Tennis Trivia
197 Trivia Questions & Answers
How many Wimbledon championships did Jimmy Connors win?
2 Click to see the answer
In what year did Pat Cash win his one and only Wimbledon title?
1987
What is the estimated prize money earned by David Ferrer?
22 million
In what year did Venus Williams achieve her highest ranking?
2002
In 2009, who was the reigning US Open champion but failed to defend his title due to injury?
Rafael Nadal
How old is Kim Clijsters?
31
The Wimbledon Championships were founded In what year?
1877 Click to see the answer
Who was the only tennis player who have won French Open, Wimbledon and Olympics in 2008?
Rafael Nadal
In what year did Jimmy Connors retire?
1996
As of 2009, how many Slams has Serena Williams won till date?
12
How much did Anna Kournikova earn through prize money while playing?
3 million
Which male tennis player has won the maximom number of single Slams?
Roger Federer
How old was Pete Sampras when he won his final men's singles title at Wimbledon?
28
In which year was tennis originally introduced as an Olympic sport?
1896
Jamie Murray won the Wimbledon Mixed Doubles In what year?
2007
Which company supplies the balls at Wimbledon?
Slazenger Click to see the answer
Who is the top-ranked American player now and the only male American inside the top 10?
Andy Roddick
When was the last time a British player won the Wimbledon?
1963
In what year did Pat Cash turn pro?
1982
How many games did the longest Wimbledon men's singles match on record last?
112
In what year did tennis become an official sport in Olympics?
1896
What is the rough estimate of Boris Becker's prize money earnings?
18 million
How old was Boris Becker when he first won the Wimbledon?
17
How many times did Pete Sampras win the US Open?
5
What do you call the officiating judge who sits in a raised chair in the side of the court?
Umpire
In what year did John McEnroe retire for the final time?
2006
How many Olympic gold medals does Serena Williams have?
4
How many Wimbledon titles did Steffi Graf win?
7 Click to see the answer
Heather Watson won the Junior US Open in what year?
2009
How many Wimbledon finals did Bjorn Borg win?
5
Who was also known for the 'Scissors Kick' which he would do at midcourt after winning matches?
Petr Korda
As of 2009, how many Slams has Venus Williams won till date?
7
In what year did Lindsay Davenport win rookie of the year?
1993
Daniel Evans is ranked where amongst the top British players?
2nd
In what year did Australian Lleyton Hewitt start playing tennis professionally?
1998
What is the highest world ranking attained by Daniel Evans?
123rd
In 2007, which woman who was tested positive for cocaine in Wimbledon?
Martina Hingis
What was Goran Ivanisevic's ranking when he won the 2001 Wimbledon?
125
Maria Sharapova has won how many Grand Slam singles?
4
In what year did Martina Hingis win her one and only Wimbledon title?
1997
Which former British tennis star has an international clothing brand named after him?
Fred Perry
In what year did Jennifer Capriati retire?
2004
How many grand slam titles did Billie Jean King win?
39 Click to see the answer
Since retiring, which former player has played in World Series Poker?
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
In what year did Lindsay Davenport win Wimbledon?
1999
Andre Agassi won a gold medal in which Olympic games tournament?
1996
How many Wimbledon men's singles titles did Bjorn Borg win?
5
What was the prize money on offer during the 2013 US Open?
34 million
In what year did Lindsay Davenport retire?
2010
When did Steffi Graf win the Golden Slam - 4 Slams plus an Olympic gold?
1988
How long was Pete Sampras' tennis career?
14 years
How many grand slam titles did John McEnroe win?
7
What is Federer's estimated prize money earnings up to this point?
83 million
How many Olympic medals has Martina Navratilova won for tennis?
0
In what year was the Australian Open founded?
1905
Maria Sharapova was born in which year?
1987
In what year did Monica Seles retire from tennis?
2008
In what year did Johanna Konta become a British citizen?
2012
How many career single titles had Venus Williams won as of 2010?
43
How many Wimbledon titles has Roger Federer won?
7
In what year did Billie Jean King go professional?
1959
Who won Wimbledon for the second time in 2014?
Petra Kvitova
How many times has Andy Roddick reached the Wimbledon final?
3
In which year was tennis reintroduced as an Olympic sport?
1988
How many Wimbledon men's singles titles did Boris Becker win?
3
As of 2009, how many Slams has Maria Sharapova won till date?
3
How many Wimbledon tournaments has Boris Becker won?
3
How many sets will be played in a non-grand slam game?
3
What was invented by James Van Alen in 1965?
Tiebreak
How many nations are part of the Davis Cup World Group?
16
Where was Xavier Malisse born?
Belgium Click to see the answer
Which division in tennis is it required to be under 18 years of age?
