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2009 French Open Trivia Quiz

This is about the singles and doubles tournaments of the 2009 French Open in tennis.

A multiple-choice quiz by Lachie1998. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Lachie1998

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
312,091

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who did 3rd seed Venus Williams lose to in the third round of the women's singles? Hint

Agnes Szavay

Dominika Cibulkova

Carla Suarez Navarro

Lucie Safarova

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many games did no.1 seed Dinara Safina lose in her first 4 matches? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which lucky loser made it through to the 2nd round of the men's singles? Hint

Rui Machado

Mathieu Montcourt

Josselin Ouanna

Victor Crivoi

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who retired against 3rd seed Andy Murray in the 3rd round of the men's singles, and what country was he from? Hint

Potito Starace - Italy

Janko Tipsarevic - Serbia

Janko Tipsarevic - Croatia

Potito Starace - Germany

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the score when Australian Jelena Dokic retired against Russian Elena Dementieva in the 2nd round of the women's singles? Hint

7-6, 1-3

1-6, 4-4

6-4, 6-6

6-2, 3-4

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the 28th seed in the men's singles? Hint

Rainer Schuttler

Mardy Fish

Philipp Kohlschreiber

Feliciano Lopez

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many sets did women's champion Svetlana Kuznetsova lose? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many games did German qualifier Daniel Brands win in his first round clash against American Robert Kendrick? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the lowest seed to be defeated in the first round? Hint

Flavia Pennetta

Nadia Petrova

James Blake

Amelie Mauresmo

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Question 10 of 10

10. How many 5 set matches were played in the entire men's tournament? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who did 3rd seed Venus Williams lose to in the third round of the women's singles?

Answer: Agnes Szavay

Williams lost to the 29th seed Hungarian in straigh sets (6-0, 6-4). It was a similar tale in the Australian Open for Williams who bowed out in the 2nd Round to Carla Suarez Navarro. Suarez Navarro lost in 3 sets to 8th seed Victoria Azarenka in the 3rd round of the French Open. Venus beat Lucie Safarova in a tough 3 set battle in the 2nd round of the french and Dominika Cibulkova got to the semi-finals taking out Szavay in the 4th round.

2. How many games did no.1 seed Dinara Safina lose in her first 4 matches?

Answer: 5

She eventually lost a set in the quarterfinals losing it to Victoria Azarenka 6-1. She won the match though and she finished runner-up.

3. Which lucky loser made it through to the 2nd round of the men's singles?

Answer: Mathieu Montcourt

Mathieu Montcourt beat Le Yen-hsun 6-2. Yen-hsun retired after the first set. Rui Machado, Josselin Ouanna, and Victor Crivoi were all qualifiers.

4. Who retired against 3rd seed Andy Murray in the 3rd round of the men's singles, and what country was he from?

Answer: Janko Tipsarevic - Serbia

He retired at the end of the 2nd set. Murray won the first 2 sets 7-6, 6-3. Potito Starace of Italy took 1 set off Murray in the 2nd round, but couldn't win against the world number 3.

5. What was the score when Australian Jelena Dokic retired against Russian Elena Dementieva in the 2nd round of the women's singles?

Answer: 6-2, 3-4

Jelena Dokic was forced to retire in her 2nd round clash with Russian Elena Dementieva. Dokic won the first set 6-2 and was on serve in the second 3-4, but unfortunately Dokic couldn't play on. Fellow Aussie Samantha Stosur had her revenge for knocking out her fellow Aussie, with Stosur winning her 3rd round clash 6-3, 4-6, 6-1.

6. Who was the 28th seed in the men's singles?

Answer: Feliciano Lopez

Spanish Feliciano Lopez was seeded 28th while Rainer Schuttler was seeded 27th and Mardy Fish was seeded 22nd. Philipp Kohlschreiber was seeded 29th but that didn't stop him from being one of the best players in the tournament. He defeated 4th seed Novak Djkovic in the 3rd round in straight sets. Unfortunately his run ended in the 4th round against Tommy Robredo.

7. How many sets did women's champion Svetlana Kuznetsova lose?

Answer: 3

Kuznetsova only lost 3 sets. She lost those sets to American Serena Williams, Australian Samantha Stosur, and Polish Agnieszka Radwanska. She won the final 6-4, 6-2 against No.1 seed Dinara Safina.

8. How many games did German qualifier Daniel Brands win in his first round clash against American Robert Kendrick?

Answer: 27

Daniel Brands lost his first round clash against American Robert Kendrick. The score was 7-6, 5-7, 6-7, 6-4, 3-6. Kendrick played 7th seed Gilles Simon in the 2nd round and bowed out in straight sets.

9. Who was the lowest seed to be defeated in the first round?

Answer: Flavia Pennetta

14th seed Flavia Pennetta was defeated in the first round of the French Open by Alexa Glatch. James Blake was seeded 15th in the men's draw, and he was defeated by Leonardo Mayer in straight sets. 11th seed Nadia Petrova was defeated in the 2nd round by Russian Maria Sharapova.

10. How many 5 set matches were played in the entire men's tournament?

Answer: 22

Notable matches were the 2 semi-finals, Federer vs Del Potro, and Soderling vs Gonzalez.

Source: Author Lachie1998

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