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|residence =
|residence =
|birth_date ={{birth date and age|1947|01|17}}
|birth_date ={{birth date and age|1947|01|17|df=y}}
|birth_place = [[Karachi]], Pakistan
|birth_place = [[Karachi]], [[Sind Province (1936-55)|Sindh]], [[British India]]
|height =  
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|turnedpro = 1964
|turnedpro = 1964 (amateur)
|retired = 1979
|retired = 1979
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|plays =  
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| careerprizemoney      =  
| singlesrecord        =  
| singlesrecord        =  
| singlestitles        = 9 ITF
| singlestitles        = 18 ILTF/ITF
| highestsinglesranking =  
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| currentsinglesranking =  
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| USOpenresult          =   
| doublesrecord        =  
| doublesrecord        =  
| doublestitles        = 17 ITF
| doublestitles        = 11 ITF
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| highestdoublesranking =  
| currentdoublesranking =
| currentdoublesranking =
| Mixed = yes
| Mixed = yes
| family = [[Vinoo Mankad]] (father-in-law)<br />[[Ashok Mankad]] (husband)<br />[[Harsh Mankad]] (Son)
| WimbledonMixedresult = 2R ([[1971 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles|1971]])
 
| WimbledonMixedresult = 2R ([[1971 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles|1971]])
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'''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''' (''[[née]]'' '''Vasant'''; born 17 January 1947) 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]]. She was active from 1964 to 1979 and contested 25 finals and won 18 singles titles.She was one of the torch runners in the most famous spirit of freedom video that played on Indian television in the 1980’s.


