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 Freiburg Open 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 r