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{{short description|Indian tennis player}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}

{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = Nirupama Mankad
|image=
|country = {{IND}}
|residence =
|birth_date ={{birth date and age|1947|01|17}}
|birth_place = [[Karachi]], Pakistan
|height =
|turnedpro = 1964
|retired = 1979
|plays =
| careerprizemoney =
| singlesrecord =
| singlestitles = 9 ITF
| highestsinglesranking =
| currentsinglesranking =
| AustralianOpenresult =
| FrenchOpenresult =
| Wimbledonresult =
| USOpenresult =
| doublesrecord =
| doublestitles = 17 ITF
| highestdoublesranking =
| currentdoublesranking =
| Mixed = yes
| family = [[Vinoo Mankad]] (father-in-law) [[Ashok Mankad]] (husband) [[Harsh Mankad]] (Son)

| WimbledonMixedresult = 2R ([[1971 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles|1971]])
}}

'''Nirupama Mankad''' ''née'' '''Vasant''' (born 17 January 1947 in [[Karachi]], now in [[Pakistan]]) is a former [[India]]n [[lawn tennis|tennis]] player. She is the first Indian woman in the [[Open era|modern era]] to play at a main draw of a [[Tennis Grand Slam|Grand Slam]].

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 cricket team|Indian]] [[Test cricket]]er. Their son [[Harsh Mankad]] is an Indian [[Davis Cup]] player.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2000/06/05/stories/07051029.htm|website=[[The Hindu]]|title=All eyes on Harsh Mankad|date=2000-06-05|access-date=2018-05-03}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

Mankad won the Asian women's tennis championship in 1965 at the age of 17. She played [[The Championships, Wimbledon|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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/at-56-tennis-coach-mayur-vasant-finally-dons-india-colours/17348166|title=At 56, tennis coach Mayur Vasant finally dons India colours|date=2016-06-18|work=mid-day|access-date=2018-05-03}}</ref>

==ITF finals==
===Singles (9–9)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
!Outcome
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Surface
!Opponent
!Score
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 1.
| 3 January 1965
| [[Kolkata]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Lakshmi Mahadevan]]
| 6–2, 6–4
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 2.
| 16 January 1965
| [[New Delhi]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Marion Law]]
| 2-6, 4-6
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 3.
| 9 January 1966
| [[Allahabad]], India
| Grass
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[Tiiu Parmas|Tiiu Kivi]]
| 9–11, 2-6
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 4.
| 30 January 1966
| [[Mumbai]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Carol Ann Prosen]]
| 3-6, 6–3, 4-6
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 5.
| 28 January 1968
| [[New Delhi]], India
| Clay
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[Alexandra Ivanova]]
| 3-6, 6–2, 4-6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 6.
| 29 December 1968
| [[Kolkata]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Alice Tym]]
| 6–4, 4-6, 6–3
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 7.
| 23 December 1969
| [[New Delhi]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Alice Tym]]
| 6–1, 3-6, 6–3
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 8.
| 5 January 1971
| [[Amritsar]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[Alexandra Ivanova]]
| 2-6, 5-7
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 9.
| 11 January 1971
| [[Amaravati]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[Tiiu Parmas|Tiiu Kivi]]
| 2-6, 5-7
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 10.
| 7 February 1971
| [[Kolkata]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Kiran Peshawaria]]
| 4–6, 6–1, 6–1
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 11.
| 1 March 1971
| [[Nairobi]], Kenya
| Clay
| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Jenny Paterson]]
| 6–0, 6–0
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 12.
| 7 February 1972
| [[Pune]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Marilyn Tesch]]
| 4-6, 2-6
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 13.
| 14 February 1972
| [[Chennai]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[Alexandra Ivanova]]
| 2-6, 1-6
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 14.
| 14 February 1974
| [[Chennai]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Susan Das]]
| 4-6, 2-6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 15.
| 6 January 1975
| [[Amritsar]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Susan Das]]
| 7–5, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 16.
| 18 January 1976
| [[New Delhi]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Susan Das]]
| 6–4, 6–3
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 17.
| 2 February 1977
| [[Chennai]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Susan Das]]
| 6–4, 6–3
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 18.
| 15 February 1978
| [[New Delhi]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Amreeta Ahluwalia]]
| 3–6, 6–1, 8–6
|}

