Leonardo Manta (born 5 September 1950) is an Italian-born Swiss former
tennis
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player.
Manta was a
Davis Cup
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player for
Switzerland
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, with an appearance in a tie against
Spain
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in Basel in 1971. Partnering with Matthias Werren, he competed in the doubles rubber against Juan Gisbert Sr. and
Manuel Orantes
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.
His best result in singles came at the 1971 Swiss Indoors. He reached the final but eventually lost to
Jean-Claude Barclay
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Joana
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followed his steps and became professional tennis players.
See also
*
List of Switzerland Davis Cup team representatives
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