Boris Maneff
| Country (sports) | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Born | 1916 Geneva, Switzerland |
| Died | 23 May 1960 (aged 43–44) Geneva, Switzerland |
| Singles | |
| Career record | {{#property:P564}} |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | QF (1936) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1938) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | {{#property:P555}} |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1937)[1] |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1937)[1] |
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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.
He was born in Geneva to a Bulgarian father, Kyril Manev Tanev (Bulgarian: Кирил Манев Танев, and French mother, Marie Purnot, from Metz. He also played high-level field hockey, ice hockey and football.[2]
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 challenge to defending champion Fred Perry, who finally defeated him in four sets.[3][4] Maneff reached the fourth round in singles at the 1938 Wimbledon Championships where he was beaten by fourth-seeded Henner Henkel.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Wimbledon Results Archive
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Boris Maneff at the Davis CupLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Boris Maneff at the International Tennis FederationLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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