Jaidip Mukerjea had nobility in his blood. The grandson of the legendary Desabandhu Chittaranjan Das was born to Shri Adip Mukerjea & Smt. Aditi Mukerjea on April 21st, 1942. He was named "Jaidip" which means "light of victory".

Adhip Mukherjea, Jaidip's father was a keen sportsman and a Cambridge Blue in hockey. His maternal grandfather, J.C.Mukerjea was one of the founders and ex-president of "Calcutta South Club", the premier tennis club of India & the president of the Board of Cricket Control, India. Jaidip's maternal uncle Siddhartha Shankar Ray is an ex-Chief Minister of Bengal.

Jaidip was a student of La Martiniere College, and as a student he participated in most sports including soccer, hockey, boxing, cricket and rugby (which was his favourite sport). The grandson of Deshbandu showed a strange aversion to studies and an inclination for sports in his early school days.

On a eventful day in school in the summer of '52, a collision, changed the course of Jaidip's life and indeed India's sporting history. Jaidip broke his collarbone while playing rugby at school, and the doctor advised him to stay away from contact sports.

Jaidip joined the Rajkumari Amrit kaur Tennis Coaching Scheme of the Union Government in 1954. He picked up the basics of the game from the finest coach India has ever produced, Mr. Dilip Bose. Jaidip showed great promise as a youngster.

Jaidip won the Junior National Championship in 1959 and set out his overseas conquest to the grass courts of imbledon. It was in 1960 that he became the runners-up in the Junior Wimbledon singles.

Jaidip played his best tennis in the decade of 1960-70s. He won championship in Helsinki, Stockholm and England beating tennis legends and luminaries like Roy Emerson, Fred Stolle, John Newcombe and Arther Ashe.

Jaidip played his first Davis Cup match as a last minute replacement to Ramanathan Krishnan, aginst Indonesia at Bagkok in 1960. Jaidip won his debut match ina thrilling five setter. This kick started his 13 years Davis Cup career, during which he played 97 rubbers in 43 ties. He along with Premjit Lall & Ramanathan Krishnan formed the legendry trio, popularly known as the 'three musketeers'. 

The 'three musketeers' were responsible for taking India to the inter-zone finals for three years from 1960-63, and again in 1968. The trio also steered India to her first ever Davis Cup Challenge round finals against the Australians. India went down 4-1 in the finals. The only victory came from the duo of Ramanathan Krishnan and Jaidip Mukerjea who beat the legendary pair of John Newcombe and Tony Roche in a thrilling four set doubles encounter.

Jaidip's most famous victory came against Germany in 1966 in a Davis Cup tie played at South Club, Calcutta. Jaidip literally took India to the finals single handedly, beating Ingo Budding in the first singles and the German number 1, William Bungert in the reverse singles. Incidentally, William Bungert featured in the Wimbledon Finals later that year.

Jaidip was bestowed the Arjuna Award in 1966.

Jaidip lives in Salt Lake, Kolkata with his wife Sharmin Mukerjea and son Omar Abdullah. His love for tennis is alive and kicking.

Jaidip with Juan Gisbet at Spain during inter-zone Davis Cup Final between India and Spain in 1965.