Odor in the Court Trivia Quiz

Answer: Anna Kournikova

Kournikova's career as a tennis player is often, undeservedly, undervalued because she failed to win a WTA singles title. Despite this she was good enough to reach a ranking of number eight in the world in 2000. Her best effort in a Grand Slam singles event came in 1997 when she got to the semi-finals at Wimbledon. She was, however, recognised as a strong doubles player and formed a powerful combination with Switzerland's Martina Hingis. Dubbed the "Spice Girls", the pair were ranked number one in the world in 1997 and would win the Australian Open Doubles Championship in 1999 and 2002. Due to persistent back and spinal issues Kournikova was forced into retirement at only twenty one years of age.

(PS) I am aware that Anna Kournikova did not win a Grand Slam "singles" title but she did succeed in doubles. Umpire has called a let, please play on.

Answer: Patrick Rafter

The highlight of Patrick Rafter's career was the winning of back to back US Open Singles titles in 1997 and 1998. The latter was a little sweeter as it included a semi-final victory over Pete Sampras who had previously made the derisive comment that the difference between Rafter and he was "Ten Grand Slams". Rafter, a natural serve and volley player, would also assist Australia to win the Davis Cup in 1999 and finish runner-up at Wimbledon on two occasions, 1996 and 1998.

Answer: Bjorn Borg

Bjorn Borg made the game of tennis look easy, he was that much of a magician. Borg rose to prominence in an era when the power game, emphasised by players of the ilk of Connors and McEnroe, was coming to the fore and yet he remained unfazed by it. His return of serve was uncanny and his finesse around the court had to be seen to be believed. Switching between surfaces did not bother him - he won back to back French Open (clay) and Wimbledon (grass) Open titles three years in a row (1978, 79 and 80).

As a comparison, Rafael Nadal has managed that feat twice but not in successive years.

Answer: Andre Agassi

In 1995 Andre Agassi was the number one ranked male tennis player in the world and he continued to be one of the most dominant players in the game throughout the 1990s and into the early 2000s. He was a winner of all four Grand Slam singles titles; the French Open in 1999, the Wimbledon Open in 1992, the US Open in 1994 and 1999 and, what was almost his pet event, he won the Australian Open in 1995, 2000, 2001 and 2003.

He added to this impressive list a Gold medal by winning the men's singles final at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996.

Answer: Chris Evert

In the course of her career Chris Evert played in 56 Grand Slam Singles tournaments, and remarkably, she made the semi finals in 52 of them. She would reach a Grand Slam Singles final 34 times and she would win 18 of those. In that record would be seven French Open titles, six US Opens, three Wimbledon titles and two Australian Open wins. Regarded by some as the greatest female tennis player of all time her winning percentage is staggering.

Her career winning percentage is 89.96% but isolate her clay court games and that rises to 94.55%.

Answer: Roger Federer

I'd like to say "The Greatest" and leave it at that but that would be a contentious statement so I won't. What I can say is, that at the time of writing, he'd won 18 Grand Slam Singles titles, which is more than any other male player in the history of the game to date.

In that list were seven Wimbledon, one French, five Australian and five US Open titles. Add to that an Olympic Gold medal (Doubles event at the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008) and a Silver medal from the men's Singles final at the London Olympic Games in 2012.

In addition to his numerous titles and dazzling court play Federer will also be remembered for his fierce rivalry with Rafael Nadal.

Answer: Maria Sharapova

Known as the "Siberian Siren" Sharapova developed a habit of winning tennis tournaments early in her career. In the period from 2003 to 2015 she would win at least one tournament every year. Prior to her, only Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert were able to match or better that. Amongst her tournament wins are five Grand Slam titles; two at the French Open (2012 & 2014) and one each at the Australian Open (2008), Wimbledon (2004) and the US Open (2006).

She also won for her country (Russia) a Silver medal in the women's singles final at the London Summer Olympic Games in 2012.

Answer: Jimmy Connors

Jimmy Connors was one of the finest tennis players to have ever graced a tennis court and proved it by winning 109 singles titles. Yet, in the pantheon of great American tennis players, he is often overlooked. The mere winning of tennis tournaments doesn't necessarily equate to greatness but it does offer some perspective. Jimmy may have become the first male tennis player to achieve a century of open singles titles but of his fellow countrymen, who are spoken of in "higher" tones, John McEnroe won 77 singles finals, Pete Sampras 64 and Andre Agassi 60.

It should also be remembered that within that set of victories Jimmy also took home eight Grand Slam titles; The Australian Open in 1974, Wimbledon in 1974 and 1982 and five US Open titles (1974, 76, 78, 82 and 83).

Answer: Andy Murray

It almost doesn't feel right to call him "Andy" Murray. After all, the man has been knighted and is now Sir Andrew Barron Murray OBE. He has been a godsend for British tennis. In 2013 he won the Wimbledon Men's Singles final and became the first British male to do so in 77 years.

He would add a second Wimbledon title in 2016 to go with the US Open title he'd won in 2012. As icing to this he earned Gold medals by winning the men's singles titles at the Summer Olympic Games in London (2012) and Rio (2016).

In 2015 he also helped Great Britain secure their first Davis Cup victory since 1936, so it's little wonder the Queen wanted to knight him.

Answer: Boris Becker

There was very little that Boris Becker failed to achieve in the game of tennis. He would collect six Grand Slam singles titles including three at Wimbledon. The first of these wins was in 1985 when he became the first unseeded and the first German to win the title.

He would follow that up with another victory the following year and a third title in 1989. He would also win a Gold medal at the Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992, partnering Michael Stich in the Men's Doubles. Possibly his most enduring memory would be leading Germany to a victory over the United States in the 1989 Davis Cup final which culminated in a brutal five set match between Becker and Andre Agassi.