==Career==
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>
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.
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 took part in tournaments on [[ILTF European Circuit]] when she played in Europe such as reaching the semi finals at the [[Ilkley Open]] in 1970 where she lost to [[Corinne Molesworth]] who went on to win that event.<ref>Barrett, John. Tingay, Lance. West, Peter. (1971) World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook. Queen Anne Press. London. {{ISBN|978-0-362-00091-7}}. p.270.</ref> 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>
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==
==ILTF Career finals==
===Singles (9–9)===
===Singles:25 (18 titles, 7 runners-up)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:98%"
|-
|-
!Outcome
!Outcome
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!Date
!Date
!Tournament
!Tournament
!Location
!Surface
!Surface
!Opponent
!Opponent
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 1.
| 1.
| 3 January 1965
| January 1965
| [[Kolkata]], India
|[[Asian Lawn Tennis Championships]]
| [[Calcutta]], India
| Hard  
| Hard  
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Lakshmi Mahadevan]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Lakshmi Mahadevan]]
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|-  
|-  
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 2.
| 1.
| 16 January 1965
| January 1965
|[[National Lawn Tennis Championships of India]]
| [[New Delhi]], India
| [[New Delhi]], India
| Hard  
| Hard  
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Marion Law]]
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Marion Law]]
| 2-6, 4-6
| 2–6, 4–6
|-  
|-  
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 3.
| 2.
| 9 January 1966
| January 1966
|[[Central India Championships]]
| [[Allahabad]], India
| [[Allahabad]], India
| Grass
| Grass
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[Tiiu Parmas|Tiiu Kivi]]
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[Tiiu Parmas|Tiiu Kivi]]
| 9–11, 2-6
| 9–11, 2–6
|-  
|-  
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 4.
| 3.
| 30 January 1966
| January 1966
| [[Mumbai]], India
|[[Western India Championships]]
| [[Bombay]], India
| Hard  
| Hard  
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Carol Ann Prosen]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Carol-Ann Kalogeropoulos|Carol-Ann Prosen]]
| 3-6, 6–3, 4-6
| 3–6, 6–3, 4–6
|-  
|-  
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 5.
| 4.
| 28 January 1968
| January 1968
| [[New Delhi]], India  
|?
| [[Bombay]], India  
| Clay
| Clay
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[Alexandra Ivanova]]
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[Aleksandra Ivanova]]
| 3-6, 6–2, 4-6
| 3–6, 6–2, 4–6
|-  
|-  
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 6.
| 2.
| 29 December 1968
| March 1968
| [[Kolkata]], India
|[[Western India Championships]] <small>(2)</small>
| [[Bombay]], India
| Hard
|  {{flagicon|IND}} Rattan Thadani
|6–2, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 3.
| December 1968
|[[Asian Lawn Tennis Championships]] <small>(2)</small>
| [[Calcutta]], India
| Hard  
| Hard  
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Alice Tym]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Alice Tym]]
| 6–4, 4-6, 6–3
| 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
|-  
|-  
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 7.
| 4.
| 23 December 1969
| February 1969
|[[Western India Championships]] <small>(3)</small>
| [[Bombay]], India
| Hard 
| {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Judith Dibar-Gohn|Judith Dibar]]
| 8–6, 6–3
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 5.
| December 1969
| [[Indian International Championships]]
| [[New Delhi]], India
| [[New Delhi]], India
| Hard  
| Hard  
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Alice Tym]]   
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Alice Tym]]   
| 6–1, 3-6, 6–3
| 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
|-  
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 6.
| February 1970
|[[Western India Championships]] <small>(4)</small>
| [[Bombay]], India
| Hard 
| {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Irena Škulj]]
|3–6, 6–0, 6–3
|-  
|-  
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 8.
| 7.
| 5 January 1971
| December 1970
| [[Amritsar]], India
|Cricket Club of India Tournament
| Hard  
| [[Bombay]], India
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[Alexandra Ivanova]]
| Hard
| 2-6, 5-7
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Kiran Peshawaria]]
