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Catherine Tanvier

FRA Age 61 174 cm / 5'9" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 1980–1993

Catherine Tanvier represented France on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 20. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 161–179 and no singles titles. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors.

Peak singles rank

20 (Sep 17, 1984)

Elo peak

1880 (84th percentile)

Singles record

161–179 (47.4%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$706,054

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Catherine Tanvier's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Karina Habsudova #119	0-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 21, 1993*	R32	Budapest	Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250	Carpet
Silke Meier #169	6-7 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 14, 1993*	R32	Montpellier	Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250	Carpet
Naoko Sawamatsu #35	2-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 24, 1992*	R128	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass
Jill Hetherington #255	4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 17, 1992*	R64	Eastbourne Open	Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500	Grass
Mary Pierce #18	1-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 23, 1992*	F	Cesena	Tier V → modern equivalent WTA 250	Carpet

Rivals all rivalries →

Catherine Tanvier's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Sylvia Hanika	5	6	11	Mar 4, 1988	H2H
Catarina Lindqvist Ryan	2	7	9	Feb 14, 1992	H2H
Helena Sukova	3	5	8	Jan 20, 1991	H2H
Hana Mandlikova	2	6	8	Oct 13, 1989	H2H
Martina Navratilova	0	7	7	May 27, 1987	H2H

Career Results

Catherine Tanvier career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1980	15	4	2	6	66.7%	—	—
1981	16	6	14	20	30.0%	—	—
1982	17	23	19	42	54.8%	—	—
1983	18	17	16	33	51.5%	—	—
1984	19	21	18	39	53.9%	36	30
1985	20	18	16	34	52.9%	31	39
1986	21	19	17	36	52.8%	39	37
1987	22	10	19	29	34.5%	37	96
1988	23	9	16	25	36.0%	103	77
1989	24	12	12	24	50.0%	72	65
1990	25	9	11	20	45.0%	65	99
1991	26	7	10	17	41.2%	91	104
1992	27	6	7	13	46.2%	102	105
1993	28	0	2	2	0.0%	105	543
Career		161	179	340	47.4%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Catherine Tanvier career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1980	15	—	—	—	—	3	1	4	75.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	4	2	6	66.7%
1981	16	2	3	5	40.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	6	14	20	30.0%
1982	17	3	3	6	50.0%	11	6	17	64.7%	5	4	9	55.6%	4	5	9	44.4%	23	19	42	54.8%
1983	18	1	1	2	50.0%	7	7	14	50.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	7	4	11	63.6%	17	16	33	51.5%
1984	19	5	5	10	50.0%	10	6	16	62.5%	3	3	6	50.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	21	18	39	53.8%
1985	20	6	6	12	50.0%	4	3	7	57.1%	3	2	5	60.0%	5	5	10	50.0%	18	16	34	52.9%
1986	21	5	4	9	55.6%	5	7	12	41.7%	1	2	3	33.3%	8	4	12	66.7%	19	17	36	52.8%
1987	22	2	4	6	33.3%	2	6	8	25.0%	4	3	7	57.1%	2	6	8	25.0%	10	19	29	34.5%
1988	23	3	5	8	37.5%	3	5	8	37.5%	3	4	7	42.9%	0	2	2	0.0%	9	16	25	36.0%
1989	24	6	6	12	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	4	2	6	66.7%	1	2	3	33.3%	12	12	24	50.0%
1990	25	3	4	7	42.9%	1	3	4	25.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	9	11	20	45.0%
1991	26	4	2	6	66.7%	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	2	5	7	28.6%	7	10	17	41.2%
1992	27	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	6	3	9	66.7%	6	7	13	46.2%
1993	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
Career	—	40	45	85	47.1%	51	52	103	49.5%	28	32	60	46.7%	41	46	87	47.1%	161	179	340	47.4%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Catherine Tanvier career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1984	19	0	6	6	0.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	5	2	7	71.4%	2	0	2	100.0%	11	12	23	47.8%
1985	20	1	4	5	20.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	4	0	4	100.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	7	6	13	53.8%
1986	21	0	7	7	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	7	3	10	70.0%	2	0	2	100.0%	10	12	22	45.5%
1987	22	0	2	2	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	4	9	13	30.8%	3	1	4	75.0%	7	15	22	31.8%
1988	23	0	3	3	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	7	13	20	35.0%
1989	24	0	3	3	0.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	5	3	8	62.5%	2	0	2	100.0%	10	10	20	50.0%
1990	25	0	3	3	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	2	5	7	28.6%	5	0	5	100.0%	8	9	17	47.1%
1991	26	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	1	1	2	50.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	2	7	9	22.2%
1992	27	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	4	1	5	80.0%	6	5	11	54.5%
1993	28	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
Career		1	29	30	3.3%	13	23	36	36.1%	33	30	63	52.4%	21	9	30	70.0%	68	91	159	42.8%

