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, 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) LegendTier ITier IITier IIITier IV & V ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Mar 1982 VS of Hershey, United States Hard (i) Andrea Temesvári 4–6, 2–6Win 1–1 Jul 1983 Freiburg Open, West Germany Clay Laura Arraya 6–4, 7–5Loss 1–2 Oct 1983 Porsche Grand Prix, West Germany Carpet (i) Martina Navratilova 1–6, 2–6Loss 1–3 Oct 1986 Hilversum Trophy, Netherlands Carpet (i) Helena Suková 2–6, 5–7Loss 1–4 Feb 1992 Cesena Championship, Italy Carpet (i) Mary Pierce 1–6, 1–6

Doubles: 21 (9 titles, 12 runner-ups) Winner-LegendTier I 0Tier II 1Tier III 0Tier IV & V 2Titles by surface Hard 2 Clay 5 Grass 0 Carpet 2 ResultW-LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 Jul 1982 Tournoi de Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Virginia Ruzici Patricia Medrado Cláudia Monteiro 7–6, 6–2Win 2–0 Aug 1982 Indianapolis Clay Court, US Clay Ivanna Madruga Joanne Russell Virginia Ruzici 7–5, 7–6(7–4)Loss 2–1 May 1983 Perugia Open, Italy Clay Ivanna Madruga Virginia Ruzici Virginia Wade 3–6, 6–2, 1–6Loss 2–2 Jul 1983 Hittfeld Cup, West Germany Clay Ivanna Madruga Bettina Bunge Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 5–7, 4–6Loss 2–3 Oct 1983 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, West Germany Carpet (i) Virginia Ruzici Martina Navratilova Candy Reynolds 2–6, 1–6Loss 2–4 Dec 1984 Pan Pacific Open, Japan Carpet (i) Elizabeth Smylie Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková 4–6, 1–6Loss 2–5 May 1985 Berlin, West Germany Clay Steffi Graf Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková 4–6, 1–6Win 3–5 Nov 1985 Hilversum Trophy, Netherlands Carpet (i) Marcella Mesker Sandra Cecchini Sabrina Goleš 6–2, 6–2Loss 3–6 Apr 1986 Hilton Head, US Clay Steffi Graf Chris Evert-Lloyd Anne White 3–6, 3–6Loss 3–7 Apr 1986 Amelia Island, US Clay Gabriela Sabatini Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková 2–6, 7–5, 6–7(7–9)Win 4–7 May 1986 Barcelona Open, Spain Clay Iva Budařová Petra Huber Petra Keppeler 6–2, 6–1Loss 4–8 Oct 1986 Hilversum Trophy, Netherlands Carpet (i) Tine Scheuer-Larsen Kathy Jordan Helena Suková 5–7, 1–6Loss 4–9 Oct 1986 Brighton International, UK Carpet (i) Tine Scheuer-Larsen Steffi Graf Helena Suková 4–6, 4–6Loss 4–10 May 1987 Geneva Open, Switzerland Clay Laura Gildemeister Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie 6–4, 4–6, 3–6Loss 4–11 Oct 1987 Brighton International, UK Carpet (i) Tine Scheuer-Larsen Kathy Jordan Helena Suková 5–7, 1–6Win 5–11 Jul 1988 Nice Open, France Clay Catherine Suire Isabelle Demongeot Nathalie Tauziat 6–4, 4–6, 6–2Win 6–11 Jul 1988 Aix-en-Provence Open, France Clay Nathalie Herreman Sandra Cecchini Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–4, 7–5Win 7–11 Oct 1989 Bayonne Open, France Hard (i) Manon Bollegraf Elna Reinach Raffaella Reggi 7–6(7–3), 7–5Win 8–11 Sep 1990 Bayonne Open, France Hard (i) Louise Field Jo-Anne Faull Rachel McQuillan 7–6(7–3), 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5)Loss 8–12 Sep 1991 Bayonne Open, France Carpet (i) Rachel McQuillan Patricia Tarabini Nathalie Tauziat 3–6, retiredWin 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) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1. 5 July 1981 ITF Limoges, France Clay Liliana Giussani 1–6, 1–6Win 2. ITF Ringwood North, Australia Hard Debbie Chesterton 6–4, 6–2Win 3. 9 November 1981 ITF South Yarra, Australia Hard Sophie Amiach 6–3, 6–1Win 4. ITF Bayonne, France Hard Pascale Etchemendy 6–2, 6–4

Doubles (11–6) ResultNo.DateLocationSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1. 26 April 1981 Bournemouth, UK Clay Sophie Amiach Jo Durie Debbie Jevans 0–6, 1–6Win 2. 5 July 1981 Arcachon, France Clay Laura Araya Florența Mihai Carmen Perea 6–3, 7–5Win 3. 2 November 1981 Frankston, Australia Hard Sophie Amiach Kym Ruddell Gwen Warnock 6–4, 6–2Win 4. 1 February 1982 Ogden, US Carpet (i) Iva Budařová Yvona Brzáková Marcela Skuherská 6–3, 6–2Win 5. 8 February 1982 Bakersfield, United States Carpet (i) Cláudia Monteiro Diane Desfor Barbara Hallquist 7–6, 2–6, 6–3Win 6. 11 July 1982 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Virginia Ruzici Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Heidi Eisterlehner 3–6, 6–3, 6–4Win 7. 19 January 1987 Bayonne, France Hard Virginia Ruzici Iwona Kuczynska Corinne Vanier 6–3, 6–2Win 8. Bayonne, France Hard Pascale Paradis Carin Bakkum Simone Schilder 4–6, 6–2, 6–4Win 9. 27 March 1989 Moulins, France Hard Sandrine Testud Mara Eijkenboom Noëlle van Lottum 6–4, 6–3Loss 10. 26 March 1990 Limoges, France Carpet Sandrine Testud Ann Devries Iwona Kuczyńska 3–6, 6–3, 4–6Win 11. 19 September 1994 Marseille, France Clay Madeleine Sánchez Marta Cano Cristina de Subijana 6–3, 6–2Win 12. 12 December 1994 Mildura, Australia Grass Vanessa Webb Catherine Barclay Louise Pleming 7–6(4), 4–6, 6–3Win 13. 20 March 1995 Moulins, France Hard Nathalie Dechy Jessica Fernández Aarthi Venkatesan 6–1, 6–3Loss 14. 27 November 1995 ITF Mount Gambier, Australia Hard Maja Murić Annabel Ellwood Kirrily Sharpe 4–6, 1–6Loss 15. 18 March 1996 Reims, France Hard (i) Siobhan Drake-Brockman Giulia Casoni Flora Perfetti 3–6, 6–4, 0–6Loss 16. 15 March 1999 Ortisei, Italy Hard (i) Maria Elena Camerin Dawn Buth Rebecca Jensen 2–6, 6–3, 6–7Loss 17. 12 April 1996 Cagnes-sur-Mer, France Hard Louise Pleming Karen Cross Amanda Grahame 4–6, 6–3, 6–7

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