|6–2, 6–3
|-  
|-  
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| bgcolor="FFA07A" |Runner-up
| 9.
| 5.
| 11 January 1971
| January 1971
|Andhra Pradesh State Championships
| [[Amaravati]], India
| [[Amaravati]], India
| Hard
| Hard
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[Tiiu Parmas|Tiiu Kivi]]
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[Tiiu Parmas|Tiiu Kivi]]
| 2-6, 5-7
| 2–6, 5-7
|-  
|-  
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Winner
| 10.
| 8.
| 7 February 1971
| January 1971
| [[Kolkata]], India
|[[National Lawn Tennis Championships of India]]
| Hard
| [[New Delhi]], India
| ?
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Kiran Peshawaria]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Kiran Peshawaria]]
| 4–6, 6–1, 6–1
| 4–6, 6–1, 6–1
|-  
|-  
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Winner
| 11.
| 9.
| 1 March 1971
| March 1971
|[[Kenyan International Championships]]
| [[Nairobi]], Kenya
| [[Nairobi]], Kenya
| Clay
| Clay
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| 6–0, 6–0
| 6–0, 6–0
|-  
|-  
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Winner
| 12.
| 10.
| 7 February 1972
| February 1972
| [[Pune]], India
|[[Western India Championships]] <small>(5)</small>
| [[Poona]], India
| Hard
| Hard
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Marilyn Tesch]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Marilyn Tesch]]
| 4-6, 2-6
| 4–6, 2–6
|-  
|-  
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| bgcolor="FFA07A" |Runner-up
| 13.
| 6.
| 14 February 1972
| February 1974
| [[Chennai]], India
|[[Western India Championships]]
| [[Madras]], India
| Hard
| Hard
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[Alexandra Ivanova]]  
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Susan Das]]
| 2-6, 1-6
| 4–6, 2–6
|-  
|-  
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Winner
| 14.
| 11.
| 14 February 1974
| January 1975
| [[Chennai]], India
|[[National Lawn Tennis Championships of India]] <small>(2)</small>
| Hard
| [[New Delhi]], India
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Susan Das]]
| 4-6, 2-6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 15.
| 6 January 1975
| [[Amritsar]], India
| Hard
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Susan Das]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Susan Das]]
| 7–5, 6–4
| 7–5, 6–4
|-  
|-  
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Winner
| 16.
| 12.
| 18 January 1976
| February 1975
|[[Western India Championships]] <small>(6)</small>
| [[Bombay]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} Udaya Kumar
| 6–1, 6–1
|- 
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Winner
| 13.
| January 1976
|[[National Lawn Tennis Championships of India]] <small>(3)</small>
| [[New Delhi]], India
| [[New Delhi]], India
| Hard
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Susan Das]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Susan Das]]
| 6–4, 6–3
| 6–4, 6–3
|-  
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Winner
| 17.
| 14.
| 2 February 1977
| February 1976
| [[Chennai]], India
|[[Western India Championships]] <small>(7)</small>
| [[Bombay]], India
| Hard
|{{flagicon|IND}}  [[Lakshmi Mahedevan]]
|6–1, 6–0
|- 
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Winner
| 15.
| February 1977
|[[National Lawn Tennis Championships of India]] <small>(4)</small>
| [[Bombay]], India
| Hard
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Susan Das]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Susan Das]]
| 6–4, 6–3
| 6–4, 6–3
|-  
|-  
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Winner
| 18.
| 16.
| 15 February 1978
| February 1977
| [[New Delhi]], India
|[[Western India Championships]] <small>(8)</small>
| [[Bombay]], India
| Hard
|{{flagicon|IND}} Amreeta Ahluwalia
| 6–4, 6–0
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A" |Runner-up
| 7.
| January 1978
|[[Southern India Championships]]
| [[Madras]], India
| Hard
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Amreeta Ahluwalia]]
|5–7, 6–4, 8–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Winner
| 17.
| February 1978
|[[National Lawn Tennis Championships of India]] <small>(5)</small>
| Calcutta, India
| Hard
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Amreeta Ahluwalia]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Amreeta Ahluwalia]]
| 3–6, 6–1, 8–6
| 3–6, 6–1, 8–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Winner
| 18.
| January 1979
|[[Western India Championships]] <small>(9)</small>
| [[Bombay]], India
| Hard
|{{flagicon|IND}} Amreeta Ahluwalia
|6–3, 6–2
|- 
|}
|}