Junior
As of 2010, who is seeded # 5 in the women's single?
Venus Williams
Which current champion is called The King of Clay?
Rafael Nadal
Which is the oldest Slam?
Wimbledon
Where was Justin Gimelstob born?
USA
What nationality is player Roger Federer?
Swiss Click to see the answer
What nationality is John McEnroe
American
How many women have completed the Golden Slam, winning a Grand Slam and Olympic Gold in the same year?
One
Which country has won the Fed Cup the most times?
USA
In what city in the US the US Open is usually held?
New York
What nationality is Martina Navratilova?
Czech
Who won his first slam in only his third attempt - the fastest of any player in the Open era?
Gustavo Kuerten
Who is the brother of Dinara Safina who also became world # 1 in year 2000?
Marat Safin
Who is the youngest player who won then US Opens at the age of 19 on the year 1990?
Pete Sampras
What stage in Wimbledon is the furthest Anna Kournikova has reached?
Semi Final Click to see the answer
Which is the original name for Australian Open?
Australian championships
Where was Andrei Pavel born?
Romania
Which actress was Andre Agassi once married to?
Brooke Shields
In what venue is the Hopman Cup played?
Perth Arena
Who was known as Princess of the Pampas
Gabriela Sabatini
Which bad boy said, 'Everybody loves success, but they hate successful people'?
John McEnroe
Which former No.1 has two children Jaden and Jaz Elle with another tennis great?
Steffi Graf
Which equipment used to hit the ball?
Racquet
Whose autobiography is 'On The Line'?
Serena Williams
Who known as 'Juju' to many of her fans?
Henin
What item is used to hit tennis balls during a match?
Racquet
What is David Ferrer's nationality?
Spanish Click to see the answer
Who is the current men's world number one?
Novak Djokovic
Who was the most searched-for athlete on Yahoo! in both 2005 and 2008?
Maria Sharapova
Which player suffered an injury on being stuck by a truck but returned strongly 6 months later?
Thomas Muster
Which country refused to play against South Africa for its apartheid policies and handed a walkover victory in Davis Cup 1974?
India
Which player from Sweden who became # 1 from year 1977 and 1981?
Bjorn Borg
Which lady also known as the Female Federer?
Justin Henin
Which country has won the Davis Cup the most times?
USA
How many men have completed the Golden Slam, winning a Grand Slam and Olympic Gold in the same year?
Zero
An injury to what part of the body caused Andre Agassi to retire?
Back
Where did Roger Federer win his first grand slam on 2003?
Wimbledon
If each player has won three points, the score is described as what?
Deuce
In what Swiss city was Roger Federer born?
Basel
What was the nickname given to former French tennis star Rene Lacoste?
Crocodile
What nationality is Boris Becker?
German
Who of the following is a British female tennis star?
Laura Robson Click to see the answer
Where was Tomas Berdych born?
Czech Republic
The ATP tournament played annually in Moscow is called which Cup?
Kremlin
What do you call the roof that was first used in Wimbledon on 2009?
Retractable
Who is only person to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon as a wildcard?
Goran Ivanisevic
What does ATP mean?
Association of Tennis Pros.
Where was Rafael Nadal born?
Spain
Who became the youngest-ever male player to win a Grand Slam singles title at 17 years?
Michael Chang
What is the venue for the Australian Open?
Melbourne Park
What is the nationality of Rafael Nadal?
Spanish
What is the only tournament that Andy Roddick has won?
US Open
Andre Agassi's father represented which country at the Olympics in boxing?
Iran
Roger Federer is a native of where?
Switzerland
Which company has been supplying the official drink at Wimbledon since 1934?
Robinsons
Where was Robby Ginepri born?
USA
Whose autobiography is 'Uncovered'?
Pat Cash
What do you call the equipment that comprises a handle and neck joining a roughly circular frame that holds an array of tightly pulled strings?
Racquet
As of 2010, who had won the most grand slam titles?
Roger Federer
In the 80s, who was this woman who won the grand slams most?
Martina Navratilova
What is a Grand Slam plus an Olympic tennis gold in the same year called?
Golden Slam
Who is the British male number one tennis player?
Andy Murray
Billie Jean King has said that 'pound for pound' who is the best tennis player of the current generation?
Henin
What is the color of a tennis ball?
Yellow
Who are the current Davis Cup champions?
Czech Republic
The Davis Cup was conceived in 1899 by four members of which school
Harvard
Which is the newest Slam?
Australian Open
Who won the men's title at the 2008 Olympics?
Rafael Nadal
Which Slam did Ivan Lendl never win?
Wimbledon
Where was Marcos Baghdatis born?
