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Totally Tennis

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Totally Tennis game quiz
"Completely 'Trivial' facts and figures from the tennis world. May seem hard to some, and easy for others. You be the judge!"

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Who is the only tennis player to have won the U.S. Open on three different surfaces (grass, clay, hardcourt)?
    Jimmy Connors
    Guillermo Vilas
    Arthur Ashe
    Ivan Lendl


2. Which Grand Slam Tournament did Bjorn Borg win six times?
    French Open
    U.S. Open
    Australian Open
    Wimbledon


3. John McEnroe won the 1977 French Open Mixed Doubles Title, with which of the following players?
    Virgina Wade
    Mary Carillo
    Martina Navratilova
    Chris Evert Lloyd


4. In the 1983 U.S Open, Stefan Edberg hit an offical with an errant shot. Soon after, the official ______ ?
    died
    sued him
    asked for his autograph
    disqualified him from match


5. Noted sportswriter Mike Lupica referred to this player as 'the greatest waste of talent I've ever seen. One French and one (U.S.) Open. I hope they keep him warm at night'. To whom was he referring?
    Mats Wilander
    Vitas Gerulaitis
    Ilie Nastase
    Boris Becker


6. Who set a record for the fastest serve ever recorded in a professional tennis match during the 20th century?
    Greg Rusedski
    Marat Safin
    Pete Sampras
    Yevgeny Kafelnikov


7. What is the only Grand Slam Tournament that allows fifth set tiebreakers?
    Wimbledon
    French Open
    U.S. Open
    Australian Open


8. Bill Tilden and what other U.S. player have finished the season ranked number one in the world six times?
    Andre Agassi
    John McEnroe
    Pete Sampras
    Jimmy Connors


9. Can you name this former world number one who won Wimbledon three times, yet never won a clay-court tournament in his career?
    Tim Mayotte
    Boris Becker
    Henri Leconte
    Joakim Nystrom


10. Bjorn Borg never won a U.S. Open; he lost two finals to lefty Jimmy Connors, and two other finals to this lefty: __________ ?
    Manuel Orantes
    Guillermo Vilas
    John McEnroe
    Henri Leconte


11. After winning Wimbledon in 1985 at age 17, and again in 1986, Boris Becker was bounced out in the second round in 1987. Can you name the spoiled sport?
    Brad Gilbert
    Kyril Popoff
    Peter Doohan
    Pat Cash


12. Who shocked the tennis world and defeated defending champion Steffi Graf in the first round of Wimbledon in 1994?
    Jennifer Capriati
    Pam Shriver
    Lori McNeil
    Monica Seles


13. What sits upon the top of the trophy awarded to the men's single's champion at Wimbledon?
    an Eagle
    a terrier
    a strawberry
    a pineapple


14. Who was quoted as saying 'The best doubles team in the world is McEnroe and whoever he's playing with.'?
    Arthur Ashe
    Peter Fleming
    John Newcombe
    Bud Collins


15. 'I may have exaggerated a bit when I said that 80 percent of the top 100 women are fat pigs. What I meant to say was 75 percent of the top 100 women are fat pigs.' Which ATP player said this?
    Jim Courier
    John McEnroe
    Richard Krajicek
    Goran Ivanisevic


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Compiled Jun 28 12