===Doubles (17–17)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
!Outcome
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Surface
!Partner
!Opponents
!Score
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 1.
| 1 March 1964
| [[Jaipur]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Lakshmi Mahadevan]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Begum Khan]] {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jill Rook]]
| 0-6, 1-6
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 2.
| 3 January 1965
| [[Kolkata]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Leela Panjabi]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Begum Khan]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Rita Suriya]]
| 2-6, 4-6
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 3.
| 16 January 1965
| [[New Delhi]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Leela Panjabi]]
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Marion Law]] {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Madonna Schacht]]
| 6–2, 3-6, 3-6
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 4.
| 9 January 1966
| [[Allahabad]], India
| Grass
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Begum Khan]]
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[Alexandra Ivanova]] {{flagicon|URS}} [[Tiiu Parmas|Tiiu Kivi]]
| 4-6, 5-7
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 5.
| 17 January 1966
| [[New Delhi]], India
| Grass
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Leela Panjabi]]
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[Alexandra Ivanova]] {{flagicon|URS}} [[Tiiu Parmas|Tiiu Kivi]]
| 6–4, 1-6, 4-6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 6.
| 25 January 1966
| [[Thiruvananthapuram]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Carol Ann Prosen]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Rita Bentley]] {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Liz Starkie|Elizabeth Starkie]]
| 6–2, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 7.
| 30 January 1966
| [[Mumbai]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Begum Khan]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Carol Ann Prosen]] {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Susan Tutt]]
| 6–2, 1-6, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 8.
| 6 February 1966
| [[Hyderabad]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Susan Tutt]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Begum Khan]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Carol Ann Prosen]]
| 6–1, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 9.
| 20 February 1966
| [[Madras|Chennai]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Dechu Appaiah]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Begum Khan]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Leela Panjabi]]
| 6–2, 6–3
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 10.
| 20 February 1966
| [[Lucknow]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Dechu Appaiah]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Rita Bentley]] {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Anthea Rigby]]
| 9–11, 6–4, 6–2
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 11.
| 23 January 1967
| [[Kolkata]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Rita Suriya]]
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[Rena Abzhanididzye]] {{flagicon|URS}} [[Alexandra Ivanova]]
| 3-6, 5-7
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 12.
| 29 December 1968
| [[Kolkata]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Rita Suriya]]
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[Alexandra Ivanova]] {{flagicon|URS}} [[Nina Turkheli]]
| 4-6, 6–4, 7–5
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 13.
| 1 January 1969
| [[Visakhapatnam]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[Alexandra Ivanova]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Alice Tym]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Kiran Peshawaria]]
| 6–2, 6–1
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 14.
| 5 January 1969
| [[Madras|Chennai]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Kiran Peshawaria]]
| {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Judith Dibar-Gohn|Judith Dibar]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Alice Tym]]
| 7–5, 1-2 ret.
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 15.
| 12 January 1969
| [[New Delhi]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Robin Lloyd]]
| {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Judith Dibar-Gohn|Judith Dibar]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Alice Tym]]
| 6–4, 7–5
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 16.
| 19 January 1969
| [[Amritsar]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Sally Holdsworth]]
| {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Judith Dibar-Gohn|Judith Dibar]] {{flagicon|URS}} [[Alexandra Ivanova]]
| 3-6, 2-6
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 17.
| 27 January 1969
| [[Allahabad]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Judy Congdon]]
| {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Judith Dibar-Gohn|Judith Dibar]] {{flagicon|URS}} [[Alexandra Ivanova]]
| 4-6, 1-6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 18.
| 3 February 1969
| [[Jaipur]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Kiran Peshawaria]]
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Eva Lundqvist]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Alice Tym]]
