Corinne Vanier

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Corinne Vanier
Country (sports)Flag of France.svg  France
Born (1963-09-20) 20 September 1963 (age 59)
Retired1987
Prize money$136,367
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (1982, 1983, 1984)
French Open 2R (1982, 1983)
Wimbledon 2R (1983)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1983)
Wimbledon 2R (1984)

Corinne Vanier is a former professional tennis player who won the 1981 French Open Girls' doubles championship with Sophie Amiach and played on the WTA tour.

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Life and career

Corinne Vanier was born in France on 20 September 1963. [1] She played in Tennis Club de Paris and for France in 1981 Federation Cup.

Doubles (0–2)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.11 January 1982 Newport News, United StatesCarpet Flag of Romania.svg Lucia Romanov Flag of the United States.svg Carol Baily
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marcella Mesker
2–6, 1–6
Loss2.19 January 1987 Bayonne, FranceHard Flag of Poland.svg Iwona Kuczyńska Flag of Romania.svg Virginia Ruzici
Flag of France.svg Catherine Tanvier
3–6, 2–6

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