Opponent ranking data available for 159/340 (46.8%) of Catherine Tanvier's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Catherine Tanvier advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1980	15	1546	111.1	—	—	—	—	—	+25	—	57.1%	+0.79	2–0	0–1	—	+0.83
1981	16	1541	110.4	—	—	—	—	+70	+73	+7	34.9%	-1.14	2–3 (40%)	1–1	—	+0.02
1982	17	1801	146.0	—	—	—	—	-101	-57	-142	54.0%	+0.40	6–3 (67%)	4–2 (67%)	106.1	-4.18
1983	18	1827	138.9	—	—	—	—	+19	-51	-192	52.0%	-0.11	4–5 (44%)	4–2 (67%)	104.3	-0.34
1984	19	1779	138.5	—	—	—	—	+11	+66	-120	52.4%	+0.25	6–2 (75%)	4–6 (40%)	101.9	-0.87
1985	20	1776	132.0	—	—	—	—	-9	+34	-112	54.3%	+0.26	2–2 (50%)	2–4 (33%)	98.4	-0.57
1986	21	1826	142.1	—	—	—	—	+18	-76	-150	47.6%	-0.15	9–1 (90%)	4–3 (57%)	108.6	-1.81
1987	22	1620	113.3	—	—	—	—	+55	+14	+54	38.8%	-0.72	5–6 (45%)	1–7 (13%)	92.3	-0.36
1988	23	1604	122.5	—	—	—	—	+8	+16	+40	40.7%	-0.54	2–4 (33%)	0–1	—	-1.01
1989	24	1674	141.1	—	—	—	—	-10	-62	+28	50.9%	+0.16	3–4 (43%)	2–0	—	-0.68
1990	25	1658	111.6	—	—	—	—	-1	-82	+74	45.0%	-0.43	2–0	1–1	—	+0.74
1991	26	1604	113.4	—	—	—	—	+31	-74	—	40.5%	-0.43	4–1 (80%)	0–3 (0%)	101.2	+0.59
1992	27	1614	106.2	—	—	—	—	+44	—	—	42.9%	-0.57	2–0	—	—	+1.48
1993	28	1579	93.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	—	0–1	—	+0.11
Career		1880	137.1	—	—	—	—	+7	-13	-54	47.4%	-0.16	49–31 (61%)	23–32 (42%)	105.2	-1.78

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Catherine Tanvier Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1981	16	R64	—	—	R64	1–2 (33%)
1982	17	R16	R32	R128	R128	4–4 (50%)
1983	18	R16	R16	R128	R64	6–4 (60%)
1984	19	R64	R32	R32	R64	5–4 (56%)
1985	20	—	R32	R16	R128	5–3 (62%)
1986	21	—	R128	R64	R64	2–3 (40%)
1987	22	—	R128	R32	R128	2–3 (40%)
1988	23	R32	R16	R32	R128	7–4 (64%)
1989	24	R16	R64	R32	R128	6–4 (60%)
1990	25	R16	R128	R32	—	5–3 (62%)
1991	26	R16	R128	—	—	3–2 (60%)
1992	27	R128	—	R128	—	0–2 (0%)
W-L		15–9 (62%)	13–10 (57%)	14–10 (58%)	4–9 (31%)	46–38 (55%)

WTA 1000

Catherine Tanvier WTA 1000 results by season
Season	Age	KEY	W-L Win %
1990	25	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

WTA 500

Catherine Tanvier WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	BRI	DLB	EAS	HAM	PAR	ITA	WAS	AME	BER	BRI	CAN	CHA	ESS	HIL	KEY	ORL	STR	SYD	ZUR	W-L Win %
1980	15	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1981	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	0–2 (0%)
1982	17	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	5–3 (62%)
1983	18	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	0–2 (0%)
1984	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	SF	—	R16	—	—	R64	—	R16	—	R32	—	11–6 (65%)
1985	20	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4–2 (67%)
1986	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5–2 (71%)
1987	22	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–3 (25%)
1988	23	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R128	—	R32	R64	—	0–4 (0%)
1989	24	QF	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	3–4 (43%)
1990	25	—	—	R64	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–3 (25%)
1991	26	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	0–3 (0%)
1992	27	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
W-L		7–5 (58%)	2–1 (67%)	0–2 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	8–4 (67%)	0–2 (0%)	4–4 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–6 (14%)	0–1 (0%)	32–37 (46%)

