Now , Nirupama Vaidyanathan , hailing from Coimbatore , is the leading woman player in India .
Woman player has the distinction of being the first to have participated in a Grand Slam - Australian Open in 1998 .
Now , Nirupama Vaidyanathan , hailing from Coimbatore , is the leading woman player in India and she has the distinction of being the first to have participated in a Grand Slam - Australian Open in 1998 .