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Row was the daughter of
Raghavendra Row, a physician, and Pandita Kshama Row, a Sanskrit poet. Her mother was also an early player of tennis in India, winning the singles title at the Bombay Presidency Hard Court Championships in 1927. She was educated in India, England and France. In 1943 she
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Harishwar Dayal, an Indian civil servant who later became the Indian Ambassador to the United States and Nepal. He died in May 1964 while on a trip to the Khumbu area of
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she became the first Indian female player to win a match, defeating Gladys
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The honor of being the first Indian woman to win a match at
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five times (1931–32, 1934–36) but did not manage to win a match. Her second round result in 1935 was due to a bye in the first round.
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Row was the author of several books on ancient and modern classical Indian dance. These books were bilingual, written in
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In 1934, Leela Row, another Anglo-Indian, became the first Indian woman to win a match in
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player and author from India. She was the first female Indian tennis player to win a match at the
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