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Jérôme Vanier

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Jérôme Vanier
Full nameJérôme Vanier
Country (sports) France
Born (1957-11-02) 2 November 1957 (age 67)
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
PlaysLeft-handed
Singles
Career record5–17
Highest rankingNo. 152 (25 June 1984)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open1R (1978, 1984)
US Open2R (1983)
Doubles
Career record4–11
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (1980, 1982, 1985)

Jérôme Vanier (born 2 November 1957) is a former professional tennis player from France.

Biography

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A left-handed player from Paris, Vanier played collegiate tennis in the United States, first at the University of Dallas, then in the early 1980s for Southern Methodist University.

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 Robert Van't Hof.[1]

Since 1994 he has been the Director of the Tennis Club de Lyon.[2]

He is the elder brother of former WTA Tour player Corinne Vanier.[1]

Challenger titles

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Doubles: (1)

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No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1984 Brescia, Italy Clay France Jacques Hervet Argentina Alejandro Ganzábal
Argentina Carlos Gattiker
7–5, 2–6, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ a b Amdur, Neil (1 September 1983). "Wilander and Lendl Advance". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Portrait Directeur Tennis Club De Lyon". Le Progrès (in French). 23 April 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
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