Nirupama Sanjeev

Born:8 December 1976

• She is a retired Indian professional tennis player, and the former Indian No. 1.
• In the 1998 Australian Open, she became the first Indian woman in the modern era to feature and win a round at a main draw Grand Slam, beating Italy’s Gloria Pizzichini.
• She has also won the Bronze Medal at the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games in Mixed Doubles, partnering Mahesh Bhupathi.
• She was the first Indian female to enter the top 200 world singles rankings.
• For the past five years, she has been on the expert commentary team along with Indian tennis legend Vijay Amritraj for ESPN-STAR sports.
• She also runs a tennis coaching camp in the Bay Area, California.
• She has launched her autobiography “The Moonballer” in October 2013.

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