Catherine Tanvier

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

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

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. Reaching the fourth round was also her best singles result at the Australian Open (1989, 1990, 1991) and French Open (1983, 1988). 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,Template:Efn and in 2013 published Détraquements, de la colère à la torpeur.

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

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

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)	Template:Flagicon Andrea Temesvári	4–6, 2–6
Win	1–1	Jul 1983	Freiburg Open, West Germany	Clay	Template:Flagicon Laura Arraya	6–4, 7–5
Loss	1–2	Oct 1983	Porsche Grand Prix, West Germany	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	1–6, 2–6
Loss	1–3	Oct 1986	Hilversum Trophy, Netherlands	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Helena Suková	2–6, 5–7
Loss	1–4	Feb 1992	Cesena Championship, Italy	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Mary Pierce	1–6, 1–6

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

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	Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici	Template:Flagicon Patricia Medrado Template:Flagicon Cláudia Monteiro	7–6, 6–2
Win	2–0	Aug 1982	Indianapolis Clay Court, US	Clay	Template:Flagicon Ivanna Madruga	Template:Flagicon Joanne Russell Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici	7–5, 7–6
Loss	2–1	May 1983	Perugia Open, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Ivanna Madruga	Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici Template:Flagicon Virginia Wade	3–6, 6–2, 1–6
Loss	2–2	Jul 1983	Hittfeld Cup, West Germany	Clay	Template:Flagicon Ivanna Madruga	Template:Flagicon Bettina Bunge Template:Flagicon Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	5–7, 4–6
Loss	2–3	Oct 1983	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, West Germany	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Flagicon Candy Reynolds	2–6, 1–6
Loss	2–4	Dec 1984	Pan Pacific Open, Japan	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Elizabeth Smylie	Template:Flagicon Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Template:Flagicon Helena Suková	4–6, 1–6
Loss	2–5	May 1985	Hamburg Open, West Germany	Clay	Template:Flagicon Steffi Graf	Template:Flagicon Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Template:Flagicon Helena Suková	4–6, 1–6
Win	3–5	Nov 1985	Hilversum Trophy, Netherlands	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Marcella Mesker	Template:Flagicon Sandra Cecchini Template:Flagicon Sabrina Goleš	6–2, 6–2
Loss	3–6	Apr 1986	Hilton Head, US	Clay	Template:Flagicon Steffi Graf	Template:Flagicon Chris Evert-Lloyd Template:Flagicon Anne White	3–6, 3–6
Loss	3–7	Apr 1986	Amelia Island, US	Clay	Template:Flagicon Gabriela Sabatini	Template:Flagicon Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Template:Flagicon Helena Suková	2–6, 7–5, 6–7
Win	4–7	May 1986	Barcelona Open, Spain	Clay	Template:Flagicon Iva Budařová	Template:Flagicon Petra Huber Template:Flagicon Petra Keppeler	6–2, 6–1
Loss	4–8	Oct 1986	Hilversum Trophy, Netherlands	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Tine Scheuer-Larsen	Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan Template:Flagicon Helena Suková	5–7, 1–6
Loss	4–9	Oct 1986	Brighton International, UK	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Tine Scheuer-Larsen	Template:Flagicon Steffi Graf Template:Flagicon Helena Suková	4–6, 4–6
Loss	4–10	May 1987	Geneva Open, Switzerland	Clay	Template:Flagicon Laura Gildemeister	Template:Flagicon Betsy Nagelsen Template:Flagicon Elizabeth Smylie	6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Loss	4–11	Oct 1987	Brighton International, UK	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Tine Scheuer-Larsen	Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan Template:Flagicon Helena Suková	5–7, 1–6
Win	5–11	Jul 1988	Nice Open, France	Clay	Template:Flagicon Catherine Suire	Template:Flagicon Isabelle Demongeot Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat	6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Win	6–11	Jul 1988	Aix-en-Provence Open, France	Clay	Template:Flagicon Nathalie Herreman	Template:Flagicon Sandra Cecchini Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–4, 7–5
Win	7–11	Oct 1989	Bayonne Open, France	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Manon Bollegraf	Template:Flagicon Elna Reinach Template:Flagicon Raffaella Reggi	7–6, 7–5
Win	8–11	Sep 1990	Bayonne Open, France	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Louise Field	Template:Flagicon Jo-Anne Faull Template:Flagicon Rachel McQuillan	7–6, 6–7, 7–6
Loss	8–12	Sep 1991	Bayonne Open, France	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Rachel McQuillan	Template:Flagicon Patricia Tarabini Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat	3–6, ret.
Win	9–12	Feb 1992	Cesena Championship, Italy	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Catherine Suire	Template:Flagicon Sabine Appelmans Template:Flagicon Raffaella Reggi	w/o

ITF finals

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (3–1)

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

Doubles (11–6)

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

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