| 6–3, 2-6, 8–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 19.
| 23 December 1969
| [[New Delhi]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[Alexandra Ivanova]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Marilyn Aschner]] {{flagicon|USA}} [[Alice Tym]]
| 6–1, 6–3
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 20.
| 30 December 1969
| [[Guwahati]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Judith Dibar-Gohn|Judith Dibar]]
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[Alexandra Ivanova]] {{flagicon|URS}} [[Nina Turkheli]]
| 6–4, 3-6, 6–2
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 21.
| 6 January 1970
| [[Amritsar]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Indu Sood]]
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[Alexandra Ivanova]] {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Irena Škulj]]
| 2-6, 1-6
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 22.
| 12 January 1970
| [[New Delhi]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Kiran Peshawaria]]
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[Rena Abzhanididzye]] {{flagicon|URS}} [[Alexandra Ivanova]]
| 4-6, 1-6
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 23.
| 18 January 1970
| [[Amaravati]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Rita Bentley]]
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[Alexandra Ivanova]] {{flagicon|URS}} [[Nina Turkheli]]
| 4-6, 4-6
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 24.
| 25 January 1970
| [[Kolkata]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Janice Townsend]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kerry Hogarth]] {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Marilyn Tesch]]
| 6–4, 1-6, 2-6
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 25.
| 5 January 1971
| [[Amritsar]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Udaya Kumar (tennis)|Udaya Kumar]]
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[Alexandra Ivanova]] {{flagicon|URS}} [[Tiiu Parmas|Tiiu Kivi]]
| 1-6, 2-6
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 26.
| 11 January 1971
| [[Amaravati]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Udaya Kumar (tennis)|Udaya Kumar]]
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[Alexandra Ivanova]] {{flagicon|URS}} [[Tiiu Parmas|Tiiu Kivi]]
| 3-6, 1-6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 27.
| 7 February 1971
| [[Kolkata]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Kiran Peshawaria]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Udaya Kumar (tennis)|Udaya Kumar]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Susan Das]]
| 6–1, 6–3
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 28.
| 1 March 1971
| [[Nairobi]], Kenya
| Clay
| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Jenny Paterson]]
| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Marianna Brummer]] {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Greta Delport]]
| 6–2, 6–2
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 29.
| 12 September 1971
| [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia
| Hard
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Cecilie Fleming]]
| {{flagicon|THA}} [[Somsri Klumsombut]] {{flagicon|THA}} [[Phanow Sudsawadsi]]
| 7–5, 6–4
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 30.
| 7 February 1972
| [[Pune]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Udaya Kumar (tennis)|Udaya Kumar]]
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[Alexandra Ivanova]] {{flagicon|URS}} [[Eugenia Isopaitis]]
| 1-6, 3-6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 31.
| 14 February 1972
| [[Chennai]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Udaya Kumar (tennis)|Udaya Kumar]]
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[Alexandra Ivanova]] {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Irena Škulj]]
| 4-6, 6–4, 8–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 32.
| 14 February 1974
| [[Chennai]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Udaya Kumar (tennis)|Udaya Kumar]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Susan Das]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Kiran Peshawaria]]
| 6–4, 6–4
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 33.
| 22 September 1974
| [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Susan Das]]
| {{flagicon|INA}} [[Lany Kaligis]] {{flagicon|INA}} [[Lita Liem Sugiarto]]
| 5-7, 6–1, 1-6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 34.
| 15 February 1978
| [[New Delhi]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Amreeta Ahluwalia]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Carol Draper]] {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Robin Harris (tennis)|Robin Harris]]
| 5-7, 6–2, 6–0
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [[K. R. Wadhwaney]], ''Arjuna Awardees'', Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, 2002, {{Listed Invalid ISBN|81-230-0286-0}}
* P.K. Datta, ''A Century of Indian Tennis'', Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, 2001, {{ISBN|81-230-0783-3}}

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[[Category:Indian female tennis players]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]
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[[Category:Pakistani female tennis players]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian women]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian people]]
{{Top Indian female tennis players}}
{{Top Indian female doubles tennis players}}

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