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Auguste Maneff Taneff (1916 – 23 May 1960), known as Boris Maneff, was a Swiss amateur tennis player in the 1930s and 1940s.

Boris Maneff

Country (sports)	Switzerland
Born	1916 Geneva, Switzerland
Died	23 May 1960 Geneva, Switzerland
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	QF (1936)
Wimbledon	4R (1938)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	2R (1937)[1]
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	2R (1937)[1]

He was born in Geneva to a Bulgarian father, Kyril Manev Tanev (Bulgarian: Кирил Манев Танев, and French mother, Marie Purnot, from Metz.[2] He also played high-level field hockey, ice hockey and football.[3]

Maneff was a virtual unknown in the world of international tennis before entering the 1936 French Championships in Paris, where he reached the quarterfinals. He put up a serious challenge to defending champion Fred Perry, who finally defeated him in four sets, 9–7, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3.[4][5]

References

External links

• Boris Maneff at the Davis Cup
• Boris Maneff at the Tennis Archives
• Boris Maneff at the International Tennis Federation

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