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2007 Australian Open Bits Trivia Quiz

Some questions based on some early rounds of the 2007 Australian Open tennis tournament.

A multiple-choice quiz by srini701. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
srini701

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
250,461

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which country had the most number of participants at the 2007 Australian Open? Hint

Australia

Russia

France

USA

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many of the 32 seeded players among men lost before the round of 32 in the 2007 Australian Open? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which country had the most number of seeded players in the women's section? Hint

USA

Australia

France

Russia

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which player almost recorded a perfect score during his first round match, winning 6-0, 6-0, 6-1 against his hapless opponent? Hint

Roger Federer

Marat Safin

Andy Roddick

Andy Murray

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Question 5 of 10

5. The first round saw a record number of tie-breakers in the men's section. Just how many tie-breakers were played in the 64 first round matches? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. Sania Mirza, India's top ranked player, lost in the second round, matching her best ever showing in the Australian Open.

True

False

7. Lukas Dlouhy and Teimuraz Gabashvili, two relatively unknown players, played the longest first round match at the 2007 Australian Open, playing for a whopping 286 minutes. Teimuraz Gabashvili won this marathon encounter.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many Australian players (men and women) survived the first two rounds in singles play in the 2007 Australian Open? Hint

none

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following were the major sponsors of the 2007 Australian Open? Hint

Kia Motors

GE Money

Garnier

All of them

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who were the defending champions in singles going into the 2007 Australian Open? Hint

Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova

Marat Safin and Serena Williams

Marat Safin and Amelie Mauresmo

Roger Federer and Amelie Mauresmo

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which country had the most number of participants at the 2007 Australian Open?

Answer: France

France had as many as 28 players in the main draw. Russia had 26, the USA 25, while host Australia had only 13 players playing the main rounds.

2. How many of the 32 seeded players among men lost before the round of 32 in the 2007 Australian Open?

Answer: 9

Two of the biggest names to lose in the first two rounds included the fourth seeded Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia who lost in the first round to Mardy Fish of USA, and the 11th seeded runner-up of 2006, Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus, who lost in the second round to Gael
Monfils of France.

3. Which country had the most number of seeded players in the women's section?

Answer: Russia

There were 8 Russian women seeded in the top 32 of the tournament. For the first time ever, USA did not have a single woman player who was seeded.

4. Which player almost recorded a perfect score during his first round match, winning 6-0, 6-0, 6-1 against his hapless opponent?

Answer: Andy Murray

Albert Martin of Spain managed to win a game against Andy Murray after Murray had won the first 17 games of their match. Safin was stretched to five sets in both his first two rounds.

5. The first round saw a record number of tie-breakers in the men's section. Just how many tie-breakers were played in the 64 first round matches?

Answer: 40

Andy Roddick won the longest tie-break, winning 20-18 against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France. In contrast, the women's section had 8 tie-breakers in the first round.

6. Sania Mirza, India's top ranked player, lost in the second round, matching her best ever showing in the Australian Open.

Answer: False

Sania Mirza reached the third round in 2005, where she lost to Serena Williams. Sania was also seeded in the 2006 Australian Open, making her the first ever Indian woman to get a seeding at a grand slam tournament.

Answer: False

Lukas Dlouhy won the match 6-3, 6-1, 6-7, 6-7, 16-14 with the final set itself lasting all of 122 minutes.

8. How many Australian players (men and women) survived the first two rounds in singles play in the 2007 Australian Open?

Answer: 3

Lleyton Hewitt and Wayne Arthurs in men's, and Alicia Molik among women were the only Australians left going into the third round. 10 Australian players lost in the first two rounds.

9. Which of the following were the major sponsors of the 2007 Australian Open?

Answer: All of them

Garnier has been a sponsor of the tournament since 2005, while this is the first time that GE Money has been associated with the tournament. Another major sponsor of the Australian Open was IBM.

10. Who were the defending champions in singles going into the 2007 Australian Open?

Answer: Roger Federer and Amelie Mauresmo

Amelie Mauresmo won her first grand slam title at the 2006 Australian Open. Federer beat Marcos Baghdatis for the men's title. Marat Safin and Serena Williams won the titles in 2005.

Source: Author srini701

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