Dechy Mexico Jessica Fernández
Australia Aarthi Venkatesan
6–1, 6–3
Loss 14. 27 November 1995 ITF Mount Gambier, Australia Hard Croatia Maja Murić Australia Annabel Ellwood
Australia Kirrily Sharpe
4–6, 1–6
Loss 15. 18 March 1996 Reims, France Hard (i) Australia Siobhan Drake-Brockman Italy Giulia Casoni
Italy Flora Perfetti
3–6, 6–4, 0–6
Loss 16. 15 March 1999 Ortisei, Italy Hard (i) Italy Maria Elena Camerin United States Dawn Buth
United States Rebecca Jensen
2–6, 6–3, 6–7
Loss 17. 12 April 1996 Cagnes-sur-Mer, France Hard Australia Louise Pleming United Kingdom Karen Cross
Australia Amanda Grahame
4–6, 6–3, 6–7

Notes

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  1. ^ RMI stands for Revenu minimum d'insertion, a form of social welfare in France.

References

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  1. ^ "Catherine Tanvier (FRA) – Ladies' Singles" (PDF). www.wimbledon.com. AELTC.
  2. ^ "Wimbledon players archive – Catherine Tanvier". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC.
  3. ^ "Australian Open players – Catherine Tanvier". www.ausopen.com. Tennis Australia.
  4. ^ Alison Healy (28 March 2009). "Serving up the dark side of tennis". The Irish Times.
  5. ^ Sabrina Champenois (5 April 2013). "Catherine Tanvier, du court à l'écrit" (in French). La Libération.
  6. ^ Laurent Chignaguet (8 April 2013). "Catherine Tanvier: "J'ai de la colère à évacuer"". Le Figaro (in French).
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