2026 Australian Open Trivia Quiz

Answer: Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic was born in 1987 in Belgrade, Serbia which was then a part of Yugoslavia. At the age of 20 in 2008, Djokovic won his first Australian Open title. From 2008 to 2023, Djokovic was a dominating player winning 24 major tournaments. At the 2026 Australian Open, Djokovic beat Pedro Martinez, Francesco Maestrelli, Botic van de Zandschulp, Jakub Mensik, Lorenzo Musetti and Jannik Sinner on his way to the final. Djokovic won the first set of the final 6-2 but he won lose the next three sets to the eventual champion.

Answer: Alexander Zverev

Alexander Zverev was born in Hamburg in 1997 to parents born in the Soviet Union. Zverev won the gold medal in Men's Singles at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and he also won the 2018 and 2020 ATP Finals. At the 2026 Australian Open, Zverev won four matches that lasted four sets and in the semifinals he lost in five sets with three of those sets going into a tiebreaker.

Answer: All remaining players were seeded.

The Open Era of tennis began in 1968 and it allowed amateurs and professional players to compete against one another in Grand Slam events (majors). Since 2001, at major tournaments 32 players received a numeric ranking (seed). Amazingly, until the 2026 Australian Open, no major in the Open Era had only seeded players reach the fourth round.

Regarding the incorrect options, several major champions remained in the field at the fourth round stage, the majority of players that reached the fourth round were under 30 years old and players from the United States, Kazakhstan, Australia and Argentina still remained in the fourth round.

Answer: Carlos Alcaraz

Carlos Alcaraz was born in El Palmar, Murcia, Spain in 2003. After Alcaraz won the US Open in 2022, he became the world's #1 ranked player at the age of 19. Alcaraz won Wimbledon in 2023 and the French Open in 2024. His win at the 2026 tournament in Melbourne was his seventh major and first Australian Open which completed a career Grand Slam at the age of 22.

Answer: Venus Williams

Venus Williams was born in Palm Beach Gardens, FL in 1980. In singles majors, she won five Wimbledon titles and two US Open titles. In doubles with her sister Serena she was even more dominant as the pair won fourteen major titles from 1999 to 2016.

At the 2026 Australian Open, Venus Williams was granted entry to the tournament as a wild card and set a record as the oldest woman to compete in singles at the Australian Open. Although Williams won the first set against Olga Danilovic, she was outlasted in the next two sets and thus lost in the opening round.

Answer: Iva Jovic

Iva Jovic was born in 2007 and she was the 29-seed at the 2026 Australian Open. On her way to the quarterfinals she won in straight sets against Katie Volynets, Priscilla Hon, Jasmine Paolini and Yulia Putintseva. The quarterfinals were a different story though as Jovic lost in straight sets to the number one player in the world Aryna Sabalenka.

Answer: Elena Rybakina

Elena Rybakina was born in Moscow in 1999 and she won her first major at Wimbledon in 2022. Rybakina started her professional career representing Russia but she switched to play for Kazakhstan in 2018. The 2026 Australian Open final against Aryna Sabalenka was extremely competitive with both players winning 92 points.

However, Rybakina was able to break Sabalenka's serve in the third and final set on her way to winning the title.

Answer: Neal Skupski

Neal Skupski was born in Liverpool in 1989 and he attended college at LSU. His first major tennis titles were in mixed doubles at Wimbledon in 2021 and 2022 with Desirae Krawczyk. Skupski's 2026 Australian Open finals victory with Christian Harrison pitted them against the Australian team of Jason Kubler and Marc Polmans.

Answer: Elise Mertens and Zhang Shuai

Going into the 2026 Australian Open, Elise Mertens and Zhang Shuai were the number four seed. The pair's biggest scare was in the second round against Iva Jovic and Victoria Mboko win they had to fend off three match points. Mertens and Zhang defeated Anna Danilina and Aleksandra Kruniĉ in the final in straight sets.

Answer: Australia

Olivia Gadecki and John Peers represented the host nation of Australia en route to repeating as champions at the Australian Open in 2026. The pair defeated the French team of Kristina Mladenovic and Manuel Guinard in the final. Gadecki and Peers became the first repeat champions in mixed doubles at the Australian Open since 1989 when Jana Novotná and Jim Pugh accomplished the feat.