===Doubles (17–17)===
===Doubles:19 (11 titles, 8 runners-up)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
|-
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| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 1.
| 1.
| 1 March 1964
| March 1964
| [[Jaipur]], India
| [[Jaipur]], India
| Hard  
| Hard  
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Lakshmi Mahadevan]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Lakshmi Mahadevan]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Begum Khan]] <br /> {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jill Rook]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Begum Khan]] <br /> {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jill Rook]]
| 0-6, 1-6
| 0–6, 1-6
|-  
|-  
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 2.
| 2.
| 3 January 1965
| January 1965
| [[Kolkata]], India
| [[Kolkata]], India
| Hard  
| Hard  
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Leela Panjabi]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Leela Panjabi]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Begum Khan]] <br /> {{flagicon|IND}} [[Rita Suriya]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Begum Khan]] <br /> {{flagicon|IND}} [[Rita Suriya]]
| 2-6, 4-6
| 2–6, 4-6
|-  
|-  
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 3.
| 3.
| 16 January 1965
| January 1965
| [[New Delhi]], India
| [[New Delhi]], India
| Hard  
| Hard  
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Leela Panjabi]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Leela Panjabi]]
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Marion Law]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Madonna Schacht]]  
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Marion Law]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Madonna Schacht]]  
| 6–2, 3-6, 3-6
| 6–2, 3–6, 3-6
|-  
|-  
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Winner
| 4.
| 4.
| 9 January 1966
| January 1966
| [[Allahabad]], India
| Grass
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Begum Khan]]
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[Alexandra Ivanova]] <br /> {{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]] <br /> {{flagicon|URS}} [[Tiiu Parmas|Tiiu Kivi]]
| 6–4, 1-6, 4-6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 6.
| 25 January 1966
| [[Thiruvananthapuram]], India
| [[Thiruvananthapuram]], India
| Hard  
| Hard  
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Carol Ann Prosen]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Carol-Ann Kalogeropoulos|Carol-Ann Prosen]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Rita Bentley]] <br /> {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Liz Starkie|Elizabeth Starkie]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Rita Bentley]] <br /> {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Liz Starkie|Elizabeth Starkie]]
| 6–2, 6–4
| 6–2, 6–4
|-  
|-  
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Winner
| 7.
| 5.
| 30 January 1966
| January 1966
| [[Mumbai]], India
| [[Mumbai]], India
| Hard  
| Hard  
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Begum Khan]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Begum Khan]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Carol Ann Prosen]] <br /> {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Susan Tutt]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Carol-Ann Kalogeropoulos|Carol-Ann Prosen]] <br /> {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Sue Tutt]]
| 6–2, 1-6, 6–4
| 6–2, 1–6, 6–4
|-  
|-  
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Winner
| 8.
| 6.
| 6 February 1966
| February 1966
| [[Hyderabad]], India
| [[Hyderabad]], India
| Hard  
| Hard  
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Susan Tutt]]  
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Sue Tutt]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Begum Khan]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Carol Ann Prosen]]  
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Begum Khan]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Carol-Ann Kalogeropoulos|Carol-Ann Prosen]]
| 6–1, 6–4
| 6–1, 6–4
|-  
|-  
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Winner
| 9.
| 7.
| 20 February 1966
| February 1966
| [[Madras|Chennai]], India
| [[Madras|Chennai]], India
| Hard  
| Hard  
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Dechu Appaiah]]  
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Dechu Appaiah]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Begum Khan]] <br /> {{flagicon|IND}} [[Leela Panjabi]]  
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Begum Khan]] <br /> {{flagicon|IND}} [[Leela Panjabi]]
| 6–2, 6–3
| 6–2, 6–3
|-  
|-  
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Winner
| 10.
| 8.
| 20 February 1966
| February 1966
| [[Lucknow]], India
| [[Lucknow]], India
| Hard  
| Hard  
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Dechu Appaiah]]  
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Dechu Appaiah]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Rita Bentley]] <br /> {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Anthea Rigby]]  
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Rita Bentley]] <br /> {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Anthea Rigby]]
| 9–11, 6–4, 6–2
| 9–11, 6–4, 6–2
|-  
|-  
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| bgcolor="FFA07A" |Runner-up
| 11.
| 9.
| 23 January 1967
| January 1967
| [[Kolkata]], India
| [[Calcutta]], India
| Hard
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Rita Suriya]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Rita Suriya]]
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[Rena Abzhanididzye]] <br /> {{flagicon|URS}} [[Alexandra Ivanova]]
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[Rena Abzhandadze]] <br /> {{flagicon|URS}} [[Aleksandra Ivanova]]
| 3-6, 5-7
| 0–6, 5–7
|-  
|-  
