Tennis Quiz

Just a bit of fun for this Sunday.

Private Message me with your answers and the results will be posted next Sunday.

No internet searches allowed!
New participants always welcome!

10 pts for coming 1st
8pts for 2nd
6 pts for 3rd
4 pts for 4th
2 pts 5th & below

Week 2 pts
JuliusHMarx = 10/10
newballs = 9/10
laverfan = 7/10

Final Table

Contestant	Points
JuliusHMarx	20
laverfan	14
newballs	14

Week 3 quiz:

1. Who has won the most career singles titles in professional men’s tennis?

2. Which professional tennis player won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, 31 Grand Slam doubles titles and 10 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles?

3. Five professional tennis players (3 women and 2 men) have won the Grand Slam in singles. (Winning all four majors in the same calendar year.) Can you name them?

4. Jimmy Connors won two Grand Slam doubles titles in his career. Who was his partner for both titles?

5. Bjorn Borg, one of the greatest tennis players of all time won 11 Grand Slam titles. Which one(s) didn’t he win?

6. Who is the only man to win the U.S. Open singles championship on grass, clay and hard court surfaces?

7. John McEnroe’s famous line, “You cannot be serious” was directed at an umpire in 1981 during what event?

8. Who is the only men’s professional tennis player to win at least 90% of his matches in a given year, in four separate years?

9. Which female professional tennis player won more French Open singles titles than anyone else?

10. Who is the only woman to win all four Grand Slam singles titles at least 4 times each?

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You are supposed to pm me, not give away the answers lol

Sorry I didn't read that bit, i'll delete!

Anyone else fancy a go, or are they too difficult?

Looks like a quiet night on the forum, maybe extend the deadline? I've just sent my anwwers.

late entrant!

I'll extend the deadline till 5pm today if anyone else wants to have a go.
Thanks to those who have so far.

I'll get the answers and the results up in the morning.
If anyone else fancies a go feel free to drop me a pm over night.

Y I Man wrote:I'll get the answers and the results up in the morning.

Which morning?

Y I Man is it canny cold like up in Newcastle then ?

Howay man let's be having those answers!

This was my PM to YI Man with my answers, lo, those many moons ago...

No googling or reference book used

1. Billie Jean King
2. Smashing any rackets
3. Agassi
4. The Jensens
5. Moffat
6. Navratilova
7. Sampras
8. Althea Gibson
9. Kafelnikov
10. Krajicek
11. McEnroe/Fleming
12. Sampras
13. Evert
14. Graf
15. Sharapova
16. Billie Jean King
17. Mary Pierce
18. Becker
19. Agassi
20. 8

Sorry for the delay, I was hoping more people would have a go at this so was holding off for a little bit. The answers:

Q: Who beat Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 40 minutes to win a sixth Wimbledon singles title?
A: Billie Jean King.

Q: What did Goran Ivanisevic refrain from doing at Wimbledon in 1994, to win a $2,000 bet?
A: Throwing his racket.

Q: What Nevada-born tennis star had a ball and racquet to stare at above his crib?
A: Andre Agassi.

Q: What gonzo tennis brothers threw autographed potatoes into the crowd at an Idaho match?
A: Luke and Murphy Jensen.

Q: What's Billie Jean King's maiden name?
A: Moffitt.

Q: What tennis player's last name means "she who returns" in Czech?
A: Martina Navratilova's.

Q: What 19-year-old became the youngest man to win the U.S. Open tennis title, in 1990?
A: Pete Sampras.

Q: Who emerged from segregated Virginia courts to win the 1968 U.S. Open tennis title?
A: Arthur Ashe.

Q: Who was the first Russian tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles title, in 1996?
A: Yevgeny Kafelnikov.

Q: What Dutchman became, in 1996, the first unseeded player since Boris Becker to win Wimbledon?
A: Richard Krajicek .

Q: What two players won all the U.S. Open men's singles tennis titles from 1978 through 1984?
A: Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe.

Q: Who was the first American male to win three straight Wimbledon titles?
A: Pete Sampras.

Q: What tennis star won 129 of 130 matches during one stretch in the 1980s?
A: Martina Navratilova.

Q: Who broke Martina Navratilova's record of 331 weeks at number one?
A: Steffi Graf.

Q: What tennis star says "Express yourself" in camera commercials?
A: Andre Agassi.

Q: What racketeer was the first female named Athlete of the year by Sports illustrated, in 1972?
A: Billie Jean King.

Q: What tennis star was born in Montréal, raised in Florida and played for France in the Federation Cup?
A: Mary Pierce.

