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. 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. 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. ==ILTF Career finals==