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Kerala fought back to reach 219/4 on the opening day of their Elite Group B match against Chhattisgarh.
Captain Rohan Kunnummal (37) and his opening partner Anand Krishan (12) were the batters dismissed. Sachin Baby (6) and Akshay Chandran (2) were at the crease. Kerala still trail the hosts by 88 runs going into the final day.
Bopanna also became only the third Indian to win a men's doubles Grand Slam title.
The 30-year-old Gopal brought up his sixth first-class hundred off 186 balls, with the help of 16 fours.
A total of 132 Padma Awards were conferred by the President on the eve of the Republic Day.
Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden prevailied in a tense semifinal against Tomas Machac and Zhang Zhizhen.
The second-seeded Indo-Australian pair will cross swords with unseeded Tomas Machac and Zhizhen Zhang in the semi-finals.
The event will be held at the HiTex Exhibition Centre, from 11 am onwards.
The Indo-Australian pair will now meet the sixth-seeded Argentine duo of Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni.
The win helped Mumbai consolidate their top spot with 20 points from three matches. Kerala remain on four points from three games.