Catherine Tanvier


Catherine Tanvier is a former tennis player from France.
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.
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 and French Open. 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, 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.
She now lives in Nice, France.

WTA Tour career finals

Singles (1–4)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.Mar 1982Hershey, United StatesHard Andrea Temesvári4–6, 2–6
Win2.Jul 1983Freiburg, West GermanyClay Laura Arraya6–4, 7–5
Loss3.Oct 1983Filderstadt, West GermanyCarpet Martina Navratilova1–6, 2–6
Loss4.Oct 1986Hilversum, NetherlandsCarpet Helena Suková2–6, 5–7
Loss5.Feb 1992Cesena, ItalyCarpet Mary Pierce1–6, 1–6

Doubles (9–12)

ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jul 1982Monte Carlo, MonacoClay Virginia Ruzici Patricia Medrado
Cláudia Monteiro		7–6, 6–2
Win2–0Aug 1982Indianapolis, U.S.Clay Ivanna Madruga Joanne Russell
Virginia Ruzici		7–5, 7–6
Loss2–1May 1983Perugia, ItalyClay Ivanna Madruga Virginia Ruzici
Virginia Wade		3–6, 6–2, 1–6
Loss2–2Jul 1983Hittfeld, West GermanyClay Ivanna Madruga Bettina Bunge
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch		5–7, 4–6
Loss2–3Oct 1983Filderstadt, West GermanyCarpet Virginia Ruzici Martina Navratilova
Candy Reynolds		2–6, 1–6
Loss2–4Dec 1984Tokyo, JapanCarpet Elizabeth Smylie Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková		4–6, 1–6
Loss2–5May 1985German Open, West GermanyClay Steffi Graf Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková		4–6, 1–6
Win3–5Nov 1985Hilversum, NetherlandsCarpet Marcella Mesker Sandra Cecchini
Sabrina Goleš		6–2, 6–2
Loss3–6Apr 1986Hilton Head, U.S.Clay Steffi Graf Chris Evert-Lloyd
Anne White		3–6, 3–6
Loss3–7Apr 1986Amelia Island, U.S.Clay Gabriela Sabatini Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková		2–6, 7–5, 6–7
Win4–7May 1986Barcelona, SpainClay Iva Budařová Petra Huber
Petra Keppeler		6–2, 6–1
Loss4–8Oct 1986Hilversum, NetherlandsCarpet Tine Scheuer-Larsen Kathy Jordan
Helena Suková		5–7, 1–6
Loss4–9Oct 1986Brighton, Great BritainCarpet Tine Scheuer-Larsen Steffi Graf
Helena Suková		4–6, 4–6
Loss4–10May 1987European Open, SwitzerlandClay Laura Gildemeister Betsy Nagelsen
Elizabeth Smylie		6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Loss4–11Oct 1987Brighton, Great BritainCarpet Tine Scheuer-Larsen Kathy Jordan
Helena Suková		5–7, 1–6
Win5–11Jul 1988Nice, FranceClay Catherine Suire Isabelle Demongeot
Nathalie Tauziat		6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Win6–11Jul 1988Aix-en-Provence, FranceClay Nathalie Herreman Sandra Cecchini
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		6–4, 7–5
Win7–11Oct 1989Bayonne, FranceHard Manon Bollegraf Elna Reinach
Raffaella Reggi		7–6, 7–5
Win8–11Sep 1990Bayonne, FranceHard Louise Field Jo-Anne Faull
Rachel McQuillan		7–6, 6–7, 7–6
Loss8–12Sep 1991Bayonne, FranceCarpet Rachel McQuillan Patricia Tarabini
Nathalie Tauziat		3–6, ret.
Win9–12Feb 1992Cesena, ItalyCarpet Catherine Suire Sabine Appelmans
Raffaella Reggi		w/o

ITF finals

Singles (3–1)

Doubles (11–6)