Nirupama Mankad

Nirupama Mankad
Country (sports) India
Born (1947-01-17) 17 January 1947
Karachi, Sindh, British India
Turned pro1964 (amateur)
Retired1979
Singles
Career titles18 ILTF/ITF
Doubles
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.