Catherine Tanvier | |
Birth Date: | 28 May 1965 |
Birth Place: | Toulouse, France |
Retired: | 2000 |
Plays: | Right (two-handed backhand) |
Careerprizemoney: | $706,054 |
Singlestitles: | 1 |
Highestsinglesranking: | No. 20 (27 September 1984) |
Australianopenresult: | 4R (1989, 1990, 1991) |
Frenchopenresult: | 4R (1983, 1988) |
Wimbledonresult: | 4R (1985) |
Usopenresult: | 2R (1981, 1983, 1984, 1986) |
Doublestitles: | 9 |
Highestdoublesranking: | No. 16 (21 December 1986) |
Australianopendoublesresult: | QF (1980, 1989) |
Frenchopendoublesresult: | SF (1983) |
Wimbledondoublesresult: | QF (1986) |
Usopendoublesresult: | 3R (1984) |
Australianopenmixedresult: | 2R (1988) |
Wimbledonmixedresult: | 3R (1983, 1985) |
Usopenmixedresult: | 2R (1984) |
Team: | yes |
Fedcupresult: | 10–7 |
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.
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,[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.
Legend | |
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Tier I | |
Tier II | |
Tier III | |
Tier IV & V |
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
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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 |
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Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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Win | 1–0 | Jul 1982 | Tournoi de Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Virginia Ruzici | 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 | 3–6, 6–2, 1–6 | ||
Loss | 2–2 | Jul 1983 | Hittfeld Cup, West Germany | Clay | Ivanna Madruga | 5–7, 4–6 | ||
Loss | 2–3 | Oct 1983 | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, West Germany | Carpet (i) | Virginia Ruzici | 2–6, 1–6 | ||
Loss | 2–4 | Dec 1984 | Pan Pacific Open, Japan | Carpet (i) | Elizabeth Smylie | 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 | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
Loss | 3–6 | Apr 1986 | Hilton Head, US | Clay | Steffi Graf | 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 | 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 | ||
Win | 6–11 | Jul 1988 | Aix-en-Provence Open, France | Clay | Nathalie Herreman | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
Win | 7–11 | Oct 1989 | Bayonne Open, France | Hard (i) | Manon Bollegraf | 7–6, 7–5 | ||
Win | 8–11 | Sep 1990 | Bayonne Open, France | Hard (i) | Louise Field | 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 |
Legend | |
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$25,000 tournaments | |
$10,000 tournaments |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
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Loss | 1. | 5 July 1981 | ITF Limoges, France | Clay | 1–6, 1–6 | ||
Win | 2. | ITF Ringwood North, Australia | Hard | 6–4, 6–2 | |||
Win | 3. | 9 November 1981 | ITF South Yarra, Australia | Hard | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
Win | 4. | ITF Bayonne, France | Hard | 6–2, 6–4 |
Result | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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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. | 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 |