Q1. What is Ann Jones’s birth name and exact birth date?
A. Ann Shirley Jones, 17 October 1938
B. Adrianne Haydon, 17 October 1938
C. Ann Haydon, 6 October 1938
D. Shirley Haydon, 17 October 1939
Answer: B. Adrianne Haydon, 17 October 1938
Q2. In which English city was Ann Jones born?
A. London
B. Manchester
C. Birmingham (Kings Heath)
D. Liverpool
Answer: C. Birmingham (Kings Heath)
Q3. What was Ann Jones’s dominant playing hand?
A. Right-handed
B. Left-handed
C. Ambidextrous throughout her career
D. Switched from right to left mid-career
Answer: B. Left-handed
Q4. Before focusing on tennis, Ann Jones competed internationally in which sport?
A. Badminton
B. Table tennis
C. Squash
D. Field hockey
Answer: B. Table tennis
Q5. How many Grand Slam titles did Ann Jones win in total across singles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 8
D. 10
Answer: C. 8
Q6. How many Grand Slam singles titles did Ann Jones win?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Answer: B. 3
Q7. Which Grand Slam singles title did Ann Jones win in 1969, making her the first left-handed woman to do so?
A. French Open
B. Wimbledon
C. US Open
D. Australian Open
Answer: B. Wimbledon
Q8. Who did Ann Jones defeat in the 1969 Wimbledon singles final?
A. Margaret Court
B. Nancy Richey
C. Billie Jean King
D. Maria Bueno
Answer: C. Billie Jean King
Q9. In which year did Ann Jones first win the French Championships (now French Open) singles title?
A. 1959
B. 1961
C. 1966
D. 1968
Answer: B. 1961
Q10. Who was Ann Jones’s opponent in the 1966 French Open singles final?
A. Nancy Richey
B. Billie Jean King
C. Lesley Turner
D. Maria Bueno
Answer: A. Nancy Richey
Q11. How many times did Ann Jones win the French Open women’s doubles title?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer: C. 3
Q12. In 1969, with whom did Ann Jones win the Wimbledon mixed doubles title?
A. Fred Stolle
B. Dennis Ralston
C. Tony Roche
D. Roy Emerson
Answer: A. Fred Stolle
Q13. What was Ann Jones’s highest world ranking?
A. World No. 1
B. World No. 2
C. World No. 3
D. World No. 4
Answer: B. World No. 2
Q14. How many times did Ann Jones reach the Wimbledon singles final?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer: B. 2
Q15. In which year did Ann Jones defeat top seed Margaret Court in the Wimbledon semifinals?
A. 1966
B. 1968
C. 1969
D. 1970
Answer: C. 1969
Q16. Ann Jones was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in which year?
A. 1975
B. 1980
C. 1982
D. 1985
Answer: D. 1985
Q17. What honor was Ann Jones elevated to in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to tennis?
A. OBE
B. MBE
C. CBE
D. Dame
Answer: C. CBE
Q18. Ann Jones served as vice president of which prestigious tennis club starting in 2023?
A. All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (Wimbledon)
B. French Tennis Federation
C. USTA
D. Lawn Tennis Association (LTA)
Answer: A. All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (Wimbledon)
Q19. In 1962, Ann Jones married Philip “Pip” Jones. What notable age difference existed between them?
A. 5 years older
B. 10 years older
C. 31 years older
D. Same age
Answer: C. 31 years older
Q20. How many Wimbledon singles semifinals did Ann Jones reach in her career?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
Answer: D. 6
Q21. Which surface was Ann Jones particularly strong on, winning two French Open singles titles?
A. Grass
B. Clay
C. Hard
D. Carpet
Answer: B. Clay
Q22. In which year did Ann Jones win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award?
A. 1967
B. 1968
C. 1969
D. 1970
Answer: C. 1969
Q23. Ann Jones was a founding member of which organization in 1973?
A. WTA (Women’s Tennis Association)
B. ITF
C. IPTL
D. Fed Cup Committee
Answer: A. WTA (Women’s Tennis Association)
Q24. How many times was Ann Jones ranked British No. 1?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 7
D. 9
Answer: C. 7
Q25. Against which legendary player did Ann Jones have multiple notable victories, including in the 1969 Wimbledon semi?
A. Althea Gibson
B. Margaret Court
C. Maria Bueno
D. Chris Evert
Answer: B. Margaret Court
