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{{Infobox tennis biography<br />
| name = Harsh Mankad<br />
| image = <br />
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| country = {{IND}}<br />
| residence = [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]], U.S.<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1979|11|10}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]<br />
| height = {{height|m=1.73}}<br />
| plays = Right-handed <br />
| turnedpro = 2002<br />
| coach = <br />
| careerprizemoney = [[US$|$]] 163,939 <br />
| singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=6|lost=13}}<br />
| singlestitles = 0<br />
| highestsinglesranking = No. 222 (19 December 2005)<br />
| currentsinglesranking = <br />
| doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=0|lost=6}}<br />
| doublestitles = 0<br />
| highestdoublesranking = No. 102 (26 October 2009)<br />
| currentdoublesranking = <br />
| WimbledonDoublesresult = 1R ([[2010 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles|2010]])<br />
| module = {{Infobox person|embed=yes|parents={{ubl|[[Ashok Mankad]]|[[Nirupama Mankad]]}}}}<br />
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'''Harsh Mankad''' (born 10 November 1979) is a former world ranked ATP Professional [[tennis player]] from [[India]]. He played Davis Cup for India between 2001–2010 and was the No. 1 singles player on the team for several of those years.<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
He is the grandson of world-renowned [[cricket]]er [[Vinoo Mankad]], and the son of Indian Test cricketer and Mumbai captain [[Ashok Mankad]] and pioneer women's tennis player [[Nirupama Vasant]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Harsh Mankad - ATP Profile|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/harsh-mankad/m699/bio|website=atpworldtour.com|access-date=13 February 2018}}</ref> Harsh resides in [[Minneapolis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Ma/H/Harsh-Mankad.aspx |title=Tennis - ATP World Tour - Tennis Players – Harsh Mankad |publisher=ATP World Tour |access-date=2 December 2012}}</ref><br />
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==Early career==<br />
Mankad was the #1 ranked junior tennis player in India, winning National Titles in every age group. Mankad earned a scholarship to the University of Minnesota where he played #1 singles and #1 doubles from 1999 to 2002. He played collegiate tennis at the [[University of Minnesota]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gophersportsguides.com/page/show/306155-letterwinners |title=Letterwinners &#124; Records & History &#124; Archives: 2010-11 Guide &#124; 2011-12 Tennis &#124; Men's Sports |publisher=Gopher Sports Guides |date=13 July 2011 |access-date=2 December 2012 |archive-date=27 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327202553/http://www.gophersportsguides.com/page/show/306155-letterwinners |url-status=dead }}</ref> Mankad won the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's National Indoor Tennis Championships in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]] in November 2001.{{citation needed|date=March 2008}} He was the first Indian to win this event and consequently secured the No. 1 ranking in the [[NCAA Division I]] US tennis rankings for 2001–2002.{{Citation needed|date=March 2008}}<br />
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==International career==<br />
On the ATP Tennis Tour, Mankad played against several world #1 ranked players, including Andy Roddick, Andy Murray, Lleyton Hewwitt, and other top ranked players such as James Blake, Marcos Baghdatis, and Scheng Schalken. Mankad has been a member of [[India Davis Cup team]] for over a dozen Davis Cup ties between Sep 2001 and Oct 2010. He was the highest ranked singles player from India on the [[ATP Tour]] in June 2005 (No. 220). He won the Manchester Challenger title in July 2006, becoming the first Indian since [[Leander Paes]] to win an [[ATP Challenger Series]] title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://im.rediff.com/sports/2006/jul/24mankad.htm|title=Mankad wins Manchester ITF Challenger|work=Rediff.com |date=24 July 2006 |access-date=23 June 2018}}</ref><br />
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Mankad qualified for the main draw of doubles in [[2010 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon 2010]] partnering [[Ilija Bozoljac]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/events-tournaments/wimbledon/top-stories/Mankad-qualifies-for-Wimbledon-doubles-main-draw/articleshow/6058200.cms |title=Harsh Mankad qualifies for Wimbledon doubles main draw |work=The Times of India|date=17 June 2010 |access-date=2 December 2012}}</ref><br />
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==Post retirement==<br />
Since retiring from the ATP Tour, Mankad has been the Director of the Tennis Academy at Golden Valley Golf and Country Club in Minneapolis, MN from Feb 2012 - Oct 2013. Mankad instituted several new marketing initiatives as the director and established a premiere tennis academy at the Country Club. He also co-Founded "Tenicity", a web and mobile platform aimed at enhancing the overall quality of a tennis program.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
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