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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 ({{langx|bg|Кирил Манев Танев}}, and French mother, Marie Purnot, from Metz. He also played high-level field hockey, ice hockey and football.<ref>{{cite news|title=Un grand champion nous a quittés|url=https://www.letempsarchives.ch/page/JDG_1960_05_27/13|accessdate=7 July 2017|work=Journal de Genève|issue=27 May 1960}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Boris Maneff's GS Performance Timeline & Stats|url=https://www.db4tennis.com/players/male/boris-maneff|publisher=db4tennis|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19360529&id=JkVPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BE4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3377,5993969&hl=en |title= Perry advances in net tourney: British star meets stiff opposition from young Boris Maneff|agency=Associated Press |work=St. Petersburg Times|date=29 May 1936|page=31|quote=20-year-old Boris Maneff, Bulgar-Swiss...}}</ref> Maneff reached the fourth round in singles at the 1938 Wimbledon Championships where he was beaten by fourth-seeded Henner Henkel.

== References == {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{Davis Cup profile}} * {{ITF}}

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