Background
He 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.
He 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.
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 1999-2002. 1 ranking in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I United States tennis rankings for 2001-2002.
On the Association of Tennis Professionals 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.
He was the highest ranked singles player from India on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour in June 2005 (Number 220). Mankad qualified for the main draw of doubles in Wimbledon 2010.
Since retiring from the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour, Mankad has been the Director of the Tennis Academy at Golden Valley Golf and Country Club in Minneapolis, Minnesota from February 2012 - October 2013. Mankad instituted several new marketing initiatives as the Director and established a premiere tennis academy at the Country Club.
After two seasons, Mankad decided to enhance his management experience and enrolled in the full-time Master of Business Administration Program at the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.
Harsh resides in Minneapolis. He played collegiate tennis at the University of Minnesota.