Jérôme Vanier (born 2 November 1957) is a former professional

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player from France.

Biography

A left-handed player from Paris, Vanier played collegiate tennis in the United States, first at the

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, then in the early 1980s for

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. As a professional player, one of his best performances came in the first round of the 1983 US Open, where he had a straight sets wins over world number 26

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. Since 1994 he has been the Director of the Tennis Club de Lyon. He is the elder brother of former WTA Tour player

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Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vanier, Jerome 1957 births Living people French male tennis players Dallas Crusaders SMU Mustangs men's tennis players French expatriate tennis players in the United States Tennis players from Paris 20th-century French sportsmen