Catherine Tanvier
# Catherine Tanvier

Catherine ("Cathy") Tanvier (born 28 May 1965) 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 (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, 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 career finals

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

Winner-Legend :

| Tier I | 0 |
| - | - |
| Tier II | 0 |
| Tier III | 0 |
| Tier IV & V | 0 |
| 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 (9–12)

Winner-Legend :

| Tier I | 0 |
| - | - |
| Tier II | 1 |
| Tier III | 0 |
| Tier IV & V | 2 |

Titles by surface :

| Hard | 1 |
| - | - |
| Clay | 4 |
| 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, U.S. | 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, 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 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

* 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 | 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)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loss | 1. | 26 April 1981 | ITF Bournemouth, Great Britain | Clay | Sophie Amiach | Jo Durie Debbie Jevans | 0–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2. | 5 July 1981 | ITF Arcachon, France | Clay | Laura Araya | Florența Mihai Carmen Perea | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 3. | 2 November 1981 | ITF Frankston, Australia | Hard | Sophie Amiach | Kym Ruddell Gwen Warnock | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 4. | 1 February 1982 | Ogden, United States | 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, France | 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 | Mount Gambier, Australia | Hard | Maja Murić | Annabel Ellwood Kirrily Sharpe | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 15. | 18 March 1996 | ITF Reims, France | Hard (i) | Siobhan Drake-Brockman | Giulia Casoni Flora Perfetti | 3–6, 6–4, 0–6 |
| Loss | 16. | 15 March 1999 | ITF Urtijëi, Italy | Hard | Maria Elena Camerin | Dawn Buth Rebecca Jensen | 2–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
| Loss | 17. | 12 April 1996 | Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | Hard | Louise Pleming | Karen Cross Amanda Grahame | 4–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