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| bgcolor="FFA07A" |Runner-up
| 12.
| 10.
| 29 December 1968
| January 1968
| [[Kolkata]], India
| [[Bangalore]], India
| Hard  
| Hard  
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Rita Suriya]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jeroo Vakil]]
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[Alexandra Ivanova]] <br /> {{flagicon|URS}} [[Nina Turkheli]]
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[Aleksandra Ivanova]]<br /> {{flagicon|URS}} [[Nina Turkheli]]
| 4-6, 6–4, 7–5
| 0–6, 1–6
|-  
| bgcolor="FFA07A" |Runner-up
| 11.
| January 1968
| [[Mumbai|Bombay]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Rattan Thadani]]
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[Aleksandra Ivanova]]<br /> {{flagicon|URS}} [[Nina Turkheli]]
| 2–6, 3–6
|-  
|-  
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Winner
| 13.
| 12.
| 1 January 1969
| January 1969
| [[Visakhapatnam]], India
| [[Visakhapatnam]], India
| Hard  
| Hard  
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[Alexandra Ivanova]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Rita Suriya]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Alice Tym]] <br /> {{flagicon|IND}} [[Kiran Peshawaria]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Alice Tym]] <br /> {{flagicon|IND}} [[Kiran Peshawaria]]
| 6–2, 6–1
| 6–2, 6–1
|-  
|-  
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| bgcolor="FFA07A" |Runner-up
| 14.
| 13.
| 5 January 1969
| January 1970
| [[Madras|Chennai]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Kiran Peshawaria]] 
| {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Judith Dibar-Gohn|Judith Dibar]] <br /> {{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]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Alice Tym]] 
| 6–4, 7–5
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| 16.
| 19 January 1969
| [[Amritsar]], India
| [[Amritsar]], India
| Hard  
| Hard  
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Sally Holdsworth]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Indu Sood]]
| {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Judith Dibar-Gohn|Judith Dibar]] <br /> {{flagicon|URS}} [[Alexandra Ivanova]]  
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[Aleksandra Ivanova]]<br /> {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Irena Škulj]]
| 3-6, 2-6
| 2–6, 1–6
|-  
|-  
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Winner
| 17.
| 14.
| 27 January 1969
| February 1971
| [[Allahabad]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Judy Congdon]] 
| {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Judith Dibar-Gohn|Judith Dibar]] <br /> {{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]] <br /> {{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]] <br /> {{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]] <br /> {{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]] <br /> {{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]] <br /> {{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]] <br /> {{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]] <br /> {{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]] <br /> {{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]] <br /> {{flagicon|URS}} [[Tiiu Parmas|Tiiu Kivi]]
| 3-6, 1-6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 27.
| 7 February 1971
| [[Kolkata]], India
| [[Kolkata]], India
| Hard
| Hard
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| 6–1, 6–3
| 6–1, 6–3
|-  
|-  
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Winner
| 28.
| 15.
| 1 March 1971
| March 1971
| [[Nairobi]], Kenya
| [[Nairobi]], Kenya
| Clay
| Clay
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| 6–2, 6–2
| 6–2, 6–2
|-  
|-  
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Winner
| 29.
| 16.
| 12 September 1971
| September 1971
| [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia
| [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia
| Hard
| Hard
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| 7–5, 6–4
| 7–5, 6–4
|-  
|-  
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Winner
| 30.
| 17.
| 7 February 1972
| February 1974
| [[Pune]], India
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Udaya Kumar (tennis)|Udaya Kumar]]
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[Alexandra Ivanova]] <br /> {{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]] <br /> {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Irena Škulj]]
| 4-6, 6–4, 8–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| 32.
| 14 February 1974
| [[Chennai]], India
| [[Chennai]], India
| Hard
| Hard
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| 6–4, 6–4
| 6–4, 6–4
|-  
|-  
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Runner-up
| bgcolor="FFA07A" |Runner-up
| 33.
| 18.
| 22 September 1974
| September 1974
| [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka
| [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka
| Hard
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Susan Das]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Susan Das]]
| {{flagicon|INA}} [[Lany Kaligis]] <br /> {{flagicon|INA}} [[Lita Liem Sugiarto]]
| {{flagicon|INA}} [[Lany Kaligis]] <br /> {{flagicon|INA}} [[Lita Liem Sugiarto]]
| 5-7, 6–1, 1-6
| 5–7, 6–1, 1-6
|-  
|-  
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Winner
| 34.
| 19.
| 15 February 1978
| February 1978
| [[New Delhi]], India
| [[New Delhi]], India
| Hard
| Hard
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Amreeta Ahluwalia]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Amreeta Ahluwalia]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Carol Draper]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Robin Harris (tennis)|Robin Harris]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Carol Draper]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Robin Harris (tennis)|Robin Harris]]
| 5-7, 6–2, 6–0
| 5–7, 6–2, 6–0
|}
|}


