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

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

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)   Andrea Temesvári 4–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Jul 1983 Freiburg Open, West Germany Clay   Laura Arraya 6–4, 7–5
Loss 1–2 Oct 1983 Porsche Grand Prix, West Germany Carpet (i)   Martina Navratilova 1–6, 2–6
Loss 1–3 Oct 1986 Hilversum Trophy, Netherlands Carpet (i)   Helena Suková 2–6, 5–7
Loss 1–4 Feb 1992 Cesena Championship, Italy Carpet (i)   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   Virginia Ruzici   Patricia Medrado
  Cláudia Monteiro
7–6, 6–2
Win 2–0 Aug 1982 Indianapolis Clay Court, US Clay   Ivanna Madruga   Joanne Russell
  Virginia Ruzici
7–5, 7–6
Loss 2–1 May 1983 Perugia Open, Italy Clay   Ivanna Madruga   Virginia Ruzici
  Virginia Wade
3–6, 6–2, 1–6
Loss 2–2 Jul 1983 Hittfeld Cup, West Germany Clay   Ivanna Madruga   Bettina Bunge
  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
5–7, 4–6
Loss 2–3 Oct 1983 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, West Germany Carpet (i)   Virginia Ruzici   Martina Navratilova
  Candy Reynolds
2–6, 1–6
Loss 2–4 Dec 1984 Pan Pacific Open, Japan Carpet (i)   Elizabeth Smylie   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
  Helena Suková
4–6, 1–6
Loss 2–5 May 1985 Hamburg Open, West Germany Clay   Steffi Graf   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
  Helena Suková
4–6, 1–6
Win 3–5 Nov 1985 Hilversum Trophy, Netherlands Carpet (i)   Marcella Mesker   Sandra Cecchini
  Sabrina Goleš
6–2, 6–2
Loss 3–6 Apr 1986 Hilton Head, US Clay   Steffi Graf   Chris Evert-Lloyd
  Anne White
3–6, 3–6
Loss 3–7 Apr 1986 Amelia Island, US Clay   Gabriela Sabatini   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
  Helena Suková
2–6, 7–5, 6–7
Win 4–7 May 1986 Barcelona Open, Spain Clay   Iva Budařová   Petra Huber
  Petra Keppeler
6–2, 6–1
Loss 4–8 Oct 1986 Hilversum Trophy, Netherlands Carpet (i)   Tine Scheuer-Larsen   Kathy Jordan
  Helena Suková
5–7, 1–6
Loss 4–9 Oct 1986 Brighton International, UK Carpet (i)   Tine Scheuer-Larsen   Steffi Graf
  Helena Suková
4–6, 4–6
Loss 4–10 May 1987 Geneva Open, Switzerland Clay   Laura Gildemeister   Betsy Nagelsen
  Elizabeth Smylie
6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 4–11 Oct 1987 Brighton International, UK Carpet (i)   Tine Scheuer-Larsen   Kathy Jordan
  Helena Suková
5–7, 1–6
Win 5–11 Jul 1988 Nice Open, France Clay   Catherine Suire   Isabelle Demongeot
  Nathalie Tauziat
6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Win 6–11 Jul 1988 Aix-en-Provence Open, France Clay   Nathalie Herreman   Sandra Cecchini
  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–4, 7–5
Win 7–11 Oct 1989 Bayonne Open, France Hard (i)   Manon Bollegraf   Elna Reinach
  Raffaella Reggi
7–6, 7–5
Win 8–11 Sep 1990 Bayonne Open, France Hard (i)   Louise Field   Jo-Anne Faull
  Rachel McQuillan
7–6, 6–7, 7–6
Loss 8–12 Sep 1991 Bayonne Open, France Carpet (i)   Rachel McQuillan   Patricia Tarabini
  Nathalie Tauziat
3–6, ret.
Win 9–12 Feb 1992 Cesena Championship, Italy Carpet (i)   Catherine Suire   Sabine Appelmans
  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   Liliana Giussani 1–6, 1–6
Win 2. 26 November 1981 ITF Ringwood North, Australia Hard   Debbie Chesterton 6–4, 6–2
Win 3. 9 November 1981 ITF South Yarra, Australia Hard   Sophie Amiach 6–3, 6–1
Win 4. 27 March 1989 ITF Bayonne, France Hard   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   Sophie Amiach   Jo Durie
  Debbie Jevans
0–6, 1–6
Win 2. 5 July 1981 Arcachon, France Clay   Laura Araya   Florența Mihai
  Carmen Perea
6–3, 7–5
Win 3. 2 November 1981 Frankston, Australia Hard   Sophie Amiach   Kym Ruddell
  Gwen Warnock
6–4, 6–2
Win 4. 1 February 1982 Ogden, US Carpet (i)   Iva Budařová   Yvona Brzáková
  Marcela Skuherská
6–3, 6–2
Win 5. 8 February 1982 Bakersfield, United States Carpet (i)   Cláudia Monteiro   Diane Desfor
  Barbara Hallquist
7–6, 2–6, 6–3
Win 6. 11 July 1982 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay   Virginia Ruzici   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
  Heidi Eisterlehner
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 7. 19 January 1987 Bayonne, France Hard   Virginia Ruzici   Iwona Kuczynska
  Corinne Vanier
6–3, 6–2
Win 8. 21 March 1988 Bayonne, France Hard   Pascale Paradis   Carin Bakkum
  Simone Schilder
4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win 9. 27 March 1989 Moulins, France Hard   Sandrine Testud   Mara Eijkenboom
  Noëlle van Lottum
6–4, 6–3
Loss 10. 26 March 1990 Limoges, France Carpet   Sandrine Testud   Ann Devries
  Iwona Kuczyńska
3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win 11. 19 September 1994 Marseille, France Clay   Madeleine Sánchez   Marta Cano
  Cristina de Subijana
6–3, 6–2
Win 12. 12 December 1994 Mildura, Australia Grass   Vanessa Webb   Catherine Barclay
  Louise Pleming
7–6(4), 4–6, 6–3
Win 13. 20 March 1995 Moulins, France Hard   Nathalie Dechy   Jessica Fernández
  Aarthi Venkatesan
6–1, 6–3
Loss 14. 27 November 1995 ITF Mount Gambier, Australia Hard   Maja Murić   Annabel Ellwood
  Kirrily Sharpe
4–6, 1–6
Loss 15. 18 March 1996 Reims, France Hard (i)   Siobhan Drake-Brockman   Giulia Casoni
  Flora Perfetti
3–6, 6–4, 0–6
Loss 16. 15 March 1999 Ortisei, Italy Hard (i)   Maria Elena Camerin   Dawn Buth
  Rebecca Jensen
2–6, 6–3, 6–7
Loss 17. 12 April 1996 Cagnes-sur-Mer, France Hard   Louise Pleming   Karen Cross
  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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