| Tara Deodhar | |
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 Tara and Sunder Deodhar | |
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| Country |  India |
| Born | Pune, Maharashtra, India |
Tara Deodhar (born 1924) is an Indian former badminton and tennis player. She is the daughter of cricketer D. B. Deodhar.
| Tara Deodhar | |
|---|---|
| Tara and Sunder Deodhar | |
| Personal information | |
| Country | India |
| Born | Pune, Maharashtra, India |
Tara Deodhar (born 1924) is an Indian former badminton and tennis player. She is the daughter of cricketer D. B. Deodhar.
Deodhar won her first national title in 1942 in the women's doubles with her sister Sunder Deodhar. Between 1942 and 1954 the Deodhar sisters, Suman, Sunder, and Tara dominated the Indian National Badminton Champion competition. [1] [2]
While studying at University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States, [3] she was seeded fifth among foreign tennis players in the U.S. Tennis Championship. [4]
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