Catherine ("Cathy") Tanvier (born 28 May 1965) is a former

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player from France. She peaked at number 20 in 1984, and won one singles and nine doubles titles on the

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Career

In 1982, Tanvier became Wimbledon girls' singles champion after defeating first-seeded

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in the final in straight sets. Tanvier won one singles title on the

, at the 1983

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clay court tournament, defeating

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in the final in straight sets. At the

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she reached the fourth round in the singles event in 1985, which she lost to eight-seeded

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. 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

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tournament was reaching the semifinal of the

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women's doubles event with

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. 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

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's ''

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''. She now lives in Nice, France.

WTA career finals

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

Doubles: 21 (9–12)

ITF finals

Singles (3–1)

Doubles (11–6)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tanvier, Catherine 1965 births French female tennis players Hopman Cup competitors Living people Olympic tennis players of France Tennis players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Wimbledon junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles Sportspeople from Toulouse French women writers