Nandu M. Natekar

Nandu M. Natekar (12 May 1933 – 28 July 2021) was an Indian badminton national champion.

Career Natekar won over 100 national and international titles for India in a career spanning 15 years. Natekar was a director of Natekar Sports and Fitness (NSF).

He won the Men's Doubles National Championship a total of six times, Men's Singles National Championship a total of six times, and Mixed Doubles National Championship a total of five times.

He was an alumnus of Ramnarain Ruia College, Mumbai. His son, Gaurav Natekar, is a seven-time Indian National Champion in tennis.

Natekar died in Pune on 28 July 2021 at the age of 88.

Achievements Won National level Men's Singles and Doubles Championship, as well as Mixed Doubles, multiple times in India. He has reached the last 8 in the All England Championships. Included among 'the Greats' in a souvenir published by Malaysia during the Thomas Cup series in 1954–55. Men's Singles Champion in the Selangor International Tournament in Kuala Lumpur in 1956. His victory was also the first international victory by an Indian badminton player. Honoured at the Jagatik Marathi Parishad in Mauritius in 1991. Awarded Sahyadri Navratna Puraskar in 2002, titled Ratna Saurabh.