Q1. What was Angela Mortimer’s full birth name?
A. Angela Margaret Barrett
B. Florence Angela Margaret Mortimer
C. Angela Jane Mortimer
D. Margaret Florence Barrett
Answer: B. Florence Angela Margaret Mortimer
Q2. In which English city was Angela Mortimer born on April 21, 1932?
A. London
B. Plymouth
C. Manchester
D. Birmingham
Answer: B. Plymouth
Q3. At what age did Angela Mortimer begin playing tennis?
A. 10
B. 12
C. 15
D. 18
Answer: C. 15
Q4. What significant challenge did Angela Mortimer overcome throughout much of her career, which she said actually helped her concentrate?
A. Knee injury
B. Partial deafness
C. Asthma
D. Vision impairment
Answer: B. Partial deafness
Q5. Which Grand Slam singles title did Angela Mortimer win first in her career?
A. 1955 French Championships
B. 1958 Australian Championships
C. 1961 Wimbledon
D. 1956 French Championships
Answer: A. 1955 French Championships
Q6. Who did Angela Mortimer defeat in the final of the 1955 French Championships?
A. Althea Gibson
B. Dorothy Head Knode
C. Lorraine Coghlan
D. Christine Truman
Answer: B. Dorothy Head Knode
Q7. What was the score in the deciding set of Angela Mortimer’s 1955 French Open final victory?
A. 10-8
B. 6-4
C. 7-5
D. 8-6
Answer: A. 10-8
Q8. In which year did Angela Mortimer reach the final of the French Championships but lose to Althea Gibson?
A. 1955
B. 1958
C. 1956
D. 1961
Answer: C. 1956
Q9. What was Angela Mortimer’s score in the 1956 French Championships final against Althea Gibson?
A. 6-0, 10-12
B. 0-6, 10-12
C. 2-6, 6-4, 6-8
D. 4-6, 6-8
Answer: B. 0-6, 10-12
Q10. Angela Mortimer won her only Australian Championships singles title in which year?
A. 1955
B. 1956
C. 1961
D. 1958
Answer: D. 1958
Q11. Who was Angela Mortimer’s opponent in the 1958 Australian Championships singles final?
A. Althea Gibson
B. Lorraine Coghlan
C. Christine Truman
D. Sandra Reynolds
Answer: B. Lorraine Coghlan
Q12. What was the score of Angela Mortimer’s 1958 Australian Championships final victory?
A. 6-4, 7-5
B. 6-3, 6-4
C. 2-6, 7-5, 10-8
D. 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
Answer: B. 6-3, 6-4
Q13. In which year did Angela Mortimer win the Wimbledon women’s singles title?
A. 1961
B. 1958
C. 1955
D. 1960
Answer: A. 1961
Q14. Who did Angela Mortimer defeat in the 1961 Wimbledon singles final?
A. Althea Gibson
B. Ann Haydon
C. Sandra Reynolds
D. Christine Truman
Answer: D. Christine Truman
Q15. What was the score of the 1961 Wimbledon women’s singles final won by Angela Mortimer?
A. 6-4, 6-4
B. 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
C. 6-3, 6-4
D. 7-5, 6-4
Answer: B. 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
Q16. Angela Mortimer was the first British woman to win a Grand Slam singles title since which year prior to her 1955 French victory?
A. 1927
B. 1949
C. 1937
D. 1950
Answer: C. 1937
Q17. With whom did Angela Mortimer win the 1955 Wimbledon women’s doubles title?
A. Lorraine Coghlan
B. Anne Shilcock
C. Christine Truman
D. Pat Ward Hales
Answer: B. Anne Shilcock
Q18. What was Angela Mortimer’s highest world ranking, achieved in 1961?
A. No. 1
B. No. 2
C. No. 3
D. No. 5
Answer: A. No. 1
Q19. Who provided the world rankings in which Angela Mortimer was ranked No. 1 in 1961?
A. WTA
B. ITF
C. Lance Tingay
D. Daily Telegraph
Answer: C. Lance Tingay
Q20. In how many Grand Slam singles finals did Angela Mortimer appear?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
Answer: C. 5
Q21. What was Angela Mortimer’s best result at the US National Championships (now US Open)?
A. Quarterfinals
B. Semifinals
C. Final
D. Winner
Answer: B. Semifinals
Q22. Angela Mortimer reached the Wimbledon singles final for the first time in which year?
A. 1955
B. 1956
C. 1958
D. 1960
Answer: C. 1958
Q23. Who defeated Angela Mortimer in the 1958 Wimbledon final?
A. Althea Gibson
B. Christine Truman
C. Dorothy Head Knode
D. Sandra Reynolds
Answer: A. Althea Gibson
Q24. In what year was Angela Mortimer appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to lawn tennis?
A. 1961
B. 1967
C. 1970
D. 1993
Answer: B. 1967
Q25. In which year was Angela Mortimer inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame?
A. 1967
B. 1985
C. 1993
D. 2004
Answer: C. 1993
