| Boris Maneff | |
| Birth Date: | 1916 |
| Birth Place: | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Death Date: | 23 May 1960 |
| Death Place: | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Frenchopenresult: | QF (1936) |
| Wimbledonresult: | 4R (1938) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult: | 2R (1937)[1] |
| Mixed: | yes |
| Wimbledonmixedresult: | 2R (1937) |
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 (bg|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 challenge to defending champion Fred Perry, who finally defeated him in four sets.[4] [5] Maneff reached the fourth round in singles at the 1938 Wimbledon Championships where he was beaten by fourth-seeded Henner Henkel.