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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 .
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 [ edit ]
Singles (9–9) [ edit ]
Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Winner
1.
3 January 1965
Kolkata , India
Hard
Lakshmi Mahadevan
6–2, 6–4
Runner-up
2.
16 January 1965
New Delhi , India
Hard
Marion Law
2-6, 4-6
Runner-up
3.
9 January 1966
Allahabad , India
Grass
Template:Country data URS Tiiu Kivi
9–11, 2-6
Runner-up
4.
30 January 1966
Mumbai , India
Hard
Carol Ann Prosen
3-6, 6–3, 4-6
Runner-up
5.
28 January 1968
New Delhi , India
Clay
Template:Country data URS Alexandra Ivanova
3-6, 6–2, 4-6
Winner
6.
29 December 1968
Kolkata , India
Hard
Alice Tym
6–4, 4-6, 6–3
Winner
7.
23 December 1969
New Delhi , India
Hard
Alice Tym
6–1, 3-6, 6–3
Runner-up
8.
5 January 1971
Amritsar , India
Hard
Template:Country data URS Alexandra Ivanova
2-6, 5-7
Runner-up
9.
11 January 1971
Amaravati , India
Hard
Template:Country data URS Tiiu Kivi
2-6, 5-7
Winner
10.
7 February 1971
Kolkata , India
Hard
Kiran Peshawaria
4–6, 6–1, 6–1
Winner
11.
1 March 1971
Nairobi , Kenya
Clay
Jenny Paterson
6–0, 6–0
Runner-up
12.
7 February 1972
Pune , India
Hard
Marilyn Tesch
4-6, 2-6
Runner-up
13.
14 February 1972
Chennai , India
Hard
Template:Country data URS Alexandra Ivanova
2-6, 1-6
Runner-up
14.
14 February 1974
Chennai , India
Hard
Susan Das
4-6, 2-6
Winner
15.
6 January 1975
Amritsar , India
Hard
Susan Das
7–5, 6–4
Winner
16.
18 January 1976
New Delhi , India
Hard
Susan Das
6–4, 6–3
Winner
17.
2 February 1977
Chennai , India
Hard
Susan Das
6–4, 6–3
Winner
18.
15 February 1978
New Delhi , India
Hard
Amreeta Ahluwalia
3–6, 6–1, 8–6
Doubles (17–17) [ edit ]
Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Runner-up
1.
1 March 1964
Jaipur , India
Hard
Lakshmi Mahadevan
Begum Khan Jill Rook
0-6, 1-6
Runner-up
2.
3 January 1965
Kolkata , India
Hard
Leela Panjabi
Begum Khan Rita Suriya
2-6, 4-6
Runner-up
3.
16 January 1965
New Delhi , India
Hard
Leela Panjabi
Marion Law Madonna Schacht
6–2, 3-6, 3-6
Runner-up
4.
9 January 1966
Allahabad , India
Grass
Begum Khan
Template:Country data URS Alexandra Ivanova Template:Country data URS Tiiu Kivi
4-6, 5-7
Runner-up
5.
17 January 1966
New Delhi , India
Grass
Leela Panjabi
Template:Country data URS Alexandra Ivanova Template:Country data URS Tiiu Kivi
6–4, 1-6, 4-6
Winner
6.
25 January 1966
Thiruvananthapuram , India
Hard
Carol Ann Prosen
Rita Bentley Elizabeth Starkie
6–2, 6–4
Winner
7.
30 January 1966
Mumbai , India
Hard
Begum Khan
Carol Ann Prosen Susan Tutt
6–2, 1-6, 6–4
Winner
8.
6 February 1966
Hyderabad , India
Hard
Susan Tutt
Begum Khan Carol Ann Prosen
6–1, 6–4
Winner
9.
20 February 1966
Chennai , India
Hard
Dechu Appaiah
Begum Khan Leela Panjabi
6–2, 6–3
Winner
10.
20 February 1966
Lucknow , India
Hard
Dechu Appaiah
Rita Bentley Anthea Rigby
9–11, 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up
11.
23 January 1967
Kolkata , India
Hard
Rita Suriya
Template:Country data URS Rena Abzhanididzye Template:Country data URS Alexandra Ivanova
3-6, 5-7
Winner
12.
