Tennis in Olympics

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1. Not many people know that tennis was one of the original nine sports in the modern Olympic Games at Athens in 1896. Who was the winner of the first ever modern Olympic gold medal in tennis? Spencer Gore John Boland W C Renshaw Reginald Doherty

2. Who was the first ever women's winner in tennis in the Olympics? Charlotte Cooper Laurie Doherty Charlotte Dodd Suzanne Lenglen

3. The tennis events in the 1908 London Olympics were held twice. True False

4. The 1920 Antwerp Olympics saw one the all-time greatest women's tennis players winning 3 medals. Who are we talking about? Helen Wills Suzanne Lenglen H H Doherty Kitty McCane

5. The famous "French Musketeers" took part in the 1924 Olympics in Paris but none of them won the gold. One of them reached the finals in men's singles though. Who? Jean Borotra Henri Cochet Rene Lacoste Yannick Noah

6. Tennis went out of the Olympics after the 1924 Games for quite some time but was staged as a demonstration and exhibition event in one of the Games. Which Olympics? 1972, Munich 1960, Rome 1968, Mexico 1956, Melbourne

7. When tennis returned to Olympics in the 1984 Los Angeles Games, it was restricted as a demonstration event to players under the age of 21. Which modern greats won the men's and women's singles that year? Boris Becker & Jennifer Capriati Pat Cash & Gabriela Sabatini Boris Becker & Steffi Graf Stefan Edberg & Steffi Graf

8. 1992 Barcelona Olympics. All the leading players in the world were there. But a little known player went on to win the men's singles gold. Who? Jim Courier Marc Rosset Goran Ivanisevic Michael Stich

9. Still with Barcelona Olympics. Two-time Olympic champion Steffi Graf was denied a hat-trick of golds by this inspired lady from America. Who is the only woman to beat Steffi Graf in the Olympics? Jennifer Capriati Zina Garrison Lindsay Davenport Martina Navratilova

10. It was an American sweep in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Who won the men's singles gold? Andre Agassi Todd Martin Pete Sampras Michael Chang

11. Which American star took home the gold in the women's singles in 1996? Lindsay Davenport Martina Navratilova Jennifer Capriati Mary Joe Fernandez

12. India won its first medal since the 1980 Moscow Games, when they won a medal in tennis in 1996. True or False? True False

13. Who won the first tennis gold medal for Australia in the Olympics? Mark Phillipoussis Mark Phillipoussis & Wayne Arthurs Pat Rafter Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde

14. Who won the men's singles gold in the 2000 Sydney Olympics? Roger Federer Marat Safin Gustavo Kuerten Yevgeny Kafelnikov

15. Who won the women's singles gold in the 2000 Sydney Games? Serena Williams Venus Williams Martina Hingis Kim Clijsters