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{{short description|Indian tennis player}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|image=
|caption=
|name= Jaidip Mukerjea
|country= {{IND}}
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|df=yes|1942|4|21}}
|birth_place= Kolkata, India
|residence= [[Kolkata]], India
|height=
|turnedpro= 1968<small> (amateur tour from 1959)</small>
|retired= 1975
|plays= Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
|careerprizemoney=
|singlesrecord=42–46
|singlestitles=
|highestsinglesranking=120 (3 June 1974)
|AustralianOpenresult= 4R ([[1962 Australian Championships – Men's Singles|1962]])
|FrenchOpenresult= 4R ([[1965 French Championships – Men's Singles|1965]], [[1966 French Championships – Men's Singles|1966]])
|Wimbledonresult= 4R ([[1963 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|1963]], [[1964 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|1964]], [[1966 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|1966]], [[1973 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|1973]])
|USOpenresult= 4R ([[1962 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles|1962]])
|doublesrecord=12–18
|doublestitles=
|highestdoublesranking=
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult = QF (1962)
|FrenchOpenDoublesresult =
|WimbledonDoublesresult = QF (1966, 1967, 1973)
|USOpenDoublesresult =
|OthertournamentsDoubles =
|MastersCupDoublesresult =
|Mixed = yes
|WimbledonMixedresult = 1R (1963)
|Team = yes
|DavisCupresult = F ([[1966 Davis Cup|1966]])
}}

'''Jaidip Mukerjea''' (born 21 April 1942) is a retired professional [[tennis]] player from [[India]].

==Personal life==
Mukerjea is the grandson of Indian independence leader [[Chittaranjan Das]].
He completed his schooling from [[La Martiniere Calcutta]].

==Tennis career==

===Juniors===
Mukerjea won the Indian National Junior Championship in 1959. He then began to play overseas, and was the runner-up at the [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] Boys' Singles tournament in [[1960 Wimbledon Championships#Boys' Singles|1960]].

===Amateur/Pro tour===
Mukerjea's international breakout year came in 1962, when he made the fourth round of the [[1962 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|U.S. Championships]]. He reached the fourth round at Wimbledon in [[1963 Wimbledon Championships|1963]] and [[1964 Wimbledon Championships|1964]], and reached the fourth round at the [[French Open (tennis)|French Championships]] in [[1965 French Championships (tennis)|1965]].

1966 was Mukerjea's most successful year. He again reached the fourth round at the [[1966 French Championships (tennis)|French Championships]] and [[1966 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]]. He was also a member of the [[India Davis Cup team]] that reached the final. Mukerjea won India's only rubber in the final; he and [[Ramanathan Krishnan]] defeated [[John Newcombe]] and [[Tony Roche]] in doubles. For his accomplishments, Mukerjea was given the [[Arjuna Award]] in 1966.

During his career, Mukerjea won at least 6 singles titles, including the Asian Championships three times.<ref>http://www.mapsofindia.com/who-is-who/sports/jaidip-mukerjea.html</ref><ref>http://www.tennisarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=4147</ref>

==After retirement==
Mukerjea currently operates a Tennis Academy in [[Calcutta]] bearing his name, and he has served as tournament director for the [[Sunfeast Open]], as well as [[Davis Cup]] Captain for India.<ref>http://www.calcuttayellowpages.com/adver/108733.html</ref>

==Singles titles==
{|class="sortable wikitable"
!width=40|Result
!width=20|No.
!width=50|Date
!width=240|Tournament
!width=60|Surface
!width=180|Opponent
!width=150 class="unsortable"|Score
|-
| bgcolor=#98fb98|Win
| 1.
| 1963
| [[Adelboden]], Switzerland
| Clay
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jaroslav Drobný]]
| 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
|-
| bgcolor=#98fb98|Win
| 2.
| 1965
| [[Indore]], India
|
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Michael Sangster]]
| 7–5, 6–2, 6–1
|-
| bgcolor=#98fb98|Win
| 3.
| 1966
| Finland International Championships, [[Helsinki]]
|
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Allen Fox]]
| 7–5, 4–6, 10–8

|-
| bgcolor=#98fb98|Win
| 4.
| 1966
| Asian Championships, [[Calcutta]]
|
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ramanathan Krishnan]]
| 6–4, 6–3, 6–2
|-
| bgcolor=#98fb98|Win
| 5.
| 1966
| Central India Championships, [[Allahabad]]
|
| {{flagicon|GRE|old}} [[Nicholas Kalogeropoulos]]
| 6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
|-
| bgcolor=#98fb98|Win
| 6.
| 1966
| National Championships, [[New Delhi]]
|
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Premjit Lall]]
| 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–0
|-
| bgcolor=#98fb98|Win
| 7.
| 1967
| Western India Championships, [[Bombay]]
|
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Bob Carmichael]]
| 5–7, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3
|-
| bgcolor=#98fb98|Win
| 8.
| 1969
| Asian Championships, [[Calcutta]]
|
| {{flagicon|USA}} Bill Tym
| 6–2, 6–1, 6–0
|-
| bgcolor=#98fb98|Win
| 9.
| 1971
| National Championships, [[Delhi]]
|
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Premjit Lall]]
| 7–5, 6–3, 6–3
|-
| bgcolor=#98fb98|Win
| 10.
| 1972
| Asian Championships, [[Poona]]
|
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Vijay Amritraj]]
| 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{ATP}}
* {{ITF}}
* {{Davis Cup player}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170214084913/http://www.himalayantennis.com/academy.html Jaidip Mukerjea Tennis Academy]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mukerjea, Jaidip}}
[[Category:1942 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian male tennis players]]
[[Category:Tennis players from Kolkata]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]

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