Q: What 17-year old tennis phenomenon beat Kevin Curren to win his first Wimbledon title?
A: Boris Becker.

Q: What U.S. tennis star's father boxed for the Iranian Olympic team?
A: Andre Agassi's.

Q: How many tennis players are needed for a game of Canadian doubles?
A: Three.

Table to follow shortly.

Q: How many tennis players are needed for a game of Canadian doubles?
A: Three.

I'd always (when I've used it in coaching it) just called it two on one and never realised it went under any other name.

Perhaps the fourth Canadian ends up playing for GB.

Table will be up tomorrow.
I might make the next one shorter to make it easier to mark!

Table updated in the op and week 2 questions posted

Y I Man wrote:Table updated in the op and week 2 questions posted

Your week 2 quiz reminds me a bit of questions on Tennis Channel.

Will PM you the answers.

If you are bored today and fancy joining, drop me a PM with your answers

Y I Man wrote:If you are bored today and fancy joining, drop me a PM with your answers

When do you plan to post Quiz 2 answers and perhaps a Quiz 3, YI?

Tonight

Y I Man wrote:Tonight

Wonderful, YI Man.

Week 2 answers

1. If the ball is hit around the outside of the net post and lands in the court, what is the ruling?
Answer: "C" - Ball is in and is played

2. How many service lets are you allowed in a game?
Answer: "D" - Unlimited

3. If you hit a shot that lands out and your opponent hits the ball back and does not call the ball out, what is the ruling.
Answer: "B" - Ball is in

4. If you hit a drop shot that bounces on your opponent's side of the court and has enough backspin to comeback over the net to your side without your opponent touching the ball, who wins the point?
Answer: "A" - You

5. If your first serve hits your opponent's doubles partner without hitting the ground first, who wins the point?
Answer: "A" - You

6. If you catch a ball, while you are behind the baseline, that your opponent hit out that is going to hit the back wall before it bounces, what is the call?
Answer: "B" - It is your opponent's point, the ball can not be touched before it hits the ground.

7. If your groundstroke hits the net post and reflects into your opponent's court, what is the call?
Answer: "C" - Do not play the ball, the net post does not count

8. During the second serve, your opponent's left foot touches the baseline but does not completely cross the baseline. What is the call?
Answer: "A" - It is a fault, and it is your point

9. If a point is played starting on the wrong side of the court (ad vs deuce side), the point is lost by your opponent, and then your opponent realizes that the point was played on the wrong side. Your opponent tells you that a let should be played since the point was played starting on the wrong side. What is the call?
Answer: "D" - Your opponent is wrong, the point stands and the game continues on the
correct side of the court according to the score.

10. If your opponent hits a passing shot that you cannot reach and you throw your racquet at the ball and your racquet actually hit the ball back over the net and your opponent can not reach the return, what is the call?
Answer: "B" - You lose the point, the racquet must be in your hands when you hit the ball.

The table is updated and this weeks questions are in the OP.
New contestants always welcome.

Surprised that there are only four posters on this one. LK used to like quizzes.

Anyone else want to join this?
You have until 8pm to pm me with your answers. Someone has to stop Julius in his tracks

Y I Man wrote: Someone has to stop Julius in his tracks

I keep trying, but he is very slippery.

Newballs, if you are around, I just need your answers for this one.

laverfan wrote:Surprised that there are only four posters on this one. LK used to like quizzes.

I would be interested in any other quizzes, but confused with this one because the answers are posted for the last set of questions.

Certainly, if around will join in next one. Could you leave up for a few days YI Man? Sometimes not always possible to be present over weekend or on odd days.

YI man very late entry submitted!

time please wrote:

laverfan wrote:Surprised that there are only four posters on this one. LK used to like quizzes.

I would be interested in any other quizzes, but confused with this one because the answers are posted for the last set of questions.

Certainly, if around will join in next one. Could you leave up for a few days YI Man? Sometimes not always possible to be present over weekend or on odd days.

The current questions for the forthcoming week are always in the OP

Thanks newballs, received.

Y I Man wrote:

time please wrote:

laverfan wrote:Surprised that there are only four posters on this one. LK used to like quizzes.

I would be interested in any other quizzes, but confused with this one because the answers are posted for the last set of questions.

Certainly, if around will join in next one. Could you leave up for a few days YI Man? Sometimes not always possible to be present over weekend or on odd days.

The current questions for the forthcoming week are always in the OP

Thanks newballs, received.

Oh yeah, now I see! Have sent my effort

Thanks I have them.
Anyone else wish to join?