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

Jérôme Vanier

Full name	Jérôme Vanier
Country (sports)	France
Born	(1957-11-02) 2 November 1957 (age 64) Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Plays	Left-handed
Singles
Career record	5–17
Highest ranking	No. 152 (25 June 1984)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	1R (1978, 1984)
US Open	2R (1983)
Doubles
Career record	4–11
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	1R (1980, 1982, 1985)

Biography

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

Doubles: (1)

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

References

External links

• Jérôme Vanier at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Jérôme Vanier at the International Tennis Federation

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