WTA 250

Catherine Tanvier WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	BAR	BRI	DAL	EAS	EST	GEN	GST	HAM	HOU	MC	MET	MRS	MTP	NAP	ITA	TKY	AIX	AME	BAY	BIR	BOC	BOS	BOU	BRI	BUD	CES	CHI	POR	FOR	HER	HIL	HIL	KEY	LIM	LIN	LUG	MAH	MAR	MON	MON	NAN	NIC	OAK	OKL	OSL	PAL	PER	PER	PRI	SEA	SYD	WIC	ZUR	W-L Win %
1980	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–1 (75%)
1981	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	QF	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R64	—	R32	—	—	—	5–10 (33%)
1982	17	—	—	R16	—	—	—	SF	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14–12 (54%)
1983	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	F	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R64	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	11–10 (52%)
1984	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	R32	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R32	5–8 (38%)
1985	20	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	QF	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	QF	9–11 (45%)
1986	21	R32	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	R64	—	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R64	F	R32	—	—	R64	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12–12 (50%)
1987	22	—	—	R32	R32	—	R32	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	7–13 (35%)
1988	23	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	2–8 (20%)
1989	24	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–4 (43%)
1990	25	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	3–4 (43%)
1991	26	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	4–5 (44%)
1992	27	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5–3 (62%)
1993	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
W-L		1–2 (33%)	0–2 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	4–5 (44%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	1–2 (33%)	4–2 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	4–3 (57%)	3–3 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	4–8 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	4–1 (80%)	0–2 (0%)	7–9 (44%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	5–2 (71%)	2–2 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	1–2 (33%)	3–4 (43%)	4–4 (50%)	3–2 (60%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–3 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–3 (0%)	4–2 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	2–3 (40%)	83–103 (45%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Sep 17, 1984

First Top 100

Jan 2, 1984

First Top 50

Jan 2, 1984

First Top 20

Sep 17, 1984

First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Catherine Tanvier ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1984	19	34	33	26	27	22	23	23	21	20	27	30	30
1985	20	31	26	28	26	30	32	29	33	48	52	43	39
1986	21	41	41	49	53	54	58	68	68	46	33	38	37
1987	22	37	38	38	34	32	33	34	38	55	88	94	96
1988	23	108	111	113	124	133	92	96	100	95	77	77	77
1989	24	58	57	57	61	57	83	69	71	77	64	65	65
1990	25	84	89	94	98	95	113	122	117	109	94	96	99
1991	26	72	71	67	73	73	67	83	82	110	107	111	104
1992	27	215	96	94	97	99	97	98	92	101	101	98	105
1993	28	103	150	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	543
1994	29	544	547	555	558	561	576	575	—	569	602	478	493
1995	30	491	430	427	415	433	435	425	431	439	557	558	753
1996	31	748	752	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Data coverage: Weekly WTA ranking snapshots are unavailable before 1984. Audited official No. 1 change dates and year-end Top 10 ranks are included, but weekly counts and ranks outside those anchors remain incomplete.

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Catherine Tanvier's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Liz Smylie	AUS	#20	1,824	350	161	189	46.0%	$1,701,837	5	1980–1994	Rivalries	Match log
Terry Phelps	USA	#20	1,870	359	188	171	52.4%	$586,311	1	1982–1990	Rivalries	Match log
Kate Gompert	USA	#18	1,871	166	85	81	51.2%	$187,076	0	1980–1990	Rivalries	Match log
Michelle Torres	USA	#18	1,846	204	93	111	45.6%	—	1	1982–1989	Rivalries	Match log
Anne White	USA	#19	1,847	228	110	118	48.2%	$411,022	1	1978–1990	Rivalries	Match log
Eva Pfaff	GER	#17	1,902	357	155	202	43.4%	$771,379	0	1977–1992	Rivalries	Match log
Isabel Cueto	GER	#20	1,885	231	130	101	56.3%	$404,418	5	1984–1992	Rivalries	Match log
Linda Wild	USA	#23	1,815	281	135	146	48.0%	$1,237,931	5	1972–2000	Rivalries	Match log
Anne Minter	AUS	#23	1,870	444	220	224	49.5%	$682,839	5	1979–1993	Rivalries	Match log
Bettina Fulco	ARG	#23	1,873	292	139	153	47.6%	$654,309	0	1985–1997	Rivalries	Match log
Patty Fendick	USA	#19	1,883	361	199	162	55.1%	$1,574,956	3	1982–1995	Rivalries	Match log
Melissa Gurney	USA	#17	1,884	124	63	61	50.8%	$185,616	2	1984–1989	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Catherine Tanvier?: Catherine Tanvier is 61 years old, born on May 28, 1965.
Which country does Catherine Tanvier represent?: Catherine Tanvier represents France in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Catherine Tanvier?: Catherine Tanvier is 174 cm / 5'9".
Does Catherine Tanvier use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: Catherine Tanvier uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Catherine Tanvier left-handed or right-handed?: Catherine Tanvier plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Catherine Tanvier won?: Catherine Tanvier has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Catherine Tanvier won?: TennisDB does not group any of Catherine Tanvier's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Catherine Tanvier's highest WTA ranking?: Catherine Tanvier's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 20, first achieved on September 17, 1984.
What is Catherine Tanvier's career win-loss record?: Catherine Tanvier has a career WTA singles record of 161 wins and 179 losses (47.4%).
How much career prize money has Catherine Tanvier earned?: Catherine Tanvier has earned at least $706,054 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Catherine Tanvier's career appear in TennisDB?: Catherine Tanvier appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1980 through 1993.
On which surface does Catherine Tanvier have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Catherine Tanvier's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on clay: 49.5% (51–52).
Who has Catherine Tanvier faced most often?: Catherine Tanvier's most frequent opponent is Sylvia Hanika, with a head-to-head record of 5–6 across 11 meetings.