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Never Won the Grand Slam

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Introduction:
"Some of the greatest tennis players in history were never able to win a career singles grand slam."


1. American Pete Sampras, who was top-ranked for much of his career, won 14 Grand Slam titles, but the French Open was not among them. When was his best finish?
    1996
    1995
    1997
    1994


2. Boris Becker won six Grand Slam titles, but a French Open was not among them. What was his best finish?
    Semi-finalist
    Quarterfinalist
    Finalist
    Fourth round


3. Stefan Edberg was former number one rank who never won the French Open. The Swede did reach the finals in 1989. Who did he lose to?
    Michael Chang
    Ivan Lendl
    Jim Courier
    Mats Wilander


4. Czech tennis legend Ivan Lendl won eight Grand Slam titles, but Wimbledon was not among them. At what stage was Lendl knocked out of Wimbledon in 1986 and 1987?
    Finals
    Quarterfinals
    Semi-finals
    Fourth round


5. Swede Mats Wilander never won Wimbledon. He was a semi-finalist for three consecutive years.
    True
    False


6. Swiss standout Martina Hingis made a comeback in 2006 after three years out of professional tennis. Before her temporary retirement, Hingis won five Grand Slam titles, but which tournament was not among them?
    U.S. Open
    French Open
    Wimbledon
    Australian Open


7. Serbian former number one Monica Seles was on top of the world until she was attacked by a deranged spectator during a tournament in 1993. Seles won nine Grand Slam titles, but Wimbledon was not among them. Did she lose to Steffi Graf at the 1992 Wimbledon?
    Yes
    No


8. Hana Mandlikova was a Czech tennis player during the 1980s. Mandlikova won four Grand Slam titles, but Wimbledon was not among them. Who did she lose to at the 1986 Wimbledon?
    Martina Navratilova
    Wendy Turnbull
    Chris Evert
    Silvia Hanika


9. Evonne Goolagong was an Australian aboriginal who dominated tennis for much of the 1970s. She won seven majors, but the U.S. Open was not among them. Goolagong lost four consecutive U.S. Opens.
    True
    False


10. The late 1970s made Argentinian Guillermo Vilas a household name in tennis. What tournament prevented Vilas from winning his career Grand Slam?
    Wimbledon
    Australian Open
    U.S. Open
    French Open


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