Fun Trivia Questions On Tennis
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- 1.Before Pete Sampras and Lindsay Davenport in 1999, who were the last Americans to win Wimbledon?
- A.
Billie Jean King, Arthur Ashe
- B.
Pete Sampras, Mary Jo Fernandez
- C.
Martina Navratilova, John McEnroe
- D.
Chris Evert, Jimmy Connors
- 2.Which player was known as "Boom Boom" when he first entered professional tennis?
- A.
Pete Sampras
- B.
Richard Krajicek
- C.
Roscoe Tanner
- D.
Boris Becker
- 3.Which tennis player had the nickname "The Rocket"?
- A.
Adriano Panata
- B.
Roscoe Tanner
- C.
Rod Laver
- D.
Ken Rosewall
- 4.Which American tennis player popularized metal rackets by first using a Wilson T-2000?
- A.
John McEnroe
- B.
Stan Smith
- C.
Jimmy Connors
- D.
Don Budge
- 5.Which tennis great hails from Las Vegas?
- A.
John McEnroe
- B.
Pete Sampras
- C.
Stan Smith
- D.
Andre Agassi
- 6.Who was ranked #1 in the world in both singles and doubles tennis in the early 1980's?
- A.
Roscoe Tanner
- B.
Ivan Lendl
- C.
Adriano Panata
- D.
John McEnroe
- 7.Who was the first African American woman to win Wimbledon?
- A.
Serena Williams
- B.
Zina Garrison
- C.
Althea Gibson
- D.
Venus Williams
- 8.Which two teams contested the Davis Cup final in 1999?
- A.
Brazil And Switzerland
- B.
Belgium And Russia
- C.
Australia And France
- D.
Slovak Republic And The USA
- 9.Which Australian man won the Australian Open in 1976?
- A.
John Newcombe
- B.
Pat Cash
- C.
Pat Rafter
- D.
Mark Edmondson
- 10.Which tennis player won both the 1997 and 1998 U.S. Opens?
- A.
Gustavo Kuerten
- B.
Patrick Rafter
- C.
Andre Agassi
- D.
Pete Sampras
- 11.Who was the winner of the U.S. Open 2000?
- A.
Pete Sampras
- B.
Marat Safin
- C.
Gustavo Kuerten
- D.
Andre Agassi
- 12.Which country refused to play the finals of the Davis Cup against South Africa in 1973?
- A.
USA
- B.
Sweden
- C.
Australia
- D.
India
- 13.What is the hometown of Roscoe Tanner?
- A.
Hartford, Ct
- B.
Durham, NC
- C.
Orlando, Fl
- D.
Lookout Mountain, Tn
- 14.Which player did not play his college tennis at Stanford?
- A.
Marc Flur
- B.
Roscoe Tanner
- C.
John McEnroe
- D.
Patrick McEnroe
- 15.Which athlete played tennis in college?
- A.
Jim Courier
- B.
Bjorn Borg
- C.
Tim Mayotte
- D.
Jimmy Arias
- 16.Which player won the inaugural Grand Slam Cup in 1990?
- A.
David Wheaton
- B.
Boris Becker
- C.
Stefan Edberg
- D.
Pete Sampras
- 17.Which tennis player was dubbed the "Dude from Dade"?
- A.
David Wheaton
- B.
Tim Mayotte
- C.
Jim Courier
- D.
Aaron Krickstein
- 18.Which player lost a Grand Slam final 6-0 6-0 in 1988?
- A.
Natasha Zvereva
- B.
MJ Fernandez
- C.
Zina Garrison
- D.
Gabriella Sabatini
- 19.Which of these players was a one-slam wonder?
- A.
Thomas Enqvist
- B.
Kevin Curren
- C.
Andres Gomez
- D.
Aaron Krickstein
- 20.In which year was the Australian Open held twice?
- A.
1969
- B.
1972
- C.
1977
- D.
1986
- 21.Which of these players was not a World Junior Champion?
- A.
Thomas Enqvist
- B.
Ivan Lendl
- C.
Gustavo Kuerten
- D.
Stefan Edberg
- 22.Which one of these players was not a World Junior Champion?
- A.
Hana Mandlikova
- B.
Gabriela Sabatini
- C.
Steffi Graf
- D.
Anna Kournikova
- 23.Who won the men's singles at the 1999 French Open?
- A.
Carlos Moya
- B.
Andre Agassi
- C.
Andrei Medvdev
- D.
Michael Chang
- 24.Who won the men's singles at the 1998 French Open?
- A.
Andre Agassi
- B.
Carlos Moya
- C.
Alex Corretja
- D.
Michael Stich
- 25.Who won the men's singles at the 1980 French Open?
- A.
Bjorn Borg
- B.
Yannick Noah
- C.
Vitas Gerulatis
- D.
Ivan Lendl
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