Harsh Mankad was born on 10 November 1979 and is a former world ranked ATP Professional tennis player from India.
10 Facts About Harsh Mankad
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Harsh Mankad is the grandson of world-renowned cricketer Vinoo Mankad, and the son of Indian Test cricketer and Mumbai captain Ashok Mankad and pioneer women's tennis player Nirupama Vasant.
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Harsh Mankad played collegiate tennis at the University of Minnesota.
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Harsh Mankad won the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's National Indoor Tennis Championships in Dallas, Texas in November 2001.
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Harsh Mankad has been a member of India Davis Cup team for over a dozen Davis Cup ties between Sep 2001 and Oct 2010.
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Harsh Mankad was the highest ranked singles player from India on the ATP Tour in June 2005.
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Harsh Mankad won the Manchester Challenger title in July 2006, becoming the first Indian since Leander Paes to win an ATP Challenger Series title.
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Since retiring from the ATP Tour, Harsh Mankad has been the Director of the Tennis Academy at Golden Valley Golf and Country Club in Minneapolis, MN from Feb 2012 - Oct 2013.
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Harsh Mankad instituted several new marketing initiatives as the director and established a premiere tennis academy at the Country Club.
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Harsh Mankad co-Founded "Tenicity", a web and mobile platform aimed at enhancing the overall quality of a tennis program.