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Nirupama Mankad nee Vasant (born January 17, 1947 in Karachi

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, now in Pakistan

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) is a former India

India

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n tennis player.

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

Ashok Mankad

Ashok Vinoo Mankad was a former Indian cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played for India in 22 Test matches....

, a former Indian

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 Test cricket

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er. Their son Harsh Mankad

Harsh Mankad

----Harsh Mankad is a professional tennis player from India. He is the grandson of cricketer Vinoo Mankad, and the son of cricketer Ashok Mankad, and tennis player Nirupama Vasant....

 is an Indian Davis Cup

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 player.

Mankad won the Asian Women's tennis championship in 1965 at the age of 17. She played Wimbledon

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 junior event in 1965 and partnered Anand Amritraj

Anand Amritraj

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 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

Arjuna award

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in 1980.