Catherine Tanvier

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

Catherine Tanvier
Country (sports) France
Born (1965-05-28) 28 May 1965
Toulouse, France
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Retired2000
PlaysRight-handed (double-handed backhand)
Prize money$706,054
Singles
Career record205-198
Career titles1 WTA, 1 ITF
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 WTA, 8 ITF
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)

She peaked at number 20 in 1984, and won one singles 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.[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,[lower-alpha 1][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.

She now lives in Nice, France.

WTA Tour career finals

Singles (1–4)
Legend
Grand Slam0
WTA Championships0
Tier I0
Tier II0
Tier III0
Tier IV & V0
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Mar 1982 Hershey, United States Hard (i) Andrea Temesvári 4–6, 2–6
Win 2. Jul 1983 Freiburg, West Germany Clay Laura Arraya 6–4, 7–5
Loss 3. Oct 1983 Filderstadt, West Germany Carpet (i) Martina Navratilova 1–6, 2–6
Loss 4. Oct 1986 Hilversum, Netherlands Carpet (i) Helena Suková 2–6, 5–7
Loss 5. Feb 1992 Cesena, Italy Carpet (i) Mary Pierce 1–6, 1–6

Doubles (9–12)
Legend
Grand Slam0
WTA Championships0
Tier I0
Tier II1
Tier III0
Tier IV & V2
Titles by surface
Hard1
Clay4
Grass0
Carpet2
Result W-L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 1982 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Virginia Ruzici Patricia Medrado
Cláudia Monteiro		 7–6, 6–2
Win 2–0 Aug 1982 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay Ivanna Madruga Joanne Russell
Virginia Ruzici		 7–5, 7–6
Loss 2–1 May 1983 Perugia, Italy Clay Ivanna Madruga Virginia Ruzici
Virginia Wade		 3–6, 6–2, 1–6
Loss 2–2 Jul 1983 Hittfeld, West Germany Clay Ivanna Madruga Bettina Bunge
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch		 5–7, 4–6
Loss 2–3 Oct 1983 Filderstadt, West Germany Carpet (i) Virginia Ruzici Martina Navratilova
Candy Reynolds		 2–6, 1–6
Loss 2–4 Dec 1984 Tokyo, Japan Carpet (i) Elizabeth Smylie Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková		 4–6, 1–6
Loss 2–5 May 1985 German Open, West Germany Clay Steffi Graf Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková		 4–6, 1–6
Win 3–5 Nov 1985 Hilversum, Netherlands Carpet (i) Marcella Mesker Sandra Cecchini
Sabrina Goleš		 6–2, 6–2
Loss 3–6 Apr 1986 Hilton Head, U.S. Clay Steffi Graf Chris Evert-Lloyd
Anne White		 3–6, 3–6
Loss 3–7 Apr 1986 Amelia Island, U.S. Clay Gabriela Sabatini Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková		 2–6, 7–5, 6–7
Win 4–7 May 1986 Barcelona, Spain Clay Iva Budařová Petra Huber
Petra Keppeler		 6–2, 6–1
Loss 4–8 Oct 1986 Hilversum, Netherlands Carpet (i) Tine Scheuer-Larsen Kathy Jordan
Helena Suková		 5–7, 1–6
Loss 4–9 Oct 1986 Brighton, Great Britain Carpet (i) Tine Scheuer-Larsen Steffi Graf
Helena Suková		 4–6, 4–6
Loss 4–10 May 1987 European Open, Switzerland Clay Laura Gildemeister Betsy Nagelsen
Elizabeth Smylie		 6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 4–11 Oct 1987 Brighton, Great Britain Carpet (i) Tine Scheuer-Larsen Kathy Jordan
Helena Suková		 5–7, 1–6
Win 5–11 Jul 1988 Nice, France Clay Catherine Suire Isabelle Demongeot
Nathalie Tauziat		 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Win 6–11 Jul 1988 Aix-en-Provence, France Clay Nathalie Herreman Sandra Cecchini
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		 6–4, 7–5
Win 7–11 Oct 1989 Bayonne, France Hard (i) Manon Bollegraf Elna Reinach
Raffaella Reggi		 7–6, 7–5
Win 8–11 Sep 1990 Bayonne, France Hard (i) Louise Field Jo-Anne Faull
Rachel McQuillan		 7–6, 6–7, 7–6
Loss 8–12 Sep 1991 Bayonne, France Carpet (i) Rachel McQuillan Patricia Tarabini
Nathalie Tauziat		 3–6, ret.
Win 9–12 Feb 1992 Cesena, Italy Carpet (i) Catherine Suire Sabine Appelmans
Raffaella Reggi		 w/o

ITF finals
Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (3–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 5 July 1981 Limoges, France Clay Liliana Giussani 1–6, 1–6
Winner 2. 26 November 1981 Ringwood North, Australia Hard Debbie Chesterton 6–4, 6–2
Winner 3. 9 November 1981 South Yarra, Australia Hard Sophie Amiach 6–3, 6–1
Winner 4. 27 March 1989 Bayonne, France Hard Pascale Etchemendy 6–2, 6–4

Doubles (10–6)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 26 April 1981 Bournemouth, Great Britain Clay Sophie Amiach Jo Durie
Debbie Jevans		 0–6, 1–6
Winner 2. 5 July 1981 Arcachon, France Clay Laura Araya Florența Mihai
Carmen Perea		 6–3, 7–5
Winner 3. 2 November 1981 Frankston, Australia Hard Sophie Amiach Kym Ruddell
Gwen Warnock		 6–4, 6–2
Winner 4. 1 February 1982 Ogden, United States Carpet (i) Iva Budařová Yvona Brzáková
Marcela Skuherská		 6–3, 6–2
Winner 5. 8 February 1982 Bakersfield, United States Carpet (i) Cláudia Monteiro Diane Desfor
Barbara Hallquist		 7–6, 2–6, 6–3
Winner 6. 19 January 1987 Bayonne, France Hard Virginia Ruzici Iwona Kuczynska
Corinne Vanier		 6–3, 6–2
Winner 7. 21 March 1988 Bayonne, France Hard Pascale Paradis Carin Bakkum
Simone Schilder		 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Winner 8. 27 March 1989 Moulins, France Hard Sandrine Testud Mara Eijkenboom
Noëlle van Lottum		 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 9. 26 March 1990 Limoges, France Carpet Sandrine Testud Ann Devries
Iwona Kuczyńska		 3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Winner 10. 19 September 1994 Marseille, France Clay Madeline Sánchez Marta Cano
Cristina De Subijana		 6–3, 6–2
Winner 11. 12 December 1994 Mildura, France Grass Vanessa Webb Catherine Barclay
Louise Pleming		 7–6(4), 4–6, 6–3
Winner 12. 20 March 1995 Moulins, France Hard Nathalie Dechy Jessica Fernandez
Aarthi Venkatesan		 6–1, 6–3
Runner-up 13. 27 November 1995 Mount Gambier, Australia Hard Maja Murić Annabel Ellwood
Kirrily Sharpe		 4–6, 1–6
Runner-up 14. 18 March 1996 Reims, France Hard (i) Siobhan Drake-Brockman Giulia Casoni
Flora Perfetti		 3–6, 6–4, 0–6
Runner-up 15. 15 March 1999 Urtijëi, Italy Hard Maria Elena Camerin Dawn Buth
Rebecca Jensen		 2–6, 6–3, 6–7
Runner-up 16. 12 April 1996 Cagnes-sur-Mer, France Hard Louise Pleming Karen Cross
Amanda Grahame		 4–6, 6–3, 6–7

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

References
  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"" (in French). Le Figaro.
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