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Quiz about Womens French Open 2009
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Women's French Open: 2009 Trivia Quiz


Here is a quiz about women tennis players at Roland Garros 2009. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by ziucia. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
ziucia
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
311,586
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
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Question 1 of 10
1. How many Poles entered the singles main draw? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Seven seeded players lost in the first round of women's singles event. Who was the highest seed to lose in the 1st round? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. 19 French tennis players entered the main draw of women's singles event. How many of them managed to win at least one match in the main singles draw? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Maria Sharapova, playing just her second tournament after almost a one-year break from playing, reached the quarterfinals at French Open. Who did she lose to? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. This young player created a major surprise by defeating French Open 2008 semi-finalist Jelena Jankovic in the 4th round. Can you name this young tennis star? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Agnes Szavay created a major surprise by ousting a high-seeded tennis star in the 3rd round. Who did she defeat? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. This fast-rising star defeated defending champion Ana Ivanovic in the 4th round. Can you name her? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Dinara Safina reached her third Grand Slam final in five such tournaments by simply destroying her first four opponents, and two more tight matches in the quarterfinal and semi-final. How many games did she lose in her first four matches? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Svetlana Kuznetsova won her second Grand Slam tournament. Where and when did she win her first Grand Slam title? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Who fired the most aces throughout the women's singles tournament? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. How many Poles entered the singles main draw?

Answer: 3

Three Polish women tennis players competed in 2009 at the French Open: Agnieszka Radwanska, Urszula Radwanska, and Marta Domachowska. Agnieszka Radwanska repeated her accomplishment from 2008 by reaching the 4th round (lost to Kuznetsova 4-6, 6-1, 1-6). Urszula Radwanska lost to young Belgian player Yanina Wickmayer 6-4, 3-6, 0-6 in the 1st round. Marta Domachowska lost in the 1st round to Li Na 4-6, 2-6.
2. Seven seeded players lost in the first round of women's singles event. Who was the highest seed to lose in the 1st round?

Answer: Flavia Pennetta

Seven seeded players were ousted in their first matches: Flavia Pennetta [14], Amelie Mauresmo [16], Patty Schnyder [17], Kaia Kanepi [19], Alisa Kleybanova [23], Anna Chakvetadze [26], and Shuai Peng [31]. Vera Zvonareva was seeded 6th, but she withdrew from the tournament.
3. 19 French tennis players entered the main draw of women's singles event. How many of them managed to win at least one match in the main singles draw?

Answer: 5

Only four of them reached at least 2nd round, these being: Julie Coin (2nd round) who lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Aravane Rezai (4th round) who lost to Dinara Safina, Alize Cornet (2nd round) who lost to Sorana Cirstea, Virginie Razzano (4th round) who lost to Samantha Stosur and Marion Bartoli (2nd round) who lost to Tathiana Garbin.
4. Maria Sharapova, playing just her second tournament after almost a one-year break from playing, reached the quarterfinals at French Open. Who did she lose to?

Answer: Dominika Cibulkova

Sharapova lost in quarterfinals to Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova 0-6, 2-6. Sharapova was already losing 0-6, 0-5 when she began to play a little bit better, and won two games after saving several match points. However, that wasn't enough and Russian star finally lost.
5. This young player created a major surprise by defeating French Open 2008 semi-finalist Jelena Jankovic in the 4th round. Can you name this young tennis star?

Answer: Sorana Cirstea

Sorana Cirstea defeated Jelena Jankovic 3-6, 6-0, 9-7. Then she lost to Samantha Stosur in quarterfinals.
6. Agnes Szavay created a major surprise by ousting a high-seeded tennis star in the 3rd round. Who did she defeat?

Answer: Venus Williams

Agnes Szavay defeated 3rd seed Venus Williams 6-0, 6-4. It was the third consecutive time Venus lost in the 3rd round of French Open.
7. This fast-rising star defeated defending champion Ana Ivanovic in the 4th round. Can you name her?

Answer: Victoria Azarenka

Victoria Azarenka defeated 8th seeded Ana Ivanovic 6-2, 6-3 in the 4th round. Unfortunately, young Belarusian's dream run ended in quarterfinals, where she lost to Dinara Safina.
8. Dinara Safina reached her third Grand Slam final in five such tournaments by simply destroying her first four opponents, and two more tight matches in the quarterfinal and semi-final. How many games did she lose in her first four matches?

Answer: 5

Dinara Safina defeated as follows: Anne Keothavong (6-0, 6-0), Vitalia Diatchenko (6-1, 6-1), Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (6-2, 6-0), Aravane Rezai (6-1, 6-0), Victoria Azarenka (1-6, 6-4, 6-2) and Dominika Cibulkova (6-3, 6-3) before losing to Svetlana Kuznetsova 4-6, 2-6 in the final.
9. Svetlana Kuznetsova won her second Grand Slam tournament. Where and when did she win her first Grand Slam title?

Answer: US Open 2004

Svetlana Kuznetsova won the U.S. Open in 2004 by defeating Elena Dementieva 6-3, 7-5 in the final.
10. Who fired the most aces throughout the women's singles tournament?

Answer: Serena Williams and Samantha Stosur

Both Serena Williams and Samantha Stosur fired 22 aces each during the tournament. Serena reached quarterfinals and Stosur lost in the semi-final.
Source: Author ziucia

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