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Nirupama Mankad
Country (sports) India
Born (1947-01-17) 17 January 1947 (age 79)
Karachi, Sindh, British India
Turned pro1964 (amateur)
Retired1979
Singles
Career recordTemplate:Format numeric span
Career titles18 ILTF/ITF
Doubles
Career recordTemplate:Format numeric span
Career titles11 ITF
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1971)

Nirupama Mankad (née Vasant; born 17 January 1947) 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. She was active from 1964 to 1979 and contested 25 finals and won 18 singles titles.She was one of the torch runners in the most famous spirit of freedom video that played on Indian television in the 1980’s.

Career[edit | edit source]

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 took part in tournaments on ILTF European Circuit when she played in Europe such as reaching the semi finals at the Ilkley Open in 1970 where she lost to Corinne Molesworth who went on to win that event.[2] 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.[3]

ILTF Career finals[edit | edit source]

Singles:25 (18 titles, 7 runners-up)[edit | edit source]

Outcome No. Date Tournament Location Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. January 1965 Asian Lawn Tennis Championships Calcutta, India Hard India Lakshmi Mahadevan 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 1. January 1965 National Lawn Tennis Championships of India New Delhi, India Hard New Zealand Marion Law 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. January 1966 Central India Championships Allahabad, India Grass Template:Country data URSTemplate:Preview warning Tiiu Kivi 9–11, 2–6
Runner-up 3. January 1966 Western India Championships Bombay, India Hard United States Carol-Ann Prosen 3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Runner-up 4. January 1968 ? Bombay, India Clay Template:Country data URSTemplate:Preview warning Aleksandra Ivanova 3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Winner 2. March 1968 Western India Championships (2) Bombay, India Hard India Rattan Thadani 6–2, 6–4
Winner 3. December 1968 Asian Lawn Tennis Championships (2) Calcutta, India Hard United States Alice Tym 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Winner 4. February 1969 Western India Championships (3) Bombay, India Hard Romania Judith Dibar 8–6, 6–3
Winner 5. December 1969 Indian International Championships New Delhi, India Hard United States Alice Tym 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Winner 6. February 1970 Western India Championships (4) Bombay, India Hard Template:Country data YUGTemplate:Preview warning Irena Škulj 3–6, 6–0, 6–3
Winner 7. December 1970 Cricket Club of India Tournament Bombay, India Hard India Kiran Peshawaria 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 5. January 1971 Andhra Pradesh State Championships Amaravati, India Hard Template:Country data URSTemplate:Preview warning Tiiu Kivi 2–6, 5-7
Winner 8. January 1971 National Lawn Tennis Championships of India New Delhi, India ? India Kiran Peshawaria 4–6, 6–1, 6–1
Winner 9. March 1971 Kenyan International Championships Nairobi, Kenya Clay South Africa Jenny Paterson 6–0, 6–0
Winner 10. February 1972 Western India Championships (5) Poona, India Hard Australia Marilyn Tesch 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 6. February 1974 Western India Championships Madras, India Hard India Susan Das 4–6, 2–6
Winner 11. January 1975 National Lawn Tennis Championships of India (2) New Delhi, India Hard India Susan Das 7–5, 6–4
Winner 12. February 1975 Western India Championships (6) Bombay, India Hard India Udaya Kumar 6–1, 6–1
Winner 13. January 1976 National Lawn Tennis Championships of India (3) New Delhi, India Hard India Susan Das 6–4, 6–3
Winner 14. February 1976 Western India Championships (7) Bombay, India Hard India Lakshmi Mahedevan 6–1, 6–0
Winner 15. February 1977 National Lawn Tennis Championships of India (4) Bombay, India Hard India Susan Das 6–4, 6–3
Winner 16. February 1977 Western India Championships (8) Bombay, India Hard India Amreeta Ahluwalia 6–4, 6–0
Runner-up 7. January 1978 Southern India Championships Madras, India Hard India Amreeta Ahluwalia 5–7, 6–4, 8–6
Winner 17. February 1978 National Lawn Tennis Championships of India (5) Calcutta, India Hard India Amreeta Ahluwalia 3–6, 6–1, 8–6
Winner 18. January 1979 Western India Championships (9) Bombay, India Hard India Amreeta Ahluwalia 6–3, 6–2

