Auckland: Indian mixed doubles pair of Manu Attri and Ashwini Ponnappa advanced to the main draw of the USD 120,000 New Zealand Grand Prix Gold at the North Shore Events Centre here today.

Manu and Ashwini dismissed local pair of Niccolo Tagle and Deborah Yin 21-10 21-11 in the second round, after Christopher Steeghs and Erena Calder-Hawkins retired in the opening match of the qualifiers.