Auguste Maneff Taneff (1916 – 23 May 1960), known as Boris Maneff, was a Swiss amateur

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

player in the 1930s and 1940s. He was born in

Geneva Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevra ; rm, Genevra is the List of cities in Switzerland, second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaki ...

to a Bulgarian father, Kyril Manev Tanev ( bg, Кирил Манев Танев, and French mother, Marie Purnot, from

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. He also played high-level field hockey, ice hockey and football. Maneff was a virtual unknown in the world of international tennis before entering the

1936 French Championships The 1936 French Championships (now known as the French Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 24 May until 1 June. It was the 41st staging of the ...

in Paris, where he reached the quarterfinals. He put up a challenge to defending champion Fred Perry, who finally defeated him in four sets. Maneff reached the fourth round in singles at the

1938 Wimbledon Championships The 1938 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 20 June until Saturday 2 July 1938. It was the 58th ...

where he was beaten by fourth-seeded

Henner Henkel Heinrich Ernst Otto "Henner" Henkel (; 9 October 1915 – 13 January 1943) was a German tennis player during the 1930s. His biggest success was his singles title at the 1937 French Championships. Biography Henner was born in 1915 the son of ...

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* * 1916 births 1960 deaths Swiss male tennis players Date of birth missing Swiss people of French descent Swiss people of Bulgarian descent Tennis players from Geneva {{Switzerland-tennis-bio-stub