Cyprus
Who said, 'in an era of specialists, you're either a clay, grass or hard court specialist...or Roger Federer'?
Jimmy Connors
Who is the only player in tennis history to have completed a Golden Slam winning a Grand Slam and Olympic Gold in the same year?
Steffi Graf
What is the nationality of Pete Sampras?
American
Which shot executed before the ball lands on the court?
Volley
Which country has won the Hopman Cup the most times?
USA
Which tennis legend married famous Australian golfer Greg Norman?
Chris Evert Click to see the answer
Which maverick said, 'Being number two sucks'?
Andre Agassi
Whose autobiography is 'The Education of a Tennis Player'?
Rod Laver
Which is considered the greatest player of all time after winning 16 grand slams as of 2010?
Roger Federer
Who has donated the entire prize money from one tournament every year of his professional career?
Gustavo Kuerten
Who became the first tennis player to surpass $1 million in career prize money?
Rod Laver
John McEnroe's brother captains the US Davis Cup team. What's his name?
Patrick Click to see the answer
What is the name of Andy Murray's tennis playing brother?
Jamie
Every year, in what country the first grand slam of the year held?
Australia
Who is the current French Open champion?
Rafael Nadal
Which company sponsors the WTA Tour?
Sony Ericsson
Who received an exemption from the Cypriot national service so that he could play tennis?
Marcos Baghdatis
Which famous singer is Anna Kournikova engaged to?
Enrique Iglesias
In 2009, who was this Argentinean who first won the US Open?
Martin del Potro
Which American sister and brother won the mixed double championship at Wimbledon in 1980?
Tracy & John Austin
What do you call the charity event that was made during the 2010 Australian Open?
Hit for Haiti Click to see the answer
Which tennis player was the partner of Roger Federer in the 2008 Olympics in which they won gold?
Stanislao Wawrinka
Whom did Steffi Graf defeat in the Olympic final to achieve the Golden Slam?
Gabriela Sabatini
Which tennis legend's mother Olga was at one point ranked the No. 2 woman player in Czechoslovakia?
Ivan Lendl
Which South African lady was nicknamed 'The Little Assassin'?
Amanda Coetzer
In 2009, who was the opponent of Roger Federer during the finals of Wimbledon?
Andy Murray
Whose father Wink was a member of the US volleyball team at the 1968 Summer Olympics?
Lindsay Davenport
Which Wimbledon champion married ex-Bond girl Daphne Deckers?
Richard Kracijek
What do you call the shot to start the point?
Serve
What should the players do to each other after the game?
Shake hands
Who married famous actress Tatum O'Neal?
John McEnroe
Who stabbed Monica Seles?
Gunter Parche
The term Slam was first used in which sport?
Golf Click to see the answer
Who was the first black member of the US Davis Cup team?
Arthur Ashe
Whose record did Roger Federer beat when he won the US Open in 2009 for his 15th Slam?
Pete Sampras
Who is this former tennis player and now a wife to Roger Federer?
Mirka Vavrinec
Who suffered a stroke while being interviewed by ESPN-TV for a series on greatest athletes of the 20th Century?
Rod Laver
Which lady from Belgium who won French Open four times?
Justin Henin
Who married (and divorced) two-time Olympic downhill skier Andy Mill?
Chris Evert
Heather Watson won a gold medal at the 2008 Commonwealth Young Games in which field?
Tennis
From Sports Illustrated, if Earth was on the line in a tennis match, who would you want serving to save humankind?
Pancho Gonzalez
Whose calm court demeanor earned him the nickname of the 'Ice Man'?
Bjorn Borg
Who created a sensation in racquet technology by patenting the first tubular steel tennis racquet?
Rene Lacoste
Who was the Australian tennis player who became # 1 on 2001?
Lleyton Hewitt
Who is known as the king of clay?
Rafel Nadal
What is the rectangular, flat surface, usually grass, clay, a hardcourt of concrete and asphalt and occasionally carpet (indoor)?
Court
Which player, nicknamed 'Guga', won the French Open 3 times?
Gustavo Kuerten
Where is the origin of tennis believed to lie?
France
With what hand does Petra Kvitova play?
Left
Who has been No.2 in men's tennis for maximom number of consecutive weeks?
Rafael Nadal
The US Open venue is named after who since 2006?
Billie Jean King
Whose career winloss record in singles matches was 1,309146 (.900) and best of any pro in tennis history
Chris Evert
Who is best remembered for winning consecutive men's singles titles at the French Open in 1993 and 1994?
Sergi Bruguera
Who is the current women's world number one?
Serena Williams
What nationality is Novak Djokovic?
Serbian
In which country Roger Federer from?
Switzerland
