| Full name | Joana Manta |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Switzerland |
| Born | 26 July 1977 |
| Prize money | $11,358 |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 292 (1 November 1993) |
| Doubles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 395 (24 August 1992) |
Joana Manta (born 26 July 1977) is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland.
Manta began competing on the ITF circuit in 1991 while still a junior, later partnering with Ludmila Richterová to win the girls' doubles title at the 1993 Australian Open. [1]
At the age of 15 she debuted for the Switzerland Fed Cup team in 1993, featuring in the doubles rubbers of a World Group tie against the United States and a play-off against Peru. [2]
In 1995 she played in another three Fed Cup ties, with both of her two wins coming in doubles, teaming up with former junior partner Martina Hingis.
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 18 October 1993 | Flensburg, Germany | Carpet |  Antonia Homolya | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 20 July 1992 | Subiaco, Italy | Clay |  Nathalie Ballet |  Martina Hautová  Karin Lušnic | 1–6, 6–2, 2–6 |
Both his father Leonardo and his brother Lorenzo also played tennis professionally. [3] [4]
Lorenzo Manta is a former tennis player from Switzerland, who turned professional in 1992. The right-hander reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 103 in June 2000. His best achievement in the grand slam tournaments was reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon in 1999. There, he had a big upset win over the 1996 Wimbledon champion, Richard Krajicek, in the third round in five sets. Manta was then defeated by Brazil's Gustavo Kuerten in the fourth round. He was 4–0 in Davis Cup doubles matches with Roger Federer.
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