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Tennis · India

Nirupama Mankad

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 one of the torch runners in the most famous spirit of freedom video that played on Indian television in the 1980’s.

Profile details

Born
17 Jan 1947
Birthplace
Karachi
Country
India
Sport
Tennis
Discipline
Racquet
Category
Women
Status
Active

District, height, weight, playing style, coach, academy, national ranking and international ranking are not yet recorded for this athlete.

Honours & Awards

  • ▸Arjuna Award

Competition Appearances

2 recorded appearances, most significant first.

  • ·Indian Open
  • ·Wimbledon Championships

Statistics

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About

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 one of the torch runners in the most famous spirit of freedom video that played on Indian television in the 1980’s.

Biography adapted from Nirupama Mankad on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Snapshot taken — where the text describes a role or a club in the present tense, read it as of that date.

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