Nirupama Mankad
Nirupama Mankad née Vasant (born 17 January 1947 in Karachi, now in Pakistan) is a former Indian tennis player. She is the first Indian woman in the modern era to play at a main draw of a Grand Slam.
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Born | Karachi, Pakistan | January 17, 1947
Turned pro | 1964 |
Retired | 1979 |
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Career titles | 9 ITF |
Doubles | |
Career titles | 17 ITF |
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Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 2R (1971) |
Nirupama Mankad is the daughter of G. Vasant, a leading tennis player in India in his time. She survives her husband, the late Ashok Mankad, a former Indian Test cricketer. Their son Harsh Mankad is an Indian Davis Cup player.[1]
Mankad won the Asian women's tennis championship in 1965 at the age of 17. She played Wimbledon junior event in 1965 and partnered Anand Amritraj in the mixed doubles event in 1971, reaching the second round. She was India's top ranked tennis player between 1965 and 1978, winning the national championship seven times during this time. She won the Indian government's Arjuna award in 1980.
Her best ranking was No 1, and was also a two-time Asian champion and a Fed Cup player.[2]
ITF finals
Singles (9–9)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 3 January 1965 | Kolkata, India | Hard | ![]() |
6-2, 6-4 |
Runner-up | 2. | 16 January 1965 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
2-6, 4-6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 9 January 1966 | Allahabad, India | Grass | ![]() |
9-11, 2-6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 30 January 1966 | Mumbai, India | Hard | ![]() |
3-6, 6-3, 4-6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 28 January 1968 | New Delhi, India | Clay | ![]() |
3-6, 6-2, 4-6 |
Winner | 6. | 29 December 1968 | Kolkata, India | Hard | ![]() |
6-4, 4-6, 6-3 |
Winner | 7. | 23 December 1969 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
6-1, 3-6, 6-3 |
Runner-up | 8. | 5 January 1971 | Amritsar, India | Hard | ![]() |
2-6, 5-7 |
Runner-up | 9. | 11 January 1971 | Amaravati, India | Hard | ![]() |
2-6, 5-7 |
Winner | 10. | 7 February 1971 | Kolkata, India | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
Winner | 11. | 1 March 1971 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | ![]() |
6-0, 6-0 |
Runner-up | 12. | 7 February 1972 | Pune, India | Hard | ![]() |
4-6, 2-6 |
Runner-up | 13. | 14 February 1972 | Chennai, India | Hard | ![]() |
2-6, 1-6 |
Runner-up | 14. | 14 February 1974 | Chennai, India | Hard | ![]() |
4-6, 2-6 |
Winner | 15. | 6 January 1975 | Amritsar, India | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 6–4 |
Winner | 16. | 18 January 1976 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 17. | 2 February 1977 | Chennai, India | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 18. | 15 February 1978 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–1, 8–6 |
Doubles (17–17)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1 March 1964 | Jaipur, India | Hard | ![]() |
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0-6, 1-6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 3 January 1965 | Kolkata, India | Hard | ![]() |
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2-6, 4-6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 16 January 1965 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6-2, 3-6, 3-6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 9 January 1966 | Allahabad, India | Grass | ![]() |
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4-6, 5-7 |
Runner-up | 5. | 17 January 1966 | New Delhi, India | Grass | ![]() |
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6-4, 1-6, 4-6 |
Winner | 6. | 25 January 1966 | Thiruvananthapuram, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6-2, 6-4 |
Winner | 7. | 30 January 1966 | Mumbai, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6-2, 1-6, 6-4 |
Winner | 8. | 6 February 1966 | Hyderabad, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6-1, 6-4 |
Winner | 9. | 20 February 1966 | Chennai, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 10. | 20 February 1966 | Lucknow, India | Hard | ![]() |
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9–11, 6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 11. | 23 January 1967 | Kolkata, India | Hard | ![]() |
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3-6, 5-7 |
Winner | 12. | 29 December 1968 | Kolkata, India | Hard | ![]() |
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4-6, 6-4, 7-5 |
Winner | 13. | 1 January 1969 | Visakhapatnam, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6-2, 6-1 |
Runner-up | 14. | 5 January 1969 | Chennai, India | Hard | ![]() |
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7-5, 1-2 ret. |
Winner | 15. | 12 January 1969 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6-4, 7-5 |
Runner-up | 16. | 19 January 1969 | Amritsar, India | Hard | ![]() |
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3-6, 2-6 |
Runner-up | 17. | 27 January 1969 | Allahabad, India | Hard | ![]() |
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4-6, 1-6 |
Winner | 18. | 3 February 1969 | Jaipur, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6-3, 2-6, 8-6 |
Winner | 19. | 23 December 1969 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6-1, 6-3 |
Winner | 20. | 30 December 1969 | Guwahati, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6-4, 3-6, 6-2 |
Runner-up | 21. | 6 January 1970 | Amritsar, India | Hard | ![]() |
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2-6, 1-6 |
Runner-up | 22. | 12 January 1970 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
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4-6, 1-6 |
Runner-up | 23. | 18 January 1970 | Amaravati, India | Hard | ![]() |
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4-6, 4-6 |
Runner-up | 24. | 25 January 1970 | Kolkata, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6-4, 1-6, 2-6 |
Runner-up | 25. | 5 January 1971 | Amritsar, India | Hard | ![]() |
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1-6, 2-6 |
Runner-up | 26. | 11 January 1971 | Amaravati, India | Hard | ![]() |
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3-6, 1-6 |
Winner | 27. | 7 February 1971 | Kolkata, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6-1, 6-3 |
Winner | 28. | 1 March 1971 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | ![]() |
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6-2, 6-2 |
Winner | 29. | 12 September 1971 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hard | ![]() |
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7-5, 6-4 |
Runner-up | 30. | 7 February 1972 | Pune, India | Hard | ![]() |
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1-6, 3-6 |
Winner | 31. | 14 February 1972 | Chennai, India | Hard | ![]() |
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4-6, 6-4, 8-6 |
Winner | 32. | 14 February 1974 | Chennai, India | Hard | ![]() |
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6-4, 6-4 |
Runner-up | 33. | 22 September 1974 | Colombo, Sri Lanka | Hard | ![]() |
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5-7, 6-1, 1-6 |
Winner | 34. | 15 February 1978 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
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5-7, 6-2, 6-0 |
References
- "The Hindu : All eyes on Harsh Mankad". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- "At 56, tennis coach Mayur Vasant finally dons India colours". mid-day. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2018.