Doubles:19 (11 titles, 8 runners-up)[edit | edit source]

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. March 1964 Jaipur, India Hard India Lakshmi Mahadevan United Kingdom Begum Khan
United Kingdom Jill Rook 		0–6, 1-6
Runner-up 2. January 1965 Kolkata, India Hard India Leela Panjabi India Begum Khan
India Rita Suriya 		2–6, 4-6
Runner-up 3. January 1965 New Delhi, India Hard India Leela Panjabi New Zealand Marion Law
Australia Madonna Schacht 		6–2, 3–6, 3-6
Winner 4. January 1966 Thiruvananthapuram, India Hard United States Carol-Ann Prosen United Kingdom Rita Bentley
United Kingdom Elizabeth Starkie 		6–2, 6–4
Winner 5. January 1966 Mumbai, India Hard India Begum Khan United States Carol-Ann Prosen
United Kingdom Sue Tutt 		6–2, 1–6, 6–4
Winner 6. February 1966 Hyderabad, India Hard United Kingdom Sue Tutt India Begum Khan
United States Carol-Ann Prosen 		6–1, 6–4
Winner 7. February 1966 Chennai, India Hard India Dechu Appaiah India Begum Khan
India Leela Panjabi 		6–2, 6–3
Winner 8. February 1966 Lucknow, India Hard India Dechu Appaiah United Kingdom Rita Bentley
United Kingdom Anthea Rigby 		9–11, 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 9. January 1967 Calcutta, India Hard India Rita Suriya Template:Country data URSTemplate:Preview warning Rena Abzhandadze
Template:Country data URSTemplate:Preview warning Aleksandra Ivanova 		0–6, 5–7
Runner-up 10. January 1968 Bangalore, India Hard India Jeroo Vakil Template:Country data URSTemplate:Preview warning Aleksandra Ivanova
Template:Country data URSTemplate:Preview warning Nina Turkheli 		0–6, 1–6
Runner-up 11. January 1968 Bombay, India Hard India Rattan Thadani Template:Country data URSTemplate:Preview warning Aleksandra Ivanova
Template:Country data URSTemplate:Preview warning Nina Turkheli 		2–6, 3–6
Winner 12. January 1969 Visakhapatnam, India Hard India Rita Suriya United States Alice Tym
India Kiran Peshawaria 		6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 13. January 1970 Amritsar, India Hard India Indu Sood Template:Country data URSTemplate:Preview warning Aleksandra Ivanova
Template:Country data YUGTemplate:Preview warning Irena Škulj 		2–6, 1–6
Winner 14. February 1971 Kolkata, India Hard India Kiran Peshawaria India Udaya Kumar
India Susan Das 		6–1, 6–3
Winner 15. March 1971 Nairobi, Kenya Clay South Africa Jenny Paterson South Africa Marianna Brummer
South Africa Greta Delport 		6–2, 6–2
Winner 16. September 1971 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hard New Zealand Cecilie Fleming Thailand Somsri Klumsombut
Thailand Phanow Sudsawadsi 		7–5, 6–4
Winner 17. February 1974 Chennai, India Hard India Udaya Kumar India Susan Das
India Kiran Peshawaria 		6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 18. September 1974 Colombo, Sri Lanka Hard India Susan Das Indonesia Lany Kaligis
Indonesia Lita Liem Sugiarto 		5–7, 6–1, 1-6
Winner 19. February 1978 New Delhi, India Hard India Amreeta Ahluwalia Australia Carol Draper
United States Robin Harris 		5–7, 6–2, 6–0

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "All eyes on Harsh Mankad". The Hindu. 5 June 2000. Retrieved 3 May 2018.[dead link]
  2. ↑ Barrett, John. Tingay, Lance. West, Peter. (1971) World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook. Queen Anne Press. London. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7. p.270.
  3. ↑ "At 56, tennis coach Mayur Vasant finally dons India colours". mid-day. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2018.

External links[edit | edit source]

  • K. R. Wadhwaney, Arjuna Awardees, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, 2002, 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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