Leonardo Manta


Leonardo Manta is an Italian-born Swiss former tennis player.
Manta was a Davis Cup player for Switzerland [Davis Cup team|Switzerland], with an appearance in a tie against Spain [Davis Cup team|Spain] in Basel in 1971. Partnering with Matthias Werren, he competed in the doubles rubber against Juan [Gisbert Sr.] and Manuel Orantes.
His best result in singles came at the 1971 Swiss Indoors. He reached the final but eventually lost to Jean-Claude Barclay.
Both his son Lorenzo and his daughter Joana followed his steps and became professional tennis players.