29 December 1968
Kolkata , India
Hard
Rita Suriya
Template:Country data URS Alexandra Ivanova Template:Country data URS Nina Turkheli
4-6, 6–4, 7–5
Winner
13.
1 January 1969
Visakhapatnam , India
Hard
Template:Country data URS Alexandra Ivanova
Alice Tym Kiran Peshawaria
6–2, 6–1
Runner-up
14.
5 January 1969
Chennai , India
Hard
Kiran Peshawaria
Judith Dibar Alice Tym
7–5, 1-2 ret.
Winner
15.
12 January 1969
New Delhi , India
Hard
Robin Lloyd
Judith Dibar Alice Tym
6–4, 7–5
Runner-up
16.
19 January 1969
Amritsar , India
Hard
Sally Holdsworth
Judith Dibar Template:Country data URS Alexandra Ivanova
3-6, 2-6
Runner-up
17.
27 January 1969
Allahabad , India
Hard
Judy Congdon
Judith Dibar Template:Country data URS Alexandra Ivanova
4-6, 1-6
Winner
18.
3 February 1969
Jaipur , India
Hard
Kiran Peshawaria
Eva Lundqvist Alice Tym
6–3, 2-6, 8–6
Winner
19.
23 December 1969
New Delhi , India
Hard
Template:Country data URS Alexandra Ivanova
Marilyn Aschner Alice Tym
6–1, 6–3
Winner
20.
30 December 1969
Guwahati , India
Hard
Judith Dibar
Template:Country data URS Alexandra Ivanova Template:Country data URS Nina Turkheli
6–4, 3-6, 6–2
Runner-up
21.
6 January 1970
Amritsar , India
Hard
Indu Sood
Template:Country data URS Alexandra Ivanova Template:Country data YUG Irena Škulj
2-6, 1-6
Runner-up
22.
12 January 1970
New Delhi , India
Hard
Kiran Peshawaria
Template:Country data URS Rena Abzhanididzye Template:Country data URS Alexandra Ivanova
4-6, 1-6
Runner-up
23.
18 January 1970
Amaravati , India
Hard
Rita Bentley
Template:Country data URS Alexandra Ivanova Template:Country data URS Nina Turkheli
4-6, 4-6
Runner-up
24.
25 January 1970
Kolkata , India
Hard
Janice Townsend
Kerry Hogarth Marilyn Tesch
6–4, 1-6, 2-6
Runner-up
25.
5 January 1971
Amritsar , India
Hard
Udaya Kumar
Template:Country data URS Alexandra Ivanova Template:Country data URS Tiiu Kivi
1-6, 2-6
Runner-up
26.
11 January 1971
Amaravati , India
Hard
Udaya Kumar
Template:Country data URS Alexandra Ivanova Template:Country data URS Tiiu Kivi
3-6, 1-6
Winner
27.
7 February 1971
Kolkata , India
Hard
Kiran Peshawaria
Udaya Kumar Susan Das
6–1, 6–3
Winner
28.
1 March 1971
Nairobi , Kenya
Clay
Jenny Paterson
Marianna Brummer Greta Delport
6–2, 6–2
Winner
29.
12 September 1971
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
Hard
Cecilie Fleming
Somsri Klumsombut Phanow Sudsawadsi
7–5, 6–4
Runner-up
30.
7 February 1972
Pune , India
Hard
Udaya Kumar
Template:Country data URS Alexandra Ivanova Template:Country data URS Eugenia Isopaitis
1-6, 3-6
Winner
31.
14 February 1972
Chennai , India
Hard
Udaya Kumar
Template:Country data URS Alexandra Ivanova Template:Country data YUG Irena Škulj
4-6, 6–4, 8–6
Winner
32.
14 February 1974
Chennai , India
Hard
Udaya Kumar
Susan Das Kiran Peshawaria
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up
33.
22 September 1974
Colombo , Sri Lanka
Hard
Susan Das
Lany Kaligis Lita Liem Sugiarto
5-7, 6–1, 1-6
Winner
34.
15 February 1978
New Delhi , India
Hard
Amreeta Ahluwalia
Carol Draper Robin Harris
5-7, 6–2, 6–0
References [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]
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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